The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-22


s0lne lime entertained ibs lenbl idea Of fou
play, but ~ langlb, One Ol ihrm ubHHfVing
snueihins suspicious began a. watch, hui
satisfied hiniaellby Ueruilnr method adopt
ed hy Lowell ~ throwing his mHirs, THAT ~,
wHa lho Gulprii lie suspicious were whis'
irrtrd tr'iif '''' u s-allser iii lhey nhAIlY oil
knew lhem viii llo rNrepiinn ullierben
whu, being looked Up0u NJ Loyell'H most ea
peoinl friend, WnH not told, 10 unwilling
were the Young men ~ blast fofeyer,ihe chnr,
actor ofthn visitor whom fhey had 40 much
liked, and 10 alrike fatal blow ai the hhppi,
uess und TsfpcciHbllily Of liis family. lhHl
lliey wafG hesitallug how a. proceed, Whcti-
eg IA nIienls accuse him nr privately iRpInXe
Hud oNpel hlm, whul itolbsrs heavy loHu
drrided tie question,
Herbert himfelG gtergholmed with do
spn'r, iiad quinrd ihaTooui, the rest wufu
sill realod around llie table, whan having
given each other signnl one Of lhom called
Faux Houston, Hrnse Hudfhldi
'Grullemen, Il gives me great pnlu ~ have
Ia call your attention a. q very Hmnpc--A
yUry Distressing circumstance. FaT some
liuio pasl lhrfo has hoen au extraordinary
ruu Of lucs iu 'Ouc direction We have all
observed tall remarked on ~ Mr llrrbcu
hos ~ this moment retired a heavy lusor,--
I here IL Indeed, nH fr ~ know, hui ona
winner among us-but Oue,nbd he winner
~ a very Coiisidemhln niunnnis the reel III
losers. Cod forbid tih | siIUuld rurhly nr-
cuso any mun Lightly hlnsl any nnu's
character Hut ] ana bound 10 say that /
fear the money we have lost hna not been
fairly won. There lins been foul plnyl I
lorhcur To name the pury--lhe facts Suii.
clculy indicate hm.' o..
WHO would not have pticd Lowell, wlicn
liy.d will horror and courcions guilt ho
Nalnly tried 10 hny something 'lnderd-l
assure Sou--l nuyer,-buI words would tot
come, hr ltllrted dUd TUEiIrt out ut titr ruotii
id q transport uf agony. They did pity himi
and when bo was gone, agreed among lliem-
selves TO hush up tic the nfhG but uuiofiu'
nnirly iho cNiliauh of the paut, who had not
been let into The secret, took up hiH defence.
They not only believed The accusation un-
lounded, bu, ,hoy Glt Il 49, Auailroni offered
to their iowusmau; tlioy huhcrcd Ulout itn
good deal, uud there was nothing lell bat to
appoint on invcuiguiiug courmilice, Alas
The cyilcncr was overwhelming II turned
out that the dice md cards were supplied hy
Lowell The former, still on the table, were
found on examination tn hc loaded, ln fact,
ho had n pnir aA n curiosity long IN hs pos
session aud hHd obtained others fom n die.
reputable character hi Oxford. M doubt
Of his guilt.
Al this while Herbert had been too III to
he addressed ON the sutiocg bat symptoms
ufrccovcry were now beginning 10 appear
mud ns nobody was aware that lie had any
particular interest ia ihe Leyol family ,ihe al.
lair was communicated "a ihen5 ~ tirst lac
refused tnfcliorc Ia his irics,sr7 giilf and be-
came violeuuy lrrltaicd. IlSanlormnnis AZ.
surcd him they would. b. too happy 10 find
Ihcy were mistaken, ,hm that sncc the inquiry
no hope OF such an issue r6mnlUGd, aud lac
sank Into gloomy silence.
On tile following morning, when his sorv-
mt came To his room door, ,hu found IL locked.
When nj the dosirr Of his surgeon, it was
lrokSN open, Herbert was found u corpse,
md n discharged pistol lying beside him. 49,
An inquest sat upon the Nbody, md the
verdict brought in was Temporary hs1n-
~ There never Nns ono more just.
Preparations were n6w made for the fuuc-
nl that funeral which wa had Witnessed,
bat bol1rv the umc appointed for Il arrived,
another chapter Of tic sad Mory was unfold.
ID
When Charles lc1 the barracks on lhat
fatal night, instead uf going home. lao passed
he hntk hours Ia wandering wildly about
lo country, but when morning dnwned, fear
ug The eye of man iIr returned In lhc vicar.
ace and skunk unuhscrvCd To his chamber.
When lac did not ApIaar az brcuktJst- his
uolhrr sought him Ia hls room, ~ here site
Iounh him IN bed. llc said he was very III
and so indeed hc Nns--and begged to bed
uiL Hlonci hutus hU was 10 better ou the fol
lowing duy, shc insisted on sending tOT mcd
cul adyice. The doctor found him With all
hcso physical symptoms tia, are npt To si-
porvcue from great anxiety Of miud,nud sny-
Ing lac could get 40 sleep, Charles request
I'd to hnve SOME lnudnnuni; but the physician
was oit-tt- guaFI, iar algllnull The pullics
-MiAhel Ia kaep the hing prlYnlc. !
'Ur,1r rtrururs it't,i t''t Islsaad thai nnakened
his caution.
The parents, meanwhile, had not tho slight.
,si anticipation Of the thunderbolI that was
.iiout to fall upon them. They lived very
-c,ircd life, were acquainted with none of
hr oGicers--nnd thoy were even ignorant
lf the nn.ount of their sons intimacy with
he regiment. Thus when tho news ofller-
icrt's lamcntubu death reached them, the
mother snid to her son! Charles, did you
tuow a Young man in. the barracks called
Herbert; a lieutenant, bciirye? by the bye
hope il is not Emilys Dir Herbert
D,dI know 'himS snA Charles, turning
towards her, for, under prclcnce
int thu Hight a,,iieyed- -hin, he always hlN
nth his face TO The wall. 'Why do yon ask,
Unlheff
Because, he is dead. He had a fever,
Herbert dead rcred Charles, suddenly ait
ing up iisbed
Yes, lac had IryCr, and II IL supposed he
was deirous, for bo blew out his brains;
there is II report that Ae had been playing
high, and los, great deal Of money. Whats
he mnlter dear? Oh Charles, ] shouldn't
have told you! | was moi aware tharyou
knew him.
Fetch my father here, aud, mother you
salne hack with him said Contemplating
with strange slcrnnoss of tone, and wildly
moiioning her out uithe room.
When tive parents came, lac bude them til
daIn beside him; aud then with degree of