Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-01-31

disnherited, with the exception of an an
nual pIttance Just sufficient TO preserve you
from restitution, but only payable so long
as you reside abroad The moment you SET
foot upon the soil of England its payment
ceases. Here is letter to III; London a.
gent, who will provide you sum Of money
for your outfit Away hide your infamy in
some of our colonies, the nearer to the An
tIpodes the better. Avauntl Let me new
er see you more! BECOME before curse
youn'
1.-The Devil and Doctor Faustus, here's
pretty go!" was all the reply al the har-
dcned and unfeeing reprobale; and | had
hardly quilted the summer-house when
heard once more the vacant and hideous
laugh by which had been previously insult
ted.
Not without difficulty did my tottering
fnstsieps support me back 10 the carriage;
| was lifted into it by the doctor and his
servant, and was no sooner deposited on the
seat than nature sank under. ~ n'Sertions
had made and tainted awGy -
From my knowledge of Miss Thorpe's
character, was not in the least surprised
to learn that this disinterested heroine, who
piqued herself upon being neither sordid
nor selfish, who held in spechl contempt
the girl that could marry for money, de-
spatched letter TO my son on the very next
day, stating that her own sacred sense of fl
lial duty would not allow her TO espouse any
man against his fathers consent, and that,
therefore, their engagement must be consid-
cred as finally cancelled. | never heard,
however, that she returned the valuable
presents made to her by her infatuated lover.
CHAPTER XIV.
With equal good Judgment and kind feel
ing, my friend invited Sarah to spend u
few days in his house, well knowing that
her society and her assistance as a nurse
would be far more efficient than all his
indictments in restoring my bodily health
and my cheer of mind. On the morning OF
her arrival | appointed her lover TO meet
her, when | Joined together the hands of
the delighted couple; gave my formal con-
sent to their union, sauctifying ii by my
blessing, and adding that lar from les
sening the sum had originally left to my
daughter, | would settle twice the amount
upon her on the day of her marriage. Ma
SON now become all almost daily visltaht al
the house, aud neither he nor his betrothed
evinced any regret when expressed wish
that their nupiials should be solemnized
without any unnecessary delay. Enraptur
ed by the daily Improvement IN her fathers
health and spirits, combined with such
delightful and unexpected change Ia her
own fate and prospects, my dear child >eem
cd actually 10 Imagine herself IN heaven,
aud TO my apprehensicns she appeared TO
diiiIse heaven around her. Her radiant
and smiling face was an incarnate sun
beam; her dulcet voice, neodized by 10y,
was the music of the spheres her duteouS
and afiectlonate offices were The Minister
Jugs ct guardian angel God bless her |!
there were moments when her fascinating
endearments made me forget my repudlated
son
Bat they did not Danish from my memo
~ the vow made to my own soul while
was lying enhanced and entombcd, that in
the event of NV revival | would refund the
Suns had unfairly gained ia the execution
of INV government contracts After having
calculated ther amount, with interest,
which raised the total 20 several thousand
pounds, | RENTED the whole ANONYMOUSLY
to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Nat
uraly fond of money, i always found de-
light IN reckoning up my profits; yet can
| truly declare that experienced ten times
more pleasure in reiunding tins portion of
my fortune, than had ever felt in egiti-
matcly gaining ten times as much.
So completely had nv attention been en-
gagged By the recent marvellous occurrences.
and by the preparations for the approaching
marriage-so carefully, moreover, did ! alb
stract my thoughts from the painful subject
of my son-that several weeks slipped away
without my adyerting to the long and SIN
guIar silence of the London agent to whom
| had consigned him. Its cause was at
length explained by the following letter.
full enough, Heaven knows, of sadness and
humiliation, and yet not altogether Invested
of mitigating considerations
"MY DEAR FRIEND,-More than once
have taken up my pen to write to you, and
as often have | wanted courage to complete
my letter, fearing to afilict you with evil It'd
ings in your present delicate state; and
have since been silent because it required
some little time 10 ascertain the exact stu
ton of your son, of whose whereabouts |
was in ignorance for whole month. On
his arrival | observed good deal of levity,
not to say wildness, in his manner and dis
course, but not sufficient to denote any pos
tive alteration of mind. He seemed quite
reconciled to his immediate expatriaton,
and accompanied me on board splendid
vessel bound for New-Zealand, in which |
secured good birth for him, and paid his
passage-money. On the following morning
| obeyed your directions, by advancing a
sufficient sum to provide him handsome
outfit, and to give him an advantageous start
On his arrival IN the colony.
"That night he Quilted my house, nor
did hear of hirn again TIL learned lha, he
had been commlsted to prison for an unpro
voked aud vole:t assault, perpetrated in
drunken night bfhvl. From subsequent III
quIrIes | learnt that the money he had re-
ceived had been: lavished in rIotous intem-
perance aud excess of every sort, during
which his eccenricities, freaks, and ou,ra-
ues combined with his lncoherent lanpn,up