The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-08-31

fury. and he rushed from the room. | fol-
low. him; begged his pardon on my knees
bui was resoiuie in refusing the money.
He fed and just when began 10 congratu-
late myselfthat he was sale from parsuit,
heard The overwhelming tidings OF his arrest
and subsequent execution. A burning fe
yer seized me: should have persisted IN
der II but for the chnriiy oil one oil those who
had suffered the most by my unfortunate
father. May heavens choicest blessings
light upon that worthy man! Far from re-
preaching me, ne took pains 10 console me,
He even carried his charity so far as 10 rec
ommend me 10 10 the merchant in whose em-
ploy was when you look me into your house.
You will feel that, alter this avowal. we cah
never meet again. Farewell. for ever, nv
friend-my beneiactor! May happiness
eternal happiness--be The portion OF ysu and
yours GEORGE ST, AUBIN'
The first impulse Of Stendhal was 10 cause
immediate search 10 lie made for George;
all inquiries were vain: he had Quilted the
Town. 81 know one knew whittier he was gone.
Siendhal was al first truly grieved at his
fight-but when he began 10 reflect cody on
all The circumstances of the case, he was Eor
sorry that George had quilted them as he did !;
for with all his affection for The young man.
he slIrank from the idea Of giving his daugh-
Ter 10 The son of convicted ielon.
He felt, however, deeply. for the effect
which The fight of George evidently pro-
duced upon Leocadie; and alter n consults-
ton with his wife, he determined to tell hei
The truth. She wept bitterly al hearing i, j;
but il was evident that her mind was re-
lieved. for, from that lime, she appeared
more tranquil She devoted herself sill more
exclusively than ever 10 her family. Stunned
society as much as she could, and though
always even tempered. aud al times cheerful,
il was easy 10 see that she was not happy.
Four years passed ;-Leocadie received
many offers of marriage, but refused them
all so peremptori!y, that her parents de-
SPARED of ever seeing her married; itgrie-
we'd them, but they would not constrain
her inclinations. In the beginning of the
fourth year Stendhal went ON business to
Paris, where he met, by accident, with
an old friend, whom he had not seen for
several years. After the first greetings,
mutual inquiries were made as to what
had happened to each since they last met.
-Stendhal had enjoyed an uninterrupted
course of prosperity, whilst his friend had
experienced many reverses of fortune.
Il was, said he, at one time extremely
rich; severe losses reduced me to CON-
potency, and was deprived OF that BY the
dishonesty of friend whom l loved, and
in whom placed implicit confidence
And now P cried Stendhal, in a tone Of
anxious inquiry
why now, thanks be to heaven, and TO
the bonestest man ] have ever known, l
have recovered my last less
How sol
The son of the man who robbed me
came Unexpectedly into the possession of
very considerable property, and the first
use he made Of it was TO pay every shilling
that his father owed
'What worthy fellow =
'Ah! you would say so if you knew all.
The father, who was universally belize
we'd TO be very rich, had taken up money
wherever he could and the amount Of
what he owed was within few hundreds
of the sum his son inherited.-The young
man did not hesitate; he paid to the last
farthing of his unworthy fathers debts.
ao uOhC vi 10 hdu thC oiidiCot Cioim uPoh
him, we felt it our duty to offer to give up
a part but he would not hear of it.
That was right: like his spirit; and
yet, poor fellow, it was hard for him too,
to have only few hundreds left
Nay, he has not even that
what do you mean?'
why, he has assigned the interest of it
as pension to the mother of gens-d-
armes whom his father shot
IT'S he !-By heaven it is ST. Aubin!
1t must be he p
1t is indeed: but how did you become
acquainted with him?'
Never mind that now but tell me In
stantly where he is
He is, or rather he was two months
since, clerk in clearinghouse at Am
sterdamF
Stendhal lost not moment in proceed
ing thither-and presented himself to the
astonished George.
Come cried he, come, my dear son,
make US all happy, by receiving the hand
of Leocadie, and become the founder ct a
race of honest men All! never yet did
the most splendid achievements Of an an
cestor confer upon his descendants great
er Iustre than your high-minded probity
will bestow upon yours!