Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-01-06
q gtury Of Aeal gife.
Writtea for the Fayetteville Observer.
GEORGE LOWELL.
BY PHILO vERITAS.

! BY PHILO VERITAS. 81
Some of the youth of the presen
day seem to think that this is the age
par Infants, Of imposture and fraut
"a supposition wholly unfounded, az
the tale | am about to relate will tend
to show.
At the age Of sixteen, the lad
whose name stands at the head Of
this column, was apprenticed to the
East India House of Gillespie" New
York City. New York. George was
gifted with beauty Of person, spark
ling wit, and a natural desire to please.
He had been trained to love virtue
for Virtue S sake-was honorable not
only in all mercantile transactions,
and in his intercourse with his fellow
beings of either sex, but be cultiva-
ted, also, the rare art OF excluding
from his mind all thoughts of evil.
1t was the practice of the House,
to which he was attached, to reward
such of their young men as acquitted
themselves we'll, by placing them, on
reaching their majority, as supercar-
60, on board of some one OF their
many ships. But when George, a
bout the beginning Of the present
century, became of legal age, it so
happened that neither of these was
then in port, nor was any one soon
expected. He had given entire salts
faction to Mr.. Gillespie; and that gen
tleman was quite as desirous OF re-
warding George, as was the latter to
receive the accustomed remuneration
About this time the line separating
the Capadas from the United States,
was to be definitely ascertained and
marked under the direction of Com.
missioners TO be appointed by the
two several Governments of Great
Britain and the United States. Mr.
Gillespie offered to use his influence
with the appointing power in our own
country, to obtain for George stu
alton as Que of these Commissioners.
And. on his adding that each Com
missioner would be rewarded for bis
services by patent fol. an entire
Township Of land, George assented
and thereby reliuquished all claims to
supercargoshlp.
The appointment was obtained; the
services under it were performed; and
George received his patent. This he
sold 10 a merchant Of Montreal, Of
great reputed wealth, and very ex'
tensive business, for four thousand
pounds, Canada currency. The sale
| was made late at night, at the mer
chants private residence, to which
George and his brother Commission
ers bad been invited to partake of :
social glass, ere they should sunder
| 10 meet perhaps no more forever.
| George transferred the patent, ant
received, in return, the merchant
note payable one day after date. O'
going next day for his money, h
was surprised TO find the shutters 0
the store closed; but, on knocking a
the door, be was at once admitted d
and. politely conducted to a room i
the interior of the building, where b
met the merchant, who greeted hin
' cordially, saying that he was trul.
, glad to see that the semi-debauch Q
r the previous night had not injure
2 his health. or impaired bis memory
e "For," said be. '.by your appearlp
!, here thus early, / take it for, granite
J that YOU have come for your pay.
n George replied that he had, and pre-
s sented the note. MY dear fellow,
+ said the Englisbman,".I am sorry
q inform you that | have this mornln
t stopped payment, and have alread
9 virtually surrendered my assets 4
;. my creditors; and, to be entirely fran
E with you, / bought your land for tt
purpose of increasing my assets, We
knowing that The more ! pay on tt
!, pound, the greater will be my chan'
n for compromising fayorably With N
d creditors. ] see you are itnpatier
is and know your anxiety to return
IL the States. ! Will tell yon, now al
i here, all that I can do for you, al
,e from what / shall say ! will n
d swerve. You may 60 into my st
J. BILE and select the horse there, wbl
b YOU may deem the best-take al
saddle and other riding geer tn