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


alone with his heart.
The child left his father house with a
new born feeling in his heart. The dread.
Iful and unmeriled punishment he had suf-
Ifered ellcted one Of the sudden changes
lin his character, which children sometimes
undergo though rarely perhaps, a, SO
early an age. IL had ripened his faculties
Sc. him to thinking for himself, and young
las be was, and little as he knew of the
world, with q conciousness of strength and
self-reliance he felt that he could uIw
walk alone and buffe, the ills Of life un sid ID :.
His eyes were fixed on a gliterlng { al,
and with newly developed energies p .is nee
perseverance,, and indeed uncommon facui.
lies of mind, George, at the age of L.,
launched himself fair upon the world 10 be.
gin life with The sole aid of his heart and
hand.
He communicated his plans and his
wishes TO his mother gained at last he,
fearful consent and disappeared within 3
days from the date Of the above; unknown
10 any one bur her. Mr.. Damer swore
when lie found he was gone, bu. guessed
he would be gald to come back again: Mary
cried as if her heart would break her
playlbings we've laid aside, & she grew sad
4, and melancholy as days and weeks passed
sway ard he came no iuore-loI she loved
her brother ,enderly
, For some time Mrs. Damer kept the
'wheresboul' Of her son. lie would
occasionally send her messages when
: opportunity offered, repeatedly saying
: he was we'll and happy, but what he
i was about nothing could induce him t.
II gay. For three years she kept The place
: of his residence, but then all things from
hun ceased, all traces Of hIm were lost
Il Many were the conjeclures about him,
many the hopes and fears Of snxiou,
parent; but as year counted on yea: ,auc
I nolhing more was heard from The you'll
q All settled into the vague feeling oil deS.
n ,,air-lhe boy must be dead. 1t istrut
hat neighbor who happened 10 be a
| New York said that he met young
!. man ip lawyers Office, looking very
much as George used 10 look, but goot
deal handsomer, and indeed yer,
. smart young man; he almost thought II
IS was George, but finally he knew i,
d couldn't be, though his eyes looked
Al strangely alike, and he never saw anolh
e er pair like them. But al he was given
is np by all, even by Mrs. DAmer snt
: Mary, who, although grown to yonnt
woman siII entertained vivid Iemem
Drance of her brother.
. Seventeen years from 10 day, from
the time our Story commences, the ltllt
+ village Of R--(l shall leave lht
d matter Of fact lovers to guess where,
d was thrown into excitement by the al
). rival of member OF Congress al tht
4 ravern of The place.--lt was rather al
Unusual oocuri ence, and there seemed
10 be an air OF mystery connected wlh
The slrapger Tor no one could find ou'
who he was, or why he was there. Not
! TWO hours after he stepped from Ihe stage
. coach, the whole village was by the ear.,
The young ladies We'd with each other
I as 10 who should gel the first peep 81
him, contriving on some plea or other
pass The tavern several times during
he afternoon, not failing to raise The i,
rheads each time, and giving a long look
IS they passed. Wonderful stories were
lln cil cualion about his beauty graceful u.
ness aud il was unanimously agreed by
ese who were fortunate enough to get
look at him, that he was ,he finest
ooklng man they ever saw. Mr.. Ds-
mer was Of opinion that he was around
'eIeclIoneeriug,' or trying 10 get petitions
for bill-somelhlng 10 work their
money out of them, 'for Congressmen
re sharp enough said he, 'snd | DOM
want any thing 10 do with them
But The mystery was iated 10 be un.
aveled earlier than they feared, for
before night-lall the stranger himseliwss
seen walking lesurely up the lawn thai
led to the far m.hose. His form was
fine and his air noble and majestic,
nut a touch of melancholy shaded his
counlensnce, as he walked slowly along
slancing eagerly around al The various
foreclosures, The garden, the turnip Fl, Id
4, The barns aud The house, which looked
Trim and tidy in new Goa, Of white.
Mrs. Damer stood for a moment be.
wildered as she opened the door. The
II stranger spoke mol. A pair Of lsrg,