The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-03-19

snail not fare the fate of the rest"
YOU promise me-
81 do"
Saying which he lett the ROOM and nustcmed
down stairs without pcrceiving me, on account
OF The uhScurity of the passage. | entered the
room she started on my enlerug but when she
perceived me, exclaimed
Oh, sir am afraid you hnve heard how
likely your kindness is to be thrown away, hur
do not blame ne--if you have heard al, | ann
sure you will not
assured her did not, for an instant, in:pule
the least degree of blame of her, and had fol.
lowed her solely for The purpose of rendering
farther assistance, in case it had been in my pow
err ms one of the heads Of The police, and was
glad had so done, since | had heard the sad re
cIa OF her sutferings left her something far
ther to purchase supply for her immediate no
ceSsit'es, making her promise 10 come 10 my OF
ace on the following day, in order that l might
arrange something to enable her at least, to bet
ter her present condition, if she still persisted in
refusing the offers of her friends.
Adolph, on leaving the house, has'ened with
the intention of purchasing some food for lis
| furnishing life and child us it was lu,e, and
the shops were, for the most part shut up-he
had to go II short distance to find those in the
great thorough fares that We're not early in
closing ; in his way was Il house that in his lat
ter days he had often lrFquented, and where the
smalIness of the slnke had been consistent with
his little means the door was open, and the
lights shone from within announcing that the
deadly work was still going on. He paused for
an instant ut the threshold might he not he in
luck fortune, which had so long been his enc
my, might for once stand his friend; should he
but gain small sum TO relieve him from his
present dreadful state, and enable him once
more to struggle with the world he would for
swear the gaming table for ever; but then the
thoughts of his poor wife, the misery she had
endured for his sake, the remembrance of their
foud affection before adversely rad laid his hand
so strongly on him,and what she had undergone
10 gain this small sum, on the other hand, warn
him from entering. But cannot lose-l must
win-she will be so pleased to see a little hoard
to set us once more afoat"-and tnusng thus,
lie found himself at the door of the rooms, BE-
fore he was aware that he had been mechanically
ascending the stairs.
AS he entered the room the last throw was
Just decided, and some one exclaimed with n
loud voice, "rouge has gained three times, such
a run cannot last, HI go on nor, this time. /
have previously lost almost every thing by rouge.
Adolph followed his example, and put down five
francs on n0ir; there was dend silence for n
few seconds, every one watching with GREATNESS
anxiety the result of the throw.
"Ronge has 9s SaRed aqqaip M tha2HFAn lpale7
cannot happen for ever. will try nor once
more, rouge cannot be thrown again." This
time nearly all backed roir 10 tho highest a.
chances being strong against rouge coming
M ouce more AdoIph put down his last five
frame piece and rouge, to the modification ofal
but the bankers came up for the fifth time.
"1ry 1t once more" said one of his quondam
associates "t!on't he disheartened at little bad
luck in the beginning come, play on Ethe noir
ngan, there has been such an untlSal rn upon
rouge"
81 have nothing left TO play WITH" he said, |
"nor do know where for sufficientto purchase
Il nIorsel Of food for starving wife and child |
not q sous in the wide world, and none will lend !
or give-oh, this cursed inlatuation, what might
not have been, and what am ! now ?"--his !
former "lriend" fancying this TO be prelude TO
the request of loan, for granting it was quite
out Of the question pretended 10 see m acqunIn |
lance AT the other end OF the room and shuified
away with the greatest expedition.
In n few minutes Adolph found himself again
in the street, but where TO Turn or go he knew
not; could he return home to say he had again
lost a-no, no. lie could Fnot 20 back empty |
handed few steps forward WIS baker SHUT
ting up his shop, and n cahroet coming by al
the moment, slipped its wheel, the baker ran to
give his assistance, and was soon busily employ |
ed with the cabrolet driver in searching for the
lost inch'pin nobody was passing Ivy, ana
those about the cnhrolet were husily engaged
A loaf of bread would be to him, mt that mo-
ment, almost as the treasures of the east he
crept towards the shop, and seized one OF the
loAves that was lying on the counter in the
next moment the cry Of stop thief resounded IN
his ears-the bakers wife from within had
seen him he grasped the loaf, and ran, pursued
by many, drawn together by the cry OF stop
thet,' expecting some amusement from me
chase of pifcrer his fears gave him speed,
and he was fast distancing his pGrsccrS, when
he gained the Pont du Notre Dame, the patrol
was going at that moment. aud lie saw ne
should rot be allowed to pass he stopped ms
pursucrs Were fast approaching, what was to "e
done-should he be taken rs midnight rob9er,
be condemned to pass The rest OF his dA} "s
there was no time for hesitation,
the Seine was before him, md in he plunged
his pursuers reached the bridge only in time to |
see him throw himself off there was low
hollow gurgle on the water, showing where ne
fell, which soon subsidized and The stream resun'- |
ed lis quietly gassIy look above, whilst below
death was fast working its way; it was somo,ume
before the hystanders could procure the means oi
rescuing the body from the water, and When II
hrpuOht forth they DprccivcI that tltlr