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NEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE.
D. O. COTTINK, Editor.
No. 50.—NEW SERJES.]
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COTTING & BUTLER,
ATTORNIES,
HAVE taken an OFFICE in the rear of
Willis & Hester’s Store.
January, 1843. 28
TALLOW RAMBLES.
rTlhe Subscriber lias a large supply of Clari-
JL fled Tallow Candles for sale at 16 2-3 cts.
per pound, the candles are a first ratp article,
and if they fail to satisfy the purchaser, they can
be returned.
ALSO,
Thirty or Forty bunches of Cotton-yarn from
No. 6t012 at 87-J- cts. per bunch. The above
Articles can be found at the Tin Shop.
R. H. VICKERS.
August 3.2 t 49
Notice to Debtors and Creditors.
ALL persons indebted to the Estate of Nancy
A. Mcßea, late of Wilkes county, deceas
ed, are requested to make immediate payment,
and those having any demands will please pre
sent them in terms of law for payment.
LEWIS S. BROWN,
JOHN H. DYSON, ]
July 20, 1843. Gt 47
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
WILL he sold on the first Tuesday in Sep
tember next, before the Court-House door
in Washington, Wilkes county, between the le
gal hours of sale, the following property, to-wit:
One Negro Girl named Essy, about sixteen
„ years old, sold as the property of Edward Jones,
deceased, for the purpose of paying the debts of
said deceased, by order of the Honorable the
Inferior Court of Wilkes county, while sitting
“■ for Ordinary purposes.
Terms made known on the day of sale.
FELIX G. HENDERSON, Adm’r.
de bonis non.
June 29, 1834. _ 44
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
’ -V*7'ILL be sold on the first Tuesday in Sep
y * teinber next, before the Court-House door
ihCuthbert, Randolph county, a Lot of Land
kniyn by number (131) one hundre’d and thir
ty-otq in the (8) eighth District of said county,
as Hit property of James Sutley, late of said
county, Sold for the purpose of a di
vision, aid by an order of the Honorable the In-
I ferior Coot of Randolph county
K>HN M. CHRISTIAN, Adm’r.
S Randolph <;o. June 22,1843. 9t 43
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
TM/'ILL be sold on the first Tuesday in Octo
* her next, before the Court-House door in
Henry county, agreeable to an order of the In
ferior Court of Elbert county, when sitting as a
Court of Ordinary, one Tract of Land containing
Two Hundred two and a lmll Acres, being num
ber two hundred and fifteen, in the twelfth Dis
trict of Henry county. Sold as a part of tlio
Limits belonging to tire estate of Thomas Haynes,
deceased, late of Elbert county. Terms will be
made known on the day of saie, this 27th day of
July, 1§43.
’ LETTY HAYNES, Ex’x.
BENJAMIN THORNTON, Jr, Adm’r.
August 3. ni2iii 49
’ ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
ATE/ - ILL be sold on the first Tuesday in Octo
* * her next, before the Court House door in
Elbert County, agreeable to an order of the Infe
rior Court of Elbert county; while sitting as a
Court ot ordinary, one Tract of Land containing
three Hundred and fifty seven acres more or
less, lying on Cold Water Creek, adjoining lands
belonging to Barden Rucker, Joel Hutcherson
and others. Sold as a part of the lands belong
ing to the Estate of James Banks Jr. deceased,
late of Elbert County. Terms will be made
known on the day of sale, this Ist day of August,
1843.
JEREMIAH S. WARREN, Admr. on the
Real estate of James Banks Jr. deceased.
August 3. m2rn 49
ADMINISTRATRIX’S SALE.
WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in Octo
ber next, before the Court-House door in
Rabun county, agreeable to an order of the Infe
rior Court of Elbert county, while sitting as a
Court of Ordinary, one Tract of Land contain
ing four hundred and ninety Acres, in the
third district, number three of Rabun county.—
Sold as a part of the Lands belonging to the Es
tate of George Wye he, deceased, late of Elbert
county. Terms will be made known on the day
of sale, this 10th July, 143.
AGATHA WYCIIE, Adm’x. with
the will annexed, oh the Real Estate of
George Wyche, deceased.
July 20,1843. m2m 47
ADMINISTRATRIX’S SALE.
