The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-26

sired TO set up In business, 80 a. to
have an occupation, their views could
be met. Being, however, responsible
for the money that had been sub
scribed, Mr.. Candy said that he should
wait year before arriving at any
decision, In order to see how Groinge be.
haved himself as married man. At this
Groingc, the carpenter, laughed, and this
| Is what he did: he first married Mrs. Car
dinall, then he took public house, bor-
rowing money for the purpose from low
attorney named Ginger, TO whom he ex-
planned what his wife's expectations were.
At the end Of six months the bills fell due,
and Mr.. Ginger called upon Mr.. Candy.
"These people are doing very well in their
business" said he, "but II you do not pay
me what they have borrowed, shall have
! TO make them bankrupt. What are your
intentionsY"
Mr.. Candy should have allowed Groinge
and the attorney TO settle their aiIairs TO-
pether. without paying halfpenny; but,
though vexed and disguised, he yielded to
the representations that the publican was
| doing well in his business. The Groinges,
too, were getting very noisy, and, some evil
people taking their parts, were whispering
that IL was queer Mr.. Candy should hold
so tight to money that was not his. Mi.
Candy thereupon consented to hand over
81, 900 on condition Of Groinge binding
himself TO leave that sum to be paid out OF
his estate, on his death, to his wife, In trust
for her children. Groinge agreed to that,
but under protest; and he, his wife, ana
the attorney forthwith dubbed their wits
together 10 see how they could wiring from
Mr.. Candy the remainder OF the money IN
his hands-about E2,3OO.
Mr.. Candy had no sooner parted with the
first G2,0O0 than he repented OF what ne
had done, and resolved that nothing should
induce him to give up another sixpence.
He little thought, however, what pretty
| life he was going to lead. The justices OF
Littlebuiy, whom he had stultfied, were, OIL
course, his enemies, and reioiced when they
| heard that he and the family OF that " flower
selling brat 4" were at loggerheads. One OF
them publicly expressed an opinion that It
was "llot unreasonable on Mrs. Groinges
part to demand that an account should be
furnished her OF the sums subscribed on
her behalf. Why had not Mr.. Candy con-
stituted a banker treasurer OF the CARDINAL
fund? why had he not made the little
Cardinals wards in chancery? Or, if he
had such belief in the virtues Of Marga-
ret's mother, why should he object to let
her do the best she could for her children
in her own way! Some people did more
than put these insidious questions. They
declared that Mr.. Candy wished to es-
TRANCE Margaret CARDINAL from her
mother. Margaret herself, coming to
LittIebury on a visit to her mother,
was told that Mr.. Candy was "behaving
Shameful; and this led to Margarets
patrons writing to Mr.. Candy and telling
him that he need not concern himself about
keeping money for the girl, as they would
see that she was provided for for life. 1t
was at this iuncture that Groinge, the pub
lican. gave matters an unexpected turn by
deserving his wife and absconding to
America with E200, which he had raised
by mortgaging his house and all its fixtures
to the attorney. This legal gentleman OF
course made swOop upon his defaulting
debtors property, and Mrs. Groinge was
turned INTO the streets, waiing and sob
bing that all this would never have hap
pened ii Mr.. Candy had not tried 20 rob
her of her own.
Public opinion is always distrustful OF
people who hold other peoples money I'M
der their control, and 1t began TO murmur
pretty loudly against Mr.. Candy. His best
| friends admitted that ne had made mess
of his stewardship. He was advised to re-
sign his charge to committee, and he did
so, harassed and mortified TO the last degree
by the criticisms which assailed him. The
new trustees-a lawyer, a banker, and a
clergyman-naturally decided that the de-
serted Mrs Groinge must be taken care OF,
and it was resolved TO set her up as florist
and green-grocer. She had no aptitude for
business, however, and after having been
rescued two or three times from bankrupt
cy she suddenly fell i'll and died, leaving
debts which swallowed up the last farthing
of the money which the trustees held.
| 1t was about six months after this con-
summation that Mr.. Candy one morning
received the visit Of young lady and gen.
tleman. A smartly-dressed, dark-eyed
cir, stood before him with horsey young
man, who sucked the handle of Il hunting
crop. "You don't seem to recognize me-"
said the girl, with friendly laugh; 81 am
Margaret CARDINAL, to whom you were so
kind, and this is my husband, Ned Gin
ger" Now, Ned Ginger was none other
than the ne'er-do-well son of the low attor-
ney who had brought the Grolnges to
grief.
81 had not heard of your marriage" said
Mr.. Candy, nervously, for he OWNED that
this visit BODIED him no good.
"Hadn't you? The truth is I've quar-
relied with those old people who wanted
TO adopt me. They were very good, but
they were for making stuck-up kind OF
Il lady of me, and they wouldn't let me
marry Ned. so Just ran away. Pye now
come to ask you to give me some money"
"What money!"
"Why, the money subscribed for me.
Pm entitled to it. Ned says | am, and so
does his father, who is Il lawyer"
"You know what became of the mo-
ney." said Mr.. Candy. lit all went to
your mother. The kind people who had
adopted you said they would see you pros
vided for"
eyes, on condition of my behaving N.Y.
, self, but now they've disowned me because
I've married Ned. You see, Mr.. Candy,
the case stands in this way-all that money
was subscribed for me, and I've not had a
, shilling OF It,"
Margaret looked very resolutc rs she
said this, and her husband gave her wink
of approval. Mr.. Candy endeayored to
, argue, but nothing he said could shake the
I bride from the position that she claimed
: her money, and would 90 to law about it,
[ with her father-in-law's assistance, ii il
were not raid her. After this she and hel
l husband marched out, saying they would
a give Mr.. Candy two days to consider
4 This space of time was of course employed
: by Mr.. Candy in consulting his friends
' from whom he received much sympathy
Y but also regretful intimation that they
: thought he had put himself in difficulty
: "You are not legally responsible, nc
e doubt, but certain moral responsible,
@ rests upon you. You see, what you practi
e cally did was to give $4,000 to that seam
v Groinge, who had no right to the money
l. "But Groinge married Mrs. Cardinall.'