The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-01-18
Mis- eIIane Gus.


tant anu IrniEeu outline, belonged dis
tEIct vi. the county OF Meitan- When he. arrived
maturity ne had prospect bal OF being, like
mas father, dependent hrs. d1IiY labor tor- ms
dread. Having obtained Agency from respec-
rahls hanss, Nv which, gxllile delad ahundaut
1Ioyneut for hImsslf--he WIS the medium of the
sE11sy1ugs al others, from whose work he derived
II small hGEl to 1im an important gam; ami the
same time he acunlrsl irom MS position
little importauee and .ufuenea IN ms VIII
age Il WIS sand mat he degnu 10 hear himself
little harghty TO ms former associates, same OF
yshDm were now partially transformed dspsn-
dantz-
Be Ehl= IA Il may BIurnllaFdt soon gave evidences
Of having formed new Idens of tine az aCquIr
ing comfort iF NOT ,gsalth and OF new hopes nav
iuag been created IA his mind He was ssizsd nv
vvfInt sir Waiter Scott calls the ssYsFd hunger.
As he could crafty il by purcIEaziugsIe endeav
ored To- DO so ay neiIrio4s means
In lew years, however, il 1egEn be sEspec
ted THAI ais property hollow, and re sup
posed to have derived ms appearances Of wealth by
drawing largely the credit nj those around INN.
MANY had entrusted aim with their money, and
while Ltsey believed X secure, pleased with
the prospect of Its from the winch
ne mad promised give, and winch they resolved
permit acctgEnuiaLe IN his hands His lss0cI
aies with whom he became EzsimiIated were,
like iIira unprlzcIped and vile; md often partzps'
sung by recuileeious, Conceal the misery of
ms soul, suppress the uPbraidiugs af jas consci
ence-iIe exceeded them IN indulgence BLUM
lardt .eugfh reached sniuencs IN CRIME by
Sh1cil ne separated hIr1se4ffrom even the tender
ness of pity. We conceal the partIcaiar desd. IL
the commission OF vlrc.r he arrived by slow AMI
certain JrogressIou-Ind only shy, that Il was an
iufraesIon OF he laws OF God we'll the laws
! cf Inan-au act Of sEch a nature that even the
pleaEings OF mercy hava newer zmoothed agaiGst II
the fruyvniuas brow OF Justice. ssaId IT'S condemns
TON He He'd, und ;lIough he turned NIT To- look
1aEic upuu ms home, vet Hssther dId Ire require
do so, Cor was lined deeply upon MS suui sst
tine eAzi OF lis Objects ruuLd az
ed He would, perhaps, have. zlFaesd IL from hls
recollection II he could 5ul II remained sIIgraysn
u1nn his spirit, the IMAGE Of IA Eden. which q
child Of Darkness had gruiaHed aHF rendered
SIefcEaed- Every means were rssosted 5y me
officers of the law IN order discover hls place OF
refuge; But ne had rsgruaEed to wheru there WIS
little or no ci1ance Of ever deiug discovered
8Iumilardt Isd TO the PrumoHEury of Dsroe, zTtuA
Ted about fourteen miles above the mouth of the
river Garonue- Ii IS terminated by Il steep dertivj
liug This 1romaHtory stretched out far into the
sea; composed Of dariS grey afOue.-Svith scarus
y i SPOT of ve4dure its surfaca-zud standing
our n bold relief rom the rural scaEery de1:ud II
coInhIues rom llls acaau to form Il spectacle uni
ing IN ftzeit ylI thar ureIanch0iy GIN produce OF
the NEST sad-aiI tsut solitude cau sxhlbIt Ut the
nuss des0Iate-
Hsre-gg1 here human foot had ssldom If ever trod,
BfumilaI,it Imagined he would ne secure from the
hand of Ius1cs- and we'll would Il have been for
MIN und hundreds more han ds spent hrs reIHaln-
\ rug days even IN silence and peHcs. hut -.
Il was not the owe Of solitude that led Biumlardt
J retire tins black and barren SPOT. As II NOV
ed BY the spirit of he'll lie PLANNED, tine means
of his suhsisFencs, one af the most diaHgsicai
X schemes recorded in the pages of tragic MS
torv Lower moral character. more blood thirsty
+ Ind 1ruIaiizef than even the G1nuIbas of New
Zaaand, he Iaid scheme whieir, winnie pEornls
ed 10 supply hrs physical wants. to send into
eternity hundreds of his fellow men,
Eron the head of tins prnmontory there ran Ou
for II considerable distance n dangerous reef Of
rocks. His ahIeGt was 10 5szuIIs the JraGug yes
sells oH TINS cDazE tlse l1rrrd edgn Sutyxing
we'll that IL once there. teir probation would hs
snort and ms reward made sure To this end on
az stormy night hs would walk up and DOWN tins
ciIff leading horse by hrs whose HeEn lIS
had fastened lantern A SNIP coming past yVoulC
aftenrImess mistake for signal of DISTRESS. ana
its crew allowing t1snzeivesEo be dsenyed VvnrliC
szverve from thsIr proper COURSE AMI Steering Il
, tine fatal suos wound lind themselves among In,
y oaming breakers they discovered the PERTAIN
MANY were the prizes vVhIca during long coHrs.
of wears employed TINS pursuit the hard IsArtes
murderer ohrained- Hss would wait tIIl the morn
ing light, Hv NiTcA time the waters would hav'
refreutsd and Isft the breakers dry. He would
: them diligently coIlest every thing vaina0is from
the wreck ere rire tide sonid winch suer
: ably syvept AWAY every vesEgs of ths il-dodief
vessel into the deep oesHu To leave no rrac'
! behind of rs unhappy Fate
II was summer evening" Ibss sEIu WIS last sEnhS
ing bsvou TIRE waves, hrs Grn ciiafert IHt'
a glorious ru5ruItuhe, she'd parting smile upnr
the Ocsan ,gvrss nirruTgd bosom niaefdtY resetFe'
y the radiant light and rsKerret baeis tsre winnie &c