The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-10-18
THE JEwELED wAroa.

Among the many officers who, at the
close Of the Peninsular war, retired on
half-pay, was Captain Dutton Of the
--th regiment. He had lately married
the pretty, portlonless daughter Of a
deceased brother officer, and, filled with
romantic vision of rural bliss and ''love
in COTTAGE" the pair, who were equal
ly unskilled in the practical details of
housekeeping, fancled they could live
in affiuence, and enjoy all the luxuries of
life, on the half-pay which formed their
sole income.
They took up their abode near pleas.
ant town in the south of England, and
for time got on pretty well; but when,
at the end of the first year, sweet
little boy made his appearance, and at
the end of the second an equally sweet
little girl, they found that nursemalds,
baby-linen, doctors and all the etceteras
appertaining to the introduction and
support of these baby visitors, formed
a serious item in their weekly expen.
diture.
For awile they struggled on without
falling into debt; but at length their
giddy feet slipped into that vortex which
has engulfed 80 many, and their affairs
began to assume very gloomy aspect.
About this time an adventurer named
Smith, with whom Captain Dutton
became casually acquainted, and whose
plausible manner and appearance COM
pletely imposed on the frank, unsus-
pecting soldier, proposed to him plan
for insuring, as he represented it, a
large and rapid fortune. This was to
be affected by embarking considerable
capital in the manufacture of some new
kind of spirlt-lamps, which Smith as.
sured the Captain would, when once
known, supercede the use Of candles
and oil-lamps throughout the kingdom
To hear him descant on the marvel.
GUS virtues and the money making
qualities of his lamp, one would bt
inclined to take HIM for the lineal de-
scendant of Aladdin, and inherltor oI
that scampish individuals precious
heirloom. Our modern magician, how
ever, candidly confessed that he still
wanted the ''slave of the lamp" or.
In other words, ready money, to set the
invention going; and at length sue
ceeded in persuadiDg the unlucky
Captain to sell out of the army, ant
invest the price Of his commission in
this luminous venture. If Captain
Dutton had refused to pay the money
until he should be able to pronounce
correctly the name of the invention he
would have saved his cash, at the ex
pense probably of semi. dislocation Of
his jaws, for the lamp rejoiced in ar
eight-syllabled title, of which each
yocable belonged to different tongue
- the first being Greek, the fourth
Syriac, and the last taken from th,
5 aboriginal language of New Zealand
the intervening sounds believed to bt
, respectfully akin to Latin, German
! Sanscrit and Malay. Notwithstanding
however, this prestige Of name, tn,
lamp was decided failure. Its ligh
was brilliant enough, but the odor l
exhaled In burning was so overpower
ing, so suggestive of an evil origin
80 every way abominable, that thos
adventurous purchasers who tried
once seldom submitted their olfactor
nerves to a second ordeal. The sal
and manufacture of the lamp and 1t
accompanying spirit were carried on b
Mr.. Smith alone in one of the chief com
mercial cities in England, he havln
kindly arranged to take all the troubl
off his partners hands, and only re
Quiring him to furnish the neccessar
funds. For some time the accounts o
the business Transmitted to Captain
) Dutton were most flourishing, and h
and his gentle wife fondly though
they were about to realize splendI
fortune for their little ones; but a
length they began to feel anxious fu
the arrival Of the cent. per cent. profit
which had been promised but had neI
= er came; and, Mr.. Smiths letters sud
denly ceasing, his partner one mornin
set off to inspect the scene of opel
stions.
Arrived at L., he repaired to tn
street where the mandatory was sill
uated. and found it shut upl Nj
( Smith had gone to America, conslt
erably in debt to those who had bee
foolish enough to trust him, and leav
g ing more rent due on the premises tina
the remaining stock in trade of til
unpronounceable lamp would pay. A
to the poor ex-Captaiu, he returned I
his family ruined man.
But strength is often found in th
depths Of adversely, courage in dispaI
and both our hero and his wife set re
olutely to work to support themsely'
and their children. Happily they owe
no debts. On selling out, CAPITAL
1. Dutton had honorsbly paid every ia