Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-05-04

ing an occasional assent but when read
the terrible curse, n new actor appeared on
the scene
Oh, tear 1t tear 1t! Oh, God, you know
not what you do!
The paintive tones of the voice touched my
heart, even before my eyes beheld its owner
out when saw her, heavens and earth, what
an angel she was The language is yet un-
discovered, Harry, that is competent to give
you description of that face the eyes
dancing with excitement yet liquid with
tears the mouth proud as Juno's, yet COM
passed with anguish. Butwhy do | attempt
description The most majestic, yet the
sweetest countenance ever behcld, appealed
to me and not in vain for while the old man,
weak as ne was, jumped from MS ped, scream
rus rls MI. "er XIII & ner TORE tne VIII VIII in.o
lug"ehts' ana we o9th leii 10 tne moor ne
ue"u' ' anu , o.unheu py .uc plo" i,uii 'no
neh'y c"huiest'ck "ieiueu oy the olo nag
AiSGlllIe. e... -..-,
" nc. my CONSCIOUSNESS returnea' iouhu
mysell IN my own peu al my DoardlnS-house,
NY NY nGsv a.u iny HOSTESS s. ug u,'enulng uP1h me;
My 1nlnu was clear from the moment l looked
about me, and | knew | had been brought
home and was now confined from that blow
| resolved to keep my own counsel, and to
ascertain what | could of the subsequent
proceedings of the night. Upon inquiry,
found that had been brought home by
young gentlemen in carriage, who had left
funds Tor the employment OF physician and
had also left letter for me. | opened the
letter as soon as was alone, and found two
flty-dollar bank notes, with these words
You did last night decd worthy OF moro
gratitude than our present means enable us
to express. The property which so nearly
belonged to the infamous hng who struck
,tl la I'D bal .
hear from us. May the same kindness which
prompted you to tear the paper, seal your
lips hereafter as to tho painful scenes Of last
evening.
Gratefully yours,
Dora AND HER HUSBAND.
Nv first net was to conceal the letter
beneath nv inflow. my second. to call nv
host and tender him theamount ofmv hoard
hill hut bo told ma tbnt NV comnnnion mid
il when be left the letter If seems I raved
n littlc ahont NV innhilitv to nav NV host
wbilo YEAS unconscious and Tins tl'o bn..
hond or M 1CnrI had 49, Jonbt !, ,,os ho
that brouoht mo bomnl had oscerto;nod tho
r,Iv ...I ,es;d 40 h;n Nsi-l :. iii, ."e
wound was not severe enough to need any
surgery more than was offered by my kind
hostess, so when recovered, which was soon,
had only the Office rent to pay. and then
resumed business with the largest part OF
the one hundred dollars in my treasury. |
made curious inquiries about the - House
as to the subsequent movements Of my eli
ents, but could only ascertain that the old
couple arrived on that eventful night, the
old man ordering pleasant room in which
he could die that the young couple came
by another conveyance, and had taken other
rooms that the old mans body was imme-
diately boxed up, and shipped for the north,
oto hot ba
old woman went off alone, and that finally
the young man paid the whole bill and left
also, with his wife. To do my kind host and
hostess full justice, must say that they
never even limited at the matter, and never
had a question to answer they probably
took it for granted that had been the vic
tim of some broil and avoided annoying me
by any reference to it.
Thirty years of hard work rolled by, during
which acquired family fortune, fame, and
gray hairs but never in all that time saw
or heard of my clients, with the exception OF
one letter, which was received some years
after the occurrences which l have related,
and which contained two more titty-dolar
bills, with the words, We are happy may
God bless you DORA
But in all that time have never forgot
ten that beautiful, angelic face, nor the
mute appeal which is made to my heart, the
answer to which cost me the deep scar which
is the object of your present curiosity and
one e-thousand-dollur fee less the amount
received from the young folks. Neither did
|, in all that time, regret the course | took.
Some ten years ago, as perhaps you remem-
Der, spent winter in Havana / boarded
with II Spanish landlord, whose house was
generally filled with American VISITORS
But. strange to say, passed one week with
1 tnlr rrtt. t.ll ntNH
! was mentally resolving 10 leave lor New
Orleans, where could lind troops OF friends,
and rid myself OF the ennW consequent upon
my solitary position, when heard my host
calling me
'Senor, senior, los Observation-Disclosures
canos,'
! Looking from my window | saw fine
portly gentleman attending to his luggage,
and answering the demands OF the thousand
and one porters who each claimed to have
brought something Tor him. thinking /
might be of service to him, went out and
with two or three dimes dispersed the VII
lains, who, knowing me for an old stager,
submitted to my orders, The gentleman
turned to thank me, but suddenly started
back, then glanced at my temple, and seeing
the end of the candle-stick mark peering out
beneath my sombrero, he caught me by the
hand, exclaiming-
We have met before sir-how glad am to
sec you =
And . -, with m explanation, he drew
me to the uOor-H Nay IN which stood matron'
ly, but still beautiful woman
See, Dora said he, If this Is not our
old friend
At the word Dora ] started, and there
before me, sure enough, stood the Dora o.
thirty years previous, still retaining many o
her charms, but with the marks of time, not
withstanding impressed upon her features.
You may well believe our reunion wal
most pleasant, and after our dinner was over
and we were out enjoying the breeze, th'
whole story was told me. will not give yo'
the details OF it ; it was long, but the mail
features were these. Dora was the onl.