“tI7TLL be sold on the first Tuesday in Sep
* * teinber next, before the Court-House door
in Elbert county, agreeable to an order oi the In
ferior Court of Elbert county, when sitting as a
Court of Ordinary, the one-fourth part, of an un
divided Tract of Land, containing four hundred
and seventy-eight Acres, .11 Elbert county, ad
joining lands of William Penn, and others, and
one Negro woman by the name of Fanny. Sold
as the property of the Estate of George Wyche,
deceased. Terms will he made known on the
day of sale, this 29th of June, 1843.
AGATHA WYCHE, Adm’x. on the
Perishable Property, and Adm’x. with the will
annexed on the Reai Estate of George Wyche,
deceased.
July 0. tn2m 45
ADMINISTRATRIX’S SALE
WILL be sold on the first Tuesday in Sep
tember next, before the. Court-House
door in Appling county, agreeably to an order of
the Inferior Court of Elbert county, when sitting
as a Court of Ordinary, one Tract of Land, con
taining tour hundred and ninety Acres, in the
fourth District, number four hundred and eighty
three (483,) of Appling county. Sold as a part,
of the Lands belonging to the Estate of George
Wyche, deceased. Terms will be made known
on the day of sale, this 29th day of June, 1843.
AGATHA WYCHE, Adm’x.with
the will annexed, on the Real Estate
of George Wyche, deceased.
July 6. m2m 45
ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE.
WILL he sold on the first Tuesday in Octo
ber next, before the Court-House door in
Elbert county, agrSeabJe to an order of the Infe
rior Court of Elbert county, while sitting as a
Court of Ordinary, one Negro woman by the
name of Sally and her child. Sola as a part of
the Negroes belonging to the Estate of John
Hall, deceased, for the benefit of the creditors of
said deceased. Terms cash.
THOMAS J. TURMAN, Adm’r.
July 20, 1843. m2m de bonis non.
EXECUTOR’S SALE.
V/SJILL be sold on the first Tuesday in Sep
® * tember next, before the Court-House
door in La Grange, Troup county, between the
legal hours of sale, the following property, to
wit :
The east half of Lot No. (136) one hundred
and thirty-six, in the twelfth District of Troup
county, containing one hundred and five and a
half Acres, more or less, belonging to the estate
of Ann Leavitt, late of Wilkes county, deceased.
Terms made known on the day of sale.
GEORGE SHANK, Ex’r.
July 12,1843. 46
GEORGIA, ) To Thomas O’Kelly and his
Elbert county, j wife Elizabeth O’Kelly, Thom
as J. Sandidge, Richard S. Sandidge, Albert G.
Sandidge, John Q. A. Sandidge, Louisa A. Pace,
Elizabeth Jane’ Pace, and Martha Pace, heirs at
law and distributees of the Estate of Claboru
Sandidge, deceased, late of Elbert county, yqu
are hereby notified that we intend to apply to the
Honorable the Inferior Court of Elbert county,
while sitting as a Court of Ordinary, on the first
Monday in November next, for an order and to
divide the Negroes belonging to the ■ Estate of
Claborn Sandidge, deceased.
JAMES M. SANDIDGE, J. . ,
ANDREW J. SANDIDGE, ( Adm rs
June 22,1843. rm'rn 43
FOUR months after date, application will be
made to the Honorable the Inferior Court
of Elbert county, while sitting as a Court of Or
dinary, for leave to sell all the Lands belonging
to the Estate of John S. Higginbotham, deceas
ed, late of Elbert county, this 26th April, 1843.
JOHN G. HIGGINBOTHAM, ) . , ,
JOSEPH SEWELL, ( Adra rs
May 4,1843. m4m 36
FOUR months after date, application will be
made to the Inferior Court of Elbert coun
ty, while sitting as a Court of Ordinary, for leave
to sell all the Lands and a part of the Negroes,
belonging to the Estate of John Nunnelee, de
ceased, late of Elbert county, this 10th July, 1843
NICHOLAS BURTON, Adm’r.
July 20,1813. m4m 47
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
WASHINGTON, (WILKES j COUNT V, GA.,) AUGUST 10, 1843.
JHforelU(tieoti&.
