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

rIiiuut ffliillIilrN NO lItti iuslnN nllfH NiNll
~ Duncaslrr during The rncori nud Suggest
od MAJ he niRlt possibly have seen aud 100
lrod mG there, 'liHs Was 70 sufficiently prob
phlo explanation Of lhe bins but whether ilIo
correct one oF NOT, cannot decide, ns l0
never nhrrwnrd alluded a. the subject, Hud
libd not lo slightest wish a. rcuuw it
Three daya elapsed before received tlir
expected summons. bn waiting Ou him,
was ugrwu'ly slnrled lo i.ud lhni was Go
be- NJ once employed ou mission which he
most Hnglrinus Md experienced uf detective
aair.s. would hive lrlt h0uoIcd 10 undertake,
"llcfr ism written description of ihe pgt-
sons 81 tll- gong of liHcklrgs, swiudlrrs,nrd
l,4g safs," rnnelulrl lha cumuistloucr, SUM
mug up bis Instructions. III vii Doe your
'UtITrfy 10 rifTruvrrtfTrfr rrTvHfr fI1HrtH HrTt-
srrurr lrgul r,idrnrc Of thrir neinIiou- prbc-
ilreA. Mrhuvu hoeu hilbmln blflrd, priu-
cipnlly, ihipk, through Qlr TOO lmsiy Zral
uillc officers rWpplr ybuainM,Ng- irrld-
vs. uvuid dat error lhry WTsr~Pr iicrd
frouud;rlr; md it VIII require com iIrr1hlo
patience, ns well ~ nrtimon, tu uukcuurl
aud hriug them a. justice, ono ct thrir
moro recent victims - Young Mr MrUuu,suu
Us fufucr umrfingc, ui ulg DuWugrr Indy
ENerton Her lads hps applied 60 m
Tor assistance IN cstricHuug him rom tue
coils IN which Lee ~ mcshcd' You Will cal
GA her 10 five o'clock this ailcruo0u-iu plain
clothes Of course obtain whatever iu-
formation on The sutJrct she muy tU utirtu
Ullurd. Remember 90 communicate diTtdV
with mc;aud Hny assistance sou Wuy requiir
shall ho promlly rendered, Nlh these,
nud lrw other minor directions, needless
10 frrapiluluic, WINS dismissed tn O task
which titiiruit uud possibly prrilous ns h
might proyc, huilrd as dcighild relief
from llc wearing muruIony aud DIAL routine
Of Ordinary duty.
I ha,leucd home; aud after dressing with
great cure-lIr best puu of my ward.
robe Ind been fortunately rWrd hy Luull
from lho Wrcch uiuy fortunes ! proceeded
/ 20 Indy EvuI,u'- mansion, I war iumcdi.
|nicly mnfshplcd 90 tlic duWiug.ruum, where
tt1uut her i1iyshIT Uut -hrr durgtt-r-h
/ fairy looking girl awaiting NY arrival la
dy Eyorlon appeared greatly surpIiscd W
| my nrpcSmucc, differing, us dare suy 10 all
I together did from her abstract idea ofn po.
hcrman however ouircd or di.euisrd' aud
i, wus gpl llll slio hal pcrusrd the note ul
which | vas the hcurrr TINT her naughty
aud incfrdulnus stare hrcauc mitiEutcd to @
g,aucc uf LOFTY cuudrrrtudrut cNiliiN.
"ir scented, Mr Waters said hoe l.ady sAIp,
waving me-. Co 90 chair "lhl- note informs
mo ilat ,nu hy,o ltru collected Tor the duty
-orcNircatug u,y son from ,hc poriuus cu-
iauelcmcnts 800 which hc hus unhapplly IN
yolNcd hiu.rlL'
, twas about TO reply lorI was silly e.
uoug1i 20 Eel somewhat ueillrd 90 ihp L6nlc
lHdt'- nHuglHm.-, og manner -thu ! 'wus cH.
gnrcI Ln the public service ui ,NtirpHliug q
ear- ef -,,iir,ii,t5 with wIuu her Son irti
involved hiWsglL. nrN vls there 10 prycprr
from her lndyship any information size might
/ lee possessed ct likely go forward pa d--ite-
Ole "a rcsulghui iorlmuu,l, he remembrance
+ of ms neutrality-suspicious., spite OF my gentle
mans attire, o.. bed wildly upon NY mind,
md instead uiprrm.'tiug my alb tongue Co
Wag irro,orcuil, ui the presence .fa rted
i-----..r-Al.- bowed with dr.cr-u,i4l Hcqul.
cscrurr..
/ Tier l1dy-lHp proccc1cd.und in Substance
Obtained thc following iuiurWptiuu:--
- ar tHIrlcs Nrrtuu,dur1ng the iuW months
/ which hat rhpsrd since the utianncnt ct
/ Gi, maiotity ,lad y,r,.u,rra0iy "igllcn among
. thlcvrs.H 4 pus~iuu ttr gambling seemed To
have taken cnlrc possession ct hs being;
and almost every day, u- we'll as night. uf
his hagrurd aud lrtcrlsh Isle was pusscd at
4 play 4 ran, oi il-iuch, according 10 his
own hclci--hut ~ very ruth a run ui down
. right tobhcry--had sot. IN against him, Hud
be had not ouiy di,sipatcd all the r,ad!
uot n which hc had inherited, aud the large
sums, which the foolish Indulgence ul las la
. dl-mu'hcr bad Supplied him Wilh, but had
/ involved himself ma bonds, bills, and other
! obligations J0 a ifEHtul amount. Tie pun
cpal agcut la ellcctiug this ruin was ogc
. Saudiord--o mau OF fashionable aud tiaS'tug
+ exterior, aud the presiding spin, Of The knot
rir-T--r-y'r-- vTfruuI WE v0rfTrII1 -sTuTJJc
To hunt out. Strange 10 say Mr. Merton had
the blludost reliance upon this mans honor;
and even uow--trckrd, drspoilcd Gs hc had
/ been hy Inn aud his gaug--rthvd upon his
council and assistance Tor escape iium the
desperate position in which he was iuNuly-
/ ed.-Ihn ErcriuAs siniea had passed, ia Ia.
/ fault of male issuc,tn distant relative OF the
late lord; 80 TINT ruin absolute aud lrrcmc-
tltabie, stared both the wfelchrd dupe and
his rtfa1ivrs in the incr. Lndy tfrftottr
/ iointurc WINS not very. large one, aud her
son had been permitted 10 squmdGr SUMS
which should have been devoted to the dis.
chargo ofcams which were now pressed
harshly against her
/ ! listened with the deepest interest to Ln-
/ dy Evcrton's narrative. Repeatedly during
the course of IL, us sSy incidentally alluded
to the manners aud appearance of Suudiord,
who had been introduced hy Mr. Merton To
! his mother aud sister, n suspicion, which the
police PAPERS had first awakened, that the
I gentleman III question was sn "ld acTHaIgI-
nuco OF my own, aud one, moreover, whose
! favors was extremely DESTROYS to return in
kind, flushed with increased conviction n
cross my mind. This surmise | of course
I kept to myself and after cnphaIicully eau
/ tioning the lnl!cs to keep our proceedings n
profound secret from Mr. Merton took my
leave, amply provided with the resources re-
qpislo for carry ug into effect the scheme
! which hnd resolved upon. also nrraug-
ed ihat insicud Of waiting person,Jll on her
/ ladyshIp, which might excite observation aud
! snsnirinh. | hhnMlh rennIL nrnrrnss hN letlUr