The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-06-23

/ passing towards dusk down ~ James street
lie snw Henry Granger, hnhlled IN n remark
able sporting dross, siandlng with several olll-
90 gentlemen ~ ihe door 0t nne Of tho clul
/ hOuses, fastening across tho street ~ ncrOsi
/ him, he WIS arrested lor minute or Two hy
/ line Of carriages which turned sharply OF
/ Of PicchdilY and when ha did reach tho oth
~ sds young Mr. Granger aud his compnu-
/ ions had vanished, No inquired Of tho por-
\ Tor, and wns assured That 40 Mr. Changer so-
! Nor o. Iuniuf was known there, fersislinP
. HAT be- bad seen him standing within ihe
doorway, aud describing hls dross The EiAn
viii MI. inHploni laugh exclaimed that the
/ gentleman Who wore that dress was llu e.
nous sporting baronoI, Sic Henry Comp
front
liewildered,and suspeclng he hardly knew
what Capt DnlHlon, ~ defiance Of young
/ Gruingcr'H uil-uerhled inIuncllons, deierinn,
ed 10 rall NJ his fathers residence, which he
had always understood 20 be- IN l.oadenhull
street No such name wns, however, known
! thrre, and An examination, "a which ho wRs
advised, Of ths 'tommrrrinl Directory failed
I a. discover the whereabouts ui the pretended
! London merchant. llehrt.aick, and spirit
wcArrd. Captain Dnlsinu Tlurned home only
"a do A violent cold 10y imprudcnlly rid
ing IN such bitter weather ~ it was then, on
the outside at tho coach, aggravated by dis
lrHmo 10 the grnyo ~ less llluu Two months
nlor hlt arrival IN Cumberland, Ito Ion his
daughters unprnyidod ior, except by the c-
Gal rlniu WNuch tie cldcal posacrrcd 90 n
ninu who, Lee feared, would lutn uut to ho n
worthless llnpusler, The penalty hu pnid
Tor cnuaonUng iO 80 imprudcut marriage
whs lHdacd % heavy and hillrr one, Months
pnHrd away, and rlll 10 tidiuga Of Niolers
husband reached the sisters sad aud solitary
ltnmc, ~ length Hlimula'cd hy npprchcn
suus 0tapproHrhiug dcstiUtun whose foot
wis nlrudy 80 Tho threshold aud dosirous
Of gratifying % wlim Of Emily'F. Violet con
Trutrt ~ vIEIt thr urighbOTH0od OF Compton
Cnstlr .llr erul her rirtor had UHcouHiucd,uf
ihc 'colrhaicd sporting harouot' ~ the por-
Ter called hiuJ on, thcir way ~ London,
where they had relatives Who though mo-, rich,
might hc able 10 nsslst thcm iu Obtaining
Fuur h-seH WcHua OF maintenance. hey
ulighicd ~ tho Compton Arms and llic first
object Which net the ustonlshcd gulc of the
sisters az thcy entered the principal sitting
room oc llc inn Nus the tIll length portrait
of Nlolol'r husband iu lhc cSnct spntjiuF-
drcss dcsrrhrd To thom 10y thrIf hthcr. An
ivory mllrl attached 10 tho lower part Of the
ffnmo Informed the Fnzcr that the picture
WAS copy, by permission, Gf tho celebrated
portrait hy Sir I'hos. InyIonc-, of Sir Hurry
Compton H1roncL They were conEounded
overwhelmed, boWilderrd Sir llnrf1 they
found, had been Killed uhout eight months
previously in n slrcplr-clHsr; and the castles
aud estates had passed IN default Of direct
issue, to n distant relative, Lord Emsd1le,
Their story wus soon hruilrd about; mud, In
uic upluion OF many rcworF, WIS confirmed
beyond Reasonable question 10y the CNiruor-
binary hkoucsa they saw or fucicd between
Nioclf son aud the deceased bgronct a
firm believer in the identity Of Henry Grain.
ger aud Sir Harry CompIonih hut, unfortunate.
y, beyond the assertion 0f the sisters ;hat the
portrait of Sir Harry was young Graugcr's
portrait tho real or imaginary likeness at the
child To hls rcpulcd father, mud some score
Of letters addressed to Violet 10y her husband
which Sir Jasper persisted were in Sir Var
ry's handwriting, though fnw others did, Tho
hand, lsaw nj glance, was u disguised one
not ono title of evidence had ho been able to
procure for love or money. As II last resource,
hn had consigned the cnsc 10 mc,nnd tho vul.
pine sngacity of London attorney.
suppose my countenApco must bo what
is called speaking one, for had made no
reply in words to this Snlomcnt ola cnse up
on which and n London attorney were to
ground measures for wrestling magnificent
estate from tho clutch Off powerful noble
man, mud 10y next 1ssiZes' too-when the la
dy's beautiful eyes filled with tcnrs and turn
ing to her child, she murmured IN that gen
tie, agilntlng voice of hers, My poor boy
Tho words was nbout 20 utter died on my
tuuguu,uur I rruuTurd rtirut for rrvrrui ririftr-
uica After oil, thought !, this lady il ov-
IDENTITY sincere, in her expressed conviction
that Sir Harry Compton was her husband. II
hrr surrnise he correct, evidence of tho truth
may perhaps bo obtnincd by keen suurrir
for IT, and since Sir Jasper guarantees thcs
expense - rang tho bell. step over To
Curstor street. said To the clerk ms soon as
he entered, and IL Mr. Ferret is within, nsk
him to step over Immediately Ferret wns
lust tho mnn for such commission. Indefati-
gable, rcsolutc shnrp-wittod, and of cease
less. rcmorsolesS activity, n'secrot or fact
had need he very profoundly riddlcd for him
not 10 reach aud fish il up. hive heard sol
emn ,loub,s expressed ltY attorneys opposed
to him M to whether he ever really and truly
slept nj ull--thnt ism genuine Christian sleep,
ms distinguished from merely canine one,
with one eye always half open. Mr. Fer
rot had been for many years MIR Slmpkins'
managing clerk; hut ambition aud tile in
crcnsing requirements ofn considerable mum
Dor of young Ferrots, determined him on
commencing business on his own accounts:
and about six months previous TO the period
of which am now wrting,n brass door plate
in Curstor street, Chnncery Lane, Informed
the public that Samuel Ferret, Esq. attorney
nj law, might he consulted within
Mr. Samuel Ferret was fortunately Mt home
and after very brief interval, made his ap-
poarancc, entering with n short professional
bow to me, aud n very profound one to Ahc
lady, IN whom his quick gray eye seemed iii-
rrfittyrly to es,,Y-a- client. As-snapi -as he
was seated, ! handed him Sir Jnsper's letter
TIo peruscd it carefully three times 'eNnmia-
ed the seal nttcntivcly, and handed it back