The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1869-11-25
From Every Saturle
From Every Saturday.
The Disappearance of John Ack-
land.

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land.
IN TIIIRTEEN CHAPTERS. CHAPTER I.
! FIN the following extraordinary narrative moth
ing Is fictitious but the names of persons.
CONTINUED.
Mr.. Ackland was much pleased with
his pretty little new acquaintance, Vir-
ginia Cartwright. She was dark
eyed, lively child, who promised to be-
come a very beautiful woman, and was
singularly graceful for that awkward
age in the life of young lady which
closes her first decade. Her father
seemed to be immensely proud of, as
well as tenderly attached to, the little
girl. Every little incident on their
way to Glenoak suggested to him some
anecdote of her childhood which he
related to his guest in terms, no doubt
inadequately expressive of her extraor-
dinary merits Once he said, Good
God, sir, when / think what would be-
come of that child if anything were to
happen" But he finished the SEN
tence only by whipping on the horses
A large assembly of Virginia nota-
bles had been invited to Glenoak to
meet Mr.. Cartwright's New England
guest. 81 am going to be shown of, :"
thought John Ackland to himself; and
he entered the house hot and blushing,
like the sun rising through a fog
Among these notables was Judge Grif-
fin, "our greatest legal authority, sir, !"
whispered Cartwright, as he pushed
his guest forward, and presented him
to the Judge with expressions of over
flowing eulogy and friendship
Mr. Ackland of Boston city, was a
representative man, he said, "a spen-
did specimen, sir, of our great mer-
chant princes of the North, whom he
was proud to receive under his roof
More than that, he bimself was under
deep obligations (why should he be
ashamed to avow it the very deepest
obligations to his worthy friend and
honored guest. John K. Ackland ~
Here Mr. Cartwright, apparently under
the impression that he had been pro-
posing toast, paused, and prepared
to lift his glass to his lips, but finding
that he had, just then, no glass to lift,
he informed the Judge and his other
guests that dinner would soon be serv-
ed, and expressed a hope that in the
mean while Mr.. Ackland would favor
him with few moments of his private
attention for the settlement of a mat
ter Of business to which, indeed, he
partly owed the honor of that gentle
mems visit. The two gentlemen were
then closeted together for nearly an
hour. When they rejoined the rest OF
the company at dinner, Mr. Cartwright
appeared to have made during the re.
cent interview a most favorable i'm
preston on his New England guest
Host and guest were already on terms
of the most cordial intimacy with each
other, and Cartwright himself was in
the highest possible spirits. One Of
the company present on that occasion,
very young gentleman, who had some
betting transactions with the owner O
Glenoak, transactions from which h'
had derived a very high appreciation
of the remarkable 'cuteness of tha
gentleman Expressed to his neighbo
at table decided opinion that hi
friend Philip S. must certainly have
succeeded, before dinner, in getting I
pot % money out of the Yankee, whC
looked as well pleased as people usually
do when they have done something
foolish After dinner, when the gen
tlemen lit their cigars, and strolled in
to the garden, Cartwright linking on
arm in that of Judge Griffin, and tn
other in that of John Ackland, ex
claimed
81 wish, Judge, that you, who's
t powers of persuasion are irresistible
would induce my friend here to liste
to reason, No, no ~ he continued a
. John ACkland made some gesture G
impatience, "no, my esteemed friend
why should ] conceal the truth7 Th
fact il, Judge, that Mr. Ackland an
myself have had some pecuniary trans
actions with each other, in which h
has been creditor,-let me add, tn
> most forbearing and considerate cred
tor that ever manhad, and |, Of cours
D debtor"
"a highly honorable one,' put j
: John Ackland
"My dear sir, that is the very poiI
o in question. Allow me to deserve ii
flattering epithet Judge Griffin sha
n decide the case. You must know
;. Judge, that the unfortunate force
4 circumstances (why should | be ashan
ed to own it y has compelled me to kee
s. this gentleman waiting an unconscioI
ably long time for the repayment Of
considerable sum OF money which h
d heen good enough TO advance to MI
: partly on my personal security. III
der these circumstances, was natura
ly anxious that he should not finall
be loser by the generosity of his p