The Litchfield County post., 1828-04-17

len, for A moment; at last be said in voicc of great emotion, 'YoO are right; never thought, never hoped, it could be otherwise. Hitherto ! have scOncealed from you who am; but tomorrow you shall know all. Leave me now, beseech you
 Shocked with his evident distress, Stend- hal pressed his hand kindly, begged Of him to compose himself,an left him. The good banker know not what to think ot this scene but yet he was persuaded that no blame was attached to George.
 The next morning he learned, with grief and surprise, that the young man had quilted the house. The following iet- ter. which he left behind him, will explain the cause of this step:
 .How little did you think yesterday, my dear benefactor, that even in the moment when you meant to render me the happ'est + of men, you struck dagger to my heart ! Yes-I know--I feel that the hand ot your angelic daughter nevercan be best""- ed hut upon the descendant of an honest man. I must then fly from her forever.
 q will not leave you without telling you all. Know that am the son of St. Au- hin. who. on being arrested for forgery, killed one of the gens-d'armes who was sent osseize him, and expiated his crime unon the scaffold. I had returned home from college about year and half be- fore th;s dreadful event took place. lm- nerfectlv acquainted with my fathers clr- cnmstances. I asked him to give me pro- fession. He refused, assuring me that it was not necessary, as his property was sui fc;ent for us both, even independent of well founded expectations which he had, .ha, I should inherit very considerable fortune from an uncle in the Indies.
 Satisfied with these reasons, and con- clud;ng from the style in which my father lived. tha; he must be very rich, thought m more of profession. Some months passed away, when one morning my father entered my apartment, and announced to me abruptly that he was ruined. Shock ed and overwhelmed as was, had pres- ence of mind enough to attempt to console him. sThe education you have given me- cried r. twill secure us from want, and you have many friends Mot one--not one y cried he in agony. Driven to despair by my losses on Charge, had borrowed money whereI could, and finding Ill luck continually pursue me, had recourse to forgery. My crime is on the eve ot being discovered. must fly, and instantly: but I will not leave the my poor ruined boy, wholly without resource. Take this--it is half of what remains to me- He offered me pocket book, T rejected it with lock of horror. 'This alone was wanting! cried he in voice of fury, as he rushed from the room. I followed him-l begged his pardon on my knees, but l was resolute in refusing the money. He fed: and just when began to congratulate myself that he was safe from pursuit, l heard the O. overwhelming tidings of his arrest and sub- seouent execution. A burning fever seiz- ed mel should have perished under it but for the charity of one of those who had suffered the most by my unfortunate father. May Heavens choisest blessing light upon that worthy man! Far from re- proaching me, he took pains to console me. He even carried his charity so far as to recommend me to the merchant in whose employ was when you took me into your house. You will feel that, after this avow- al. we can never meet again. Farewell, forever. my friend-my benefactor May happiness-eternal happiness-be the por- ton of you and yours
 GEORGE ST. AUBIN.'
 The first impulse of Stendhal was to cause immediate. search to be made fol George; but all inquiries were vain: he had ouitted the town, and no one knew whether he was gone. Stendhal was al first truly grieved at his Aght-but wher he began to reflect coolly on the circum. stances of the case, he was not sorry hal George had quilted him as he did; for wi all his affection for the young man. he shrunk from the idea of giving his daugh' ter to the son of convicted felon.
 He felt, however, deeply, for the effec which the flight of George evidently pro- duced upon Leocadie; and after consul, tation with his wife, he determined to tel her the truth. She wept bitterly at hear. ing it; but it was evident that her minc was relieved, for, from that time, she ap' peared more tranquil. She devoted her. self still more exclusively than ever to hel family, summed society, as much as sht could, and though always even-tempered and at times cheerful, it was easy to see that she was not happy.
 Four years passed; Leocadie received