, 1864-07-11


shivers ran over his body, like the effects Of
sudden dashes of cold water on the bare
skin. This moral agus remained for some
his eye still alternating between the expires.
sions of terror and pitf know fixed on me
now on empty space, and now ayerted from
an ideal object; nndt acnlatioHs g God
proeorVc me nom s6eh a<fate y bursting
| ifom him in deep grOans. 7 saWin All thia
the revealed workings of.the dreadful dis
case 1 have met in so many forms; and
waited patiently until the exacerbation Of
terror had passed, that l might probe the
cause of the apprehension of his imaginary
evil, with view to an endeayOr to divest il
of its supposed danger. He ealmed, and
inquired who this man George B. was,
whose fate called from him such intense
expressions Of pity.
"Who is he" exclaimed he, in voice
cracked and unnatural, while the same ex-
preston of pity and terror occupied his
face who does not know George B,
the West India merchant, who has fallen
with the quickness of tumbling balloon
voyager, from the heights of grandeur,
rcneS, anu iaine, u OeSSail iaSs' "n" nun
ger! heaVens wnat slght met 'Iese
airing BY Nicholas Park / have not yet
recovered from it. George B., the
proud, and aristOcratic, the naughty George
B., sitting by the road side supplicating
aims '-ay, he eondeseended TO Deg from
one to whom he had once lent two thousand
pounds.
lie paused, with his eye liked on the I'M
aglnary object OF his vlSlon' While a tear !,
tribute to the pity whleh Tor amoment haa
expelled from his mind the terror, bedewed
the orb, now strained to the utmost, as II
ne struggled Tor a better slght OIL the VIC
tim OF misfortune. "a
I'VE began the world together, he con-
tmued, IN more subdued tone; but ne
dlstanetd me in the race OF prosperity; ,by
one shipment OF tobacco--ln that old snip
the Emerald, which, alter he sold her, sunk
near the Malaecas-he cleared seven thou
sand pounds and, BY two voyages Of the
Dolphin, he made as much more, Fortune
rained gold on him, TIL be would scarcely
stooP 70 pick il up. Disdalning the vulgar
giit OF dowrics, he married a beauty. On
great occasions he put two more horses than
were used by the ordinary slow-paeed chill
dren OF fortune, to drag HIM IN state, ol
initiate the qulek9ess Of his own prosperity
Yet, no one, called tn, ql1zy extraSaganse
Tor every one thought n could stand higher
nights; but sur, tpanspg, exhipiting indi'
cations OF great distress, and throwing on
me timld loOks,) .he qld not insure the
AmPhitrlte, though she was scarcely sea
worthy and ne had thirty thousand poundf
between her rotten jumpers. " Gu pVes tue
wise man say, tne rich man wealth y
his strong city, The confidence OF wealth.
made hun desPlse the winds and the waves
p9t they' ~ tneir turn, desplsed tne Am
philrite, ana dasheo ncr 10 pieces on .ne
rocks OF staten Island, iet was NOT nj;
confidence abated though ne naa reao
what mas been written, nc INA. Is suret1
Tor a stranger snaii smart iof ~ ne peeame
surety for me who paid my BOND ana Ioi
Others who did not pay their BONG: Inc
smiles Of fortune were changed % iroNns
tremDie when tnink now leaIiully w
merchants are subjected 70 the mptaple "
ranDy Of that subtle ana cruel gouuess
The gold that ralned on MN alsaPPea!eu
his creditors hated him, ms deotors despiseo
MN, n.s irlends 1eser.ed nlin' anp sne, ~ M
beautiful wlie, VINO nad come % nun WIZ
out a dewry, went without a jolnture-ay
and without regret On ! why was mo-
spared the sight OF thatapparltqn--1eorgs
b., with no shoes on ms ieesi araggeo
napkin bound round his temples 2 coa'
through which the cold winter winds pieW
hungry, cold, wretchcd miseraPlc-peggint
from me-trom me--a penny TO assnags
the pangs q starvation ( !. i
lie snuddered as ny pr0nounceo 'ne ~ ~
Of these words pressing ms arms % nv
sides, clasplng tlrmly his hands, ana grind
ing his teeth, IN an apparent etor. % resls
or bear an exacerbaticn OF terror that shool
him to the centre ana wrupg from nim' ~ J, y
spito oi himself tne Byr BrayerIO y uoo
avert nom me tnis ia1es Dus ne e. y y
confidence IRON neaveni ~ an .n's .s. suhe.
ing was s9cceeuea " Tue same eAPIessiol
o. terror mad already aeses'ea. i1os,n: ....,,:
~ me assance, ne .olensaIlly, ~ ,;,'s., a.,
construed 1nu p,alncu .less eAs' IVY y
symptoms ~ slngle :,e2 !, ,eIalIi l.lI -a4 -,
~ = n1s Poss'Dis. ~ .l;s.. e,..e,Il, N,:
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