Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-10-02
JOHN b GouGTs CONFESSION


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Notsr Pislu.r Roi.sr Mass
setseu,ies 29d. 1875
Although v~fy weak. sn3 ~urn with IN
tspss ssfistiag IN t~.f, ssd msnd. vet | ~ii
dsis' &c loaget 5-'ar that vh,ch ! hs,s sv
- InloDdsd. IS wa Is prscitcsbls, 70 dc,
va To give Yam s,si.nsebi OF facts Tsls
80, 10 TIE vnhspr' oitcunuAoces m ~bicl,
have b,sn plsocj ~iihin tie ps., Zee
~eei. ief hoas ca aoadsy ths Lot inst
~ o"mpsr, WITH diva Cnn,, Of Boston, and
Af. cyius y 49, spike Of w~-it,ofo h.
ia evening went ths ner ia, " Spring
fed. and ga the -, attended . Goa, sn,ion
81 Dlshsord. spoks three tunes hist dsy !
spoke ,w,ce On tho 9Th. ct w..ihsla L-,l
leave 81 boa. Giant and lady, and len IN the
morning io' Springfield. IN e"mpsnv with
Mr. hOrse-hs ,o co W BISON. end lo..issc
tho cars TOT New York ] sent . teuer 10
my vile by Mr.. hors~, Of Which The follow
ing 10 an eiusd - hope 10 rpee, you on
Monday evening " | dad no, ieel thu, the
do'y Of finally suanaing matters Tor he win
,er demsBdsd my presence In New yott,
would come home with Cyrus bot ] hope 10
spend plcsAsoi and Profitable Sabbath 10
nro"kyn. shall think of YOU" &c Ac.-
Ny reason FOR going to New York was to
make hn,l srrsnsemen, for pan Of m,
time, and Whist part, this coming winter ]
vas 10 be In Montreal On the iiiii 90,
sgrced Ia NEE, INV vile and gen,lem,n lhs,
wn 10 scoomiany w to Montreal, al Alba
ny, on Nondsv evening. Sept s,h. sri..
81 81 Nov York al or half past on FRI
day, the Sth inst. lch my baggage with a
porter on board the boat. tn bring after me
and walked 10 the ttuion Hotel took tea .
nv baggage sui,ed, ! procured = room,
vent into a. susaged nv dress. ,cid them
,sere that va. gnng 10 Bto0t'ya. and
might not return that night
have always teen nsde welcome by mr.
friends IN Brooklyn and | knew n they
were not fJll should be invited To stay all
night About h,lf past : or g I leit the Gro
ton. called al a store IN Broadway and puf-
,b-,ct aWai,h rua.' Went TO 'h~ .,1re of
.i-esr. Sss'un s Miles; stayed ia,fc lew
minutes. On coming out, | had M, gone a
dozen steps before was aeco.isd 10y man
with, How do 700 do, Mr.. Gough'" Sad
I, you have the advantage OF mo I am 10
,rodueed to 10 many, that 1t Is difficult iur
me sometimes Ia recognize them Said he,
My name Is Williams, Jonathan Williams
used TO work In the same shop With YOU in
this city, . good many years ego" ] re
Piled, II do not remember H. or something
~ that effect lie then sad. "Yoo have gn,
into a ne~ business do you find It good
businc. :" 30. yes" liold han, 81 find II
very good busincss" some other CON
veraIion ensued, duiirg which time we were
walking slowly together, when lie SAID, Il
suppose YOU are 80 pious now. and have got
To bs m proud, that you wruld not d'ink q
Al. II,
yea. ! would dunk glass OF soda with any
BODY. will dnnk glass with you If you
will GO in here" We we're then opposite to
Thompson's There were, should think
ten or twelve persons round the fountain
when he said, we shall mover get served
here know q place where We can get oct
ter sods than We can here" We then cross
81 The s,,set and went down Chambers IL
Chatham Aireet, I'LL we came To \ small shop
Having no .u.pio,oas, did not take parlc
ulat no,ioe OF what kind Of shop II vas -
Hut r,w confectionery, and pNstebosr'
,icu. with Best Soda" on There arr
two NJ three ~ these establishments IN tina
vicinity. ow tag to nv weakness d'd not WIS
II the place previous IN @y Leaving New
Work. Lu, | hive 20 do.b, tas, can 'dentIi,
"a, ,hop among the others, The man Gale,
for soda, asked mo "whs, syrup | used
said he "n.ed Raspberry." ! am pte',
sure nc said Raspberry ! said, 81 ~oui
take some OF the same
The .yrpp was poured out and tho sod
,our.d into il from the fountain. (The ioun
lain vas dark oolof) THIS man took m
ql... and handed It to me with his hand owe
The too OF the glass. Il noticed ais hand, be
-,use thought 1t was not very Renileman
" way Of handing a glass However,
thought no more, but drank II. We The
went into Chambers street again, ana up
Brosdway, together. when he Ten me. 500
after he efi me ! isi1 n IAsrru sensano
about the lungs and chssiyHl'h unusual e.
mlara,icn, and fot the first time began
suspect that II Was not all right. MS lee
ing increased, I'LL | ieh completely be~ilde
ell, with desire for something Know n'
what do not know that ever r'
strange, IN nv life before. ] do not tno
hos long | walked, but mos, have wake
,oms di,tance, as have some rec0llect'o
nj ..,ino live new white church Al tho ups
end 81 Htoad~ay During This time, vel
8 tnto rrocety store. and got some brandy
do moi knss where. nor whether paid Il
II. but ! reculiocl drinsing, became ah
i,,I. while ewildered and stupid, and h.
wandered, I did not know where. when
ava woman dressed IN black, either a
costsd her, or she accusied me- II - imn
trr,al which. ~ 49, ~ such STATE h''
.t...t nal .,,,r vaif,f tp tairA who % va
do not tememOet wt.AG san o0i s"o 10
some gentleman who wen, 10 make i"q"''ir
that a.kel her II she would give me nigh
lodging, OF tell me where could procure on
"a vas without friends, 80. She took
into the house How goa IN, do not KIN"
There wass high, Of s,slrs, but have
recollection Of eoAnR op those stairs
member nothing distinctly that passed du
inc the whoIs ums. ull ] vas Aken ava
eIcep, Inst drank bot what Grams
l.ow mech. OF how often, know no'hIng
have some idea that mao came VIC
,.tasJ "a, there. becaass ish afraid
L,, / nav, no reccileetion Of gong out
M ,6., 6,,, vent 10 on FRIDAY eveni'