American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-10-10

u,ost angry wonder to hear his reason tor thus
ntrudng lhem) L come to tell you from your
sind frend Lady Leslie" Then she has nor for'
gotten me 20 screamed out the poor woman, almost
gasping for breath. No, to be sure not she
could not forget you, she was incapable : here
his voice wholly failed him." Thank heaven"
cried she, tears rickling down her pale cheek.
can bear any thing now, for that was the oitterest
par, Of all - My good woman said Freeland,
it was owing TO a mistake --pshaw no 1t was
owing to my fault, tha, you did not receive hity
pound note by he post yesterday Fifty pounds"
cried the poor man, wrnging his hands, "why
that would have paid more than all we owed and
could have gone with my business. and our
lives would not have been risked nor dlsgraced !"
Freeland ROW turned away, unable TO say word
more but. recovering, he again drew near them,
and throwing his purse TO the agrated speaker,
said, /" There get we'll get we'll! only get oeH!
and whatever You want, shall be yours: or shall
never lose this horrible choking again while
1--we ~
freeland look walk after this scene, and with
hasty, rapid strides, the painful choking being his
companion very often during the course OF 1t; Tor
he haunted by the mags OF those whom he
had dlsgraced-and he coud not help remembering
that. however blameable his negligence might be-
it was nothing either in snuipess or i,chief to
the lie told to conceal it aud that tut ioi that LIE
OF FEAR, the effects OF his negligence might have
been epalred IN time
But he was resolved that ne would not leave Som
erstown ill he had these poor people settled
IN good lodging lie therefore hired convey
ahce oi them and superinlended their removal
ths, evening to apartments iull OF every necessary
comfort. My good friends, said he, cannot
recall the modification and disgrace which you have
endured through my fault but | trust you will
have esined, in the end by leaving cruel landlord,
who had no pity IN your unmerited poverty. La
dy Lesie's note will trust, reach you to morrow
but if not, / will make up the loss therefore be
easy and when | go away, may have the COM
tort ol knowing that your removal has done You
no harm.'
He then, but till then, had courage TO write
to Lady Leslie, AID tell her the whole truth con
GLIDING his tltel thus:
II your interesting protpgps have not 81 fe' ed
in their heal h, shall not regre' what has happen,
ed ; because | trust that il will be lesson TO
through life, and teach me never 10 tell even the
most apparently frictnL white lie again. How
impori this violation of ruth appeared 10 be at
the moment and how sufficiently motived as 1t
% avol6 falling in your estimation; but it was
you oyerrued Tor evil - and agony Of mind
disgrace ana perhaps risk Of HE, the
quences OF II to innocent individuals not to men
too NY own pangs the pangs OF an upbradng
conscience. Bot forgive me, my dea Lady Les
lie. However, | ttust that this evil, so DEF ply
peniec of, will be blessed to all but il will be
long before forgive myself 4
Lady Leslie delighted with this candid letter,
though grieyed by its painful details, while she
viewed with spprobstion the amends which her
young friend had made, and his modest disregard
Of his own exertions.
The noe arrived in saIety; and Freeand left
the afflicted couple better in heal h. and quite hap
py IN mind ;-as his bounty and Lady Leslies had
Left them nothing to desire IN pecuniary point of
view.
When Lady Leslie and he met, She praised his
yitue, while she blamed his fault and they !ort
lied each other n the wise moral resolution,
never to violate truth again, the slightest
OF csslon; a lie, when told however unimpor
tani II may Of the Tune appear, is Ike an arrow
shot over house, whose course is unseen, and may
be un'n;en;onay the cause, TO some one, Of agony
or dcalh,
-E-l ssssJa O.
English Lam = The rigid manne' 10 which the
law is administered by tbe magistrates Of the county
of Hettford is well exrmpH6vd by short enume-
ration OF the principal ,ticies viii. form the sub
Jecs OF some OF The indictment. al these assizes.
We qGoe literally from the published calendar. -
The catalogue is as follows for The Summer Assi.
zes, 1896 One pesle aud mortar, pair of shoes,
pair oil candlesucks nine fowls, four bushels OF
SCOT, or thereabouts, SIX penny worth OF straw, q
pair of breeches, two pigs faces, a quantity oi
plums, and twenty four buns -(Mr. Knapp burst
into laughter as he read the indictment two flee.
ces oi wool, four bushels OF peas one black pocket
book, one live tame hen, quantity of horse hair, a
quantity Of rags, thirty two young turkeys, breast
OF mutton scythe handle ot the value Of two
pence, scythe blade ot the value OF sixpence SC
&C, IL Is upon the irregular transfer OF such ar
cies o. property as these that the reverend the Judg
nIt1t . tla