THE “PLUMMY.”
BV ALFRED CROWQUILL.
■ TART I.
In a narrow and thickly-populated afley,
just without the walls of old London, there
was, and perhaps still exists, a coal-shed ;
a dark, gaping, dingy recess, well filled
with coals and in one corner a pile of fire
wood, technically termed ‘ penny bundle ;’
a fringe of ropes of onions, suspended from
the once white-washed ceiling, and a whole
barrel of Yarmouth bloaters at the door.
A back room, dimly seen in the distance
served as “ parlor, and kitchen, and all,”
to the owner of the establishment, consist
ing of Job Cole, his wife, and two daught
ers, of the respective ages of twelve and
ten. The upper part of the three-storied
house, with the exception of the attics, was
let out to lodgers, at weekly rents, varying
from five shillings to half-a-crown.
One morning in the month of March, Job
(’ole was busily employed in measuring a
bushel of real Wallsend, scientifically hea
ping the measure to a perfect cone, when a
genteel man waited into the shed, and ask
ed 1 if Mr. Cole was within ?’
‘ If it’s Job Cole you want, I’m the man,’
replied the retailer of fuel.
‘ Can I have a fe\y words with you in pri
i vate V demanded hre visitor.
1 Why, I don’t see no objections to that,’
replied Job, 6 if so be you’ll wait till I’ve
carried these coals. Fust come fust sarv
ed, all the world over, you know ; at least
it’s a'.’ays bin my maximum. Shan’t be
long. Here, Fanny—Fanny, you slut,
come and take care o’ the shop, while I
runs over to Mother Smithers’;’ bawled
he ; and down came a girl of twelve years
of age, and, upon seeing the stranger, si
dled up to the herring-cask,and began play
ing with the savoury fish, glancing now
and then at the gentleman with a look be
tween shyness and fear, who, on his part,
endeavored to enter into conversation with
the child, but could extract nothing more
than a timid ‘ Yes, sir,’ or a * No, sir.’
Her father, however, soon relieved guard,
and throwing down the empty sack, cried,
1 That’s the ticket! And now, sir, what’s
your business ?’
‘ Avery agreeable business, 1 hope, as
far as you are concerned, Mr. Cole,’ repli
ed the stranger. ‘ But, before I communi
cate the object of my visit, it is necessary
that I should ask you a-few questions.’
‘Ax me no questions and I’ll tel! you no
lies, as the saying is,’ replied Job. ‘ But,
hnwsomdever, go it! You’ll excuse me;
but the fact is, I care for nobody, for no
body cares for me. I fear no bums, not I.
’Cause why ?—I owe nothing to nobody.’
‘l’ve heard a good character of you in
the neighborhood,’ replied the gentleman.
‘ Don’t doubt it,’ replied Job, with honest
confidence. ‘ I should like to see that man,
women, or child that could say black’s the
white of my eye, that’s all. Pay every
body—wish I could say as every body paid
me!’
After a little further parley the gentle
man induced Job to invite him to a confer
ence in the little back room.
‘ Your name is Job Cole, I believe !’
‘ You’ve hit it, —right as a trivet,’ replied
Job.
‘ Your father’s name was V
‘ Job, too.’
‘ Have you, or had you, any relations V
‘ Why, let me see—yes. There’s uncle
John ; but I never set eyes on him. I’ve
h’ard father talk of him. He went to the
Ingeys when a youngster, —some —some
thirty years ago ; yes, thereabouts. But,
if it’s the relations you want, 1 can settle
your business in a jiffy. Here Fanny,
bring down the Bible, you jade.’
The Bible was brought, and on the fly
leaf were written the names and ylates of
birth of Job Cole, and Sarah Cummins, his
wife, and six children, the issue of his mar
riage.
‘ And where are all these brothers and
sisters?’ demanded the stranger.
‘ Dead ! dead a —gone to king
dom come a precious long time ago. I’m
the only child they reared ; and betwixt
you and me and the post, I don’t think I’m
to be sneezed fit!’
The gentleman smiled and bowed in ac
quiescence to the proposition.
‘ I’m perfectly satisfied,’ continued lie,
‘of your identity ; and I have the pleasure
to inform you that, by the death of your un
cle Jolm, you are the fortunate heir to a
considerable property.’
