Excerpt from Simple Tales, Vol. 1 of 2 Beresford was what is commonly denominated purse proud and so eager to be honored upon account of his wealth, that he shunned rather than courted the society of men of rank, as he was fond of power and precedence, and did not like to associate with those who had an indis putable claim to that deferegce of which he himself was desirous. But he earnestly wished that his only child and heiress should marry a man of rank; and being informed that a young baronet of large estates in his neighborhood, and who was also heir to a barony, was just returned fi'om his travels, and intended to settle at his paternal seat, Mr Beresford was resolved that J ulia should have every pos sible opportunity of showing off to the best advantage be fore so desirable a neighbor; and he determined that his daughter, his house, and his table, should not want any charm which money could procure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.