The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-12-01


u0lrs. They Wrrr, us lNIIrd uui expect
'd, luiyrrlrs go Grrigu banks, Alr Merton
iuukrd ~ md counted lheus mud play oum'
furnrHi.
Asu wrut on, 90 wildly did rbs scoue &c.
Vpll ihe ryrniuE iAll bad srhl,l uy own ruin
tlul grew DIZZY Wiih rFrihmrui md drniu-
81 EWllur AMER lumber ul wafer 10 ullpy
size hfrred rhnhbug IT my 'f,us, Tie
FluIf'ufs were fortunately too much llh-sf4'-
--r-rt go heed my agitation, Merton lost con
iiuuuudy -0HIuut p1uro Ur iuirrnn1alnu,-
i Ian IllLca l.pip -l4el4l-G--qil441'ls
Iirll llis lTpiu was ou iirW nhil he llnl rd,
urrlLcr lusl, Wnl Inc recslrs.ue-a olu mud
tIft,
"llrk+- wlmts dmlf' sudifculy exclaimed
Slullurl, from Whose Satanic features the
lun-k lr had 30 long worn brlnre Merton iiHd
seen gWdu1llwrhplnnE, "Dd 500 not l',m
50 upiao below"
III enr llrd cauulu llle souudi oud could
hrlitr interpret IL iltau he, II crUrrd.
"Toucl tho siFunl-hcll AdoIphr," added
Snudluu
SoI ooty Inv play, tnr Ito very breathing
Of tho villains, was suspended ~ ihcy listen
vi lir Tie uplG
II clnr. The answering luhIo sounded
onrr- iWtr -lhtirr, can right I" shouted
S-.i..!!i.s.l,- iil'tss@..d the irtrr " rrusy
giHird Oui."
had iusiruricd tho officers that Two of
yllcm in pluin clothes rlnuld present lhcni-
rrlycs NJ Ihe front duur uhnu admission hy
mcuus of tho password had given rllcm,nud
immediately seize aud guR the duorkccprr,
had MISC acquainted Ihcm with Ihe proper
answer IN The sigupl-riuPi Illroo distinct pulls
~ tho bell handle communicating with tie
first floor, Their comrades were then ~ bc
admitted. and lhry were ull ~ silently ascend
thr -luirs, aud Wail on he landing u!l suW
tuonod hy me- 10 enter and sri21 tuc FnrJr,
rirrs, The huck entrance 90 thr houto VAS
rlso securely hut uusltrusiIely WATCHED
One only Nrar disturbed me; IL Wua lest The
ycuuudrpls should take alarm IN Sufficient
time distinguish tho liglis, destroy thc forged
papers, aud possibly escape by some private
passage which mglri, unknown 10 mr, exist
Knu,ing mysulE aS soon as tho play WAS
resumed, fr,m the trance 0f memory hy
witch had been In Some sort Hhsorhrdiuud
first nsccrlaiuing hint the handles ofmy pie,
'uls were within ousy rench iur know
was poyiuEn desperate game with dcspcr'
ulo mcii--l rose, stepped curulctsy &C. The
door, partially opened w., Hud bent forward,
Ms II listening Cor n repetition Of lhc sound
which bad suInuch alarmed HE cnrpppy --
GO my great delight the landing Hud Hiulrs
wcfo Tiled with pulice-oiliccrs- silent aud
Htrru NJ drn,h. I drew hnr'J, rud walked
toward the tnblt nt which Mr. Merton WIS
seated. TIE lasI siukeh-nu enormous one
was being played Tor. Merton lost lie
fprnuE upou lis feet, denih.puc dcspgifiug.
overwhelmed, mud a hoar,e rNrtrOuou. surg.
~ through his Cluuchcd teeth. SundtOrd
and his associates cooljy rnkcd the pluudrr
together, lholr features lighted up wth
irudlsh pgc.
"Vilhin l-trni,or !-ruiscrc6ul" slrickrd
SIR Merton. ms il smitton with sudden frenzy,
nud darling NJ Ssudord's thro0r "Sou devil
thnt YOU arc, hnvc undonc, destroyed mo"
mo doubt ol IT," rnluly replied Snudlurd,
shaking of his victims grnsW land lhlrk II
ms been very arlj,lcally intellectually done
too. SnNclliug, my fine fellow, will scarce.
~ help you much"
Mr. Merton glarcd upon the haunting vii.
lain in spccchlcss agony aud rage.
"Nni quite so ihsl, CARBON II yau please, y
exclaimed al ihn Same hmc mixing up u
tumble of forged unics. ut does not appear
20 me that Mr. Merton has played ngalus, e
quail s'ukes for unqucsIiouahIy the paper r.
not genuine
"Dnsg roarcd Sanford, "do sou hold
your lite so CHEAP p and he rushed TOWARD
nic, ~ Tito eci2r tie forged notes,
was rs quick ns hc, md the lcvclcd tube
- urn pistol simply arrested his eager on.
s,0ught. Tie entire gang gathered near rs,
flaming with excitement Mr. Merton look
ed hewllderedly from one to another, 0ppar.
entity scarcely conscious of what was passing
around him. "Wrehch the papers from
him. screamed Sanford, recovering lis
rucrry. "Scize him-stuh strnuglr him" D.
"Look TO yourself scoundrcl' ] shouted
sviilt equal vrftruTrUCc. "NUur hour Is come.
Officers, enter md do your duty"
IN ma Instant the room was filed with po-
lice; aud surprised, pauic.strcken paraly2cd
hy the suddeuuess Of the catastrophe, the
gang wcro ul secured withnu, tho slightest
resistance, though most of them were
armed md marched of in custody.
Thrcc--Sandlurd, or Carbon; but he had
fhufa.duzcn dliaSeS,one oflhcnl--wcrc trans
Jroricd for life: 1.-The rest were sentenced To
Yarions terms of imprisonment, My task
was elGctnaly accomplished. My superb
ors were pleased to express very warm com
tnondn,ion of the manner in which had nc
Quilted myself; aud the first step in the pro-
moiion which ultimately led TO my present
position in another branch Of the public SER
vice was soon nlierward conferred upon me.
Mr. Merton Ind his bonds obligations, Jewels
aud money, restored to him; and, taught wis.
dom by terrible experience, never ngain en-
tered a gaining house. Neither he nor his
iadv-rnuther was ungrnteful for the service I
had been fortunate enough to render them.
EMoRArroN TO IowA.-It is estimated
that between 400 aud 1900 wagons have
crossed the Mississippi at this plnce, within
the last five weeks. bringing immigrants from
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and all of them
seeking homes IN Iowa. They have gcucr-
nIly gone to the new counties on aud west