Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-02-29

to his wife's old stony that a man that
lived as he did, and believed in that old
worn out maxim Of his, wss next to foe j.
if not in fact.
At length he became possessed Of sew
eral thousand dollars, laid up in store for
any favorable emergency.
The Bowers family, meantime, passed
him and his by, unnoticed and un-
known and moved on smoothly in the
eyes OF the world. in their own more ell
evated sphere. They scorned all of the
Merwin grade in society-though Mr..
Merwin. himself was a far more intelli,
gent man than Bowers, and his family
more cultivated. Intellectually, than his,
and of higher order in society.
Mr.. Bowers had arrived at the acme of
his wishes in castle building. and had
now gained what lie always longcd for,
the admiration Of the gazing world,
and yet he was not contented. He must
try his hand in the business line again.
Accordingly, he engaged in wild sprcu-
Ia,ion with a stranger and lost all. Again,
indeed, would he compromise with his
creditors but, no, they were ineNorubc!
his castle must go by the board. at the
bidding of the auctioneer.
"What pity" said his friends"
'What n sacrifice. O how sorry we feel
for his daughters %
And there was weeping in that family
as the day Of sale drew near, and weep
ing out Of il, for some Of Bowers family
had married while their fathers pros per-
ity continued. and their hopes from that
source were now expiring. But the day
OE Snl IL and Ih,.
and The bidders and amongst them, The
honest Merwin. And as the uctioneer
cried out, " who bids ?" the response
WAS ''Mcrwin." And as he cried out
-snin and again to this and to that urL-
cIe-lhe response still was Merw!n."
and as the sale closed. the mansion. the
coach and four and the entire equips3e
was all Merwin's. TIE next day Mr..
Merwin came into his house, having com
pleIed all the requisite arrangements,
and said to his wife
My dear. will you please get ready
TO remove 90
Remove" said she. " don't under
stand yOu.''
you don't. why you always have been
wishing to get out ot this house, and l
have at last concluded to CRAFTY you"
"And how do know that, Iii! know
where you are goin 3" said she.
"Well, get your bonnet" said Mr..
Merwin, "anI go over to the house and
see whether you like it. 1 thou. .ht you
wouti like arg rather than this"
"WclI. >houid," said she. "but l
didn't thnk of moving off SO suIdenIy-
can walk there, suppose -
! "WAtk !" said he" walk out 10 the
gate, and you will lind tie carriage waits
ing for YOU"
On going to the gate, Mrs. Mrrwin
+ found Bowers coach and four waiting for
her, and her husband urging her TO get
in.
! But don't understand this" said
she; :" don't know Wat you are about,
Mr.. Merwin."
"Get in" said he. ''get in, what are
You waiting for 90
"O," said she. "you have borrowed
Mr.. Bowers carriage well, that was
great act OF condcscensiOn on his part
didn't suppose he ever did any one q fa-
vcr except the rich"
Having arrived at The Bowers mansion,
Mrs. Merwin was helped out Of the car.
riage by her hasband, and invited to walk
in. And now she stopped again, and
said
"Why, Mr.. Merwin. are you crazy ?"
You have brought me here in another
mans carriage, and now you have invited
me into another mans house"
"Havc ?" said he 81 have done no
such thing; have brought you here in
my own carriage, and have invited you
| into my own houSn -