Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-04-24


knopsack. as Gordon EXPRESSED il. Bu this
looked encouraging, and cupidiv was ON tin.
Toe. Larce and square. i, ros, in The centre
Of the valley, win, certain ar,s,ocra,icsl air.
closely associated in the midst of onr heroes
with roulrans. baskets. and chests of nj ,tr.
The stream wound gracefully round the lil,.
/ knoll on which il stood. Iiinrrd with willows.
now in the FIRST yellow dress of spripp: and
extensive alrlrns and orchards in tho roar.
and Ornamental irr,S and slruhh"rv in front.
,ugsrs,cI ~ the imlrinaiinn what might be
the charms Of ii, place monlh later.
/ Coloncl Downrr the owner of'The VIII
lows As this sea, was called, was u gray
headed veteran Of the French wars H. had
with Wolfe on the heights of Abraham, and
bad been fellow soldier of Amherst through
out his brilliant career of victories; thus
helping to win an empire for the unnatural
mother who was now inliclng such deep
wrongs upon her offspring. The natural in.
fnence of service and reward had attached
him warmly to the British aims and nnmer-
Gus officers IT, the army. Tic bore the COM
mission of the British king, and, in Just
cause, would have chcerfnllv died in his SER
vice. But he was an enlightened and high.
spiri,el man. and knew rinht from wrong {;
and moreover he loved lis own willows more
than the whole island of Britain. Thus,
willie no miyh, still have held his commission
as a kinr's officer. he chose rather to be de-
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t would have caused as much SUNRISE, as light
: ming from the uncl,uded sky. Shirt she die
, ma, lack but this and other sierner ouali,ie
/ Which she inherited from her father. Law dor
3 mant in the hidden dcnihs of her soul, ant
over them flowed. brigh, and perennial, tn,
, ANGEL vir,ucs If her mn,her. Such was III,
| heinz who now me, the old man at The doc
! and would have f,ln,cd IN his arms for yer,
e low of his safe return. had not tears come t,
her relief
/, Bless thee. NV child!' said the Colonel
5 .,hon hast had a dreary time of it,
/ Drc,rv indpcd and long were the hour
she had s,oo, lis,cniuc ,o the din of battle
$ as il rolled along the distant horizon like tn
= ,,,,,.ri,, If s,orn. icnorant of the fate n
y those dearest n her.
,CIv,,d3 r,,L,r :, said the anyious GIRL
$ .IIe is s,Ca we nrr all Safe said he. .an
X think G. a. ,h;s v,ll.v is We, HOLY oround
c,r 1r,,1cI ,t:acs l.,y, barn dane unon ,h
r. C,ocor1 ,,,d,
5 Alas, cv., ,h,, the sermon, was enterin
=. his n,,,dis, unC,r,un.,rly lnr Col. Down
i %, lie cr,coJs Amor u,rt,t>iua of some re-
f,,s.,,,.n,s b,1 b.ap o,n. looo caonal Il
t. re,,i, IN. ,;9,o. and he had bal ils, lime /
l,,r,y IN. f.ia,,n., ,hoiI, ,o q, ,,,nsr chan,
A hor and - ,I,n, h;ms.r ., ,h. head or IN
f. stairs with I,,Iod ms,J in each hand whe
K ,ho hand nr ,n,1; ,ns hn,s, into the hall.
. cad s,va L,n, G.oroc, shouted Eples
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# .G,l s,vs king CnniI' cried Gordon.
IL U;re rouou," sbon,ed ,w, or three n
d ,nca s,r;,,;,, n ,hc stairs. bnt at siub ,
IN. n,on,c;na E ,nr, If ,be Colonel ,hey re
v c,;,od
i .Wh,, l. vour ,Ieosue q the old oen,Iema
c,J,Lv Jam3nIed
' .Ob 400 have only cur;osi,v IN iospet
a ,,ur ch,mhars said Gnrdon with the aff.c
:. cd no, choJonre If 4, bullv
IS a fin. hnnsa van nave here. old gentle
man = and he aoai; nui his foo, on the stat
= I'm, tho click If the ois,ol. AS the Col. cooke
l. il, made him SHRINE several PAGES backwar,
.If hno,v i vour obiect.' said the Colone
,r svou will find cnooo, 10 satisfy Won below
l. ,,ke i, a,J dep,r,. in Gods name but o