Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1852-05-14

MY GOd!" lnurmurGQ the IOOnel plSslOIl-
ately, sam to be tramped upon by my own
son? Am to stoop, and he to triumph ?
When he comes to me with an air Of indepen-
dence, which is unsupportable, am to bend
to him and beg?"
"Nono !" subbed the wrctchcd woman, 'not
that But speak To him kindly. Use pc rsuason
-gentcness-'
with a son !-persuason You wrong my
patience" exclaimed the Colonel in hus ky
voice, "Leave me"
No more words passed between the parents
Of the unhappy youth but during the remains
der of the day, the mother was kccnly distress
ed, and the stern father was i'll at ease.
The latter passed a seepleSs night. lie
paced the floor until late, with his brow con-
racted and his lips compressed then ne retired
and lay for two hours, meditang on some sub
ect which excited his brain Mrs. H., VINO was
likewise awake, knew 100 well what the sub
jcc was.
Considerable p1st midnight the Col. arose.
"IS an, thing the nG;ter?' asked his wife.
81 don't know" replied the Colonel. "a
thought heard sound in the lower part Of
the house, in the direction Of the study. 1t
may be olly a ca: that has got IN there, but /
will 90 and see"
81 heard something myself" SAID Mrs. IL
"but | thought it was outside"
The Colonel had heard more, or had under
stood better than his wife, At all events. he
hqdn, suspicion of ca,s-his ailus.on to them
having been merely to avoid alarming her.--
iIe remembered tnat there was sum Of mon
cv in his desk. and probably suspected Il rob
brry
4 Go;nr n2;solsss,y down stairs and opening
.le door Of the study with steady band. he
heard the same n,ise much louder Than before.
lie s,eoooJ cautiously into the room. 1t was
storhTbt nirflt. and turning his eyes to the
window from which the noise appeared to uro-
coed. he discovered a din shadow moving in
the curtain.
At thar moment the noise ceased. The Col.
stood motionloss in the center Of the room IN
.tI II rocomupnced. when reaching Il heavy
sword which hum ar1ins, the wall, he slowly
drn,y n from IFS ,cabb1rd.
, The Co'onel then stationed himself near the
window. but no sooner had he done SO, than
the rra.inr noise ceased arain. Ai:cr short
s,lercp he heard another sound, like the break
inr Of rIas.. and imnadiatelv after, tae cur
tam was moved inside by an invisible hand.
The darkness. the loneliness of the chamber,
and the mystery Of the dim shadow on the cur
tin wontI hqvn shaken the neryes of a man
of les c,o,oess pnI couraqa than the Colonel.
Do.erc1jned 70 take the robber. dead or alive
ba calmly waited for him to enter the ROOM
But presently to his dlsmay, he heard footsteps
coming down stairs. Some domestic, or out
door luborer, had evidently heard the sounds,
and was coming to elrn their origin, Perceiv-
: ing that this must trghten the ronner' the C0l
was rcvolTlng IN ms mind ~nat ne shoa!l 90
d, To effect ms ooect, Wheh u'' hAno u'aI ma
moved the curtain became NlsloIe' II was
creeping along the windo" frame ior the sp7lnG
Rapid as the lightning vet hoiSeIeS'ly ana
unseen. the Old brold'Word swept over the
Colonel A'ad' ana 5'9Gk oa' deep mo tlP |ool
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