‘You don’t say so!’ exclaimed Job.—
‘Gadzooks!—but stop a minute,’ —and,
rushing to a door which opened on the
stairs, lie bawled out, ‘ Mother Cole !—I
say, mother Cole! My eyes! but if this
ain’t just like a prize in the lottery. Bet
ter born lucky than rich. You’ll take a
drop o’ something, though ? What’s your
liquor V
At this moment Mrs. Cole, who was busy
washing, entered the room, her face flush
ed with the heat and exertion, and adorned
with a broad-bordered cap of the true Lon
don smoke tone and color.
‘ What the deuce is the matter V said
she, as she wiped her soaped and naked
arms upon her blue apron.
‘ Matter enough,’ replied Job, with exul
tation. ‘Sal, you baggage, this’ere gen
tleman says that uncle John, as was in In
gey, has kicked the bucket, and left us lots
o’ tin.’
‘ Gracious goodness me !’ exclaimed
Mrs. Cole, flopping down in a chair, ‘Well,
to be sure ! I said something would happen
I see a stranger in the bars last night, and
i pus popped out on the hearth. Pray, sir,
fv much may it be now ?’
i 1 Really, ma’am, I am not empowered to
4y ; but it is a large sum—a very large
s|m, 1 know.’
|‘ My goodness !’ said Mrs. Cole, relaps
ing fora moment into silence, and then ri
sing, “ned, ‘ Where’s the gals ? Dear me !
i|s turned me quite topsy-turvey. Job, do
qfal 1 the gals.’
j Job obeyed, and Fanny, who had before
biade’ her appearance, entered, followed by
Polly, a younger sister about nine years of
|age %
‘Come here and kiss me, dears, do,’ said
Mrs. Cole. ‘ Poor things ! There, go to
your father—we are ladies and gentlemen
(?) now, and no mistake. Fanny, go wash
your lister’s face and hands, and*f)ut on
her Sukday clothes, and dress yourself—
d’ye hdar ?’
The children, delighted, quitted the par.
lour to Axocutc tier pleasing commands, and
enjoy ayioliday.
‘ Excuse me, sir,’ said Job, ‘ but, if I may
be sobolp, when shall we touch the ready,
and kno* all about it?’
‘ Herd is the card of my employers,
Messrs. Einith, Robinson & Jones, of Lin
coln’s lijn Fields, who will bo glad to see
you at twelve o’clock to-morrow, if that
will suit your convenience, when they will
give yob every information, and put you in
possession of the funds. They also author
ized me to say, that if you should require
any mojiey, 1 was to advance it.’
‘ That’s handsome, at any rate,’ replied
Job ; ‘ never refuse ready money. ’Spose
you tip jk five pun note.’
‘ Anything you please,’ said the obliging
gentleman; and taking out his pocket
book, took a note of the amount required
from a bundle of the same flimsy valua
bles.
‘ Wljat a heap you’ve got there!’ re
marked Job, surprised. ‘ I say, excuse me,
but will you just let me have a peep at your
trotters ?’
The gentleman extended his legs, and j
the supferstitious Job, having assured him
self that his visitor had really no hoof or
tail, received the advance. And then they ]
all laughed heartily, and Job and Mrs. !
Cole both pressed the bearer of the happy |
tidings to partake of their hospitality ; but j
he politely declining, promising to avail
himself of their invitation when the busi
ness was finally settled.
FART 11.
At least halfan hour before the appoint
ed time, Job and his wife were reconnoitring
Lincoln’s Inn Fields, to discover the offices
of Messrs. Smith, Robinson, and Jones.—
They both appeared intheirSunday clothes,
with some alteration and additions. Job’s
short, black, scrubby crop of hair being sur
mounted with anew beaver, rather rough
from the admixture of rabbit down, and en
circled by a broad riband and a steel buck
1c ; his ruddy, clean-washed face set off to
advantage by a canary-colored Belcher
handkerchief; his shirt collar, in the ab
sence of starch, falling a la Byron ; a large
red waistcoat, with black spots; a blue
coat, with yellow buttons ; black smalls,
and grey worsted stockings ; no gloves—
but grasping an old brown cotton umbrella
in his right red hand, for the protection of
Mrs. Cole’s new bonnet, ‘purvided it should
rain,’ as she said ; and, as she had expend,
ed ‘ a matter of thirty shilling’ on that ar
ticle, she felt very anxious about its safety;
and a very smart article it was too, being
of a mongrel fashion between Whitechapel
and the West End, displaying good mate
rials, of a great variety of colors. A shawl,
too—a real ‘eight-quarter’ shawl, depend
ed from her brqad shoulders, one point
whereof nearly touched her heels, and quite
eclipsed the beautiful pattern of her smart
gingham gown, with which it did not har
monise either in colors or texture ; but the
poor soul was happy in her ignorance of
true taste, although considerably ‘fluster
ed.’
