Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-09-25
A TRUE NARRATIVE.
''My thoughts, my words, my crimes fJIe eve,
And since must soon cease tUliv2,
Instruct m tow 10 die"

INSTRUCT III 'i'N 10 ui''
Murder is my crime. l hive taken life With
fendish frenzy | have at-anged my victim and
in unsion with the 3myy dCn5 Of hell, as his
face grew black and his bursting eyebas pro-
truded from their sockets have felt the sweet
ness of revenge and even after J had slam the
man who made me what am, | sat down by
his dishgurcd G. use and rejoiced to think that
he was dead, hteless and his lying tongue forev-
or ceased Oft was strange, but yet | was hap
py happy shat | had reyenged myself happy that
/ could spurn with my icot the man who in my
life had spurned me; hapFj that before me lay the
rroud and baughty Cleveland in the silence and
l.Ilness of death, Bat to my story. | settled
IN dourshing town, at the head Of navigation
in one Of the western States, and for upwards of
three years saw nothing to mar the prospect
which then seemed bright before me. Daring
that time had become acquainted with lovely
girl, and in HELEN Sylvester found all that my
imagination had ever pictured Of lovellness and
purity in woman, She was not surprisingly
beautiful though she was surprisingly lovely; and
in the quietness of her disposition and the intel
ligence which constantly lighted up her soft blue
eye, found Rough to make me strive to pos
sess her and win love which knew would be
lasting. | succeeded but better would it have
been for us if had not woocd and won.
For one year VIC kept oar mutu4I affection for
each other a secret from the world and during
that time our conduct never for moment gave
rise to suspicion that we were betrothed. Lev
ering Sylvester, the father of Helen, was a veal
thy merchant, and De Wit CIc,eand wealthy
planters son whose fther had been the early
friend of Mr. Sylvester, was destined by the pa
rents on both sides to be the husband of her
whose whole affection md lore were my own
| was doing business Tor respectable house in
the village, but my salary was insufficient to sup
port Helen and myself, hence the delay upon the
part of us both, to make known to her father our
engagement and determination. We knew heI
was proud, we felt anger would be kindled a
gainst us, and we feared the Consequences
Young Cleveland returned from Princeton where
he had finished his collegiate course; and scarce
ly been at home week when Helen discovered
his determination to address her. With tears in
her eyes she one evening met me at the house of
her aunt; and after disclosing all that Cleveland
had said, and her rejection ofhs hand, she ad-
ded-Neson, my father has spoken to me on
the subject of young Cleyeland's attention to me.
He has urged that he WIS accomplished, wealthy
and the son of an old friend, it was my duty for
his sake to ra.fY him. | confessed u engage
meat, and nave been ..idarn my fathers
house if pess j.. wy s~ .,ti>n IT. marry
Oh, and he ACQUIRES Gu Of having olandostinely
engaged yourself TO me VITA he hope OF eYentu-
ally benefting yourself in a peauniry point Of
yisw. He says that if we were married it would
brea, his heart; and though l am his only child,
he will orget parents feeling and fathers
tenderness. Poor Helen finished her sad recital
w''A the declaration, th1t though it would have
be &aot . secret from her father yet she would
neve- ,c - '"vc me or look upon me in the
light OF oe.rss..d urged upon her to mar
~ ME then, to lily from her fathers house, and
.epose in me fiat confidence which felt | de-
4erved, and become at once my wife TO this
she would not consent, but cherished the deus-
we hope that Cleveland would forget her when
he discovered our attachment, and her father
ultimately became reconciled to our union. We
parted, alas forever Helen has gone to the
grave, and the constant noise of the workmen
without my prison walls, gives me notice ere the
sun goes down on the morrow, too will be in
the land of spirits to know my future destiny.
Let Parents learn a lesson from what follows,
and be careful how they restrain their children
in matters of the heart.
After had parted with Helen, | returned to
the store, but spent sleepless night in turning
over in my mind the events Of the day, and the
probable difficulties whchlay in the path of Hell
en- and myself A week passed away and had
not dared to visit her whom so dearly beloved.
At the close Of the sixth or seventh day of our
parting | received this note by Mr. Sylvester's
servant, who merely placed it in my hand and
hurried away
Dear N,lSoa You have acted wisely in not
visiting me, AMI though shall regret it exceed
inuly. vet it will in the end be better for US both
that you should for some time avoid my fathers
presence plainly told Nh Cleveland on last