Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-09-18

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"what is tiff you please-the-thc-
subject that you came about ?"
IL ask thy allowance for appearing so
! pressing answered Toby - but be-
tween friends it mattcrcth not much,
and | come without Ger mony, to ask for
the watch that thou Dor owcdst of me
| ycatcrday.p
'Tlc watch ~
value 1t much it belonged to my
poor wife, and | can't do without -
My excellent friend, the alderman,
wcull never forgive me were | to fail
for one day to return the Jewel to his
-i-tnr.p
The name of an alderman appeared to
make some impression upon Weresiord,
Without waiting for an answer. Toby
continued
Thou wilt do me the pleasure to re-
turn also the twelve guincas which /
lent thee ut the same time. Neverthe-
less, thou art in need of them, | con-
sent TO let thee have them for some time.
on condition that You give me a re-
ccipt.o
1he scheme of the Quaker so discon-
ccrtcd the old merchant that he could
not deny the possession of the articles.
but, not liking To acknowledge his
crime, he hesitated to answer, when To-
by added
81 wish thee to participate at the az
plolchlng marriage OF my daughter Ma
~. | had reserved thcsum OF GOO ster-
ling for the bridal Of the cspoused, but
an accident happened to me last night
on the road TO LOndon-I was complete
~ robbed, so | come to pray lhoe to
give thy son portion, which otherwise
| would not have asked of thee"
My son ?''
Yes. Dost thou not know that he is
Mary's lover, and that It's he that is to
marry her?n
Edward ~ exclaimed the merchant;
throwing himself from the bed.
Edward Weresford,n mildly
replied the Quaker, while quietly taxi
ing a pinch of snuff Come, do this
thing for him. would not, verify. that
he should know aught of what passed
last night, and if thou dost not furnish
nm with the sum that | promised, it
Will be well for me to tell him how |
lost it,
Weresford ran to bureau, and drew
out caslet with a triple lock, opened
il, and returned SUCCESSFULLY to Toby.
his purse, mis- watch, and his bag of mo-
ney,.
received them. :" | see that | had rea-
son to count on thee
" Is this all that you see?n demanded
the merchant with one Of his blunt airs.
Nay, ! yet need something of thy
friendship"
Speak,
. Thou wilt disenherit him. | see
not bat that some one will say have
speculatcd on thy fortune"
IN finishing these words the Quaker
left the chamber.
No." murmurcd he, when he found
himself alone, ''children are not answer
able for the faults of their parents. Ma |
ry shall marry the son Of this man, but |
the stolen money she shall never touch"
When he reached the court, he called |
out to Wcrestord, who had come to the |
window
" Ho! my dear friend, 1 brought back
thy mare, return my horse"
Some minutes afterwards. Toby. we'll |
mounted, carrying by the top his bag of
money, furnished with his watch and |
purse, reached home at moderate trot. |
| made visit this morning to thy |
father said he to Edward, whom he |
perceived entering with him; I" be-
lieve we shall now agree"
Two hours afterwards Weresford ar
rived at the house OF Toby, and taking
him apart, said:
Honest Quaker, your proceedings
have deeply affected my very soul =
You might have dishonored me-dis-
honored my son; ruined me in his esti-
nation, and caused the misfortune of re-
'us-n5 him your daughter, You have
shown yourselfa man in headand heart.
shall not again blush in your presence.
Fake these papers. Farewell you will
never see me again. And he departed.
The Quaker, left alone, opened the pa
pers. They showed obligations of con
siderable value on the first bankers of
London, with long list of names, and
each name, III figures, the sum
greater or less in amount. a billet was
added, wherein the Quaker read as fol-
lows:
" These are the names Of persons who
were robbed; the figures are the sums
winch ought to be restored as to the
money with the bankers, in my name.
et IL go TO the strangers, but make the
restitution secretly yourself. What re-
mains Will be my legitimate fortune.
md your daughter Will some day pos
'ess my eState.o
The next day Weresford left London,
ma every body was certain that he had
zone 10 spend his fortune in France.
On the day OF the marriage, the Quall-
sr brought togethera company of merry
friends, among whom were noticed a
humber OF persons enchanted with the
conduct of the robbers of London, who.
the interposition of Toby, had
made restitution of their lost capital
With interest.
"A man who made an exhibition of
bears in the streets of Que
pee, was recently complained of and
h.ltn llD