After referring twenty times to the well
thumbed card, and reading down the lists
of names at almost every door, they discov
ered the object of their search.
‘ Caught him at last, neat as ninepence !’
exclaimed Job. ‘ Come along, old woman;’
and, entering the passage, he knocked at
the door—a single timid knock. No an
swer. He knocked again—a good hard j
knock, anciforgetting in his excitement, the |
object of his visit, actually cried out —
‘ Coals !’
‘Oh!’ cried Mrs. Cole, checking him,
‘don’t be a fool—don’t.’
The door opened.
‘ Right as a trivet!’ said he.
‘What’s your business ?’ demanded the
clerk.
‘Business?—oh! that’s it,’ giving the
rumpledcard. ‘Don’t beafeardon it, young
chap. It’s rather s’iled to be sure ; but its
all right. We’re come aboud a matter of
money.’
‘Are you Mr. Cole ?’
‘Job Cole, at your service.’
‘Oh !’ cried the young man, becoming
suddenly flexible, ‘do me the honor to walk
in, sir. Never mind your shoes, ma’am,’
continued he, addressing Mrs. Cole, who
was rubbing her thick soles upon the mat
at the door.
They entered the clerk’s office, and ne
ver was clients more ceremoniously re
ceived ; one handed chairs, and another the
‘paper’ while a third entered a door, on
which ‘private’ was painted in large letters.
And they had scarcely seated themselves,
before out popped their visitor of yesterday.
smiling, and extending his hand.
‘Our Mr. Robinson will be disengaged
in a few moments, and will be happy to see
you Mr. Cole. Good morning ! madam,’
turning to Mrs. Cole,, who shook her new
bonnet and feathers at him and said, ‘How
d’ ye do?’
The clerks were all pretending to be bu
sy at their desks ; but were, in fact, sera
ping away with their nibless pens, and
glancing with curious eyes at the fortunate
couple.
Their acquaintance kept them in conver
sation, until summoned by a bell. ‘Now,
if you please,’ said he, and, opening the
door, introduced them to the presence of
Mr. Robinson—a gentleman of the ‘old
school,’ with powdered hair, and gold spec
tacles, whose bland and easy manners soon
made them feel perfectly at home.
Having requested their attention with a
little preliminary congratulation upon their
good fortune, he proceeded to read the last
will and testament of‘Uncle John,’ and fol
ding it up, continued, ‘You understand the
intent and meaning of this instrument V in
quired Mr. Robinson.
Not a jot, by the living Jingo!’ cried
honest Job. ‘lt’s all ti-tum-ti and gibber
ish to me. Pray, sir, can’t you give it us
in plain English.’
Mr. Robinson smiled.
‘Well then, Mr. Cole, in plain English,
this will bequeaths to you the sum of one
hundred thousand pounds, which at present
produces five thousand pounds a year, or
nearly a hundred pounds per week.
‘The devil it does 1’ exclaimed Job ; ‘and
what are we to do with it, 1 should like to
know ?’
‘Whatever you please,’ replied Mr. Rob
inson ; ‘it is left entirely at your disposal ’
‘My goodness !’ exclaimed Mrs. Cole.—
‘Well, it’s better to be born lucky than
rich.’
‘Hold your fool's tongue, do,’interrupted
Job. ‘I say, sir, have you the stuff here,
or where is the dibs ?’
j ‘The money is invested in the Fives in
| the Bank of England,’ replied Mr. Robin
j son, ‘where I should advise you to keep it.’
