He went as supercargo to a merchant vessel: he was a clever fellow, and could work hard when it suited him, in spite of his dissipated life.

Theodore Judson is a very good lawyer; but though he may bring all his ingenuity to bear, he will never advance a step nearer to the possession of John Haygarth's money till he obtains evidence of Peter Judson's death; and he's afraid to advertise for that evidence for fear he might arouse the attention of other claimants." Much as I was annoyed to find that there were claimants lying in wait for the rev.

intestate's wealth, I was glad to perceive that Theodore Judson's unpopularity was calculated to render his kindred agreeably disposed to any stranger likely to push that gentleman out of the list of competitors for these great stakes, and I took my cue from this in my interview with the simple old draper.
"I regret that I am not at liberty to state the nature of my business," I said, in a tone that was at once insinuating and confidential; "but I think I may venture to go so far as to say, without breach of trust to my employer, that whoever may ultimately succeed to the Rev.John Haygarth's money, neither Mr.Judson the lawyer nor his son will ever put a finger on a penny of it." "I am not sorry to hear it," answered Mr.Judson, enraptured; "not that I owe the young man a grudge, you must understand, but because he is particularly undeserving of good fortune.

A young man who passes his own kindred in the streets of his native town without the common courtesy due to age or respectability; a young man who sneers at the fortune acquired in an honest and reputable trade; a young man who calls his cousins counter-jumpers, and his aunts and uncles 'swaddlers'-- a vulgar term of contempt applied to the earlier members of the Wesleyan confraternity--such a young man is not the individual to impart moral lustre to material wealth; and I am free to confess that I had rather any one else than Theodore Judson should inherit this vast fortune.

Why, are you aware, my dear sir, that he has been seen to drive tandem through this very street, as it is; and I should like to know how many horses he would harness to that gig of his, or how openly he would insult his relatives, if he had a hundred thousand pounds to deal with ?" "A hundred thousand pounds!" exclaimed I; "am I to understand that the fortune left by the Reverend John Haygarth amounts to that sum ?" "To every penny of it, sir; and a nice use Theodore Judson and that precious son of his would make of it if it fell into their hands." For a second time Mr.Judson the draper had worked himself into a little passion, and the conversation had to be discontinued for some minutes while he cooled down to his ordinary temperament.
"O ho!" said I within myself, while awaiting the completion of this cooling-down process; "so _this_ is the stake for which my friend Sheldon is playing!" "I'll tell you what I will do for you, Mr .-- Mr.Hawke-shell,"-- Mr.
Judson said at last, making a compound of my own and my employer's names; "I will give you a line of introduction to my sister.