The weekly Butte record., 1864-01-16

! kind of spirit lamp, which Smith as
sured the captain would, when once
known, supercede the use Of candles a 4
oil lamps throughout the kingdom
To hear him dascant on the marvel
lous virtues and money making qualities
of his lamp, Gle would be inclined to
to take him for the Hneal descendant Of
Aladdin, and inheritor Of that scamp
ish individuals precious heirloom.
| Our modern magician, however can
didly confessed that he still wanted the
slave Of the lamp or in other words
ready money to set the invention going;
and he at length persuaded the unlucky
captain to sell out Of the army, and in
vest the price Of his commission in this
luminous venture.
If Captain Dutton had refused to pay
the money until he should be able to
pronounce correctly the name of the
invention, he would have saved his cash
at the expense probably Of semi dis
location of his jaws fer the lamp re
joiccd in an eight syllable title, Of which
each vocable belonged to a different
tongue-the first being Greek, the
fourth Syriac, and the las: taken from
the aboriginal language of New Zeal
and; the intervening sounds believed to
be respectively akin to Latin, Ger
man, Sanscrit, and Malay. Notwith-
standing, however, tbs prestige Of a
name, the lamp was decided failure +;
its light was brilliant enough, but the
odor it exhaled in burning was 50 over
powering, 50 suggestive Of an evil origin
so every way abominable, that those
adventurous purchasers who tried it
once, seldom submitted their olfactory
nerves TO 4 second ordeal.
The sale and manufacture Of the
lamp and its accompanying spirit were
carried on by Mr.. Smith alone in one
of the chief commercial cities Of Eng
land, he having kindly arranged to take
all the trouble Oh his partners
hands, and only requiring him to furnish
the necessary funds. For some time
the accounts of the business transmitted
to Captain Dutton were most flattering,
and he and his gentle wife fondly tho't
they were about to realize a large for
tune for their children; but at length
they began. to feel anxious for the arriv-
al Of the cent. Per cent. profits which lad
been promised, but which never came !;
and Mr.. Smiths letters suddenly ceas-
ing, his partner one morning set off to
inspect the scene of operations.
Arrived at L., he repaired to
the street where the manuiact0ry was
situated, and found it shut up! Mr..
Smith had gone off to America, con-id-
erably in debt to those who had been
foolish enough to trust him; and leav-
inc more rent due on the premises .han
the remaining stock in trade Of the I'M
pronouncable lamp would pay. rs to
the poor ex-captain, he returned to his
wretched family ruined man.
But strength Is often found in the
depths Of adversity, courage in despair;
and both our hero and his wife set reso-
lutely to work to support Themselves
and their children.
Happily they owed no debts. On
selling out, Captain Dutaon had honora
bly, paid every farthing he owed in the
world before intrusting the remainder of
his capital to the unprincipled Smith +;
and now this upright conduct was its
own reward.
He wrote a beautiful hand, and while
seeking some permanent employment,
earned trife occasionally by copying
manuscripts and engrossing in an attor-
ney's office. His wife worked dill
gently with her needle; but the care Of
young family, and the necessity Of
dispensing with a servant, hinderod her
from adding much to their resources
Notwithstanding their extreme poverty
they managed to preserve decent ap-
pearance, and to prevent even their
neighbors from knowing the straits to
which they were often reduced.
Their little c0ttare was ALWAYS ex