‘But, I say,’ remarked Job, ‘do you think
!it is safe ? I’ve heard of banks breaking,
j you know.’
‘lt’s perfectly safe, depend on't,’ said Mr.
j Robinson, smiling. ‘The half yearly di
vidend is due next month, and my clerk
! shall go with you, if you please to receive
j it.’
i ‘Thank’ee ! thak’ee!’ replied Job; ‘1
shall feel obliged if you’ll just put us in the
way, like, for I don’t exactly understand
these matters. I s’pose, old woman, we
must sell the sticks, and cut the old shop ?
Perhaps, sir, it may be in your way to sell
it; it has a good name, and the returns are
not to be sneezed at; it’s kept me and mine
for a good many years.’
‘1 dare say we shall bo able to dispose of
the concern,’said Mr. Robinson, smiling
at the importance lie attached to the shop ;
at the same time lie naturally inferred that
j the honest retailer of coals entertained a
very inaccurate idea of the fortune which
had unexpectedly devolved to him. ‘lfyou
.will allow me, I will also seek for a suita
ble house for you ; in fact, you will always
find me ready to assist and advise you, and
to protect your interests.’
‘We’re much obliged to you, sir, I’m
sure; ain’t we, Jolt,’said Mrs. Colo,
j ‘Werey,’ replied Job, lost in thought for
i a moment. ‘I tell you what it is, sir, I’m
I rather daized with this luck, and don’t hard-
Ily know what way to turn. Now I should
I not just like to make ass of myself, you
I know, nor exactly let our neighbors think
as we was proud so we’ll consider on it.—
i Meantime I should like a trible just for a
shindy. There’s my old chum, Tom Simp
son the grocer, he’s got a large family, and
I know he wants anew front, ’cause he’s
talked to mo about it. I s'poso a matter of
twenty pounds or so would set all things to
right in that quarter. Do you think I may
go as far as that ?’
‘Certainly,’ replied Mr. Robinson ; ‘that
is a mere trifle ; and although you will of
course, move in different society from what
you have been accustomed to, I think it
will redound greatly to your honor to re
member those friends you have tried,, and
from whom you have received friendly offi
ces. Suppose I advance you a hundred
pounds now, and see me again to morrow,
or the following day.’
j ‘I should be afraid to have so much in the
| house, indeed I should, sir,’ said Mrs. Cole
‘Thirty will be enough, and to spare.’
‘Lots,’ said Job.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole sat. up nearly the
whole night, taßting over their great for
tune. and forming a thousand different pro
jects for the future; and after putting the
amount upon paper, and puzzling over the
sum for a considerable time, they at last
began to have a glimmering of the extent
and value of their possessions.
They were both illiterate, but very good
natured and right-minded people ; and Job,
in the fullness of his heart, resolved to give
away the remainder of his stock to the poor
families who regularly dealt with him, and
the very next morning his shop was swarm
ed, and he was so happy.
By the evening his shed was entirely
cleared, and he sent to the Blue Anchor,
and borrowed chairs and tables, and order,
ed a hotsuppy, and oceans of drink, for all
his friends and their families in the neigh
borhood, amounting to about thirty persons
in all. It was, in truth, a merry meeting,
and the convivality was kept up till a late
hou".
HI. J. KAPPEL, Printer,
Ilia chum, Torn Simpson, was eloquent
and grateful, for Job had dropped in on the
morning to invite him, and told him he had
had a bit of good luck it) the way of a lega
cy ; and then touched upon the coveted new
front to his premises.
‘l'll stand a trible towards it. Here, catch
hold. Tom!’ said he, putting a twenty
pound note into hi* hand, “and don’t forget
to come at eight,’ and way lie ran, leaving
the astonished grocer in testacies at the un
ostentatious liberality.
The next day the empty shed was open
ed as usual : and at eleven o’clock Job and
liis spouse repaired again to Lincoln’s Inn
Fields, Fortunately they had fallen into
excellent hands, for the firm was not only
high!', respectable, but the Mr. Robinson
they ii:;I seen was a gentleman, and a man
of pro .. .. . uid felt a great interest in the
honest legatee. He took a house for them,
and furnished it; and at once proposed that
the two girls should be forthwith sent to a
first rate hoarding school.
hi respect to the father and mother, there
existed a greater difficulty, for, as Job
quaintly observed, ‘lt was a difficult thing
to teach an old dog new tricks ’
Mr. Robinson, however, recommended a
young gentleman of polished manners, but
blessed with no fortune, who was to fiil the
situation of tutor, steward, secretary, and
companion to Job , and also provided Mrs.
