The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-08-21
90 QuaAeI 49, IIish, a,man.

ilss.ttatltat q Htst Atttl N8lt W lsttfti %
bagti6el Is the pfg NEE afhs dueh.
toF Mary She scarcely seventeen
ud much wisdom as
beauty. Nsa sought after by all thg
ng among hfr fathcf ac4uaiut.
auc Iho 80 tbe hb0Fhood iri-
e} IR vain p SAD d smile Mary was
I 'not IUct'c. and l4r from turning
4 t9 accent tl eGt produced by har
charms. shg flt much annoyed byit
that she could handy treat with einhiy
+ her many almiVr. one only excepted
Edward NaF fasd young artist
who Nas intimate aith ihe family
4 simple occurrence Was tie causo 81
this intimacy rnatuc death had
taken aWav tlat pfa q the Quaker,
hll in Lea youth anJ beauty, and IL.
wishing to rospa atuat ne memay q
one 3 dear to hi4u. had elllod painter
|io her 1catI-bed 1t was thcfe that
Edward iirst met Tho afflicted aaaglser
there, between tho tears 81 one, md
+ the sacred employment ol tho other.
Igrew mp q serious attachment The
/ |year passed since that event had only
served 10 strengthen the bond formed
under such circumstances, and the
young man had already youturcd todQ-
clare his hopes and desires
Toby had no reason for Opposing lhc
incliuations Of the yQuaa people, With,
out bong rich, Edward earned, by
means Of bis brush and palette, enough
/ % honorebly maintain family. His
father Alr, Wcresforl am old city mer-
chant nad retired with an immense
tqlmme; q rare example Of repeated
I successes in spoculations, SO rapid,cvcn
+ that very few persons had been able te
follow their progress. Air. Wercsford
being Of a quick storm disposition, lived
I alone in the west end Of London, with
ont troubling himself about his son, and
leaving him To shift for himself lie
was one Of those obliging ogotists, who
I troubled no one, in order not to be
themselves troubled ono of tho most
4 perfectly complaisant, provided nothing
is asked Of them, Edward, thon had
4 nothing to hinder bis courtship Of thc
fair Quukeress, wcll-kuowing that hcl
/ father would not apposo her marriage.
The situation of tho lovers was most
prosperous, and honest Toby waited fol
nothing to fz the wedding day. save
| the back rents due from his farms, IN
tending TO set apart that income to de
/ ir8y tho expenses Of tlic occasion. -
/ With this view, he left for his country
scat, q few miles from London, in ordcl
To arrange his affairs. He was absent
from homo but Il single day, and res
/ turning al night on horseback, he per
4 eeiyed, a little III advance, horscman
who blocked up the road. He stopped
/ for a moment uncertain whether ta
proceed on burn back. While in this
! prcdieamont, the stranger advanced to-
ward him III was too late to think oi
escaping, and putting the best possible
/ face upon the affair, he started his horse
again. As he approached the trouble
some stranger perceived that he was
masked, an unpleasant augury Of what
was soon confirmed The unknown
drew a pistol, and pointing it to the
traveller demanded lis purse. The
I Quaker was not a coward, but calm III
character, iuoilensiye in religion, and
( unable, boiug uuaImcd, to resist an
armed man, with the greatest coolness
he drew from his pocket his purse con
tanning twelve guiueas. The highway.
man took it, counted out the monoy.and
let the Quaker pass, who believing
himself cleared, quickenod his pace to a
trot. But the highwaylnan, seeing how
little resistance had been offered. and
hoping for more booty, soon rei0incd
honest Toby, and again blockaded the
way, and pointing his pistol, cried out,
"loW watch y
The Quaker, although surprised, did
not show it in the least, and coollv TAX
ing out his watch, and noticingthe time,
placed the jewel in the hand Of the thief,
and saying:
"Now | pray you let mo 60 home,
for my daughter viii 81 uneasy ut nay
absence"
cone moment" replied the masked
cavalier growing more hardened by his
continued docility; swear that you
have no other cum.
Il never swear, replied the Qua
kcr.
"Wcll, affirm then, thai you have
about you no more money and upon
the word Of ahigIwayman, whowill not
resort 10 violence toward man who
yields with SO much grace, l willno fur
ther molost YOU
Toby reflected O moment, shook his
head Whoever thm art. said he
grayely 'you have noticed that am n
Quaker who would not conceal tho
truth, although at the risk Of my life
In my sad5la-bags I have the sum Of
two hundred pounds sterling"
1.-TWO hundred pounds sterling ~
cried the highwaymsn, whose eyes glis-
toned through the mask.
eff you are good if You are humane, "
replied the Quaker, yen wiIl not take
this money; my daughter Is about be-
ing married, mad this sum is necessary
Tor tho occasion; it would be q long
time before I c9uld got together a sim
iar am Che dear child loves her in-
tended and it would be exceedingly