The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-11-08

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right and ehg'eyed Pertqollt ceaRlTrfsiter'
seldom DO Il we'll 7I.l'a ITTII,- l-1.- 1-l
NorI-lIi was reaiAEkci ~ Stephen Bar-l
roushs, before he died. that 10 things coidd
not BE- perfectly eounierCiied, ono yal tho
die work or por~Alt, medallion heads Wig,
Note. Ge., and the other the Shading or ruiz
iag above the icitsrs ~ Haat !sbT RSportsri
ANecDorE or XsEgEr-w1tJtEni
Dating tho rryOlodoeA-5 var, thctc w~G
gendrmAn oflarne PROPERTY restiiug ihBfbak-
lyn. who was Addicfed 60 tl.a- habit of wuik-.
ing in bis slerrc panic strurk "a the invasion
Of the enemy he daily sxpecte that his dwcllf
ing would be rAssarked.And pillAFed, Under
he influence of Ihese isar,he n~e,oue night
aud taking ~ strong boS," whirh. Hwake, ho
never Attempted 20 lih wiih0ut assistance. no
proceeded down stairs, furnished himself with
lantern and spade, and 10 docp wooded
glen quarter ofA niile rom his house.h bii'
Rcd his tFoas''Te, carefully replacing tlis sois
20 as u create no nsplcl6n Of Nieir having
been removed. This done, he returned, un'
dressed and went 10 bed. NeHt.morhlnR hG
was the Arst 10 discover the absence Of his
sstrong box" without having the slightest re-
nelnbranec Of whAf had paced, EprRged at
iir loss, l,e Immediately occused his donl6slicA
Of the robbery. ENsno traces of violence wcrc
per'eptible either on tho locks or doors Of
his house, that could induce him TO suspect
strangers. Meath after month had elaI~hdl
4 and still the mystery was not solved. and his
family began To- want the neeessaries of life,
witliou. the maahs OF procuring them, AT
that period ofpublie calamity no money csnld
be raised or real estate aud IL was at that
season Of the teNr when agricultural hbors
had ccnscd, whirh len him no means Of sarn-
ing a supper for his family To augment his
misery, his only son lay confined by a violent
fever. without any Of those comforts which
his situation demanded, The mind Of the
despairing father was strongly affected by
this melancholy view of the future; his rvst
; bccamc morc frequently broken, and he
would often wander from room TO room all
night with hurried and unequal steps, as IL
pursued by an enemy. Ills wife and dAugh-
ter, who accustomed TO these nightly wander
i..e-r ,,.,seT attempted to AisttFe Alrs, ,'s,lAa
they wcrp fearful some accident might bofall
; him; in this case il was necessary TO employ
the most violent means to awaken him, upon
which he would exhibit 10 much fear and dis
trees that they usually suffered him 20 rocov-
or gradually from the trance, which was suc-
cceded by drowsiness, amer which he would
sink into tight and natural sleep, which gem
orally continued for several hours, .
One might, as his daughter was watching at
the couch of her sick brother. she heard hor
father descend the stairs with a quick step,Nnd
Immediately followed him; she perceived he
had dressed himself, and was Lighting a lam
tern at the hearth, after which ho unbolted
the door aud looked out ho then returned to
the kitehep.And, taking the lantern ard spade,
he left the house. Alarmed at the circuit
stance, which was not nsual--though it some
times occurred as above related, without the
knowledge of the hmily--she hastily throw
ON cloak and followed him to the wood,
trembling with apprehension of-sio knew
not what, both for herself and for her father.
Having gained the place where he had
three months since buried the box, he set the
lantern down so as to reflect strongly on tho
spoti he then removed the sods, aud striking
the spade against its iron cover he laughed
wildly and exclaimed, "Aiy treasure is safe,
VIC shuft be happy. And shoutrtgring hiS
heavy burden with the strength Of a Hercules
he stopped not as before TO replace The sods
of the Garth, but snatching up his lantern,
pursued his way directly homo, to the joy of
his daughter, who could scarcely support her
self from the fears sbo had experienced, which
were that he was about to dig grave, and
teither commit suicide, or murder some one Of
his defenceless family. Inexpressible, there
fore, was her JOY, on seeing him ascend tho
stairs and place the box in its former re-
cess /; after which, as usual, he retired to rest.
His wife and daughter, however, were not anx-
ious to sleep themselvos-thc sat impa-
tiently watching the dawn Of day, and the
other retired to the apartment Of her snil6r-
ing brother, to relieve his mind by the joyful
r. exenI and her consequent hope OF his imme-
diate recovery.
When the gentleman arose in the morning.
his wife observed the same gloom upon his
countenance as he anMousy inquired about
the health of his son, and expressed his sor-
row at not being able to procure those com
forts for his family which wcrc so much need
ed. Finding him perfectly unconscious of all
that had passed the preceding night she
watched the effect which the restoration of
the box would have upon his mind; and, as
she expected, with an astonishment almost
amounting to frenzy, he exclaimed, @Who
has done this =? from whence came the box Pc
Nor until he had listened to the evidence of
his daughter, could he be convinced Of the
possibility of hts performing such aR act while
asleep. Suffice IL TO say, that now health,
peace aud competence were once more restor-
ed to his dwelling, and the result of this hIsss-
ing had a salutsry uffrrt upon bic mind and