Cole with a companion and housekeeper,
‘to l’arn her manners,’ as Job said, laugh
ing-
They both, however, had sense enough
to see the propriety of this arrangement,
and in six month* tmd certainly made con
siderable advance, especially Mrs. Cole, for
women of all grades are., naturally more
genteel than the male part of the creation ;
as for Job, he could not for the life of him
give up his accus omed pipe, and liis pint
of porter in the veritable pewter, before lie
retired for the night; and this was the only
luxury of his former days that he’ could not
be prevailed upon to abandon. The girls
rapidly improved and Job himselfdeclared
that lie was convinced that education was
a fine thing, after all.
They could not, however, expend one
half of their income ; the luxuries of the
richly-born they could neither understand
no appreciate ; but they gave away a vast
sum in charity, although Job would not al
low his name to be ‘stuck’ in the papers.
Mr. Robinson, who was a real friend, in
vited them frequently to his table in a fam
ily way, until, finding they were presenta
ble, he gradually introduced them and
their children into society ; and, as there
was neither pride on Job’s part, nor a vul
gar assumption on his wife’s, they were
everywhere well received, and gave in re
turn such pleasant parties, under the direc
tion and management of Mr. Frederick
Lawson, the tutor, who was every way fit
ted by birth and taste to do the honors in
an admirable manner, that their numerous
acquaintances eagerly accepted the invita
tions, especially after the first party, when
many went out of mere curiosity, but re
turned home with expressionsofdelight and
amazement at the display. Job had dis
crimination enough to discover that it was
not his money alone that made these parties
pass so pleasantly, but that it was the skil
ful arrangement of his tutor.
On his first engagement he bad paid him
two hundred ,mds per annum ; but hear
ing ihat hi h. ; a widowed mother and two
sisters, whom In supported, he generously
added another hundred, and gave a hint to
Mrs. Cole to make them presents now and
then, out of her superfluities, which the
kind soul most readily complied with.
When Fanny, his eldest daughter had at
tained her eighteenth year, he took her
from school, by the advice of Mr. Robinson,
anil engaged an accomplished woman to
finish her education. She was a quick,
sprightly girl, and very pretty, and had al
ready acquired a tone and manner which
surprised and gratified her excellent pa
rents.
About a month after her return home,
Job, addressing his tutor, said ‘Mr. Lawson.
Mrs. Cole and me have been thinking—’
‘Mrs. Cole and I have been thinking, i:
you please, sir,’ interrupted Mr. Lawson.
‘Well, never mind grammar, and all that,
just now,’ continued Job, ‘for I am speaking
natural. We’ve been thinking that it’s ra
ther awkard since Fanny has come home to
have a young gentleman always fluttering
about her.’
Mr. Frederick Lawson blushed and trem
bled ; he evideutly saw the issue ; he bowed,
and was silent.
‘Now tell me, don’t you think a likely
young fellow like you is dangerous ; hu
man nature is human nature, you know.—
You and in” have always been friends, and
I owe you a great deal, so speak your
mind.’
‘I am sorry to confess, sir, that I think
you are perfectly right in your views,’ re
plied Mr. Lawson.
‘Cool !’ said Job ; ‘then you don’t fret
much about leaving ?’
‘lndeed, sir, you wrong me— ’
‘And perhaps you don’t think the girl's
worth looking at, and there's no danger.’
•Sir l do think she is a very charming
young ‘adv ; but I have never regarded her
in any nthei light than the daughter of a
libeiai and kind-hearted patron. -
‘Y hoik she old coalman’s daughter
nor < m >ogb, mayhap, for a gentle
men >’
•1 am t‘K> poor and dependent to entertn’
any thoughts upon the subject.’
‘Nonsense ! a gentleman’s a gentleman,
if he hasn’t a scuddiok. To cut the nr.tr-
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