The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-10-16

"Yet lei him go-the graceless villain
he is hereafter no son of mlnc. Bette
die childIess, than have an heir who is
disgrace 10 your name. Did do my du
ty 70 him3"
Az old alan. that is the question. d,
you do your duty to him! Were you 40
harsh wisen you should have been ienien
did you not negiect your o for year
after his mothers dealt, careless Of VIVA
kind Of associates he consorttd with-an'
when be had been led astray, did you moi
ia total disregard of his willai character
the result OF your W indulgence, dix
you not, we say attempt to coerce him oy
threate, wben you should have drawn hiu
by the gentie cords Of loves Look into
your owa heart see if you are not jus
as unreasonable as your son. Can a char
acter b. reforuaed in q day? Your FRO
fessioa should have taught you better, ole
nan. But the boy has gone from yool
goof forever, for vel! he knu WIS how in1eX.
ibis is your stev0s self righteous heart
| aud, indeed, with q portion OF your own
| pride. he wo0ld sooner cut Of his right
arm than solicit or accept your aid. Yes!
take up that mass Of complicated papers,
and eadeavor TO forget the. past sceue il
their absorbing details: but yours must
be heart OF adamanL if, 10 despite OF your
Oft repeated reasoning, you can justly
your ~hatshness 10 it, Remember the
words goa have uttered. They nay op,
pIyto morethaa one,--F.As yon Aace sow8
so Sbaij goN rep ~
Jdnes Ilarcourt went forth from his ia
theirs house 10 utter despair Pride had
supported hin during the last few mo-
meats Of the interview, and be had mel
his stera plren4'S maIediclion with bitter
defiance but when the door had closed
upon Aim. and he turned 10 take o last
look at the window which was once his
mothers. the tears gUsFed again into his
eyes, and covering his Gace with his hands,
he sal down en- g. ~eeighboring sep and
sobbed convuIsIvely. "Oht lf size had
been liVing," he said, "t would uever
h1vc cone Il this. She would a0t have
LETT TIE 20 form associations Wilh those who
10 make a prey Of me--she would
aot have CALLED me by stern. and oflen
;adcserved fepToach2s-she would not
have tQrnod NE from my home, with nc
place whittier to 60, and temptations a.
round nae on every side, OH my moth.
n" he said, casting his eyes to heaven,
fIook dowa on, and pity your poov boy"
At thai instant the door of his fathers
louse opened, as If sonae one was adout to
,orae forth. A monetary hope shotthro'
nm that his paieat bad reIented. But
,oi it was oaIy q servant who had been
allied TO close the shutters. Ashamed tc
be recognized, lhe youth hastily arose,
armed Il corner and disappeared.
Years rolled On. The lawyer rose in
wealth and consideration ; h0uors we're
profnseiy on him : he became q
member Of Congress, q Senatoc, a Judge.
His sumptaous carriage rolled through
he streets daily 10 bear him 10 and fom
An invitation TO his dinners was
eceived with triumph, they were SO Sc
ect, In every respect Judge Harcourt
vas 4 man to be envied.
But was he hsppyf He might have
zen; reader, but for enc thing. lie had no
we 10 iopct He Eelt that people coar,ed
liza only from Interested motives. OH
hs somelines Ionged to know what
lad become Of his discarded boy, confess,
ing to himself, now hat years had remoY>
d The vail frOln tis eyes. how harshiy he
.ad used the c%UlpriL
"Perbaps, if l. had borne WITH him
longer, he might have reformed" he
sid, with 4 sigh. 'He always had
God heart, aad his poor mother escd to
sy he was SO obed!cnt. But he go. led
way"
At this instant a servant cautiously o.
ened The library door.
at is almost ten o'clock, your honor"
G said, "and the carriage is althe door"
FAY, ay," said the Judge rising, as he
arya0t disappeared. Al Rad forgot day.
eli. And that desperate fellow Roberts,
TO be tried today, for the mail robbery"
May an obsequious bow greeted the
ldge SIS the officers Of The court made way
)r him through the crowd, for The triaI
yas oae Of uHusuat interest, and had col.
ected together large numbere. He smiI~
d aAabIy 10 all and taking his seat. order
d the business to proceed. The prisoner
7as brought in, a large, bid, fne looking
lan, but the judge, occupied with a case
e had heard the day before, and in which
e was writing cut an opinion, save ljU!e
Office TO the criminal or indeed 10 any Of
le proceedings, until the usual formali-
es had been gone through, and the seri-
as part Of the evidence began to be heard
'hea the Judge for the first time, directed
keen glance 10 the prisoner. "SureIy
have seen that face BEFORE" he said
}ut he could not remember where, and he
armed 10 scrutinize the jury box.
The case was a clear one. The testi-
when completed, formed a mass of
whence that was irresistible. Two men