Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1863-12-05

placo-get in. We've couple of miles
between this and Bclgrave square,"
oboyed and with the porspicuous
brovity attained by having had to condense
my tale of wo into one or moro memoir
iaIs to government, [ related my strange
cvcntful history,
"Sad business, indeed I" replied Ned,
IS we dashed along. "Cleaned out, turn
ed out, kicked about tho world, like for
tunes football. But nevor mind ! the
! tables are turning! I'll sec what 1 can
DO ior you. III speak to the Board of
Control. Eli mention you to the Colonial
Office. They're always wanting Bishop
for India, or Governor for Sierra
Leone"
"Thankye, thankye ~ cried | II have
lad full enough of olephantine climates
l should prefer the morest trihe at home !;
tho romance Of life is over. Mrs. Cent.
livro, the dramatist, you know, who cloped
with poet at sixteen, cspouscd at six.
and-thirty the head cook OF Queen Anne |!
Couldn't you recommend me, my dear
Ormond, rs chaplain to the Lord Mayor |!
''To be suro l could; my interest is
universal. You have no notion how
have got on in tho world, since we parted.
You have had an increase in fortune =
"Not silver !"
'But how do you manage 10 keep up
such appearance on an income of three
hundred ycari''
'By living at the rate ofthrce thousand.
"And running in debt"
"Pho, pho no ~
"You must have taken up money!
"Laid it down, you moan"
"You have positively borrowed moth
ing1"
"Not |! 1 know bcttorl Ny plan to
get on in the world is by lending. be-
gan, you know, with six thousand pounds
-Four thousand arc at this moment lodged
in my bankers hands, one thousand OF
which will be transferred tomorrow morn
ing, to the account Of my friend, the Duke
of Outatclbows, at Couts's, as l am now
on my road to inform him."
"And tho remaining two thousand are
lost 10 you forever 2"
!By no means have good security
for every gunca-bilIs or |. O. U. from
some of the first fellows in town. Ny
popularity is immense. Every man OF a
certain standing knows mo to have at my
command floating sum in ready money
1t has been my fortune to save tho credi
of many fine fellow, hard up after {
heavy settling day. Ii was [ who helped
Sir William Scamp 10 carry of his heiress
it was who lent old Hardbottlc the twenty
pound note with which he won bis quateru
in the French lottery; | assisted Sir join
to buy the winner OF The st. Loger | en-
+ abled Lord William to present that omni
potent pair of diamond earrings to Yep
T phrino in short, am the universal frient
in need. What follows1 That | hav,
dinner invitations for every day in th
season, and half dozen balls per night
am on the list of four patronessos lor
Almack' S; and it rains opera tickets oil
my head. More launches of venison cross
my threshold than that of Birch aud
might stock tho Clarendon and Albioi
with game. My library table groans will
Annuals and presentation copies ; my din
ncr table with cards far more to the pur
pose. SO much for Londonl But whol
tho country season sets in, show me thu
county in England in which ! may no
quarter myself for six weeks in acceptance
, depressing invitations Dukes, marquiscs
| ourls, viscounts, lords, and commoners
[ are my obligstccs; and, burning to throv
off the obligation, load me with hospita
tiles. A single thousand pounds Of min
t once changed hands SO many times in th
! course of year, that l conceived it ha
ever since returned me, in value, an in
come oftwo hundred year. No, no m
dear Dolphc talk no more Of borrowip
as source Of prosperity. Trust me, ths
@ one Of the best trades going in the fash
c enable world, is that of judcious lender
/. Such is the charm which has made IN
: ugly face beautiful in the eyes Of society
4 my perlness pass for wit, my vulgarity fo
= the irankucss Of good fellow. "Don
offend Ned Ormond,' they say, "hc
such u dcvilish useful acquaintance. -
f "Ormoud is always ready at a pinch. -
o "Ormond's friend in need"
/, | sighed a deep sigh in response; ft
t, We had just attained lordly purleus {
+ Bclgravo square, In passing Tatorsall
| | had seen the hands of half the sportin
; pccragc kissed to Ned and in taking G
n the Stanhopc angle of the park, perceive
: the hats of all the double-lacquey ed ladl
e ship chariots dotted to his cab. Thanl
!, to his notes, he had become man of note
J. til anks to his guineas, he had won golde
!. opinions from all sorts of men and womel
A gold beater could not have hammerG
II out his substance to cover a greater cXtel
h of popularity; wire-drawer could NJ
,e have drawn out finer his means and a.
!, piances. Instead of being worshipcd
d was once the Golden Ball, he was wo
e SHIPPED as three golden balls. Nevertheless
IL was ashamed of him. | fancied tn
,e "Moncy Lent was inscribed on the fror
IS OF his brighlly-varnished cab Sand mu
10 muring between my teeth
Neither borrower nor lender be-"
Y. took leave of my thriving friend, al