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

Ifow, sni rrbc'l-I ni wGh unrhssteusd
hsar' aga.nN the Wholesome discipline o.
pm.
William Mason was man Of sterling
lUieguty tic vas nov filled with r,gf,
llf ,hr folly 81 ah.,b be had brcn guilty.
TO. D., DID uui se,k O.. eyadc ,hs c0us,qpcu
ets--t. pussfye b.s Dan Interests AMI allow
u,hy,s 60 fuil,r fot han H. gave up tt
'ulte pfopsuy 20 hs ctriuor., rcstNIuc
OILY, b, lhali consent. sIll. .n ~ Boz. hove
hold eoods 20 iufnish plain small cos.
uEe. which D., rented i1r hs family a, l.
small g0Nu about 900 miles ! ON W.
SOON d. = establishing AIs family ~ their
humble home M Mason a5'aneI tor bin
sclla mercantile agency winch ould com
pei hun 10 travel through the Western States
ar4 be long absent; bu, II was The best he
could d.
Briooe leaviug, however. be procured q
situation !or George, As eIotk IN Mr H4r-
ton = store, which he though, hdsanlug cous,
Tor though The lad would rec GIVE but IN.
dlng salary, hc might there obtain thor
ough business training and a good kn9wl =
edge Of made.
The reception Of iho new inmate into The
domcs circle oil her ilihcr's family Vas o
memorable event ~ the lie OF Caroline
llar,on Viii "a. her entirely absorbed
IA bis numerous aud complicated busineIs
relations, a mother almost wholly gwen up
TO the irlvolics Of fashion, and n brother
Nho only noticed h,r 10 annoy and trouble
her with bis coatse WIuctms aud sensol,ss
practical Jokes, what wonder that a new
nl, broke AROUND her wish the Acquaintance
,ha gifrd and gaucr1us-helu,d youth
that his Ioaiy aud delicate sympathy wrh
her b,s, and hughes, fnltugs ms rc'pccl.
tat Difference Ibis gou,jc and consijcrale
kIuIucss, il ln', bound her hear, TO him
y.s tnisolubly bound her heart TO him
mere culilihlt she was, Wnh strong, tue
un,,lf,h love, Of which many woman IS
inca pablo.
Aud George removed for the first time
from his happy home where the very at
mosphefe OF love had ever surrounded him
deprived Of the intellectual complnlon
ship OF his mother and sister, what wonder
that he contemplated wilh growing interest
the fresh, truthful nature OF Caroline, and
was sireng thcned and comiorled greatly
with the morning greeting and evening COZ.
versllion Of the aniable and intelligent GIL.
HID 1t not been for her, his lot would have
been a weary one for Stephen Ilaron was
a hard master, and more was often laid on
the Young clerk than he was we'll able 10
bear But he was a conscientious and am
bilious boy, aud though no word ofappro-
BATON or encouragement was ever spoken
to hun, he hoped that he gave satisfaction TO
his employer.
Soon after George Mason went to Mr.
Hiriou's james \ eNaGdcr returned to col
lege. Giving many pledges Of better hchnv-
IDur It's absence was aH nrxpr,sslble re-
h,llo his poor vctImizcl sister, who breath
ed more freely, aud uyed IN The quiet sh,
lowed.
Dating the winter and spring that fol,
lowed. Grorge and Caroline b,cnme III,
slo, friends, aud, somehow, loved one an
olh.r quite rs well a. though 'hry hal lull,
uudors,. od, irum reading port,y aud study
lng metaphysics, The mysterious nature o
the sentiment they cherished. To them !
was 90 mystery to iathom, no folly OF whici
20 be ashamed Il had no element, OF world
" interest, Of romance, OF passion. Il wa
pure and simple sentiment, to which n
angel might do houor yet which q chill
b might understand
Early in tho summer, James Alcxande
asain re'urnod from college, lie had bee
: expelled This young gentleman eyldcn
u " did not like George Mason, yet be too
!, lule 10, CO Of him, probably ugardug hlr
y as by hr h, own Inferior
d George did not lie, this trouble him moc
" but he hal other sources Of drqW.,. II
u father had sin many uusa'lsdcI creditors
: W, aud he wflhcd under what b
S morbJuDss cunauc'el as reproach or cor
> temp, from them Proud to a fault, he al
" quipel q marked reserve. and assumed
l' manner somewhat cold and defiant towar
many who would otherwise have been b
> friends: but in his heart he early formed
u strong resolve u devote oil the energies
10 his manhood to the liquidation OF bis ilu
e. eTs j, bis, and never TO rest llll the utltrmo
y hrthing' was paid.
George was no, able to vIsrl ms home v
d ~ often bot when he went, he filled tn
, house with gIadness The hale ones we
,, absolutely lurbuleu, Wilh delight, and b
UllkNtI httA elnAtl elllllfA TUG olA 7NllliA 'll
al they sometimes noticed with n SIGH, that
~ vas growing pale and thin with toll 81
c lose confinement
'u Mr. Mason continued at the West but
!. wrote frequently, and transmitted money
Nv the Support Of his family.
wa When George Mason had been ia I
'' employ OF Mr. Hauon nearly year,
Que ailcrnoon received a Ielcr from his 81
"A ter Juln He btokr ne seal with tret
bling mpatience, IS he had not heard f.,
'As home Tor some Weeks Ii ran thus
~ L., MoNDAY Dee. 1, ls4l.
.ry uDEAREsT BRoTRER ] should ha
src wt,,teo 10 YOU b lore ihl', but our mott
old has no, bycn q, Neil as usual, and ! h'
h,d very mioy things deSolvinR upon
-c- have had literally No time boz no'
f., mua wr.ie We are 10 something
ely una-eu,,r~ly out Of moucy. We rees