Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-10-06

shall be admitted into the house"
eff the sentiments of my mother and sis
tiers are like your own, Adolphe, scarcely
wish to see them"
Do mot deceive yourself, they bear you nc
Affection" replied the brother; "and il
conserving to see you they are solely in
auenced by wish to preserve the honor o
the family" Two hours more elapsed
when the brother returned and conducted
him into the house no one was there to re-
ceive him-and he was proceeding to hi.
own bed, when his brother stopped him.
"Not that way" said he; "your bed is il
the strong room"
This was a room of which the walls were
of thickness to defy the effects of an ordina
ry fire, and was used to preserve the record:
and documents of the family together with
such pieces Of valuable property as were moi
in constant use
"Why am put here 2" said Carl.
"For safety" replied the BROTHER
"Should the officers of justice come in search
of you, there is trap door, known only TO
your father and mother, through which you
can escape"
In this room remained the young Carl till
the following evening" when he was desired
to descend to the parlor. His youngest
sister, who was ILL., had risen from her bed
TO see him, to embrace him, to cover his
face with kisses, and entreat him to reform
his conduct.
i cannot stay Carl" said she, my mother
tells me must 90 to bed again, but you
shall hear from me-" She put into his hand
a little purse of money, burst into tears, and
as she left the room said,
"There is much to do to night, Carl, and
am not allowed to share in it. | hope all
is for the best. Pray to God-Pray to God"
The mother gave way to no tenderness at
the sight of her prodiga son but fastened
TO load his pockets with valuables which
she told him he might require on the Jour
ney, and which would serve TO make him
friends where he was going. 1t was in vain
that he urged on her that these things were
unnecessary, and above all, the heavy bag
of dollars, as he supposed it to be, which
she fastened into the pocket of his jacket.
81 shall have more than | want, mother,
in the bounty money, and thought to have
sent back even part of that, for the use of
poor Julia's crippled mother. l shall not
need this money; pray send it to them If
you can spare IT,"
The mother made no reply, and scarcely
seemed to hear him. She persisted, how
ever, in her task, and he, fearing to offend
her still further, desisted from his effects. -
THAT is enough, mother, +" said the daughter,
who was assisting her in the task of filling
his pockets
Time presses" added she, and the car
is ready"
In vain did Carl endeavor, by those win
ming caresses with which he had formerly
sofened his mothers heart to his transgres-
sion, once more to soothe her gloomy re-
serve she seemed to have wrought her
mind up to pitch of unnatural hrmness,
and remained silent and absorbed. Carl
knew that the load with which his pockets
were filled, would seriously impede his
march but he saw to make farther OPP
position, or leave any of them behind, would
still add to his mothers anger. He there
fore allowed her to continue her task, de-
termining TO disembarrass himself of the
unnecessary weight as soon as he should be
alone.
The brother, who noticed his chagrn,
said
at is of very little consequence, Carl /;
submit TO your mothers will you will have
but little way TO GO" said he "when
once out of the boat, it is but few miles
to Morat."
Carl now learnt that two boatmen were
engaged to ferry him across the lake to
Morat, and that his brother would accompa-
ny him OH the voyage. That it could not
be delayed single night, and that this
night had been chosen because of its dark
ness, or he might have been allowed anoth-
er day under the paternal roof
At last the time arrived for the separation.
The mother and sister remained as stocally
cold as ever, and when, at the last mo-
ment the poor youth exclaimed, "Well,
mother, have given you much uneasiness,
but this is the last moment you shall ever
have occasion to be ashamed of mel will
make myself character, if God spare my
life, the face of the mother became CON
vulsed with the force of suppressed emotion
twice she returned to embrace him, but
twice stopped short and gave him cold
adeu. The brother hurried him away
They found conveyance ready TO take
them to the water side, where they embarked
on board a small boat, and pursued their
way across the lake. All the efforts OF the
youth to engage his brother in conversation
proved fruitless; he preserved gloomy
silence. There was an oppressive heat in
the air, which forbode storm, an OCCASION
al flash of lightning, and large drops of rain
at intervals. They remained some time
without exchanging word when young
Carl suddenly started up and said-"I can
bear this no longer Adolphe, l am sulfocat-
ed-they have SO loaded my pocket that
am weighed down-t was kind ofmy mother
and sister thus to think Of my wants when |