Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-05-29

you done with all the money
1t has all been lost at play, sir. con-
less that have long been card player. |
have lost and won these three years past a
good deal of money. A week after your
departure lost hundred dollars more than
all possessed; and the gentleman to whom
lost it, insisted on being paid the next day
as he was to leave for New York. | went
the next morning, and told him il was out of
my power to pay him. lie swore, sir, that
he would expose me unless he had it before
night. In state bordering on phrensy, |
came hihcr and took hundred dollars from
the pocket book and paid him.
hoped 10 restore it.
How 2 asked Mr. Hawley, in the same
calm manner in which he had listened IL this
development ofguilt
| will conceal nothing from you, sir, an
swcrcd the young man, with an aspect, the
deepest rcmorso and humility. hoped to
be able by winning at play TO realize the
sum. But | was unsuccessful. lost still
more, and incurred debts to those | played
with. To resort to tho pocket book again
and again, after had once drawn upon it,
was less difficult than nj first, and in a few
days cmplied il of its contents. In despair
| borrowed money and fled To the gaming
table in homes of retrieving nv losses and
rcnlacing ,be money. Bu, | still los, more.
! At length the day for your return drew near,
and feared 10 meekyou. was even temp
ted TO set your house on fire to conceal my
crime. But thank God was kept from
this horrid deed Each hour became more
and more wrctchcd. thought Of llying-l
,houol, If suicide Al l.noIh Ills evco;na
when | heard ,bs, Won had come in the cars.
was driven no,rly ;ne,no with tho cars of
eynosure. When vour servan, came for mo
/ was in.mv ronm s,ruoolioo between n dc.
sire to cast myself unon your clemcncv and
a tcmnt,tion n RIM aside susricions bv sur-
ocs,,ng ,o Won that tho secretary had hoe,
Tobhod Ieven v;cLodlv ,houohi If nlacinr
tho kew in Findlev's pocket and f,stcning
susnic;on on him and have him searched.
c,n. baro cir resolved T., do ,his ,hourh
when saw how kindly vou met me- and ro.
memherinp vour natural ooodnoss If hoart
| was constrained Ia confess all IN Won. Ru,
tho brand If acknoy,sdni,o ,o vo,, NV o,,il,
r,rsad mo IN resort ,o miserable fIsoboods
Sir have merry q, mo am s;,coraI, nan.
lion, and if von viii s,,ro ma f.,,, ,nIl;o
ex,osure. far INV fathers and mo,her,s s,Le
am ready to bear anv nnnishmen, vou sno
fiji to miller upon me-,
Thus ending ,h,s bnmilia,;nr confession
the Young man AGAIN threw himself At the
feet ofbis employer. and buryng his burnino
face in his hands. awaited his decision. Mr.
Uavlev remained a few mom.nts oazino
dowo upon him in looks in which there were
more Grief than anger. lie had discovered
with pain that the Young man in whom he
had placed so much confidence. and whom
hn was abou IN elovaio IN a hioh decree Of
resnonsibil,v was unwor,hv.
.This il n orea, crime. proctor. which Won
arc oni',, If Ivill send you to the States
Prison,
Ilnow il s;rI Josorvo it-but for mv
o,o,Lor,s s,Lo,
.Ir r,n din M, ,I,;,L or hor wben Won
.,,,,;,,oI ,lis ..;o,a ,,,I,,, H., ,,o, wish q,
,..,,. >, .,,.I h.. cl:1,
iL.ot 80 a,,;,,, -
da.o.,a a',n n,a,nonc'' -, ,,nn. Land, RI,
:rI ~, s;s,, r',l',. and
m,,,h". o,a,,ar ,'am,snivas r., ,h,n, hon,
"n''.Il, "i,I' me- ,hn anil, and dccrod,,ion I,
h ;j n.i,I, ma,,n,h and IN accents If b,t.
La,
uyh, ' email, ,,s &c yo,r ,aro,,s
u,na Hou 1s, a,l G,;a, r.snsc, and love- q
aanon1oJ NJ U,vIov viii, sunrise and
Jsnl.asn1.
~ w. h., m ,ror,s oro "a blame far
al NV; D' III ! t,' i;nonr,oJ Thpv ,,uch,
~ va, .,"I, ..,'an chJd AMI NV 1ha
o 'n ri r v;,chorv Of ,he NAV / have been
Iad s,"s ", s,o' !, oamhl;nS until all has
rosn,,ad i, mv ,,,;, Ia van no, see tia,
,nu naran,s y,o ~ h,sme ,
~ p d. a,."a,aJ Al. u,v,ev and he re.
o,on,horoJ MA, h;s con had li,lo while
hac,ra ,aIJ hin, II nm snrn,ised ,ba, ma.
, ron,s shond ,',aco c,rds in ,hcir children.
4 hanJ, TIr''Lal ha,,o. Cad yon q, noisor
hroaJ, "'' ''N ' ~
W., soo ro,, q. ,,,, h,vo rcGoc,od
| u,on ,Lan, E~on, ,h,, limo / hecamn c,nJ
' Of NV lille cards and was ,onoht hv m,
I mother and father the more ady,,,ngeon,
points of,he game: and as I showed orea
aptitude. ,hev were proud If nv skin ano
readiness. As Grew nm | became a wills,
d PLAYER. Other aames i naturally learned
d and cav comnany after came TO this civ
opened the wav 70 comino. The resul, IS
n that | am now arrained before YOU of rob
inc Won of five hundred dollars 10 nav deb,
to gamblers. les, | should be exoosed to III,
world. Therefore. sir did | saw. let my pa