The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-08

have met with an accident last even
ing. on the London road. I was com
pleteiy robbed-so completely that /
am come to pray yon to give your
son marriage portion, which, had
it not been Tor thai, I should never
have asked of YOU"
my son"
"Ehl yes; don't you know that il ia
him that is in love with Mary. ana is
to marry her?" - -
"Edward!" cried the merchant
bed.
Edward Weresford, - calmly re-
Piled the Quaker, taking a pinch of
snuff, s'let us. see; do something for
him. l should dislike to have him
know what passed last night, and ii
yon do not furnish the sum F have
promised. twill be necessary I should
tell him how I lost it
Weresford ran to q secretary. took
ont box with triple lock, opened
it, and placed in the hands of the
Quaker his watch, his purse, and his
sack of money.
"Good," said the Quaker, ON re.
ceiving them, ''I see was right in
depending upon you"
lis this all you wish?" said the
merchant, In q brisk tone.
."No; require something further
of your friendship.
! ,"Speak."
"You must disinherit your SON."
"How?"
"4ou must disinherit him; do not
wish it s,ld that I haye speculated
upon Your fortune;'' and finishing
these words, the Quaker left the
| chamber. "No," murmured he, when
alone, "children are not bouud by
the faults of their parents. Mary
shall marry the son Of this man, but
touch his stolen money, never"
When in the yard. "Ho. nv
friend" cried he to Weresford, who
was looking out of the window;
"order my horse to be brought out. y
\ few minutes after, Toby, we'll
mounted, carrying behind his bag of
money, and provided with his watch
and purse, at amoderate pace regain.
ed his house
Il have just made my marriage
visit to your father" said he to Ed
ward, whom he found there. "I be-
lleve that we shall be able to agree. -
Two hours afterwards, Weresford
arrived at Toby's house, and taking
him aside:
Honest Quaker, said he, ssyour
proceeding has touched me to the
bottom of my soul; you might have
olshonored me, have dishonored my
son, ruined me in his estimation, and
have made him unhappy in refusing.
INN Your daughter; you have acted
IKE wise man and q man of heart.
L wish no longer to blush in YOUR
presence. Take these papers; good
bye. You will never see me again. /"
He then left, and the Quaker open
Ell the papers; first, there were checks
OF large amounts on the best houses
IN London; then came long list of
names, and by the side of each name
was placed the amount of larger or
smaller sums; n note was pretixed to
1t, upon which the Quaker read as
follows:
"Thcse are the names of those who
have been robbed; the figures are the
amounts which ought to be returned.
Draw the money from my bankers,
rs though for the purpose of foreign
exchange, and then make the restitu-
tlon secretly. All that remains will
be my Legitimate fortune, and yonr
daughter may be able, some day, to
accept of my inheritance.
The next morning, Weresforl had
left London, and all believed that he
was gone to live on his income in
France.
On the marriage day of Edward
and Mary, the Quaker assembled
large company of joyous friends
among whom might be noticed
number OF persons rejoicing them
selves with the proceeds of the Lon
don thieves, who, by the interference
of Toby, had been induced to return
to them their lost property with in
tereSt.