Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-04-11

w~ns s@srS,sslf 10 hss hone Ia w.s Ia.
veeu shc arrived. ADD tho heuss vas /,
mach ooafas'oa, uits ilquisy aud search
w Der, vbo bad besu missed a short tiA,,
rrvvtoos She went ia sslsntif. ,oax,,, L.,
'~a rco'u mechanically. and Sung ,-r-,l
90 coach. Here she vas pre.ss,ly al,
u're'oi by servant. ard her parsni. bur.
iied - Der Siih much soliciiads She dad
NJ 'con = 49, them and Tor many rnipv,-,
made DO reflr n theif anxious qaostiooins
Vt last 40 though rousod from a trance
and pressing her hand against he, brow
'bc aid, ~ a tone mournful yet unnatural.
y calm 20 Georgc Masoh 10 dead---spd I
40 quite heartbtoken thu, 10 alI--all"
That night abe grew alarningIy m be.
oaioo delIrioss and - continued. with br,e,
ius~rrEl', for many days
IL vas supposed that shs overheard o,.
u her sitsn dante mention The dav .,,co;r,.
ca fof The funeral Of George Mason for
taai day u rained very hard and abe ,,v.d
constantly Of the stotw making Tho r,,v,
% sh'iiy Az night, bsweycr, ,he was more
cain and wished to sleep. and they left her
Quito alone Tor While Suddenly an alarm
vas spread through the house that she h,d
disappeared Mr. IIart,n rose hastily and
beaded tho household in an eager soarcb
''cf Tue premises. but in vain Al length
sgule one suggested tha, use should be made
OF CArol'nes iayorite spaniel. This was
doae' add. guided by the faithful creature.
TIE party were led to-fAe Rr9pe yard
w hsrton shudiersd - he marked white
object Cleaning beneath a large willow At
tes southern siIc, for there was the burial
IA Of the Nasons.
res There lay the poor maniac eiasping
the newly raised mound. and ,obbinc in tbe
storm, her thin bed drepched nv Tho
rain, and her dark hair driven about her
face by the night wind.
Her father took her in his arms and
fastened homewarl Then all was dono
Thai was possible, TO oounterac the effects
o. That terrible exposure, but ia vain The
ehili OF death had passed into her fragile
FAme the destroyer was at her vitals.
AZ length. one pleasant morning sbe
aWoko to perfect consciousness aud a clear
knowledge o. her situation. She knew that
the solemn laft change was close at hand
and asked to see her father IIo advanced
to her bedside aud Caroline took his hand
ana raising 1t to her lips, kissed it tondcrly
rs she did a tear gathered slowly in the
cold grey eye, and rolled down the bard
cheek Of tho old man Then Cary knew
That Heaven had been dealing with the heart
oil her father, softcning it by affection.
Father, She said q ap abont To looro
'o9; l would willingly have remained here
and boon a good child to YOU, but il NAV
not bel 90 to God, | trust And now
At the last let me implore you to think
more on God and Heaven. and to begin 10
10 good to your fellow men and oh dear
father, as you hopo for forrivcbess dsai
gently 'oRh The errmg After A n,usc
sho resumed. think you were too ba,tv
ana severe with poor George Mason, father;
but you did not moan to be hard,
The large sums you suspected he stole from
YOU, brother james took from your de,k
ne told me so whom il was too late Nov
l nave request 70 make VIII YOU tell
me people you have ascortained that George
did not take those missing sums? Promise
me- father y And he promised her.
brief time after this conversation Sta.
phcn Harton and his wife. restored bv aflic.
non 70 something of the by,gonc tenderness,
tIood clasped in each Others arms weening
together over what was once life and love
ana beautiful promisc--the still form Of their
bes and dearest child
The silver-chord was looscned and
the golden bowl broken"
The grave OF Caroline was mndo whore
she Wished to lie. close by that of Gcorpe
They sloep side by sido-thc poor children
+" me tue shadow Of the pail seemed yet TO
anger on tho Threshold Of the Horizons
another and more bitter sorrow camo upon
them James, their only son. getting among
gamblers. forged drafts upon his fathers
banker Tor considerable amount, and then
made his way for Paris, that paradise Of
genuemanly seoundrels To this dav he Is
~ exile and wandcrcr.
Il few years since visited the burial
pace OF W and stood by the graves
Of George and Caroline, in a beautiful and
fhadowy spot found that Of Geor-e
marked by plain hcadstone, and bearing
ms simple inscription: George Mason
lied August 3D. ls3s aged nearly eighteen
ms Serious are cndei. he is safe from
An elegant column bad been reared Z,
tho child Of the rich man, thus inscribed
" Caroline Elinor, only daughter Of stepbcp
and Sarah llarton died AUGUST 10Th IS3S
aged seventeen She said ! 20 10 God -
A graceful white rose tree had been plant
cd on each grave and some one Lad closely
interviewer their branches,
Tho thought OF tins seemed too poetiral
'or the mother OF Carolne-too womoply
Ia the father of George was told that
Mr. HSrton never visited that grave. II,
.h!ak Il must been Julia Msscu's hand thai
Wined those rose trees together.
"ere 1t necessary for me to conceive a
moral from this over true tale" and pre-
cent It in words TO my reader, it need not
b long 90 difficult 70 understand. II might
VI be comprohendcd in that simple dying
u Caroline Ilarton to her father
-" deal gritty ruth me crriag." q
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