The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-12-24
Ten Thousand Dollars ; Or
Who's the Lady ?

ball Ihe ladies' became great pedestrian
ana were on loot for hours together, Whll
husbands and fathers were at home, waltln
IN awful suspense for their respective shop
Keepers bill. The shopkeepers were NOR
polite than usual, inasmuch as gauze, lace an
ribbons were the only article IN demand an'
were bought without tine irritating inquiry
cant you take less ana not a milne
co9Iu complain that hi@nt Oh a waho9l cuSton
anu iuh purse EVENING aIE"ncou' a',u 'I'
pus'lo ilicrGaSeu' DeauA just from INC G'iu
poI might oe seen VIII /" SioEe on one na'o
"tI cour"SG III Ile o:net' 'apP,nS DIT lno uoo i:
Oh Cne Weathy, ahu upPi.hg auu oo"lh9 us II
maze OF ylpratory maIer2,, Wlln as d1IG caS5
in t'eir pockets as Drains IN tIeir hoddles'ahd
more oras' IN tA2lr lago tna0 either
One o. 'He'o mushroom Se'IE' VINO mao
sng l'culIy Oh '"lNInS nonsense !au caPIIlVa
IGi tne charming NlehItGole CiaTlSSa AdGlA
hleon, tliIr" dau5n,er OF capt 'ac0D"S ia,
Iom, vi Ci,I Ii'lngiol1 n0lalI'c'I toLIP"'y 81
ltroeS' FuiTaT7y c"IY9d onrelooiS VINO WIN
WITH fem9TNa3ie Ya'or' during the late war,
Ipaae a oIoodleSs (hot a mudiesS) retreat
IarGu3h a swamp two miles, Wlth tle enemy
az men meets Az inc appointed nouF' and
according to promise, TINS spr,iS OF the 6ea4
mo%ae alluded to- pulled the pen at the door
oi inc reuouptaoiG caPtaln' Wnlch was answer
Gu ny tnclr leInale servant, "ho' among ihe
resi- was preparing lor trI paII' anu III heE
10. ~ 'nu tucNor' lia4c PJLlc poW'aPl
ad.i. 0J tlo Ioun? c9Nco'.o III. 1"1,e'C ue-
ooa'o: MS aiiG"iy uGiec'rG VISION i9F IL ]"
sollaeaIlie1 sIlI' 'lla' lcEE' ne wine, WIN maxi
niIn ooe uouOIc' ySPoeI"ny II my run "San!9O
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on;I;n+ -n;L ~ 1 I nss c h''' nv Tt,'r3
o, a ~ y Ia DoHy '"o nS'-e' " 1'Io'N''
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" Ennoood =, ovcI,imod tbo youth cbon-
f,uor 3 MA pa"acn. 'I y, 'o"V"' '"0I'
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d,o4 =! 49, l "' nUnN i"i.n enI
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;rs,,ltoJ '.; iI'Q q 7 = H1ilo on 9m' ""'"oio" INC
paoI - !, "'I C"i 'oi, ~
7.on n' a;1 WIS IT, ~ 'leu Mno" mnI ~ StI
srd"I a. 9 NV YIN ~! ~ ",,ui I We I'll I'M ~ U TveH
KIN + n1n' ,a,eit' "H Hyt.n y va 0'i 'i0'
amoo = 'l''u onoi Hc'' ~ lnan aIL.-. =
Na,, w. II'',Iy ",PPI'Ei ~ "
1nr" aJtI' - 'ntTuSn 'Icptou 1o1'I'
G,an:Uan ~ a vrJ cn ~ VI ~lo "oIAtI9
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U,o :" q |ouiriy ntn"2o' "iU, Ile ON!
a'iI'lI y y oi'oc l"iSe l"liiily' u cl".nIn3
n,'s@Vei Ills was inc very chuu, AV the
ase co. ye1 years ~, Sno became "h orPnal OuG
iloO iIIGi'lIo9'' Inc Sentleilaliy conauc' ol
'''ieT5 even IN poverty, nad won INC eS-
'eem OF all! ana thiS aaSt survivor Oh MS accu7
nlu,aIeu hiiSiortnheS1 ouho a nome anu lrleho
Il wealthy country gentleman. one gre"
10 WohanAood' beautiful ana accomplish
ana a enid But death claimed hGr adopted
mother as his, ana her prospects Ghanged.- ,
1 ne woman VINO Sut.pplied hor place alter I I
wards was her ahtlPodes' ana AMANDA N ;
forth ihto the Wlde world dependant +
1pon PhySlc@l Strength alone Tor subsistence
But the good wishes OF her adopted family ,
went with her. and a situation IN the family =
captain bacon was secured TO her,at when :
pace Ile readGr Will recoHect ne OF SAc loahu .
Ter. but VIII resume my story
Az an early hour the ball room was illled :
Win a truly brilliant asSemblage. There were '
cheeks IN protuslon, some painted by ma
ure'otllcrs by art; bright eyes IN abundance, y
ONE sparkling with Intelligence, others with =
nervous excitement and among the roug!er .
many with VINE Nlrth and hlilarlty =
'orc regal sway until a discovery was made =
"a discovery considered by that assembly i
as equal importance with llcrSheIS lunar
.DServaton8' The dance was suspendcd,not-
Salhbo still sawed his cat9ut,and
Whisper ran through the crowd The
,ur5e-proud, vinegar faced Mrs. T. had Y
he honor OF making the discovery, IN which t
vas involved the reputation Of all present, 1t
vas nothing lcSsthan the lamcntablc TACT that 0
Amanda IA, the servant girl OF Captain Ba- v
on, had impertlnently mtruded herself into Il
he company OF her betters-actuall y danced u
cotllllons with them, before the degrading
ruth was known. t.