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sufficient accommodation afforded, to the numerous 

 visitors and pleasure-seekers at the different watering 

 places and towns of fashionable resort. 



All this was most beneficial to my father s extensive 

 concern ; but he had already found, or fancied he had 

 found, the management of such a business beyond his 

 capacity. This, added to an attack of illness, arising 

 principally from too great anxiety, and the vexation he 

 had already experienced from the combined opposition 

 of the other London proprietors, some of whom were 

 glad to join the unprincipled man my father's money 

 had released from his difficulties — induced him, very 

 injudiciously, to take in a partner. 



This was the first step in the wrong direction ; for no 

 good could possibly ensue from his making over one-half 

 of what was then just becoming remunerative to a person 

 without capital, whose principal recommendation Avas the 

 jDower he possessed of effecting a reconciliation between 

 my father and the man who had already caused him so 

 much injury. 



This was done, and things went on swimmingly for a 

 time, shortly after which death called away that arch- 

 enemy of our family ; and my father's disposition may be 

 judged of, when he was induced by his partner to follow 

 his remains to the o-rave. 



I need not pursue my parent's unfortunate career any 

 more than to state that this ill-assorted partnership 

 lasted but eighteen months, when the jDcrson my father put 

 such faith in, cunnino; in his oeneration, withdrew, havino; 

 reaped the benefit of two summers, when the business 

 was most lucrative, to one Avinter, when it was least so ; 



