Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-10-27

which even he could not repress
Dead" replied the young man. rHe
died in my armsAsbot like dog, by q
game-keeper. He staggered back Caught
him, and The blood trickled down my hands,
Ii poured out from his side like water
He was weak, and ], blinded him; but he
threw himself down on his knees on the
grass, and prayed TO God that il his mother
was in heaven, He would hear her prayers
for pardon for her youngest son. IL was
her iavorite boy, Will" he said, "and | am
glad TO think now, that when she was dying,
though was very young child then, and
my little heart was almost bursting, | knelt
down at the foot Of the bed and thanked
God for having made me SO fond Of her as to
never once do any thing 10 bring the tears
into her Eyes; oh, Will, why was she taken
away and father left !" dH'
"1here's his dying words, father,p said
the young man; make the best you can Of
them You hit him across the face in a
drunken fit, the morning we ran away, and
here's the. rnd OF it," 1881 ..'l
The girl wept aloud; and the father,
sinking his head upon his knees, rocked
himself 10 and fro 'a,fa 'lH'aad '
III Fam taken" said the young man, 81
shall be carried back into the country. and
hung for that mans murder They canno,
trace me here without your assistance faith
er. For aught know, you may give me
mn 30 Justice, but unless you do. here stop
until can venture 10 escape abrond"@
! For Two whole days all three remained in
the wrclched room, without stirring out on
the third evening, however, the girl was
I a., Il. L..J <l a, f,,.,
scraps Of food they had were gone II was
indispensably necessary that somebody
should go out; and as the girl was too
weak and i'll, the father went just at night
| fall
! He got some medicine for the girl, and a
trife in the way of pecuniary assistance
On his way back, be earned sixpence by
holding horse; and he turned bomeward
with money enough to supply their mos
pressing wants for two or three days &c
come He had to pass the public house
lie fingered for an instant, walked past il
turned buck again, fingered once more, ane
finally skunk in. Two men, whom he hat
not observed, were on The watch. The,
were on the point of giving up the search
in despair. when his lettering attracted tbei
; attention; and when be entered the public
. houss they followed him..
! You'll drink with me, mister" said on
, Of them. proHcring him glass of liquor.
-Aud me too" said the other,~ replenish
{ ing the glass as soon as il was drained OF il
!, contents.
: The man thought OF his hungry children
: and his sons danger. But they were moth
: ing to the druGkard. He did drink; an
? his reason left him ........,tl -,
0 "a wet night, Warden" whispered one {
the men in his car. as he at length turned !
. go away, after spending in liquor one half |
!. the money on which, perhaps his daughter
Y life depended. a.5.
The right sort Of night for our frient
y in hiding. Master Warden, whispered Il
other.
"Sn down here" said the one who hs
J. spoken first, drawing him into a corner
:. We have been looking nrter the young'u
:. We came to tell him it's right now, but "
:! couldn't find him 'cause we hadn't got II
= precise direction. But that amt strang
for don't think he know'd il himself whe
he came to London. did he7"
ri mo he dn'ni,n replied the father.
: The Two men exchanged glances.
: There's a vessel down at the docks,
s. :, sail at midnight, when it's high water.n !
:. stunned the first speaker, "and we'll put hi
J, on board Ills passage is taken in anoth
). ). name. and what's better than that, it's pa
a for It's lucky We met you" ,ir ~
: i'Vcry." said the second. asa
IT, Capital luck, said the first, with viii
10 at his companion. .xaseHsl H y q
* Great said the second. with slig
- nod of intelligence.
Another glass here quick" said the fl
:, speaker And in five minutes more, I
= father had unconsciously yielded up his s.
Into the hangman's hands,
- Slowly and heavily the time dragged @
as the brother and sister, in their miserat
= hiding place, listened in anxious suspen
= TO the slightest sound. Al length hea'
10 fooistep was heard upon the stairs, it a
:, preached nearer; il reached the landin
:, and the father staggered into the room.
The girl saw that he was intoxicated a,
:, advanced with the candle in her hand
" meet him; she stopped short, gave lo
: scream, and fell senseess on the ground
r She had caught sight Of the shadow OF
: man. reflected on the floor They DO
4 rushed 10, and in another instant, the YOU
= man was prisoner and handcufed
y "Very quietly done" said one Of the M
: 10 his companion, ..thanks 10 the old man.
al Lif up the girl, Tom Come, come, IFS
y. use crying young woman, It's all ov
= now, and cant be helped" 49,
~ The young man stopped for an insta
q over the girl, and then turned ierccly roul