Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1839-04-09
VOLU Me XIV, N NJ BER 10.

his power, and he would crush hun under
his feet. When Mr. Davis smiled ut what
he regarded only as an impotent threat,
Crosby, To convince him, told him that the
patent Of his farm was n forged one, and
that he, Crosby, knew the real owner of the
land--had written 10 purchase it. cs-
pected deed in few days. DAVIS immc-
diately went home for his patent, and dur
ing his tong absence had visited the Land
Office. Crosby was right The patent, be-
yond all dispute was a forged one, and the
claim of Davis to the farm moi worth
farthing.
II may be proper 10 observe that coun-
toricitng soldiers patents was regular
bushes Of some in the Eastern cities, and
hundreds had been duped.
Ii is not for myself said the old man, that
grieve at this misfortune. | am advanced
in life and II matters not how or where |
pass the few remaining days ofmy existence.
| have home beyond the stars where your
mother has gone before me, and where 1
would have long since joined her, had not
lived TO protecther child, my own, my aticc-
Tomato Lucy. The weeping girl flung her
arms around the neck of her father, and
poured her tears upon,hs bosom. We can
be happy still, said she, for | am young and
can easily support us both.
A new scene followed in which another
individual was n principal actor. shall
leave the reader to form his own opinion of
it and barely remark that at the close, the
old man took the hand of Lucy and young
Wilson, and joining them, said, my children,
| cheeriully consent TO your union. Though
poor, with good conscience you can be
happy. | know Charles that you will be
kind to my daughter, for few nights ago,
when you thought no human ear could henr
you, heard you frequently implore the
blessings of Heaven upon my grey hairs,
and that God would reward my child for all
her kindness to you. Taking down his fam
lily Bible the venerable old man added, 1T
is season Of affection but we are not for
has promised TO sustain us He opened the
book and read. Although the fg-tree shall
not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the
vines; the labors of the olive shall fail and
the fields shall yield no meat the flocks
shall be cut off from the fold and there
shall be no herd in the stall, yet will ! re-
Joice in the Lord will Joy in the. God Of
my salvation
Charles and Lucy knelt beside the veneer
able old man and while he prayed they wept
tears of grateful emotion.
1t was a sleepIess, but not an unhappy
night, to the three inhabitants Of the jnest
and cheerful dwelling they were about TO
leave and 90 they knew not where. II was
then that young Wilson learned the real
value Of money. by means of it he could
give shelter to those who had kindly re-
ccived him when every other door was clos
cd upon him.
A II night long he thought of the forged
patent. There were few words dropped
by Mr. Davis which he could not dismiss
from his mind that Crosby had written tor
the real owner Of the land and obtained the
promise Of deed.
Ii is now time for the reader TO become
more fully acquainted with the history q
the young stranger.
His father, Charles Wilson, Senior, was
merchant of Boston, who had acquired az
immense fortune. At the close Of The lat
War when the soldiers received from th'
Government their bounty of 100 acres o
land, many Of them offered their patents Il
Mr. Wilson for sale. Finding that thel
were resolved to sell them, he concluded I,
ings and purchased at a fair price all tha
were offered. In three years no small POT
ton of the Military Tract came into hi i
possession.
On the day that Charles became Of ag' ;
he gave him deed OF the principal pa
of his land in Illinois, and insisted that be
should 90 out 10 see II, and II he liked u &c
country, settle there. Wishing hun 10 b G.
come identified with the people, he recon J.
mended his son on his arrival in the Sta te
to lay aside his bIoadcloth and dress like a
backwoodsman.
On the morning Of his sons departure
Mr. Wilson received letter from a man IN
Illinois, who had frequently written. lie
wished to purchase aceriain quarter sec ton
at Government price, which Mr. Wilson
promised he should have on those terms
provided he forwarded certificate from
The Judge of the Circuit Court that the land
was worth no more. The letter just Teeei-
we'd enclosed the certificate IN question:
= I tH.l.--- ,...a,. fl.ts s,acf IN Charles.