The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-09-11

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twenty-five thousand for her the othsl
night"
Well, don't know but l would give
that sum for her, after all, Harry for she's
certainly delightful looking creature. But
why don't you bring out the girl and marry
her at once yourself, Harry :"
I" Umph ~ calculated Raeburn, thai
wouldn't be altogether SO convenient, just
now. You know Pm confOundedly 10 debt,
Tom" (this was but TOO true I; for be was
grossly dissipAted, and was living in style
ar beyond his income) and must clear
my feet little bit before begin to think
OF marrying. Besides, 70 tell you secret
Tom, don't care much about standing to
my Scotch bargain in that matter aud to
be PLAIN with you, | wish you, or some one
else, would relieve me Of it, by taking the
girl of my hands; giving me, OF course,
handsome consideration for my right IN the
property"
This was said jokingly; but it was very
easy to see that the speaker would not care
to be thought serious; and this Cresssngham
perceived.
Harry lie said, are you in earnest ?"
"TO BE- sure | an" Replied RsebuTn /;
never was more in earnest in my life."
Then pm your man, Harry, if we can
agree about the TERMS" rejOined Crossing
ham. What say you about the cOnsidera-
I tiOn.
very handsome girl, Tom aud, and on the
word of gentleman, l assure you, she % a.
smiable rs she is lovely"
"Well, at word, Harry" said Crossing
ham, "I'll give you i've thousaad poasds
sterling money, the day that woman becomes
my wife you being at the expense Of br'ng-
i"g her out, and managing all that part OF
the business"
/ Done" said Raeburn.
! "Done ~ said Cressingham. Aud they
struck hands upon the bargain.
| Raeburn's vllany, good reader, is now
before you fully and fairly. The converse
tion just recorded was no joke, but, rs he
himself acknowledged, downright earnest !;
and il will certainly be conceded, We think,
/ that piece Of more heartless depravity is
not upon record Neither, we beg to as
sur. the reader, is this villsny imaginary.
nor the character Of Raeburn the invention
Of fancy. ihe villany was actually perPe--
trated, and the villain actually lived.
Fanny's portrait had been sent for for the
express purpose of turning it to the account
to which W have seen it applied. he bad
sent for it that be might exhibit it as sam
pie of goods which he had to dispose Of, and
which he meant to sell to the highest bidder,
and it was this view-with the view Of find
ing purchas THAT he had hung the por-'
trait of his victim in q conspicuous place,
and had urged on the notice Of his visitors
the various beauties which it displayed.
To return to our tale. Raeburn and
Cressingham-the latter, we need hardly
say, being nearly as unprincipled as the
former-having come to the understanding
which we have just detailed, Raeburn insis-
ted that their bargain should be expressed
on paper that is, that Cressingham should
bind himself by q written document to fulfil
his part of the transaction-in other words,
should bind himself to pay the 95O0 on the
day Fanny became his wife although with
what face he could produce such docu-
ment in court Of justice to enforce bis
claim, in the event Of Oressingham evading
il, IL certainly - NOS very easy 20 conceive
But, desirous Of being secure in the mean
time, on such q document 40 that alluded 70,
he insisted; and it was iostantly given him.
This part Of the transaction settled, It was
Raeburn's business to manage the rest the
first step Of which was to get Fanny out /;
the next to get her palmed npon Cresslng-
ham and he lost no time in setting about
it.
As the subsequent proceedings Of the vii
lain, however, will be more strikingly exhi-
bited by shifting the scene once more to
Rose Vale, we request the reader to accom-
pany Us thither for . moment.
The year had a good while expired, which
Raeburn had fixed on, in hls last letter to
Fanny, as the period when he should send
for her to Join him at Calcutta; sod the
poor cir! was looking fondly and anxiously
for the promised invitation but, for several
months. she was again doomed to suffer all
| the pains of suspense and disappointment.
From this, however, she was st length re-
lieved by the appearance of the long-expec-
ted letter. This, like all its predecessors,
was filed with the most tender expressions
| Of regard and esteem. at is now" said the
writer. with the most heartfelt--nay, this
is far too tame q phrase-it is with q de-
light, my beloved Fanny, which I cannot
find language to express-that l inform you
that the circumstances in which | now find
myself warrant me in inviting you out to
share nv fortunes. | enclose . draft for
G16O, to defray the expense Of your passage
and other contingencies connected with il !;
and beg Of you, my dearest, dearest Fanny
AS you value my happiness, nay, my exis-
tence-to loose no time in coming out to me,
for | will be miserable until you arrive"
To this was added . great many particular
dir ections, as to Fsnny's best mode of pro-
ceeding in the business of her embarkstion !;
and again the writer resumed the strain in
which he had begun aud with this strain,
also, be finally ended,
As in the former case, Fanny instantly
put this letter into the hands Of ber brother
Edward and again she was disappointed to
ind that it was read without the smallest
appearance of satisfaction. Neither was it
much more gratifying to her father and
Younger brother. But their feelings regard
ing il proceeded chiefly from their reluctance
! tc part with Fanny, and to her going alone
/ on SO long and dreary voyage but neither
| they, nor Edward, even with his more seri-
ous erou ads OF dissatisfaction, felt that they
would be warranted in preventing Fanny
! from availlng herself Of the apparent good
fortune which she was now invited to par
take. They felt that it would be an act of
injustice towards the amiabe girl, to exer-
else any such authority over her fortunes
and aft ections and, therefore, though It was
not without great reluctance, they finally
consented to her departure, This conceded,
and every necessary preparation FOR the voy-
age being in few days completed, Eiward
accompanied Fanny to London, saw her on
board of an East Indiaman that was about
70 sail from Calcutta, and having consigned
her to the care of the Captain, bade her an
afectionate adieu. In less than an hour
afterwards, the ship was under weigh and
Fanny Rutherford had commenced her ill
starred voyage to the East.
On the ships arrival at Calcutta, which
she reached in safety and IN due course OF
time, amongst the first persons who came on
board of her were Raebnrn and Cressingham.
Fanny was down below in the cabin, and in
the act Of packing q small trunk prePara-
tory to her going ashore, when Raeburn en-
tered. Tue moment the poor girl saw him,
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