National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-04-08
TOLL1RD'S CAME.
BY ID $ HOUGHTON.

IN the ito hlm) delectaOle occupation
of asserting dusty piles of deeds,
bonds, mortgages, protests, and the
like, Il task religiously observed
once week.
Timothy Tollard was by profession
a lawyer. By profession only, not
by practice, for 10 necessity existed
to compel him TO exercise his pro-
found legal knowledge for the good
of his fellows, and 40 ambition i'm
PEELED him to make it the ladder by
which he might mount to political
emiuence. He vas rich and selfish,
and money was his god His legal
requirements he turned into barrl-
cades to guard his wealth, and, tho
none knew better than he the ille
gality of usuriouS practices, none
ignored said iilegality with more
sublime contempt or with a better
advantage to himself.
Timothy Tollard was Il moneys
! lender and a uSurer; and in this, his
tavorite role, he is presented TO the
reader.
He wasn't an AdoniS; but he was
insuperably vain, and though yet a
bachelor, even to hint that It was no
fault of his, would have loosed upon
one the batteries of his offended
egotjSm.
! He cared but little for his fellows
men in general, having neither
friendships nor dislilles; bat at the
time of which we write, though fifty
three years OF age, he entertained
both Il particular affection and ha-
led, the one for pretty y ida Warren
the other for handsome Ike purdy.
Ike was the only son OF a widowed
mother, depending solely upon his
exertions, and Ikr's eXertionS per
tanned to those Of hrSt-mate on 4
tradingvessel.
Ada Warren was the eldest daugh.
| ter Of EgbcIt Warren, farmer, and
Il very interesting bit Of temiuinity
she was.
Ike Purdy loved the pretty Ada
with all his heart.
So did Timothy Tollard-neXt tC
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and his love.
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