The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-08-09


'ct them crumpled"
"lt YOU don't instantly get NJ" exrlaim-
j. Ill force YOU. Wrctched man, YOU are
!ttlno on twin
''lou are dreaming, my little man." was
he corpu!ent passengers astoiished rejoin-
Ter
At this moment we reached another sta
ION. and the stout gentleman after looking
ne full In the face, with a piriny express
ion. tapping his forehead and shaking his
,ca'l, As If he thought me mad, numbered out
't the carriage, leaving me "'one with
" hat was it living child. p?
Tn horrible >ua.r>r.on almost deprived
ne of the power of determining the question.
raised the coat ,ha, had thrown over it.
and there it lay, as fla, as if it had PASSED
through a nar,nlc iclt its >i1e there was
10 p'.l>arion; thrust my hand undc: the
toitS o. the veil, ard its face was cu. a. ice
| haI.'t the courage to look at it, but sa,
trcmtl!ug like an aspen leaf.
wy "'>' III! was ~ @'>c d" a'"''''' ''"'
the thought Instantly flashed across me that
should "c 'he hr>' on "h"'" >"'i'''oh wou'o
'A''. 'o"" S'Ne II" tAIi"nuI"h as 10 my
possession OF the child h> ond what ! have
a'EfldE S''e" ana might IL hot be possible
mat Tic Whole thing Was a Tux u pass II
Gil upon ne III that ease tee wicked moth
"r would never appear to prove nv case, ap!
the. iIIry wnuld ti,,1 a,n,,I,. motiv. for M,
=,
Ethl The al tlr Wa, i.Ot A trick. how C0I!d
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'""'''" = ""'"|" 40 1t.
Atrr ten minutes Of mental agony reSO!v
81 :, t.o,, ,h.. ..,.r.. IN nv own ,,r.,st apt
-,
f' Wv t'''' WV ~ ~"
h"' i ne" terror Srrahg W. lhe nus
band Wa to meet his wife at the LonIot
E,,i,,. terminus H.. wound 81. ,.o,r.. any
,,:Ll
""n!' rt'""''/'' III IL! arms Ills 'hi'a d,
rs dress. and icrhip> give nlc IN charge Oh
>u.lirion Of = rriplr ASSASSINATION. Oae wa
J. ,;., 1 .r ,l,,I .,u,
:,
'"''' '"' '''''''-' ~ wv ~ '''' '''''' I'll '
terrible result " was nv want 81 lort>iSh
and ,iriiaurr that led to the catastrophe An
J,.r III, , murderer,
-,
q,
nw ., :. -; r,l ,,,.
wn,i,, I, ..,,.,.,1 ',,I .no,la -. h,.n,eu ou
ani hincr,! without rrrnor>e. At prr>cn' n
one had seen i IN my po>>r>>Ion since II
mother went IN search ot that fatal vctlcu'c
even the stout gentleman had not san II
and, If he had. tel, >,r>iir,' rh, he was no
III" man To come forward ana lam his shay
IN the TRANSACTION. My coat - not ampl
enough Toy The purpose of coccalment. hu
there was my carpet bag IL was :uIl >iz
ri oar. hut only moderately occupied. as
had purchased another travelling b,- i
France. from is inIcnIou> NIKE. now ST
about transferring the coi.trn'- of one to tn
other. maxim. a >mtll parcels delivery OF
myself ~ >;""lHI away the surplus IN ever
a,ni,hlr pocket. And then commenced III
horrible orcupa'ion
There are. probably few persons W." liav
tried hr experiment but. II wished 10 +,
vcuor mV>clt upon an curnV w an act O
self punishment, | should certainly de>ir
him 20 un i"rEp the sensation oi packing
>uil,ca'rd int.n, N a trav,.lin, bag
h.i b..rr'v com, lt,cd th.. 1,.Nol'inI orrr
patron. Wien the tram >tn;i"d. without, how
ever. any pr>>, nccrs ali.h;iuc. Con>rirnc
aitli'n'cd lis ~ mv own deed Had III
c"rru'cnt crn'l'm,n ic'r,,a,ilc'i m: hurrlr
word, and WAS | already t, he arrested
Far lun"il,i IN" Ia InI'lorr the guard f
an cXiiana'l"n: II was -rmi " that We WEI
To hr Shn"'"l On I" a >'i!"s TO allow the e'
press tram to pass us
This. IN fact. WAS tn" tran put on for co'
tin"nt,i travellers; hat the rnL'n. of Il
bell a. The ;; alton h,i pr,.,,nird nv a>ki,
'hr question. Continental travellers? ?
Thought Of horror Might not Ihr mnrh'
herself b.. IN ~" tram? Bat where we
the twins? Alas both probably. slrrlir
trarunliv one in its n, ,tiers arm the oi
. er-in my carpet har
Cr1'ain d,trrtion would await me il pr
crcl.h to London Brilrr: tor how could
: hope roc,alr he >rarchincr>e at a n.ohr,
Nothing .,,n.d left for it but speedy rxi
} bur that wa> denied mp. for 20 pa~senre
wee allowed 10 ali.ht at tl, point We sfo
ped at !: and. auain. with drn4piuo heart
was in notion. Moments Sc, ,med minut,
D for III" next few melancholy miles.
never felt terror at beng alone before: b
how the misery of lonciint>>-,rorse III;