The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1871-01-06


"Oh, that is different, " said her hus-
band, cracking an egg. 1t was not a
tender conscience which made Mr..
Eiel 30 touchy-for though priding hin1-
self uDon keen shrewdness, he was per
fectly upright and trustworthy-but the
thought Of Tom Scott. There is this
advantage in reckoning yourself to be
IcievereF than the rest Of the world, that
if ever you are taken in, it rankles. 50
the remembrance of Tom Scott always
irritated him. He bad taken fancy
to the sharp lad, and put him in the
Office, where he favored, encouraged,
and trusted him more and more every
year and the result had been cum
ming bit of roguery and fight. There
was one consolation he had caught
the scoundrel, Who was sentenced to
two years. imprisonment. Had Tom
Scott got of with impunity, his heart
would have been near breaking:
suppose this young gentleman
was quite q lad when his father went
to foreign parts?'' said Mrs. Fiel pres
emily, returning to the pump-handie.
" As he IS not of age yet, l suppose
he must have been,'' replied her hus-
band, continuing to flow.
Was he edueatedin England before
he went out to his father ?''
% / don't know. Mr.. LObyear never
mentioned him before. I have written
regularly to advise him how his affairs
stood, and he has from time to time
| briefly acknowledged my letters, de-
| claring himself satisfied, telling me to
do what I thought best, saying where
he wished his remittances sent, and
now and then requesting me to under
! take certain commissions for him con-
nected with his pursuits, but not at all
with my business. However, as he
has always behaved very handsomely,
I have done my best to Oblige him,
and mean to do so still, though this
present job is rather delicate affair,
and quite out Of nay line: what l call a
regular bit Of diplomacy
/ " Ah?''
/ Yes. 1t seems that the young man
/ has inherited his fathers fancy for a
rowing life, though not his scientific
/ tastes. He has been living in BorneS-
/ for some years, sailing about with ex.
pediIions against the pirates, and 1
/ don't what all. Mr.. LObyear, senior,
went 10 China from Japan a year and
a half ago; and his son joined him at
! Hong kong, where he intimated q de-
sire t. - to England for a while, and
have a spell of comfortable living.
| The father was willing enough to let
! him do so, and gave him q letter Of
credit to me, and he started in one Of
the tea-sailing ships. But after he had
sailed, Mr.. Iobyear, senior, received
Information from friend that his
sons principal reason for desiring to
visit England was the hope OF meeting
with an adventures, whose ~acquain-
ance he had made at Calcutta, and
whom, in the ardOur Of first passion,
he desired to marry. The lady had
other views at the time but had since
smiled by letter ON his suit; and she is
a most undesirable wife for him This
news having come to me by steamer,
has of course long preceded the young
ster's actual arrival; and my mission
is to prevent the marriage. This can
be done with comparative case while
he is minor; but he will como OF age
in eight months, and it would be poor
success merely to delay matters for
that time. | hope TO break it off alto
gether."
EXACTLY. And don't you think thst
If he were thrown into the society Of
an innocent, accomplished, and attrac-
tive girl, his infatuation for this crea-
tuPe would the sooner be got Over"'
Well, well, send for Sarah il you
like: she would be leaving anyhow at
the end of the quarter. Only, don't
put her up 20 thinking this youngster
very great catch, for his father may
have other children and older ones, for
aught know. Or he may spend all
his money in building pagOdas, or
auuariums, or black-beetle museums
or in fitting out expeditions to discover
the South Pole, which really ought to
have q turn, after all the fuss made
about the North. ! am not by any
means sure that it is a good thing,
Martha"
AS Mr.. Fiel uttered these last words,
lac looked at his watch, and then took
q cigar out of his case; WheTeupOn Mrs.
Fiel brushed his hat, and brought it to
him, together with light. Something
like wife And ere q man could cry:
" Conductor hold - the City Atlas
had deYOured him up.
1t is one thing for a sailing-ship TO
be telegraphed, and another for it to
arrive in port. y heavy gale tantalis-
ed the crew and passengers OF the Chip
Choir and it was a week before Mrs
Fiel and his clients son met, .bywhich
time the accomplished Sarah was safe
ly established under the paternal roof;
for her mother thought the lawyer eX-
aggerated the chances against the
young mans inheriting good fortune,
and stuck to her little Intrigue. t. is
certain that she herself OYer-estimated
her daughters attractions. Sarah was
good girl enough, but commonplace,
and not beautiful pallet hardly cal
culated TO drive out another very firm
" fixed in the pop-gun of g lover.
However, the designing mother and
unwilling daughter had fair chance,
for young IlobyeaT accepted the offer of
hospitality made him by Mr.. Eiel, and
established himself III their house until
he could look about him. Travel in
hot climates had matured the young
man, whom you would have taken for
five-and-twenty. Il had likewise tam
ned him and his face and hands were
so dark, that Mrs. Fiel was induced to
make INQUIRIES about the nationality Of
his mother; but as her husband had
never known anything Of Mr.. LobyeRr
before he put his affairs in his hands,
on going out 10 the East, and was even
! ignorant, until quite lately, OF the eXis-
fence of this son, she could not get
much satisfactory Information out Of
him. So she concluded that AIr. Lob
year seniors oriental tastes were nos
confined to the fauna and fora, and
the deep blackness Of the young man
hair, eyebrows, and long, dropping,
silky moustache certainly tended to
confirm her theory. His manners were
not very good. There was an evident
restraint about him and il III an uu-
guarded moment he gave nature her
head, he became boisterOus and vulgar.
He was very careful, however, and
only broke at once or twice, recovering
himself almost Immediately. he
seemed TO ind that the safest plan was
to spoon Sarah, and devoted himself to
her 50 assidu0usly the first evening,
that Mr.. Eiel listened to hs wife's
statement of pros and cons with seri-
business that night.
al have no d.ul,t his father means
well bv him at present - said ne, - or
he would hardly show 80 much anxiety
about his contracting an uniaYorable
marriage, as to give me almost carte
J0R-he IN the cost Of preventing II.
Neither would Inc name 80 handsome
a sum as sixty pounds month f0T eX-
Denses, if he Intended to leave him pen