The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-01-18
GERALDINE E ,
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'God ofray dtbcr' what :. hcro2"
Thchour OF .on arrived aud Gou G., who
had been deeply engaged inhs study, exam
nng various document, was nov preparing
tn JOIN thc mnAy around the social tnblc, on
which all the most interesting works Of the
,nyou had bcoh arranged
Wen, William will not be- at homc to-
night
oh, think he viii father, said I.ouht
Why do you think SO, clrild, because you
wish to see himf
so, dear father, bat Aunt Nanny napinc-
something dreadful is.eoinP TO happen, aud
iflohcr William COMES she viii Dee much
mistaken.
lir; mrk, said the Gcneral j heartha sound
-HtAal4elHau- un Lac raad---yaE-- -Lara tl.es- arr
a. lhr patc--yc., william has come.
In a moment William ontcrcd-wth a
dolth.lihe countcnanec and a trembling vui,r
Ac said, Mother, Father Sisters, YOU nrc all
hor. but oh my God wh,fci. Charlos
Three Officers followed closely hohird
NIiiaw E1i he .iw ihrn mol, I11 iicGT'y
Up- hp rrprt~trd with 90" ,,aiu'id 'idiurs De-
va, about to romnujdcatc TO hi. father to be-
obsoryant OF any object around linn.
What do those ecudcn,cn wish said ihe
Gcuulul in o,lin and diguihed tone your
usinqss, pcntcmeuy ! am ready to serve
Tho officers pcrgpi,ing by the uoblr aud
c1uliJ manner OF the General that hc knew
nothing OF their business looked at each 9th
cr, then at the ladi,-, aud then at the u,scon-
rrrT-ru--rurr- II " ittTTrrr,
As ,oaa as tho h,tcr could recover him-
self lac turned 10 the o1rcJT nnt v1tr in
Tow ,oi, e, gcutIcmcn, my father is pcrlcglD,.
unconscious. OF the cause Of your bu.mceN-I
opprchcnd il, having three days since heard
the aatoundin. rumor of the dcrcicuon bf
my brother aud hayc FASTENED almost at the
Iisk oi my life, % prepare lis mind for this
awful calamity. Allow me, therefore, to
speak to him "a few moments in the libra
rv
BY no means, sir replied the chief officer,
thero must be no chance for escape we must
search the housc immediately
itfrTrtUy r. moi tCTo7 7Iiid 1v1tT56, aud W.,
know not whore be is--he has been absent
from houic several weeks
Mr must take no unr,s mnrd lnr thai -
though sir, you certainly appear very can
did
For tlGhScn's sake, FOR the salc'or my dy-
ing mother, permit me to speak to my father,
hi h1n1l in a-aanl .--------
We'll, said another officer in allow tone, let
him pass into the ibrary--we are well arm
cd should they attempt to cscnpc-Sir, YOU
can sec your father few moments, but be
brief we must do our duty.
William, with hasty steps made. a sign to
lis iathrr to follow him, bnt the old General,
whose eyes had been riveted to the spot-with
mute astoni,hmcnt, scarcely had yower to
move---ho frlr that something terrible was a
bout to he disclosed, but hadhcard nothing
distinctly
oh, father, said William, prepare for the
trial that awaits ,you-I have painful tale to
relate
oh, my son, what has happened to Gcral-
dine? has she married Lieut. M--tel me
The woi~t?
Would to God it was no worse than the
marriage OF Geraldine, said William-It is
concerning your darling son, Charles. These
are officers father, and they are seeking Chas
to take him prisoner
What in thcname Of Heaven has he been
guilty of my son?
Good tigl dear father, he is suspected of .
tr'a-a--lte Inns mH,ic The British acquainted
with u riwutous route TO New-Iluvcn, and
Gn,, Feon has dispatched some troops there !
- ha has been seen in thca cncmy's camp. in I
apparently secret consultation, and report I
says has received lnrge sum liz compcnsa-
t'n--.but it cannot be father that Charles is
guilty.
Come, come, said the chief officcr-na !
inore deloy, and as h, spike ho advanced
te1-h sleps.
Ihc General then presented him.elfimmc.