The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1921-11-25

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He wore a MISUNDERSTANDING coat
and n gosling green waistcOat but,
alas, Mt the fair he was imposed upon
by a prowling sharper. who, after
Moses had well bargained away the
colt. managed to get the purchase
money from him in return for a gross
Of green spectacles in shagreen cases
and so. as usual, unforeseen disaster
frustrated II attempts to be fine.
My daughters planned n pleasure e1-
petition ~ town, anf this MIR. Burcheil
so strongly disapI}roved of that Il quar-
rel ensued between him and my wife,
and the gentleman left our house in a
fl az anger. nor could Sophia's plead
ing looks stay him.
The town trip being still in pros
pect, my wife decreed that ! go to the
fair myself, and sell our N remain
ing horse. But when one wOuld-b be pur-
chaser examined the animal, and de
clared him blind of one eye, another
observed he had a SPAWN. a third per
ceived he had a windgali, a fourth said
he had the bolts, and so Oh, l began TO
have a most hearty contempt for the
poor beast myself, for l reflected that
the number of witnesses was a strong
presumption they were right, and st.
Gregory himself is of the same Opin-
ion. However, l at last sold my horse,
but had the misfortune to receive in
payment a forged and worthless draft,
the same being, indeed, the wicked
work Of the very man who had sold
Moses the spectacles.
Mr.. Burchell being absent from our
freside, only Sophia missed him, for
the rest of us were greatly pleased by
the visits of our landlord, who now
came often. 1t must be owned that
my wife laid q thousand schemes to
entrap him as a husband for Olivia,
and used every art TO magnify the mer-
its of her daughter. The results, how
ever, being small. my wife sought to
rouse Mr.. Thornhilrs jealousy by hint
ing of Olivia's marriage with Farmer
Williams, a most worthy, though hum
BILE neighbOr. This failing to egg or
the backward ThOrnhill, the wedding
day was set for Olivia and Farmer
williams. But four days before the
day I learned to my distraction that
my Olivia had gone on secretly in q
post-chaise with a gentleman who, as
I was told by an OnlOoker, kissed her
and said he would die for her. Well
did i know the villain who had thus
robbed me of my sweet innocent child
il was none other than the wicked
Thornhill. NY wife fell TO loud be-
rating of him and Olivia as well. but !
declared my house and heart should
eve be open to the returning repen-
tant sinner. / set out to find her
hut my first efforts persuaded me- that
It was Mr.. Burchpll. and not SQUIRE
Thornhill. who had seduced my OAR
ling. This, though. was not the truth.
Twas but part of the villains plan.
After long search I f0und my darling
girl. in a hiding place. whittier she had
fed from the dreadful ThOrnhi1I who, !
under pretenSe of marriage, had ruined
her. 1t seems they were married by q
black scoundrel. who had before mar
RED the squire to six or eight other
wives!
: ! took my poor darling home, only
to be met with the astounding news
that my little home was utterly de
'stroyed by fire. With what cheerful
ness we might, we made shift to live
In one Of our farm outbu1ldings, and
.iendeavored to enjoy o former Sc
renity.
But this was not to be. The despic-
liable Thornhill. about to marry Miss
,Wilmot-yes, the same TO whom my
son. George. was once bethrOthe6E.
made proposal tnat we marry my
Olivia to another, yet let her still be a
friend Of his own. Ny righteous de-
nunciation Of this resulted in the
squire's threats Of r%etrjhption, and this
came, in the form Of q demand for my
annual rent. the which l was all unable
to pay. / was thereupOn thrown into
q debtors prison, but even here ] en-
deavored to preserve my calm, and ait
er my usual meditatiOns, and having
praised my Heavenly CorrectOr, slept
with the utmost tranquility. ]
Man frequently calls IN the coDsola- ,
lions of philosophy, which, ] have
found, are amusing, but often falla-
,cious. In the prison. though ] attempt
ed q much-needed reform movement,
and though I lectured and advised with
all my powers, 1 suffered many and
various SORROWS and disappOintMenta.
/ was informed Of the death OF ny
daughter. Olivia-an untrue YeDOft, I
thank Heaveni Iwas told Of the ford
bic abduction Of Sophia, by desperate
Villains,
From this danger, however, dear So J
phia was rescued BY HI. Burchell; to
whom I willingly, gave my treasure for
. wife. And, we Then learned that
q friend Mr.. Burchen was in reality
the great Sir William Thornhin, ard
my daughter would be q hne lady
And, another, Joy, ], learned that ny
daughter, Olivia, was the lawful wife
~ CnuirA Thornhtll his nreviOuQ mar