Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-10-05
incident occurred which am now
about TO relate


about TO relate
1t was portion Of my reportorial
duties to go daily to the police, office,
and there gather and collatc that
the curious world might know them,
the annals of crime. In pursuance
Of this duty, | was one day turning
over the pages Of the police book
when my eye was struck by the fol-
lowing
T'co hundred Dollars REGARD,
The above reward will be paid for
the arrest, or any information which
may lead to it, Of c. A.
NJ, who IS charged with the
commission Of forgery, four years
since, and who has recently been
seen in the city Of New York. He
may be known by the following de-
scrlption.
And then followed an exact de-
scrIption Of my poor friend, even
noting a peculiar bir,h-mark, which
he bore upon his neck. To say tina,
| was horror struck would poorly
convey an idea OF my feelings on
reading and drinking in the contents
of that damning page before me.
read II and re-rcad it, again and a.
gaia, and impulsivcIy, mechanically,
scarcely knowing what cid or why
! did it, copied the whole Of it on
my note book. II was still poring
over it, in state of utter forgeiful-
ness TO all else, when was aroused
from my sud reverie, by the gruti
voice of policeman, who wished to
examine the book, and who asked
me in a surly tone, if was going
to keep it all dayi' made some
flippant reply to him, and handed
him the book. His eve rested at
once on The glaring caption, Two
hundred dollars reward = and after
reading ii carefully, he turned to me
aud said:
If | amt very much mistaken, !
saw that chap with you, Fourth OF
July
Ii was true-we had been together
oil that day, and on that very day
had together entered that same police
office, and conversed with that same
disciple Of Dogberry.
simply replied, that Il guessed
not and as soon as | could safely
and without creating suspicion, lei,
the office.
With a speed as rapid as was
capable Of, ! started for theioffice oil
the Morning. A friend, whom
| met on The way, the next day
lnughingIy demanded an apology OF
me for the rough manner in which |
had joslled him aside, when he grasp
ed my hand, and would have spoken
with me. Blu, | remembered il moi,
The busy street was all blank space
so sssS sssss ofsosoooo. 2,ss~ .ssss %.
carts, and carriages, and newsboys
cries, fell not upon my ear. But
one thought filled me--but one hope
animated me, and that was TO see my
poor friend c. in time to save
him from the clutches Of the law. |
rushed madly into the office and found
G. quietly sitting at his desk,
engaged in writing. seized him
wildly, and babe HIM not to speak,
but follow me TO my room. Arm in
arm, we went together. pulled him
along with rapidi,y tina, mus, have
alarmed him. Not word was said
till my attic chamber was reached /:
and then, when | bid him be seated,
! pulled out my notebook and told
him to read the transcript had made
The record Of his crime. lie read
1t through calmly and quietly, and
when he had reached the ending, the
note book dropped from out his hand,
and he following IL, fell upon the
floor, where tears and sobs for mo-
ment choked his u,ierance, as he
tried TO speak To me. babe him be
calm, and whispered words Of hope
into his ear aud when the first gush
oil sorrowiul despair had passed away,
he seated himself upon my bed aud
told me The sad secret Of his life /;
and for The first time / fully learned
why il was he had SO long been hoping
for the Lcthe Of forgeliulness.
He was the only son Of somo-
what celebrated divine, IN the State
Of, ind his mother was widow.
His father, ere he died, had intended
HIM TO follow in the footsteps Of his
sacred calling, and all that palernal
fondness could offer was lavished on
his education. When eighteen years
of age, he entered college ni-,
and there his brilliant intellect and
the noble qualities of his heart, young
as he was, drew around him crowd
OF admirers. lie was loved, and he
was battered. Minghog with the
gay aud reckless youths, who in col
lege life are usually made up Of the
most intellectual, he joined them in
their reveIs, and, in gu evil hour, be-
came an initiate at the gaming table,
which was found at that time even in
the Puritan city Of. From tina,
moment he became a victim. Ills
liberal allowance was squandered al
ways al the hell 10 which he had been
Introduced, and after three constant
years OF torture, such as only the
ga.nesier knows, he found himself
disgraced with debt, from which he
saw no hope Of release. His father
had 10 the meantime died, and he
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