Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-02-14

csn you Pot him 10 bed here, md let his family
know tho, he - safe =
We will book him safe enough and as TO the
bill. lord love you, We know what he tine Of night
s. said The landlord. putting he hnger 10 he
j was told last nigh; that you we're coming over.
We never charges nothing 10 one smother when
about the general business. Master johnson will
sec me righ,ed--so good night, lawyer E,hcriuq-
ton and AN glad to see such a gentleman az you
busy yourself in the free trade
Surprised and mortified, Elhcrng dug his spurs
into the eide Of his horse. and galloped furiously
down the narrow road The free trade, then, had
its agents every where. lie was known TO them
one OF their gang. lie lad linked himself like
n gallcy-slsve, to the same chains with the out
casts of society. the scum, the refuse ofhc world.
Was he in future to breathe but in their atmos-
phefe Of deceit, of gut-to walk their path TO serve
their purposes. and hold his life but 10 the fur,her
nncc Of their vile behests' Ills proud heart swell
led Indignantly at the idea, but he could not now
break Off he lnk--his lovely Ellen would be the
sacrifice If he refused to receive the money from
the smuggler, but, once married, he would move
heaven and earth TO repay il, and become again
the unfetered aud the free
The landlord moved the drunken exc;seman into
the hsy-oh end as it was mol tn the interest of
the gang to let it be known where the officer was
10 oe Ioubt the bgeu wire 8Du uemDlng Uangn-
tiers Of the poor old man passed a wreiched, sleep
less night rncked with fears for his safety-o his
life. Stillwel was an honest, active officer. and
the family knew that the smugglcrs had threaten
ed vengeance. and wanted but opportunity TO
execute II.
E,heringion galloped to the place of rendezvous.
II was at the junction of some narrow lanes aud
country WAYS, upon tie open Downs. The turn
pike road wound up short, p,ec,pitous hill. the
brow Of which was skirted with small hr plan'a-
tion the only shelter for many miles around
Scarcely pistol-shot from the little wood the four
of huge road-post pointed their several ways;
this post bad formerly been the gallows tree OF a
notorious offender, who paid on this spot the for
felt Of his life for the many highway robberes he
had been concerned in. After hanging in chairs
fer some months, the fasienings yielded to :he nc
ton of the weather, and the iron bound skeleton
10y rotting in the summers sun. poor girl who
had been betrayed by the rufian, and abandoned to
life of shame, with her ovn hands scoped out a
shallow hole beneath the gbbei, and the grass
fourshed apd the wild flowers boomed this
mass Of crime and foul corruption-over the re-
mains o. him she had most cause to hate but whose
memory, despite its infamy despite her wrongs,
she did not cease to cherish with all the energy Of
woman's love. The direction boards were after
il stood conspicuously on the hills brow, Stunned
I'D the peasantry, and saught only by the stranger
for intelligence of the locality.
E'herington rode for some few minutes about
the the vicinity of the crossroads, but found not
The man he snxiously expected. Jumping from
his horse he covered the hot and painting sides of
the noble beast with his top scat, aud tied him TO
the post by the bride, mutterng al the hardness of
the smuggler. and almost fearing that he had been
duped. Al that moment Johnson stood before him.
Well Lawyer. here you are. as I expected
for he must be q log Of man whom love mon
ey did not move, You have done the gaugere
BUSINESS beautifully ; we started every Tub aud
bale from his premises in the eaaly evening with
out any interruption. | will take to have ii
known in the right place, and ihst will settle old
Stilwell. When he is removed from the situation,
young Martin must come IN and We can do Us We
like with him
Il have, then, been the cause of the old mans
ruin Johnson. no more ofthis. II you about
to serve me- give me the money and let me go
The money have you not heard The news7-
Oh, true; you have been up at the George all day
Browns hank has stopped payment, and The devil
himself could not raise Eve thousand pounds in oil
the place.
Stopped payment
There's pressure in the money market at
London, il seems, and the bank here has refused
lis usual discounts. Rumors were afuat and peo-
pie ran for gold. The house WIS obliged 10 close
to-day half an hour before lis usual time aud il de-
ponds upon circumstances whether it will ever o.
pen sgain.'
'Raincd ruined said E,herington, as lie flung
himself on the ground, and buried his face in the
long dark grass which grew above the felon's grave
Thoughts, hot and blasting the fell simeon,
seemed to wither up his very heart How could
he face the dsgrsceful exposure Of The falsehoods
he had Told to Norris how could he bear to lose
bis Ellen when the fond girl had already fixed the
wedding day, and he had pressed her to his bosom
as his owni He had sold himself 10 shame, had
lesgued with meauness sud deceit. aud Wa. he to
be deprived ofthe wages Of his infamyi Jumping
up from III. ground, he exclaimed
johnson, ! must hsve the money. The bark
story, if true, cannot effect you You do not de-
posi-, there your sin won GOLD Where is the pro-
dUce Of lac, nights cargo ] sm not to he fooled !;
I have di.bonored myself IN your serice-you
promised me money. and must have IT..
DO you think | carry II about with me, To be
shared am)ug The custom house sharks. vho would