The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-25

"This is too solemn a place for .jesting,"
said Mr.. Ilolyoke, bitterly "but if the devil
writes as bad hand as this, and can afford
no better paper, he is too gnorant and too
poor to do much damage among people pos
seSs:nr common sense and decent station
cry"
Saying this. re was abo1t to turn away,
whcE Deacon Chaplin interposed, and said
that he considered ii no more than proper,
as he had been alluded to, to say that while
he had seen some things connected with a
similar manuscript which we're wholly unac
countabIe. and while, a: that time he had
supposed tin one m,nner connected with
wtlhchraft, he had been incline to reronsid-
tr his conclusion. 50 far as Mary Parsons
was ronrerned,he saw no wayto get along with
her bu, to send her to the Bay, if she could be
dcarried there. 1t was a sad Casa terrible
judgement.
IIolyoke listened impatientlv.as the minis
ter and the Deacon approached the bed
Their" said he, as he laid his hand upon
the cold forehead OF the dead child. and turn
ell to his two companions. "there is another
victim Of law without justice Its mother.
insanity dates from her trial for SANDER :;
and the iul measure of horrible evils, of
which this is but one. has been, and is to be,
turned out by such clumSy machinery as mn
make when they take The work out Of the
hand, OF Christianity. and endcavor to rrSu-
late altogether minor and subordinate social
evils"
MIR. M,xnn WAS too blind to see the full
E. f,I,,
buke bat Deacon Chaplin saw it, and felt
it, and never forgot 1t.
Durin. this brief tide scene, Mary lIol
yoke. and Hugh, and his poor wife, were
weeping together, in one touching group
The infantci!r had rarely seemed more nat
ural and rational than at that moment, and
rev strength had taken possession of her
She sat up in her chair, and, as her old
mistress, kindly, and with many tears, and
vi h such words of comfort and council as
she could command told her of her proha-
BILE tatc-of the trial which awaited her. and
its un"c' tain iSSue-,he old, strong spirit
swe!Ic'i within her, and. grappin-.as it were.
with her destiny. she exclaimed, rising firm
" to her feet, "L-t them kill me. am
ready 1t vii! be no comfort to me to live
and an nothing but a curse to the only
man lnvcnn ear;h.'
Hug, legged !;"r not to Talk so, but she
told hlin TO be silent, aniturning to the con
stable, asked him when he would b.. ready +,
stat. Stain. that she should never be as wei!
prepared As during that very hour.
/ WAY pause to tell the events which quick
iy fplloyel, Tx. shaiowS passing tn. vi>i on
in drram-of the hurried inquest, the hnri-
al, The throHg of curious ewes that perrtl in
to and around the cabin during the day. the
hasty preparation for the journey, the fare"
wells. the PRAYERS, the final departure
the winding of the cavalcade Mp the Hill
along the Bay P4th-thr sa!,!r>:. aud yet the
most eXcitrd rava!ca'!- that had ever troI-
den it.
1t was a terrible journey for an inva'i,!
Ike Mary to undertake. She was seated
upon horse. behind her husband. and sup
ported herself Iv lcanin. upon and cla>pn,.
him. a. she turned 10 take a t,rewr! view
ofthe valley and viil-r. Size knew kat She
should never see them AZ ,in, and only hop
cd that she should die before she reached HE
Bay.