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'ABBEVlLLE CAROLINA MORNING, NOVEMBER n 1853

was closed upon him.
All night long he thought Of the forged
patent. There was few words dropped by
Mr.. Davis which he could not dismiss from
his mind: that Crosby had written to the
rca! owner Of the land, AID ha! now obtain.
ed the promise OF the deed.
1t is now time for the reader to become
fully acquainted with the history of the
Young stranger. lis father Charles Will
son, senior. was Il merchant in Boston, who
had acquired an immense fortune. At the
a!osc OF the war, when the sohlirrs received
from the government !l:cir bounty Of enc
hundred and sixty acres of land, many of
them "ferr'l their patents 10 Mr.. Wilson
for sale. Finding that they were resolved
I" sell lhom, hr resolved to save them from
the sacrifice of their hard earnings, and he
purchased ut Il fair price all ;ha; WAS offered
In three years no small portion Of the Mill
tary Tract cam" into his Possession.
On the day that Charles became OF are.
he gave him IL deed Of the principal par, o.
thiS land III Illinois, AMI insisted ,I.a, he
should 20 out anI Sec it, and il he liked the
c"untrv, settle there. Wishing him 10 be-
come idcntili ID with the people he recon-
m"nd"! his son To lay aside his b. acloth.
an'! dress like Il barilwnol>tnan. In con. .
E''.hce with i'''s s.:E sc>:ion, the young man
''' assumed Il ''ic a"d rV$lIc dress, $" IN
appropriate To- his Appearance and manners,
4, to excite some suspicion that he had
"''''''S 'o' c"'c'a''h@ ms real character.
', V" ',' .i'' ''''''!'hS "i Ills sons departure,
~. ~ '''"'' received: letter from Il man III
L. Il
''.'''''S' VII" i';'i 1rcI""''ly written. lie
":H"ca 70 purchase Il certain section ut
government price Which Mr.. wilson
promised hr should have on these terms,
l'ro''1ed lh' he forwarded certificate
IRON the JniIr OF the Circuit Court that the
H''''t was worth no more. The letter just
,G'c'TcH 'nc:n>ci tn" certificate III question.
VIZ; " i::"h H"'l gwen THIS tract to Charles.
ana putting !"e letter an! certificate into
MS ia:'', cnl"'Ect upon Inn To- decd it TO
t''c writer. according to promise, upon his
arriva' III li'in"'~.
lie remarks "' Mr.. pavls i"rc'"ly remin!
cI Young " 'l<"n OF this incident, aud Oh
Inc next inrl"'n" alter he had become ac-
'l"a'",'n w'h me plan OF Crosby, with 4
'feni'''nG ha'.d he examined the letter am!
c;'l,hru". 1t WAS written 10y Crosby, and
.',e la'1 he Wished 10 purchase WAS the
"''.''c"' farm OF DAVIS.
-NS''''S''ed That ms :rlcnd the Judge
Should certify that the Iand was worth II"
more Nf. p'''s asked to sec the: certificate
ana ','cr Il ''''ich' cNal''t';'Iion, Gnhcsl-
'''',S'! l,"""'!'''c.' It's signature forgery
y" eNl'''"a''"" rom 'he ycunS man now
"ec'''': necessary ana calling Lucy INTO The
.''"'' he '"'' ,'e'n i''S story, ana la'd be-
'o'e ','''' r''' q patents and bank notes,
one a'''r an"'i'er TIL the sum reached thous-
'''''lS. IL was " day g.! thankful happiness
- ''''i'o'' ''''iS aii'i his daughter, and not
less 50 to young " '!S"n.
Not long after THIS scene, Crosby entered.
'i'S .'' was 'h'' "i man VINO has an
enemy ID his power and intends to tranpc
upon h'"'. ne scarce noticed young Will
son except Win Il look OF contempt. After
pouring ont al! his mae'ilc'l"ns upon thc
'n'ni'y' the "li man inquired if he woni'l
give n"shilIS '"r Improvements made. Tie
answer was, ~ OF cent"
on certainty would not. SAID Wilson,
"r've ""t 'h'S man and his daughter penni'
less into the world"
" l''N' |'S'''-'
WIFI Il look OF malice anu contempt.
u VIII answer that question, said Wilson,
anu he acquainted ti'n with what The
reader has already learned.
Frosty was at ilrst peirlfied with astonish
mcnt, but when be saw that all his schemes
"t 'l'lanv were defeated, ani proof Of III:
having committed forgery could be cstab
l,'''ed, ms assurance torsook h'm, and Ii,
'hre" i'i'iisc! upon iIls Knees, and begged
'fS' me o'' man, then Lucy and Wilson, It
spare '''".
Mu''' "s they p!'cd, il was impossible
'or mem not to "c>r'se the mcan'ess Of tho
! "rp,Ma''on.
" i'So', t"lI linn that he deserved nc
mercy: lhat moment since he would
nave o''vcn The family OF Davis from the,l
ho'hc' without even means OF a temporary
support. lie would pay crosby aialr price
wi III" polSI'l, anu iofucaf prosecuting
MN Oh 'oh''''o" 'i his Instantly quitting
Cro~Lv :cc.,.o, ,ho on.r T,o
were made out that ,],v anil L.t,r. ,rnrn
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