Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-08-30

it fully to my bcneiactrrss-the poor girl who's
: Kindness had saved my life.
II questioned me in the conrt housc, il pur
, sued me to my library followed me to nv morn
ing wslks-it rung ont among the chimes q
;, The Sabbath bells, and it moaned in the dee
bass OF the loud pcaling organ. But YOU vii
call this insanity!
= 1t was the voice Of God : said the old man
$ as the tear drops fell like gems on his lon.
silver beard.
{ The youth went on in a more confden, tone
'And so am returning to the great cmpo
| rum 10 seek ont and save the miserable beins
who first saved me-
, How asked the priest.
will search every lone street, tread ever,
| crooked lane, and pry into every den of sin ant
+ horror
But how will you recognize her p
Very easily. 1t is true when conscience
first brought up the subject for vivid review
f her image seemed faint and indistnct but o
late it has grown wonderfully brilliant. see
it ever in my deepest Dreams with that sad
smile of sorrow and screurly dark eyes
But do you not think size is one of the
nowI'ng crew not fit 10 be named among chris.
lians ?
Doubtless. Yet what of that ? Can her
S'""'t IdnCtI Hy GRATITUDE I!
Certainly not. You have not given me.
however, your reason for wearing that cross.
had forgotten, although it is really tne most
extraordinary item in my story. The dav after
my being robbed, discovered the breast min in
my vest pocket, and with il, traced by pencil
! on a dirty bit of paper, keep the cross and nv
poor ptayers?' | am sure it was placed there
by the girl while was asleep.
| a strange act for a wicked ono hut tho
world and the human heart more than aurLt
! else in the world, abounds in contradictions ,
SAID the priest, soiiloqulsns; and then added
| hoarsclr-
''The lel'olc Ferer' Young man how will
You brave the yellow fever.'
Il would brave the fire Of pnrgatory itself at
the call of duty AID erttitude.'
But then the choleru-should the cholera
come too, oh then every street will TEEN with
a harvest of black hcarses =
Al the mention of the all dreaded word the
Young man gaspcd for breath, and bowed his
white forehead on his hands but he soon
raised his eyes, and said firmly in such
case, there is the greater reason why should
hasten 10 execute my mission. She has given
lfc-lct her memory take one
BE it So answered the old man mildly. sJn
the morning must leave for Mobile, and shall
be absent for some weeks. Here j. nv card.
Should live to return. and Won be Loro ,hon r"''
will rIaIiy rcnder Won anv assis,nnno ';,,",
novo- Rn, iha b|s, u'iIi I,ud Vo ;m r' =" uly
u,cs mns, descend ,o ,he nnhin oni lew '"'o-
to 20 ashore Farewell Ke on ,ho ""c er'. psePn,t
NAV !, hco, tboo,i anu
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yos.nI r""tcd n",l, 70 ,i'o I %, "'o,E'I,e ;I n.
IN ,a, r,a,,,;Gron, ', ,,'u VI u',uiisn'
niaa,,rrr ,nns cir,IoJ ''n ",'tn M .,'e
3's,, r,,;, , 1r.'"p'"S 'CpS y !" ,''c
o| Mr,, Vrtn s,', oyo
her a ycrv remarkable STRANGER vho ,onar%s
rho closc of Or,nhcr in 1870 u,rt ,,,,n,Ior;,,
abon, thc streets. most nprsons Jocmod h;n
rarrialIy craycd. and some believed linn wholly
q ard norhans ,hcy wore rgh,-.c'r h;s S'n,r! "nn
duct was very different from iha, or o,Lor non-
Mo- IIn as,.cd ,lor, girl of mann cI,,lina
wLo as he said h,I onca Gycd IN = coI,r ~
saved his lifc and for whom no uishoI - do I'
sonc,i,inr ont If nuro rra,i,nde Snch On ida,
,vas in i,eeIr raIraIIo nronf NJ ;,san,r VIA,
man in lis enhor sen.ns oyor ,hnn,I, of hoinr
rra,ernI tn . DIV, ot moan cIn,linr honsoJ in
collar oyc, slIhonaI, tLn hoir ot . s,roo, ,ara
Iarr and scroncly J5rk cyes, " '"''' f'''