The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-10-12

carried % OF Nhile ] was in the other BON
Mly father was exceedingly troubled When he
ihls saw What be- had long looked ioI-your
inu0seuer come 70 clearly a. light Turning
iaBam Nancy who alone stood pale rud trrm-
bling among the many fares that were suil-
inc around us. You false dcceitfiil serpent,
said be- 'h0w did you dare IA tell such false
hood, aud lead your master tO perpetratc ~
gr0ss an injustice Seize herr said hc "a the
two officers Who had been superintending the
cutting Of the tree, and speaking VerY grave
lyi let her wear the same chains a. Maria
wore, aad be- put ~ the same cell; she shall
iIr deprived uf fWhat Property che has in mon
g, or clothes, and shall be hanished Ike Sia-
! ria
The news of tho ring being found soon
spread Eichburgi aud crowds Of people hur-
fissl to The spot The JUDGE eanpa into the
garden having been told OF the Circumstance
by the secretary. You cannot imagine, my
dear Maria, how the discovery affected the
Judge; f1r although he might seem hard to
y0u, vet through his whole life he has bcon
knaWu a. an upright aud benevolent man.
The hale said ho, With voice. that pierced
the hcaSs OF all prcscut--'nay, the whole of
what Am worth,would gladly give bad Il
not fallen 10 my lot Ia condemn Innocence on
false g ,idcnco. oh, IL horrible" lie glanc-
: ,.i agaIud the azafuhlrh rruWd, aud, with n
/ loud voice, c,cuniiuurd-'b b. the only Judge
who never crrs, and whom no one can de-
criyc; he the Omnislicnt, alone knows both
how the ring was stolen, and who're Il has all
now been concealed Human judges oilcu
err from short sightcdnrsa, aud, on earth the
nno 'rnt oncn sullrr while the guilty hcHr a.
way the prize. But this time, God, that great
Judge Who shall onr day rrwaui the good and
punish the guilty, has bccu pleased 10 bring
innocence to light, aud reveal secret malice;
and marx, Nancy hcrsclfihc false sccuscr,
Wa the hrst ta proclaim Maria iunoconce, 20
J her own confusion such, my dear Maria,ia
the manner la which the ring wa found and
l Yunr Innocence clearly proved
I By this time Amelia AMI Maria hal reach
cd the gates of the old castle The count,
counties, and their noble visitors were all 49,
scmhlcd IN the great hall of the castle, which,
i anrr the manner ui the age aud country, was
very highly adorned. The worthy pastor had
arrived at the castle bong before AiHriia aud
her friend, aud the whole company had liz
4 tened Ia his story OF Jacob and Maria with
thr ,rcpcst iutcTvft lie related the whole
rtiFtdry M tC worthy ri unu tiurtt'f.- -lti-f.--
idcnpc at,liuc Farm; hc spukc in such glow
ius terms uf bi. mobile aud pious disposition,
hi- upright conduct, HE constant attachment
to hs old master ne urrrui~d MaIias dc, o.
trl love tn her iuhoTtlhcr unwcaricd attcu-
ton io him-aud hc gave so many instances
lnulrstVt that the tears rturi in the cyvs ui
'al who beard him,nud the kiud'hcartcd coun-
ty,s 40 lh-'-wrpt outright.
~ this moment Amelia entered the hall,
With NlAFa IN one hand aud the l'tu" basket
and all loaded Maria with Kindness. Tho
count touk her hy the hand, aud sad to her,
Poor child. how pale and idtigucd thou art
7 Our unwisc conduct has bhnrhrd thy checks
aud planted early iurruws on thy youthful
forehead. iurgNc a., We Will do every
% Ill.,. - -.!r - lll.. IL r.l. ~ III 3
check. to bloom utrcsh ! present thee with
the house and garden at Eichhurg; thy father
had ouly a lease ot IL, bat Tonight my s1or, .
tar, shall write me out the deed, apd Amelia
shall present it to thee The countess kiss,
d Maria, aud, embracing her most affection
atcly, drew the sparkling ring Aom her fin
ger, which she had taken from her Jewel l'oN
lust btiorc Maria entered, and, presenting II
"a, Mag.a. .li, s.lid,-'Ssr, Any dear child my
uuu, cncC aud thy virtue arc thousand
Time, more prceiou, than the great diamond
which adorns this ring; but although thou
pu,srssr.l Il a ni0rv precious treasure. ilcsPlse
not this jewel Accept it as a slight conn
pcnsation for the INJURY done thee, and n n
pledge of my devoted maternal affection tow
ard thee. With these word, she placed the
rinl un Maria finger.
The modest, unassuming Maria stood hold
ing the ring in her trembling hand; she look
cd at the minister, as IL to ask him what she
should do.
Yes, Maria,you must keep the ring, said
the minister The count and countess ara
too generous to take it back again
Maria, with tears of gratitude, placed the
ring nn her finger, but her heart was too iull
10 speak her thanks in words.
On the following morning, the count re-
Nta I, aYt e.
= !4ptc who huri been 50 kind TO Maria ar,r' frr
=, iaihrr On the WAY 'thithcr he inquired into
all the circumstances, AMI Maria cunCcAlCl
nothing from him. The arrival ot n carriage
nj Pine Farm excited no litilc stir for, per
haps, it was the frst that had been seen at il
since il was built The farmers wiic,as soon
b as she saw the carriage, ran out in great hast,
to assist, she said, the nohlcman's ady and
, two daughters to alight. As she humhly dc
sired the hand of one of the ladies, she cx.
: claimed, Maria What in thc world doe,
this mean 2 at the same time quitting Maria,
a. hand. As if she had graspcd a serpent, aud
! starting several PAGES back wards.
D The old farmer was working in the parlcI
a and thithcr the count, countess, and Amcli;
. immediately fastened, and, pressing hin
, by the hand, thanked him for his Kindness t,
/ Maria aud her father. NJ.
, 'Ah = said the honest old man. II have NOR,
Q to thank me. lie brought n blessing under
/, my roof and had | only followed his advice
70 more than | did, | would have been happC
D today than ! am. Since he died, have has
e. no pleasure except when working in the GAR
l den here; and even Tor this lahave to thanh
{ him, both for putting this piece of grounc
: in order and for teaching me to cultivate
= it.
| During this lthc mistress was standing at
e distance, muttcring to herself in astonishmcn
O hat must ono live to sec ! ThC wrrtrhc,
> littlc bcggar 10 become gcntlcwoman Wh'
= would have Thought IL / Now, one dare no
/ come near her But one can still rgncmbe
= that it was only last night that she went M
2 the hill with her bundle in her hand, To bel
o round the country
It The count did not hear these itt-napTTCi
r. remarks bat he plainly saw her scorniul coun
n teuance. Hear me, kind old man said he
3. i have n proposal to make to you. The hous'
A. Al. Il.