The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-12-30
You've seen q good deal,' said she, half choaking


in the effort to conceal her agitation, though yor
haven't seen all. You mustn't come here again
1t will be the worse for me if you do, It's NJ
freak, said she, quickly, observing an expression
as of pain tina. crossed his face; 'bu, it was all
bout you We quarelled. FIe had suspicious Of mt
which lnaver d'eamed Of. They were herd II
hear; bu, he was in earnest in them ;,and you wer
the man he was Jealous Of
ME" exclaimed Phillips, 'and did no tell you
this J?
yes, he did, replied Lucy, earnestly, 'and il
such way that hope may Test in my coiii
before hear him speak SO ugain,' The tear
gushed to her eyes, but she dashed them off, ant
went on. u only speak Of this, that you ma,
know why will not see you again. You are TIT
tfuest friend ever had; bu, | will not lay mysel
open to suspicion; nor shall there be even shad
ow OF a cause for SANDER George was mad, he
evc, or he would not have struck me. lie wa
bad enough, often, but he never did that till then
! wished it had killed me at once!'
Phillips scarcely brealhed as he listened. Every
feature fhis face was bloodless, and his lips firm
" set together. The girl went on without notice
ing it,
Some one was at the bottom Of all this. ant
there's one whom suspect--a man named Bolton
From the time George first fell in with him, all hu,
gone wrong. lie has grown poor, and his dspo
silion became changed, He never goes to the Of
flee of that man but he leaves il worse than he
went I've heard things about him too, ,ha
makes my blood run cold, They're always here,
said she. pressing her hand on her forehead, and
cant get rid Of them. lie came here two night,
since, with will which was TO strip Miss Craw-
ford of every thing in the world, and give il to
himself twas signed by her ,(hther; and there
were two wilnesses-George Wilkins and William
Higgs, said she, IN a low tone, 'They saw him
sign it, and will swear TO il, I'm told
She paused and pressed her hand painfully on her
side; and Phillips could hear distinctly the rapid
pulsalion of her heart. Yes; that's what they arc
to do, They are to swear. to ihoi,' continued she,
trembling as she spoke; but there's something
worse than all that. Neither Of them erer sa,c
him sign it, As true as stand here, they did
no,n
Good God" exclaimed Phillips.
IT'S true before the God Of heaven It's true!
say h-!, tho wife Of one of them. | know it and
could prove III exclaimed the girl, wildly, per
haps | ought to; for the young lady saved my life,
nd lhn hraa \ \.
chokes mo when think of him But Jack, when
| married him, | sworc before God to love, honor
and cherish him; to stand byihm when all others
deserted him; and come what will, cannot be,ray
him now. Hear me out. said she, holding up her
hand to prevent his interraping her. Hear me
out,whilc can speak-God only knows how long
it will be, Now, You must do this for my sake, ;
said she, speaking so rapidly that he could scarce
ly understand her, and gasping his arm with a
force which was even painful: you must seek him
OUT track him from street TO street, from house to
house, no matter where or in whit places j, leads
you; YOU must follow him up as il your very life
depended on 1t; you must not give up TILL You find
him. Tell him all you know Tell him that Mr.
Cmwiord's will has been forged; tina, this name is
signed to II us witness; that there is ono who can
prove that will to be forged, and will; nye wili-
say Mat' That may have some weight, ir nothing
else will 1t that fails, keep him away; shu, him
up, drag him oil'-any thing; any ,hing,-only do
not let him have tina, heavy sin on his soul. The
bare thought of what may happen to him is killing
ne, There isa weight here said she, laying her
hand on her heart, that is dragging me down to
the gave, have spoken openly TO you; more so
perhaps than ought; but you ARE my only friend
now. You may be ablc to save him when can
not, though God knows. would drop down dcad
on this very spot If could There, now 70:
you've heard all. Learn what you can and lie, me
know. Don't come yourself; bu, write. can
no, tell you what to do, or how to Sc, abou, il. In
that you must judge tor YOURSELF but you must mol
idH There, 60, 60" said she half pushing hin,
to The door; make haste, and will thank you 10
the last day ofmy life, and on my Blended knees
will bless you and pray for your
Phillips hcsltatcd for moment, and then said
well Lucy, for your sake will see VIVA, Gun
do but d---n him! think the State. prison the
best place for him. exclaimed he, clcnchinr his
isi'ifl had him here, I'd break every bone in his
internal carcass'
Having thus given ven, TO his anger, he wen,
through the entry and ont Of tho door, without
even looking back. lie Sc, out determined to find
Wilkins; to discover how he was connected with
the lawyer in this transaction; and il the fears of
his wife were just, either hy persuasion or menace
to Keep him from duplicating himself more deeply
1.-The failed in this, he intended to 20 directly to
the lawyer, discover TO him what 10 knew, and
then to threaten him with disgrace and punishment
iihc persisted IN his uttcmp, to establish the will
But all this depended on the fact of its being for
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