The Monmouth inquirer., 1865-11-23

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George Everett had opened stors On
his own uccount; but he soon found that
he was sadly cramp-d for the want of
means. He saw that if. he had sufficient
capital, he could make money rapidly -
There was fine opportunity which he
must lose if b. could not find more funds.
But he at length succeeded in making ar.
rangements to his entire satisfaction; and
went to his home full of glowing antici-
patton.
~ have overcome the difficulty" he
said to his wife, as they sat at the tea ia.
BILE.
"Ah-how ?"
DO you remember Walter Adams 7"
What, the one that used to 60 to
school with us in Weston ?"
Yes. That's the one"
Why, surely remember him. He
went nff to sea when he was only boy"
" Exactly. Well, Ellen. he is going in
with me He has twenty thousand dol
lars which he will put into our business
Only think-I not only get an excellent
partner-one who will have an equal in.
terest with myself-hnt one who can com
msnd the capital With twenty thousand
dollars put in to the.husness now, we can
60 right ahead and take the whole trade" !"
E len was delighted, for she had been
so infinitely informed Of the particulars.
that she knew just how much benefit this
arrangement would bring. She knew it
would be worth five thousand dollars a
year. at least, in her husbands pocket.
They talked the matter all over, and
when they retired. the husband only saw
visions of mercantile prosperity and tri-
umph; while the wife was made glad in
view Of her companions prosperity, and
she was surely not to blame perhaps she
saw vision wherein were revealed one or
two extra silk dresses and 80 on.
1t was just one week after this. and in
the evening. that George came into his
house. looking very pale and agitated
Mercy, Georgel What is the mat
ter p the wife asked, Fastening to his
side. c
"Ohl" he groaned, heavily and pain
fully, " am almost ruined!"
:. But how -
Adams will not come"
Will not p
mo, he will not come! have made
all the arrangements. fixed all the busi
ness. and let slide one opportunity which
I might have seized. Oh it will be hard
to go back nowl AS true as | live! |
would rather have found my house and all
it contained, save life, burned to the
ground than to have had this thing hap
pened." ass .l4L .sa...l.
:" But why is it? Why has Mr.. Adams
conclnded not to join you ?"
"Becanse his wife wonld not come here
to live She. and she alone, has persuade d
him not TO do it =" ~
"And why should she have done this |
Why should she seek to deter her hus-
band from his own interest 2"
"Ah there it is. 1t was not particu-
larly for his money; he can find many in
yestments rs profitable as this wonId have
ben. This was the first that presented
itself, and he would have taken it but for
b wife. He was under no obligations to
me, as we had no writings But it is a
sad blow to mel"
+" DO you know why his wife objected
to e m 6 kere 2"
I Yes" answered George. and as he
spoke bis conntenance' changed s
"And why was it y asked Ellen.
"She told him that she never could feel
that love and friendship towards you
which her own happiness would demand
that she should feel towards the wife of
her husbands partner
"Coud not feel towards me 7" utter
ed Ellen. in establishment. why. what
can she mean p
" Perhaps yon don't know who his wife
is. He has been married only two weeks.
He married Harriet Anderson"
Harriet Anderson!" gasped Ellen,
turning pale. ns3
"Yes."
:" WELL" the wife said, after some hes
itation. (" am sorry; and yet should
no have wished to associate with her"
'-Why not?' the husband calmly asked
/" Becau,e she is not what she ought to
be-"
And you have said this to others.
have yon not ?"
Why-yes Il suppose I have .
!" But you have expressed your opinion
pretty plainly against her ?"
:" Yes, | have. And | had good reason,
too"
(" What reason had you 7"
4" What reason? Why. it is generally
known that she had been guilty of some
very dark doings. Mr.. Adams didn' t
certainly know her. or he never would
have married her"
:" He did know her. Ellen-and much
better than you do. But answer me this :
Have you not done considerable towards
circulating the story Of her sins ?"
I" Why, l have told several"
"Aye, and they have told each several
more Now. what authority had you for
telling what you did ?"
What authority Why, I know it
was so. Mrs. Tellum told me she had it