Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-03-01


(which uttered to your friend By no means.
told him that he lied. repeat the word TO you.
would say II in his teeth again il he stool here.
What more is necessary 2"
Nothing" said the gentleman, certainly unpre-
pared for hlichaeFs resolution Nothing; name
your friend, sir"
Michael had already vod upon second, and
he told his name. His visitor went 10 seek him,
and the poor bewildered man rubbed his hands
gleelully as though I've had Just saved his life, in
slead OF Having placed it IN such fearful jeopardy.
That day pissed like a dream, The meeting
was quickly arranged. Six O'clock on the follow
ing morning was the hour fixed The place was
field, the first beyond The turnpike gate, and
within mile of the city, As soon as Michael
made sure OF The duel, he saw his confidential
clerk. lis nalic was Bufrage. He lad been n
servnnfT The banking house for forty years. md
had SHOWN Michael since Ills birth. IL was he
who gave the newspaper into Allcrali's hands on
the first arrival Of the latter ut the bank that morn
ing lie was quiet old man of sixty, an aifec-
tionaIe creature, and as much part OF the hnnk-
ing house as the iron chest the desk, the counter,
or any other so did fixture. lie stepped softly in
TO his masters room after he had been summoned
there aud he eazcd AT his unhappy principal as n
father might AT his own child in misiorlune--a be-
loved aud lavourl,e cliild.
" You are not well this morning sir" said Bur-
rage most respectfully. "You look very pale and
anxious"
"My looks belle me, Burr0ge am very well.
] have mol been so well for years. | am conpos-
cd nnd honuv | hnye been ill., but the Tina ia
nas, law ~ Oil nrr Won Bnrrasen
w Turned threcscorc. sir: old ououyh n dien
aDie- diel death is n sweet ,tiuy. old man.
,vhon it co,ncs tn The core,vnrn bnve had NV
sbnro nj ,ruIlpn
"Too much, sir too much !" said Burfage, his
eyes 6Ilinp win valer. "You have half killed
/ yourself here. am sure your poor father never
! his lime when yo, we're lille fa, rosv checked
! hov tnnninp ,hou, ,vi,hout n ihouoht oxcept n
| tbou,bt of Kindness for other neonle
Michael AIIcrnCt buru into n fnod of tears
thev pushed fasler and fns,er into his ewes. and
| sohhsd ns oulv mon sob vho have reached the eli
max of earthly suffering and ,rinI.
uDo nor intr on 60 n,v denru said Durrnoe.
runniug n HIM g. prnv hs cnl,n. nm sure yon
,rc unTeu Won have been in far Soma lime
Ynn should ~. II doctor ALTHOUGH | ann very
much afraid tim, your disease il oud ,heIr cure
in ,rntb Inn, y
g Rurro,. y .oid Michael i, n ,vhisucr and still
s;.,,.i'''' I%u j.. .u n,sr +, i. en-
?.SSne n.'., r,. III, 'sasr W" ,oc, ~ vnnr o,vn
soc,,y ,Iir" yo'r.cIf frnn, ,be onze nj men, II
viii s,r;lke ma III dpnJn
| Uyn 4; INN, m, Mr. Aurr,t Won ore renl.
10 vorn IN Van hr,;n !. over,vnrked- VIM woni
y ,;,Is! ra a., and recrcn,ion
"Yes, ,ou are rioht Bnrrnoe the recreation of
| ivi Al, fi - will hnNp M
oi ,rns, ,es one--oud have m,Ie the seec
,ionn
- IIove vou bcud onv had pe,ys IN d,v sir; 20
g. No. .xcaIIen, ,,,,ys ,o.doy NJ mira bore.
and oars-nn alarms M lv;n, nnd knnvorv--
e,ornni e,.n.nn,v nmd M, ete,n nal ,yre,rhedness
u Hal Won not heuer leaye the bank Mr. An
cr,ri "nd ~, bnn,sS ynnr bonI. ora rning bo,
Yon ore in n hiah fevern
upn, nm tbe shnters-put nm The shutters
mutrered Michael more TO himself than 10 hi:
clerL 60 Write botnk,,p,t on tho door-write il in
Iarna in staring rori,nIsILn, the childre,
mny read ihc word. and know why lhey are laugh
n curse me-. You Leorme. Burroce ="
g Ieor ,vl,at Won saw sir hnt | do nor under.
stand ,nm Vn,' ,ynnr res, > vnn nre exci,ed .
.J isIl you Burrnge. am 1uiet-I never wa
ca ouic,-nsver sou,ler in body and mind. Wi
1 r,rsa n Iisten IN The ,ru,h? Mnnn Inc con
ya5 r,.;N,, his voirn nrI looL,no ,h, clc,l
.,nnriIv j., ,l, face g mn ruineI-o bernar.-
rhn h3n, !. -, iis last rn,n. rhn doors are close,
,;I, r,,,r IN IA. rcn,nn.d
NAN t,rIid sip
u(NLy.o ,? Woull VIM drive ma mad; Am
~ hnye IN ,s,ce--nor Sst? AtnlIo b, devoured
OMEN nvnv bv anxiety md lrouble =? Have yo,
mn Lun,,n lI3oI M njiv for ma Are vou II
selGsh ns IA, resp
"Is il rnssil,lc sir ~
.It il ,hn truJ, nut spcok un,Noi !, I wi
lava ,o,,r M, n vou hctrsv me mill th. ever
ans -. o,y,, t,le We ciosa tl,e door ,o.nI,ht q
o,,on II mn more. You henr the words, they mr.
ytrv si,nnle words. WHY do Won snare So ms
yon cnnlLn't oues. their neonino 90
OF have dreaded tbis-I have guspec,e,
!, % saul Bnrrnve. wrlnrIng his hands: "but
has always seemed in,nossibln Poor MIR All
n r',.' +"
:. poor =, oxrlnped Michael oDo Won bcoi
olroady? ID yom ,hrow il in INV teeth 81 Soon
Won ,,y. in Ihe right ,nan-ro viii, The slrenm-
,, Wv " sni, l., mo- C,cee~,,o,nnIe mo in tb
I,.,t;
g no M, shank rnkindlv m ma mos,ern s,
,ho III nIari :, Van ,y;II hre,i, M, bnor, y, ono
Il; ;r'. o Ivho, yo, hoye ,nIG mo % horI enoug
70 ho"r in one 'lny D
~ n Nj ,oll H., ,ooJ Cdlo,,, hand and nm
e,,onsh :, his, his l',s ,,ivercJ ,vi,h grier .lt
- s" n'',I eli rr.nI O. vo,r ,yaSs Ic.v
,,,a ,n,,,,,stS@' Lnye ,old von n sncrst.-tecn
' '.tis, 'ren,,ins ann III wbo, havoc, MIA
Ia's,,,nn r. R,,,ro,n, s.oI yo,,r ina
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