The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-03-27
THE EVANSVILLE DAILY JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 81

Another-gas company, for supplying
Brynmeewea and Llantydidldwlyrg-
little local thing, toy. Ha! here's
the thing / should recommend, and to
which your good aunt. Mrs. Symple
son. has"
Hal subscribed" exclaimed Fred
dy, eagerly II @ aaA
:. Not get, returned Mr. Drye, sig
niicantly: A word from you might,
think beee as, r..
= dare say it might" said Freddy,
| but It won't Come, come; you We
done enough for her, Suckham. Let
her alone She can't afford to have
her fortune made It would ruin
her. ",a FIs III sssat - 81 -
- Well-just fifty of the Submarine
- Not one. The schemes a bubble. =
l admit there are engineering diff
neutrality-suspicious., if you like
but what has that to do with the
spec ?"8sl9a 'Ts1rG Ese ,9iiss .slsfaIsa ~ z
Il tell you, Drye, it's no go.
must protect my aunt's interests" said
Freddy, with virtuous air, that made
me smile. q msf - sfs1
bnt' Ahemr' said Mr.. Drye. II shall
at all events, use what influence r
possess over Miss Simpleson, not to
lose this great opportunity. He
laughed and rubbed his hands. certain
Bullingham seemed uneasy. After
al tell you what, Suckham,'1' he
said, :" if you are determined to bene-
| fit the family. let me be the party this
time. Give me your word of honor
not to trouble my aunt about this
rubb-this submarine thing-and /
will take fifty shares myself, and seat
at your board aa ~ ssilt
Two hawks, l thought, fighting for
a half-plucked pigeon. 'Gsl6HIat .1sfls
Mr.. Drye caught at the proposal.
and. putting his papers together, pre-
pared to depart. -.
Heartily disguised with what I had
heard, l had already moved towards
the door. Fred. winked to me to re-
main, but persisted, and, rather
piqued, he, accompanied me to the
door. r s..sa ssts.t f.lssa. =
What dye think of hin? ~ whis-
pered. Fred. "A humbug. eh?"T III
q A triAe worse, I should say. Has
he had any previous dealings with
Many replied Freddy, but
wish you to understand that l." aia
Have nothing to do with that. I
quite believe it. Your friend is wait
ing you. Good morning" lrna3 .iqsl
., we'll, If that is the tune, good
morning" said Freddy; and, turning
on his heel rsjoined his confidant.
Few things in the course of my
life had caused me so much regret and
annoyance as the conversation / have
related. 1t is bad enough to find that
ones estimate of friends character
has been UNNECESSARILY too generous;
but to convict that friend, on his own
confession, of the systematic robbery
Git was nothing less) OF another friend
was distressing in the last degree 1t
so happened that, almost from the
cradle, Miss Sympleson had shown
herself one of my kindest and most
attached friends. My boyhood had
been literally starred with her gifts
and benefits. In return, / loved the
gentle-hearted lady, and, though [
did not invariably adopt the advice it
was her passion to impart, delighted
in her society, and the only serious
misunderstanding that had ever risen
between us was caused by my positive
refusal to accept (as many money
presents from one who had no claim
on the score of relationship. - 81,
Now, what was / to do? Must I
allow the good, simple creature to fall
a prey to the insatiate harpy of avar-
ice, represented by Mr. Suckham
Drye and my much altered friend?
AS for the latter, ~ could not realize
his share in itiat all. Prosperity, that
engenders selfishness, and the Unborn
love of gain these together seemed
to have effected this mortifying trans
formation, and turned an honorable,
high -souled, generous man into a
grasping knave. Yet what right had
to interfere? In what manner could
| set my kind old friend on her guard
against her own nephew? After much
cogitation, / resolved to let things. for
1.-the present, take their. course, deter
mined only that, should an. opportu-
nifty unexpectedly occur Miss Sym
pleson should hear of something de-
|cidedly to her adyantagel io sszaao s.
sEOONOLUDED In OUR NEXT. li9sil
M UAD