Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-06-02

an advantage here sad tifre. For ia
s,arce. there was an kppiickion for re
newal of q lease the other lar, ard Ids
covered shat the tenant, wHo had been
PAVING forty pounds ye&S, lad underlei
TOR the last three years q : hundred sHc
ten"
"Lor, how sharp you areI"
"Weli, l was not born IN Yorkshire fof
netAing. do not know Of mare thai one
person who ever regularly tuSk me in
that young rascal, Tom Scott who robbed
me five years ago"
aAh, that was very shocking ? sd the
good wife, soothingly;" but fhes, you
know, he wss brought up IN ySurofnce. I
"Why, Martha Do you suppose,
| thes, that he learned cishoDesty thers
l never expected an epigrsm Of thai sort
| from your mouth. / would hsve you
know that could put 1t least . scuple
| Of thousand year in ny pocket IRON the
Lobyear property alore, without chance
II detection, 4 ! esOse 70 Be iisnonor-
able
81 am sure never meant TO call voc
an epigram or any other name crled
Mrs. Tlel, aft0nished at this outbreak. \
only said that breach of trust WAS easy
| for that Scott. because he lad Seen under
you for srme ssme .sS probably nc hsd
opportunities"
aOh. that IL different" said her hus-
band, cracking an egg. II was rot ten
der conscience which made Mr.. Fiel 30
toucby-for though priding himself upon
keen shrewdness, he was perfectly up
right and trustworthy-but the thought
Of Tom Scott. There is this disadvantage
In reckoning yourself TO be cieverer than
the rest Of the world, that II ever you are
taken In, it rankles. So the remembrance
of Tom Scott always irritated him. He
had taken fancy TO the sharp lad, and
out him in the Office, where he favored,
encouraged, and trusted him mole and
more every year; and the result had been
Q cunning bit Of roguery and fight There
wss one consolation; be had caught the
scOundrel, who was sentenced 10 two
years imprisonment Had Tom Scott
got of with impunity, his heart would
have been near breaking.
II suppose this young gentleman was
quite lad when bis father went to for.
eign partss" said Mrs Fiel presently, re.
turning 70 the pump handle.
AS he is not of age yet, suppose he
must have been" replied her husband,
continuing TO flow.
"Was be educated in England before
he went out to his fathers"
81. don't know; Mr.. Lobyear never
mentioned him before. have writ.
ten regularly to advise him how
his affairs stood, and he has, from
time to time, briefly acknowledged
my letters, declaring himself salts
fled, telling me TO do what I thought best,
saying where he wished his remittAnces
sent, and now and then requesting me to
undertake certain commissions for him
connected with his pursuits, but not st all
with my business. However, as he has
always behaved very handsomely, have
done my best to oblige him, and mean to
do 30 still, though this present job IL rath-
er delicate affair, and quite out of my
line; what ! call regular bit of diplo-
macy"
"Ahp
"Yes. It seems that the young man has
inherited his fathers fancy for q rowing
life, though not his scientific tastes. He
has been living in Borneo for some years,
sailing about with expeditions against the
pirates, and don't know what all. Mr..
Lobycar, senior, went to China from
Japan year and half ago; and his son
Joined him at Hong Kong, where he inti-
mated desire to go TO England for
while, and have SPELL Of comfortable liv.
ing. The father was willing enough to
let him do so, and gave him . letter OF
tea sailing ships But after he had sailed,
Mr.. Lobyesr, senior, received information
from friend that his sons principal rea-
son for desiring TO visit England was the
hope of meeting with an adventures,
whose acquaintance he had made at Cal
cutta, and whom, In the ardor Of first
passion, he desired to marry. The lady
had other views ct the time; but had
since smiled by letter on his suit and she
10 . most undesirable wife for him. This
news having come to me by steamer, has
OF course long preceded the youngsters
actual arrival; and my mission 10 TO pre-
vent this marriage. This can be done
with comparative ease while he Is minor;
but he will come OF age in eight months,
and It would be poor success merely to
delay matters for that time. ! hope to
break II of altogether"
"Exactly. And don't you think that II
he were thrown into the society Of On in
nOcent, accomplished, and attractive girl,
his infstuation for THIS creature would the
sooner be got ovcrW
"Well, we'll; send for Sarah II you
like she would be leaving anyhow 1t the
end Of the quarter. Only, don't put her
up to thinking this youngster ID . very
great catch, for his father may have other
children, and older ones for sught ]
know. Or he may spend al his money
In building pagodas, or aquariums OF
black. beetle museums or In fitting out
expeditions to discover the South Pole,
which really ought 10 have turn, after
all'the fuss made about the North. am
not by any means sure that 1t 10 . good
thing, Martha"
As Mr.. Fiel uttered these last words, he
looked at his watch, and then took q cigar
out Of his case; whereupon, MrA Fiel
brushed his hat, and brought II to him,
together with light Something like q
wife And ere q man could cry: Con.
ductor, hod!' the City Atlas haA de-
voured him up n
It Is one thing for . sailing ship 70 be
telegraphed, and another for It to arrive IN
port. A heavy gale tantAlised the Grew
and passengers OF the Chipchow, ed Il
Vas week beforeN Mr.. Fiel and his cli6nt'f
SON met, BY which time the accomp 1lhed
Sarah was safely established und " the
psternal roof; for her mother thought the
lawyer exaggerated the chances aeoinst
the young mans inhefiting good fortune,