The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-09-14
NUMBER 21.

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Though reared amid the proudest dis
tinctions of rank, he felt no inclination
to smile lie blushod and was silent.
The heartless conventionalities of the
world stood rcbuked in the presence of
affectionatc simplicity. lie conveyed
her to her humble home, and bade her
farewell, with thankful consciousness
that he had done no irrctricvablc injury
to her future prospects. The remem-
branco Of ler would soon be to him as
the recollection Of last years butterflies.
With her. the wound was deep. In the
solitude of her chamber she wept in Bit
terness of heart over her ruined air-cas
ties. And that dress, which she had
stolen to make an appearance be6tting
his bride ! Oh what if she should be
discovered And would not the heart
of her poor widowed mother break. if
she should ever know that her child was
thief
Alas, her wrctched foreboding proved
too true. Tho silk was traced to her
she was arrested on her way to the store
and dragged to prison. There she re-
fused all nourishinent, and wept inces
sanity. On the fourth day, the keeper
called upon Isaac r. Hopper, and in-
formed him that there was a young girl
in prison, who oppcared to be utterly
fricudless and determined to die by star
walton. The kind hearted Friend i'm
mcliately went to her assistance. lie
found her lying on the floor Of her CELL
with her face buried in her hands sob
bing as if her heart would break. He
tried to comfort her, but could obtain
no answer
Leave us alone, said he to the keep
er 'Pcrchauce she will speak to me. if
there is no one to hear When they
were alone together, be put back the
hair from her temples, laid his hand
kindly on her beautiful head, and said in
soothing tones, My child, consider me
as thy father Tell me all thou hast
done. If thou hast taken this silk, let
me know all about it. [ will do by thee
as 1 would for my own daughter; and
doubt not that [ can help thee out of
this difficulty
After loug time spcut in aifectionate
entreaty, sho leaned her young head on
his friendly shoulder, and sobbed out,
Oh | wish | was dead. What will my
poor mother say when she knows Of my
disgrace
Perhaps We can manage that she
never shall know it. replied he. Allur-
ing her by this hope, he gradually OBJ
taned from her the whole story of her
acquaintance with the nobleman. lie
bade her be comforted. and take nour-
ishment for he would see that the silk
was paid for, and the prosecution with
dr1Ygg-w wen, INN.
cr and told him the story. This is her
FIRST offence, said he The girl is young,
and she is the only child of II poor wild
ow.-Give her a chance to retrieve this
one false step. and she may be restored
to society, u useful and honored woman.
8 [ will see that thou art paid Tor the
silk The man readily agreed to with
draw the prosecution, and said he would
have dealt otherwise by the girl, if he
had known all the circumstances Thou
| shouldst nave inquired INTO Tue merits
Of the case. replied Friend Hopper -
: BY this kind of thoughtlessncss, many
creature is driven into the downward
path, who might easily have been saw
ed
This klnd'hearted man next proceed
cd to the hotel, and with Quaker SIM
pllcity OF speech inquired Tor Henry
Stuart. The servant SAID his LorIShip
had not yet risen. Tell HIM my husl-
ness is of Importance, SAID Friend Hop.
per The servant soon returned and
conducted him to the chamber. Inc
nobleman appeared surprised that Il
stranger, IN the PLAIN Quaker costume,
should thus lntrnde upon ms luxurious
privacy. When he heard ms errand' he
blushed deeply, and frankly admittca
the truth OF the girls statement ms
benevolent visitor took the opportunity
to bear testimony against the seiiisn-
ness and SIN OF prorlsaey. lie d'd II
in such kind and fatherly manner mat
the young mans heart was touched nc
excused himself, by saying that he would
not have tampercd with the glrl II he
had known her to be yIrtuous have
done many wrong things SAID he, but
thank God, no betrayal OF conhdmg III
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