Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1851-06-05

thor lad carefully tied IN clean linen
Eerc,,;rf and turned to say the parting
void Now for tie first time though
of his situation rushed upon him With
fun almost overpowering force. He felt
49,, utterly wretehed would be his lot,
,rhen mining for his far of home, and the
Sear ,,arents from whom he had never
before been single day separated. and
TO whose happiness his presence was SO
necessary. The moisture gathered IN
his ewes. he eouid not speak, but return
mo hIs weeping mothers embrace left the
cottage in silence.
SIywly they walked down the lape-
that AIRED shepherd and his son. When
thew reached the stream by which the
valley was watered, the former turned
aside and said. "Alalic, my child, here,
of these stones, would | rear sheep
fold. Leave there thy burthen by the
ways;de and come hithcr. Now lay thou
the cornerstone, that when thou art
gone may have somewhat to look upon
which thy hands haze wrought. AT
each sunrising and sunsetting will come
and add stone, and lift a prayer that
YOU may one day dwell peacefully in this
vale as have dwclt, and point your
children to this pile, as monument to
the memory of the old man who fears
that he is just nov looking his last upon
his only one" :,
His voice faaterel, and he walked away
little distance to conceal from bis son
the tears which trinkled down his cheeks.
A moment after the lad called Father.
Won Hesse turned and beheld him with
a smooth fiat stone in his arms, the rails
ing of which had apparently tagged his
strength to the utmost--its weight being
too great to permit him to stand upright
There be STOOD gazing ixedly towards
the earth,
s.What is it, my son?' asked the ia
ther, leisurely approaching.
1T seems rusty iron box, repheo
Alaric. "How came it here ? what car
it be o. :,
IL know not; but nayhap we shall
see."
So saving, the old man stopped and
attempted to raise the chest BY means OF
a ring attached to the lid, but rust had
so nearly severed it that when at the
a height Of a few inches it broke, and the
mysterious box fell back to its recepta-
Gle in the solid rock beneath with heavy
blinking sound. It was reliited and car
ried to the cottage, where, on being OPEN
ed it was found to contain large amount
of old coin, together with the long lost
deed conveying the valley to Hector Won
Hessc and his heirs forever,
Reioicings and thankfuiness reigned IN
the valley home. Never again would
penury and want be seen at his door, oy
stern necessity threaten to force asunder
its inmates. Thenceforth they might
have inhabited palace, only the cot IN
the vale was too dear to them to be tor
sakep.
& subsequently appeared from a con.
fession of the repentant lord, that he had
been prompted to the base act be had
attempted. by bis seiretary, who had
found among the papers Of the recently
deceased nobl.man, and in that gentle
mans own hand writing, a detail Of the
beoueathal Of Windlemere Valley, and
of the loss by its owner Of the instru'
.nsnt securing it to himself and heirs
1t ended with solemn charge to those
who should come after him, that they
should never take any unjust advantage
of the latter circumstance; but that the
lands Originally conveyed to Hector Won
Hesse In Consideration Of his valor should
he peacefully inherited by his family
throughout their generations. The Sc
cretary was doubtless instigated by the
hope Of q large reward. /,
Years afterwards. two bright eyed
children might often be seen on fine
summer afternoon climbing up to spell
out rudely carved inscription, on a
smooth stone that formed the apex Of a
pile erected to mark the exact spot where
the treasure had been so OPPORTUNITY
discovered, while an old man with be-
nign countenanca, stood by, leaning upon
a staff and murmuring blessings on their
young heads. They we're the Shepherd
of Windlemere and his affectionatc grand
children,
SHOCKING DEATil.- = We are called up-
on to record the death Of Mr.. Lemuel
Woodward, of Plainield, in a most sud
den and distressing manner. He left his
hopse on Sabbath morning last. about Z
o'clock, for one Of his farms. lying mile
distant, for the purpose Of salting some
young cattle pasturcd there. His SON
10 lay, David Gallup, Esq, finding upon
his return from, church. at noon, that the
Did geptleman had not yet come home,
became apprehcnsve, and Immediately
set off in search Of him. Upon arriving
at the field in which the cattle were kept.
he discovered Mr.. Woodward lying be-
ssde large rock, dead--his body cold,
gnd shockingly matila,ed, Hasteplng
Hith all speed, he went 10 call one Of the