The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-02-08

Beauty ana eouequent goodness,
! had been home only month aller The,
was sitting at noon, absorbed in copying
Magdalene from corregg.o, when VIA rous-
ed by hasiy tap AZ tho door Of my studio
opened H. and there stood pale and trem-
bling servant that knew belonged to my
friend Varona IIe placed q note In my
hand, which ,old me Of tho sudden and sngu-
lar death uf my friend | va inrElressihly
shocked at this, and tried 70 get some inior
nation from the messenger; but soon found
that from his terror this would be impossible.
! resolved 10 20 out to bis seat on the lake that
afternoon.
! shall never forget that visit Thettrange-
ness and incomprchensibiliy Of the whole
Alllir VA only Augmented hY inge.lgaiian.
The circumstances we're thus, Vairoun haa
gone into his study early in the morning, aud
had remained here IN quiet until avery lato
hour II was not Va ttchabit OF the family
Co interrupt h.m,e,vu though be I'D aai come
10 dinner, N' hc frequently did moi ear thA,
meal NJ oil. a servant was sent about gyo
O'clock, % SOC t. be- would not parLkc Of
some cake and wine. llo soon returned,
pale and hrc,t'dcs5, where his ,istcr aud tho
housc-kcrpcr we're .ildng he informed them,
as soon asNic could speak, that his master
.Wouldu't aaswcr him, and had q strange look.
They 0ow % The room Yairrnn was dead.
he wa sitting in his chair, an oxtraoidinn-
80 and painful expression op he "a e ard
his position indicated that he had started for
ward ns II to grasp something volume or
PAto's Critic was in hi. hand, but not hold as
ifhc bad jnst leit or reading at the time Of
death, \ servant WA despatched that night
Tor - physician, and at Daylight 10 me, NJ |
was nearly the sole male acquaintance of tho
family, in Roycrodo Pcnlcrn had len the
day before.
TafTNcd there right early in tho afternoon;
! found the doctor there Elcaun met mc at
the door she was nearly frantic with grief
such as ] have never witnessed boiore; her
iaec was pale a. her dead brothers never
was 20 unnamed at the violence OF sorrow
in any other
/ was frcsent with the doctor whom he frs,
examined The ludy. Il was inl1mrd, as n
rubbed with neltlcs, on the back OF the neck,
(hali way round.) down t,e back, and at .c,-
eral portions OF thc holy, a one point be
tween the shoulders the Inflammation sccui-
ed TO have gathered, and several points on
being opened exhibited hard skin and a
mucous substance beneath.
The physician said be was entirely At de-
fault in ascrihing. or attempting 10 ascribc.
the singular death to aRy cause he knew Of
That he had never met with, nor read Of, any
sudden demise with such symptoms
We attended tho burial of NJ Vaironn's
body. He was buried in small piece of
t+-.....tl -r-,ii-.
place Of intdrment, on tho margin Of a small
creek near by that which flowed into the
lake.
Ii was affecting TO al Of US as well TO lose
one held so dAar, rs TO witness the poignant
suffering Of the sister who was lefl almost
frendlcss. For my own part cannot de-
scribe with what anguish amcnted the un-
timely death Of so noble and gifted spiri,
from the association Of men, whom thought
him born to benefit and glority
About month afterward / was sitting in
my room hipkng Of this heart-rendinc trag.
edy, which still haunted my brain with it4
phostly features and suggestions. 1t
Thrilled mo--hlod me with fantastic terrofs mover
felt before"
My servant interrupted my resorie by
bringing me my file Of German f,erieAieale,
/ The very first Review ! opened to was head
! ed M. Peniern's ThouQhs on the Electric
agent" Pcntern surely that was NJ. Val
renn's uncle OF Mentz. / laid. il aside lor
the nights reading, and passed on to some
Of the newspapers, The very first editorial
/ paragraph that met my eye in the Zeitung
was statement that NJ Pentern had been e.
lectcd to the Presidency Of the new Institute
at Wurtzburg-o -thcMaync, in consideration
of the power displayed by his new Treatise
on Electricity, joined with compliments to hi,
work There seemed to be some vague and
agtating latent association in my mind viii
these announcements. ! picked up the Re.
view and read on until had finished two
pages.
You may have guessed before this NJ
Pentern's york ,oas M same thai Vdirenn AaC
read me in his study. With a really appall
ing effect the truth flashed on me intuitivey
I toas conUinceh that NJ Pentern had been il
some sort connected with my friends death
| determined to prosecute the investigation
and for this intent wrote on TO the publisher
for the Treatise itself, in order to see tn,
truth Of my Grst discovery from extracts ii
the Review, confirmed thereby. l immedI
ately set to thinking over the matter; anC
very early on the following day set off for ny
late friends cottage,
/ first settled in my mind that NJ. Vairenr
had died somehow by bis unclos hand an
that the motire of the latter was to secure IN,
essay on Electricity for bis own, which ha'
probably been read TO him in confidence. III
was known to have had secret ill-feeling to
ward his nephew when they we've togethe
at'Mcntz there was motive enough surely !