The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-02-16

y NlhlNt ' ftrNiut0t Tor was tunuugncu
10y hi- HudHcioH- hunehnivhce, ~ hat ~ the
unno of the chenlst WHO sold YOU the I,oia.
onOus mixture to which BECAME yirlimi'
DO you mean Rnby's Restorative capital
sIuu ulat! llls unmo-his name ?--liung
me III eau rocOlluci Just now
'ln what street Of Newmarket does he
live 2
'Slroot--strcct; have forgotten that too.
oh uo,l haven't, ! remember now; bought
It Of fellow that travels about tho country
miserable iiafl this -lrtiiiing h confession
of your guilt NUii the same regard for
truth you VIII doubtless. deny that you do.
s,roycd the codicil To the win.
@GndlellL Mai codicil2 | am ready 70
take my onth that never
"llold your inpious tongue, aud not add
perjury to your enorniiier W,th my own
eyes, nhile tying eutrHncet, uud not duud
ns you supposed, did see sou tear ii up and
commit u to the pbrlor-hrc.n
mo did you, though? What m ortiul
dodge on your part aud WIN, precious
spoon must have been not 10 shut the bed
room door
Not less irrilnled than disgustcd by his oh.
duralo manner aud offensive language,
trv'rurd tho termination Of our cuitUquy by
saying,
"lInrk yc, sirrah, willie address you for
the last time. have made new will, by
which You ara utterly aud irrcvocaby dlsin-
herltod, with tho exception of an annual PIT
iuncc Iust sufficient lu preserve you from dcs-
lNuuuu, hut only payable 80 long Hs you re-
slde abroad. The mnuacni you set foot up.
on the soil oi England lts payment ceases.
Here n a letter to my London ngenI, who
will provide you II sum of money for your
outfit Awny hdr your iufhmy in some of
our colonies. the nearer TO tho AHtipodes the
4
more! BrRono before curse you ~
"l'hr Devil aud Doctor Faustus here's
prruy go" was all the reply of the hardened
mud uuirriing reprobalc; aud had hardly
quilted the summer house when heard once
more the hidcous aud vacant laugh 10y which
| had been previously msulcd.
Not without difficulty did my iottcring
tOutstcps support me back to the carriage; |
MAz1illed InIn IL hY the dnclnE nnd-hiz-SEr--
ratrt Attt rpH-- Ite- saaReE- dara~iied- on-lhe !
sent than nature sank under tho eXcrtIons |
had nude, aud ininrcd away.
FROM nv knowledge OF Miss Thorpgs I
character, ! WINS not IN the least surprised TO !
learn that this disinterested heroine, who
piqurd herself of being neither sordid nor
selfish, who held in special conicmP, the
girl that could marry for money, despatched
A lellcr u my son on the very next day stnt-
ing that her own sacrcd sense of .tiiai duty
would not allow her to espouse any man n
sdusT hIE tdthUris ruuErri, aud Mat there
or., thrir engagement must be considered
rs finally cancelled. never henrd, howev-
,r, TINT she returned the valuable presents
made to her 10y her infatuated lover.
CHAPTER XIV.
With equal good Judgment and kind
Getting, my friend iuvrtud, 5Suraii to spend a
ew days IA lis house, well knowing that
ler society aud her assistance rs nurse
would be far more efficient than all his med
in restoring my bodily health and
NV cheer of mind Ga the morning of her
Irrival appointed her lover TO meet her,
when joined together the hands OF the de-
lighted couple; gave my formal consent TO
hefr,uuioh, sanctityiug IL 10y my blessing, I
md adding that so far from lcsscnlng the /
um had originally le!t 10 my daughter {
would settle twice thG amount upon her on .
he day Other marriage. Mason now he I
nine M almost daily visinnt at the house. ,
nd neither he, nor his betrothed. cvlnced
ny regret wlfcr Expressed wish that their \
uptials should he solemnzcd without any {
Unnecessary doluy. Eurnpturcd 10y the dai- /
Y improvement IA her fathers health and /
piriis, combined with such n delightful and
Unexpected change in her own ia,o and pros Z
ects my dear child secured actually To I'M /
giue herself la hcayeu,nnd To my npprchcn- /
ions she appeared to diluse n hcavoV a. /
ound her lIer radiant aud smiling face d
vas nm incarnate sunbeam; her dulcet voice, i
icodiXed 10y Joy, was tho mgslc of the /
phcres; her dutrous aud alItctlonnto offices I
icre the ministerings Of II guardian angel $
iod bless her lhGro were moments when c
er iacinntlng eudcnrment made me forget ,
~. repudIatcd son.
But they did not Danish from my memo:
v the vow made To my own soul Mlilc was e
irv ct,lfs,.s,. 4 aut Gu.omtgt. J'IJr Tu rilV.i