Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-15

at our house when We were lads-I was attract
cd By the beautiful appearance Of q hep-vins
which twined lightly around Q sapling hard
By. had watched its growth, and now, as
is howers trembled in the soft wind. paused
to admire 4 before I passed on my way. Be-
fore returned in the evening, I had made ar
houss of Stanley { Co., ana my little capital
was, may say, in my hands, ready to REIN
vest. 49, f,ss e -
"Any psrson would suppose that, under such
circumstsnces, should be too much absorbed
in meditating on my commercial prospects to
notice small external objects. But such was
when I reached the little shrubbery rate, I
noticed that the plant, which, in the morning,
looked 20 beautiful, was now shrunken, and
appeared ~ though scorched and withered
Curious 10 know the cause, went immediate
~ TO the library, and took down work which
would, thought enlightsn me. In IL found
. description OF Hhatis termed fhs hop -blighs
and, on comparing my own experiences with Il,
I could scarcely doubt that my favorite plant
had been thus suddenly struck with the dis
ease. Still, Wa not quite satisfied; 90 con-
suited the gardener, who happened to be at
work on the lawn. He shook his head when
he saw the vine. 1t is the blight, sure enough
said he: Very few hops viii there be this
year. II comes this way, and covers great
extent Of country all at once, just as though Q
fame had passed over it.
Then you think, said I, 'the crop will Be
spoiled?'
Not bit of doubt Of that, SIR
"sThat will do; thank you. felt anxious
to know what had spoiled my vine 20 suddenly
"The man returned to his work, and I,
never waiting for dinner, hurried backsib
town, to purchase every pocket Of hops I could
lay hold on. It was q desperate game. for
risked every farthing I possessed, bat no more
Hops were then particularly cheap, for the
preceding year had been one Of remarkable
plenty, and few hours before I began to bay
there was as good q prospect for the coming
season. Thanks to my being all eyes, / was
frst in the field. / made no confdant-I did
not even tell Nelly what was doing. When
old Stanley alluded to the partnership, /
quietly requested permission to reconsider the
matter. His face told thst he deemed me q
fool, Tor his ofer was certainly . thing to jump
with psrceptbls snesr. that was considering
whether Partnership with him would or would
not be advisable The dear girl herself seemed
almost hurt about It; but I whispered to her
that she must trust me entirely, and she said
NO more. Nelly had wonderful faith In nv h.
fAllibility then. L would have been great
comfort to me TO tell her all about that venture
Of mine, for erewquite haggard with keeping
IL to myself. And how watched that solitary
plant! III l saw the least signs Of amendment
in its appearance, / trembled |; and the more
the leaves dropped, the more did my spirits
rise. I was like fellow by the sick bed Of one
from whom he expects rich legacy. You see
embarked not only my cash, ,rbut all my future
prospects, in this one venture. If 1 lost the
money, knew should be sure to lose Nelly
also. The successful speculator IL fated a q
shrewd man, and his fellows talk Of his tslent
for businssE the unlucky one IL stigmstized As
. gambler and madman. ss.sI !
But my anxietiss did not last long The
certainty OF failure in the crop of hops be-
came known, and there was an outcry in the
msrket. Nobody know where all the hops
we're gone TO. The brewers, calculatin on
diminished prices, had but few In hand whom
the blight came, and now they eagerly sought
to increase their stock. You will guess how
held back, and then sent in my precious CON-
modify in small quantities, and how my capital
quadrupled BY the Transaction" : f
81 zee IL all now, interrupted I; "you''--
Stop, and let me finish. Don't be rude,
and spoil my story; II is nearly done When
bad parted with my last parcel Of hops, and
found myself the possessor Of twelve instead of
three thousand pounds, marched boldly into
"'I want to speak to you about the partner
ship you were good enough to PROPOSE . said I.
the concerp?'
81 took no notice Of the implied taunt, bat
merely answered" = e9
"s Not exactly the amount at first proposed. ,,
ssI quite enjoyed the misu nd erstandins. forI
saw he thought / only wished to venture . part
Of my cash, since be told me very coldiy / had
better retain the whole, as he should object TO
having anything TO do with such very triHing
as You are under mistake, Mr.. Stanley, Il
answered. wish TO add . larger, not a
smaller, amount to the capital Of the frm. /
have nine thousand pounds, the result Of INV
first mercantile Venture, to add to the three I
possessed short time back; and then told
him all. i wish you could have seen the old
fellows face. IL vas not the money he cared
for, after al, bat the fact Of my having proved
myself vide awake. he said-and he could
yoa deserve to 3. % my son.in.la~" % ''70"'n'0n
~ went homo with him that day, and, After
dinner, when Nelly-she had no mother-wss
going TO withdraw, he said:'' A'I
.. Take Swinton with you, and fx the we'd
And % d. did. lil. dear, dutiful d.usb.
handsomely This pretty home Of ours was his
wedding pfessnt, and cost more than all my
fortune: need not say now why Il Il called
Hop villa; and when i tell you that the old
vine We lamented the death Of, to-day. IL )
veritable scion Of the one which laid the fouu-
ast,Ss :, a.s @ ON s1Ppinsss you win not wonder
just one question more, before we join the
ladies, Swinton. Wss this your only gambling
transactiOn?n
Really and truly, yes. Remember, I ran
the risk OF losing monsy to win Q home and I
bride; and, having gained these, would en-
danger them for money only. think you?,'
True; you need NOT enlarge upon L.. Nov.
let us 90 TO the mistrsss Of Hop Villa PC Clan-
bsys' 'JoxrnKl. - 80 q S'IE
A WEnpIS1 CARp.-The bachelor editor az the
Frederic ksbafg News has received from brother
bach an invitation to his wedding. The editor
eoneents 10 attend q q amournef,n . but NOT 81 4
= Dear Sir Lord willing and the woman dom
osek out, shall marry o. the -. should be