The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-04-19

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E IuI and unmeElted punishment he had sui
{ Tered el!clod one of tho sudden change,
dIa his character, which children sometime!
5 undergo go-lhough rarely perhaps, at S,
, early an age, II had ripened his f4cu,ie.
{ SET him 10 thinking for himself and young
d las he was, and little as he knew of the
4 world, with a conciousness of strength apC
sei-reIance he felt tina, he could NV
walk alone and buffet the ills Of life un aid ID
4 --tf1s eyes were fixed on gIlerng al,
J and with newly developed energies p lie nee
J perseverance,, and indeed uncommon facnl
lies of mind, George, at the age Of ID.
launched bimself fair upon the world 10 be.
g'n Iys "t!h The sole aid ofhiS heart and
Ihaad.
He communicated his plans and his
wishes to his mother gained at last her
fearful consent and disappeared within 8
days from the date Of The above; unknown
TO any one but her. Mr. Damor ewn,o
when he found he was gone, bnI guessed
he would be gaId to come back again; Mary
Icred as if her heart would break her
IPhythlags were laid aside, & she grew sad
aud melancholy as days and weeks passed
sway and be came no more lOl she loved
prg brother lenderIy,
For SOme tine Mrs. Damer kep, the
wu-re5boup of ber son. lie would
occasionally send her messages when
opportunity offered, repeatedly ssying
ne was we'll and happy, bat what he
/ was about nothIng could induce him to
nay. For three years she kept lhe place
.IoI his residence, but then all things from
Ihm ceased, all traces OF hIm were lost.
Many were the onjeclureS about him,
Iiiare0,; out as year coGuled on yea ,aud
Iuolhjug more was heard from The youth
al settled into the vague feeling OF des-
alI-the boy must be dead. 1t lislrut
hat nelghbor who happened to be
New York SAID that he met a young
nan IL lawyers office, looking very
'much as George used to look bat gouu
deal haudsomer, aud indeed yer,
'marl young mau; he almost thought /
was George, but finally he knew il
couId'nD be-, though his eyes Iookeo
,DrangyIy alike, land lie never saw auoh-
r par IKE them. But as he was given
pp by all, even BY Mrs. Damer end
AIary, who, aItHousb grown to yonugI
womsu OriIl entertained vivid iemem
orauce Of her brother.
Seventeen years from to day, fron
lhe line our story Commences, ,lhe huI,
village Of R---Q shall leave NE
matter Of fact lovers to guess where
was ,hrown into eXcIlemeul by the At
wal OF member VI Congress Al th,
,ayeru of the place. 1t was rather an
uuusual occurrence, and there seemed
70 be an an OF mystery connected wuhI
he stranger for no one could find ou'
.ho he wac, or why he was there. NoDI
two hours alter he stepped from he stag
coach, The whole village vas by the eaI..
IThc Young lsdjcs Wed with each o,5c,I
IS ia wh no should get the frs, DseD al
him. coa,iying CO some plea or 6,herI
O pass he tavern several times during
he afternoon, not falling 10 raise ,SeuI
head. each time, and giving lonr look
sIev passed. WoudCrful stories wero
IN circulation about his beauty graceful !
Ioe.s and !, was unanimously agreed h,
Ih,.s who were fortunate eooueR 10 gel
took a, him. that he was Shs dnelI