Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-11-12
A Story or the Panic.


AFTER bank suspended; aud the panic spread
from the crowded metropolis to the small.
est villags-from Wall street to the cross
roads. OF course there was nothing very
alarmisg to get frightened about, but
everybody thought there might be Il
was just like an army which cssc ludes
to make regular stampede, when the at
taekiug force is probably Only few dar-
ing skirmi,hers. The csntagiOa of fright
is very catching
Evil tidings trsrel rapidly. Every
bsdy in Celford knew that Henry Werner
was ruined map. The irtling inte' Ii.
gence ran through the village like Wild
lire. Ii WAS deli,iOus morsel for the
gossiPs; sad they straightwsy went to
work iuventing details and ex tempOrizing
comments.
The Versions had resided in Colford
for the last three years. They we're ~,
ouly the wealihiest people in the county,
but belonged to oue of the FIRST families in
the State. Mrs. Vernon had been heard
to express rather ultra ideas ou the sub
ject Of blue blood and caste and, as she
visited only the select few. it was thos sht
that the considered herself q good deal
better than her neighbors. The head ct
the family was con6rmed invalid; the
daughter just entering bcllehOod aud the
son. Mr.. George Vernon, had bat recent
ly finished his college course.
Perhaps the most astenished man in
Colford was the Rev. Mr.. Timothy. The
VernoRs were ineabcrs of his church
and he had kaown them for years-long
before they came to the village. he
could hardly believe bis ears, whes his
wife invaded his study with the startling
news Of his old friends failure.
Reduced to beggary!" cried he, up.
setting her inkstsnd.
YES" replied Mrs. Timsthy. with
wonderful calmness; "they will have no.
thing LETT. Even Vernon Hall must b.
sold to pay their debts. But | alway,
expected something of the kind. They
owe nearly everybody; and then they
are a,etully proud and extra,a agant."
"Humps !"
"Oh. it is notorious" rejoincj the lady,
"ana you know it, Mr.. Timothy"
Sarah !"
Mrs Timothy actually jumped, as her
husband pronounced her name.
why, James, what have | done g.
Her husband gave her queer look.
"Wto has been talking to you this
morning."
"Mrs. Colonel Jones wa here a few
moments" she answered. with a flushed
face.
"iumph !"
"Aud MIR. Vernon owes Colonel Jones
quite large sum-a secarity debt-and
The colonel istsnds to make him pay it in
hurry"
"Aad that is what you call owing ne ar
y everybody ?" said Mr. Timothy, with a
smile.
Mrs. Timothy was about to reply, when
her husband commenced pacing the room,
as he was in the habit of doing when
excited.
Sarah" he said, very gravely, "you
cannot immagiue how this news affects me
| have known Vernon from boyhood.
You have heard that he was once prom.
iuent New York banker? 2"
Yes" intercepted his wife with an air
of triumph. III know It. and I'm Disguised
with banks and bankers. l."
Stop" said Nr. Timothy, sternly.
'don't echs any village gossip here. |
know Vernon to be man Of sterliEg in
tsgrity. He has weathercd more than
one financial storm. Why, during the
great panic, years age when all banks
were suspending, he was almost the emily
one that stood firm. lie did more. lie
gave ten thousand dollars that winter, to
relieve the suffering poor who were thrown
out cf employment"
Mrs. Timothy opened her eyes.
Yes" continued her husband, ''and |
know to certainty that he has. during
his business career, educated nearly q
dozen young men, and given them start
iu life. Now you can understand why l
sympathize with the Vernons. They have
brains and integrity-all of them--and
although cannot approve Of Mrs. Vera
or sold.world notions about birth and an
cestry, [ regret their misfortune none the
less. And, mark my words, they will
pull through it yet. Young Gsorgs Vern.
ON is Just what his father was at his age,
and Nellie is brilliant girl. Her talents
will be coined into gold-I au sure of itr'
! Mrs. Timothy was silenced. She thought
of cid Mr.. Vernou's gray head, Of
the light-hearted Nellie and her manly
brother. She recolected Mrs. Vernon a
kindness to the poer; and then she found
her indignation rising against the Joneses
and the whole tribe of gsssips.
Mr.. Timothy put on his hat and sailed
forth for walk in the village. He found
everybody talking about the Vernons and
their misfortune. There were mnny i'll
natored filings at the family pride, and,
more than once, it was limited that adver.
sity would tone them down little and do
them good.
ii want to see all these first families
70 to work." said one bluff old deacon
"It will be better for them and for the
country too."
Right !" exclaimed Mr.. Timothy, en-
ergctieally. "Aud when the Vernons ~
to work, with either brain or hand. they
will make you acknowledge that they de-
serve to rank amcHg our first families.
Deacon Andrews shook his head very
gravely, and his pastor walked away will
something like a frowp upon his usual,