The mountain Democrat., 1864-01-02
THE JEWELED WATCH.

officer: and filled with romantic visions
Of rural bliss and love in a cottage the
pair, who were equally unskilled in the
practical details Of housekeeping, fancird
they could live in 0ffluence, and enjoy all
the luxurirs Of life, on the half pay which
formed their sote income.
They took up their abode near pleas.
ant town in the south Of England, and for
a time got on pretty we'll; but when at
the end Of the first year q fine little boy
made his appearance, and at the end OF
the second an equally sweet little girl,
they found that n1rsemaids, baby linen,
doctors. and all the etceteras appertaining
to the introduction and support Of these
baby.vistOrs, formed n serious item in
their yearly expenditure.
For a while they struggled on without
falling into debt; but at length their giddy
feet slipped into that vortex which has
engulfcd so many, and their affairs began
TO assume very gloomy aspect. About
this time an adventurer hamed Smith,
with whom Captain Dutton became casu.
ally acquainted, and whose plausible man
ners and appearance completely imposed
on the frank, unsuspecting soldier, pro-
posed to him a plan for irSuriDg, as he
represented it, large and rapi fortune
This was to be effected by embarking con.
siderable capital in the manufacture of
some new kind Of spirit lamps, which
Smith assured the captain would, when
once known, Supcr>ede the use of candles
and oil lamps throughout the kingdom.
To hear him deScant on the marvellous
virtues and money making qualities Of his
lamp. one would be inclined to take him
for the linral descendant Of Aladdin, and
inhcri'or Of that Scampish individuals
! precious hrirlo
Our modern magician, however, candid
ly 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 succeeded in per>uading the un-
| lucky captain to sell out Of the army, and
; invest the price Of his commission in this
luminous venture.
II Captain Dutton had r. fused to paw
the money until he should b. able to pro.
nouhce correctly the tame Of the inven-
ton, he would have saved his cash at the
expense probably of a s"mi dsora,ion uf
tns jrw,; far III" lamp r,jnirrd in an eight
syllable iliir. "f which each vocab'c he.
iohgrd to a different tongue the first be
Itg Greek, the fourth SyIiac, an1 the last
taken from the aboriginal language Of
New Zvaand; the intervening sounds he
hrvrd to he r r'>pccti.' ~ mkin I" Latin,
Er'mAn, San>crIt. and Malay. NotWith-
-f.V,,l,u,, k,,u q
the lang Was ,vcIdrd taIluir; lis light
was hrliiiaLt cn"ugh. hut the "d"r it *.
rn'cd lri hu'"rnG MS :" "Ic'pnW ,riug, -"
suggestive Il az cVIi ulISIu, yuII waV
ih"nl td,ht, ttat th">r adventurous It,lI
{ a>tI> vino tfIrl il occ, dom sub
mitl'd tam ".!actory tpIv,s t. a >ccnu
. ,r.t.A Al
| t >'ic AMI II a ufacturr uf the lam:
ajd it> a'' m anNlig >IIrit Ntrc rnrti' ii
"n ~ NJ. >ui.tI rlnmc iu ore "f the Chief
cnn'rc',.l .l'lc, "i Er.and, hr haviu.
klnG.E att%, GET to take all the trouble of
~ rertor'> hnnG>, aud on. requiring
hun t. 'u'ni>h tie htCr>>arv fluids For
>.''i" tine tie a",'. .unt> ul the hu>iuc>S
transmitted :" c.; tain butt"lI wrrr rnn>t
lla'leiiic, aui hr alI his gentle wife fond.
Y IL nslt rhry wr'c ahunl To realize Il
.tgr i"itnne tor th,ir children; but at
lu-th the, hcLau tn feel nmXinu for the
ARRIVAL # tue cent per rent profits which
hal been promised, hut which never
carue and Nj. Smiths letters suddenly
cea>lGc, his lartuct one morning set off
To inspect the scene Ui operations.
Arrived al l., he repaired 10 the
ct where the nanufactory vas sitna-
I'D, aud found it shut up! Mr.. Smlth
( had gone oft to America, considerably in
debt to those who had been foolish enough
TO trust him aud leaving more rent due
on the premises than the remaining stock
in trade Of the nnpronOuncable lamp
would paw. A. TO the poor rxcaptain, he
returned to his wrctchcd family q ruined
man.
/ But strength is often found in the depths
of adversely, courage in de>pan; and both
our hero and his wife set resolutclv to
work to support themselves and their
children.
Happily they owed no debts On sell.
ing out, Captain Dutton had honorably
paid every faI Ithing he owed in the world
befnre intrusting the remainder of his
capital to the unprincipled Smith and
now this upright conduct was its own re-
I ward.
He wrote beautiful hand. ard while
seeking some permanent employment,
earned a tnhe occasionally by copying
manuscripts, and engroSSing IN an attor-
| news office. His wife worked diligently
with her needle; but the care Of young
fanny, and the necessity OF dispensing
with servant, hindcred her from adding
much to their resources. NntwithStand-
ing their extreme poverty, they managed
to preserve a decent appearance, and to
prevent even their neighbors from know.
ing the straits to which they were often
reduced.
Their little cottage was always exqui.
sitelv neat and clran, and the children,
despite of Scantv clothing, and often in.
sufficient food, looked as they were, the
sons and daughters of gentleman.
1t was Mrs. Dutt0n's pride to preserve
the respectable app arance of her hus
bands wardrobe; and often did she work
till midnight at turning his coat and darn.
ing his linen, that he might appear as
usual among his equals.
She often urged him to visit his former
acquainances, who had power to befriend
him, and solicit their interest in obtaining
some permanent employment; but the
soldier, who was brave as a lion when
facing the enemy, Shrank with the timidi-
ty of girl from exposing himself TO the
humiliation of a refusal. and could not
bear to confess his urgent need. lie had
too much delicacy to press his claims; he
was too proud to be importunnte and so