Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-09-04
The Lost Husband---A Romance
Of Manchester.

There is a considerable street IN Man
chester leading from tue centre Of the town
to some at the suburbs This street Is
called at one part CARAT, and a0erward,
where ID emergos uto reuuiiy and coHpar-
autcly country, Brook street II derives
ats former name from an cid black-and-
white hall ofthe time OF Richard the rmrd
OF thcrcabouis. To Judge from the siyle Of
buildng they have closed IA what Is leil
&C the old bail now but a few wears since
Ibis old house was visible from the MAN
road II stood low on some vacant ground,
and appeared to be bali ia ruins. ! believe
II wus occupied by several poor families
who rented teuemenls ln the mmbie-uown
dwelling. Bot formerly 1t was CARAT hall,
and was surrounded by park with a clear
brook running through IL. with pleasant
hsh-ponds, (the name of these was prescrv-
ed uutil we're lately, on street. near, orch
ards, do,e-co,es, and similar appuuenances
to the manor houses of former days. am
almost sure that the family to whom it be-
Iouged we're Mosleys, probably branch of
the tree of the lord OF The manor of Man
chester Any Typographical work of the
last century relating To lhcir district, would
give the name of the last proprietor Of the
old stock, and il is TO him that my story re-
iers
Many years ago there lived in Manches-
ter two old maiden ladies' of high respecta-
btiiy All thcr lives had been spent IN
!he town, and they were fond of relating
the changes which had taken place within
their recollection; which extended back to
seventy or eighty years from the present
time. They knew much of lis lradiuona-
~ hist ~ from their father, as well; who,
with his father before INN, had been re-
spectacle attorneys IN Manchester during
the greater part Of the last century they
were also agents for several Of the country
families; who, driven from their old pos
sessions by The enlargement, of the town,
found some compensation ~ the Increased
value ol amy land which they might choose
to sell. Consequently the Messrs ) ---,
father aud son, were conveyancers m good
repute, and acquainted with several secret
pieces of aully history one of which re-
lated 90 GrraU-hal. The owner of tins
estate, some time m the first half of the
last cermry, married Young he and his
Wlie had several children, and lived iogeih-
or 40 quiet state of happiness for many
Years Ati4st business Of some kind took
ihc husband up 90 Lnndon-a weeks POUR
ney m those days lie wrote and anunun-
ced hi, ARRIVAL; ! do not think lac ever
wrote aguu lie seemed to be swallowed
ZAP 90 the abyss of the metropolis, for nn
freud laud lhe lady h4d many aud power
lul uend,) could ever ascertain for her
nha, had become oi him; The prevalent
idea was that he had been attacked by some
oi the street robbers who provided about IA
those DAYS, that he had resisted, aud bad
ueen murdered His wife gradually gave
up al hopes Of seeing hi!n gam, aud de-
voted herself to ihe care of her children ;
and SD they went On, TRANQUILITY enough, un-
al The helr came Of aye, wnen certain deeds
were necessary before he could legally take
possession OF the property. These deeds
Mr.. S. (Ihe family lawyer stated
had been given up by hun into the missing
geuiiemaus keeping, Just before the last
MYSTERIOUS Journey to London, with which
think they were IN some way connected.
1t was possible that they were sui 10 exist
ence some one IN London might have
them IN possession, and be either conscious
or unconscious of their Importance. Al
> any rate. Mr. SIS advice to has client
was thai he should put AN advertisement III
the London papers, wDrded so skililully
that any one who might hold the important
documents should understand to what II re-
i erred, aud no one else. This was accord
. ingly done aud although repeated at ia
u teryals for some time, II met with no sue
n cess. But at last my sierIous answer wa
; sent, to The effect that the deeds were Ia eX
slence aud should be given up, but oni,
c on certain conditions, aud TO the heir him
e self.
u The young man in consequence went tc
a London, and adjourned according to dlrec
n lions, to an old house in Barbican, where
e he was told by man, apparently awaiting
IS him, that he must submit 10 be blindiolded
aud must follow his guidance. He wa
2, taken through several long passages beior'
IT he left the house at the termination OF on
II of these, he was put into sedan chair an.
II carried about for an hour or more he al