The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-03-23

Dor without complaint. His family con-
sisted Of himself ami daughter, his only
child, su affsctionate girl of seventeen,
( The youth heard the offer Of Mr.. Davis,
and heard no more, for, overcome by his
feelings and extreme illness. he sank in.
sensible. He was conveyed to the house
of his bcnefactor and physician called.
Long was the struggle between life and
death. Though unconscious, he called
upon his mother and sister, almost con-
: sianly. to aid him. When the youth was
laid upon her bed. and she heard him cal.
ling for his sister, Lucy Davis wept, and
said to him, " Poor young man, your sister
is far distant, but I will be to you sis
ter" Well did this dark-eyed maiden
keep her promise. Day and night she
watched over him, except during the short
intervals when she yielded her post at his
side to her father,
At length the crisis Of the disorder ar.
rived-the day that was to decide the
question Of life or death. Lucy bent over
him with intense anxiety, Watching every
expression Of his features, hardly daring
to breathe, 30 fearful was she of awaken.
ing him from the only sound sleep he had
enjoyed for nine long days and nights
At length he awoke and gazed up into the
face Of Lucy Davis. and family inquired,
"Whers am II" There was intelligence
in that look. Youth and good constitu.
tion had obtained the mastery. Lucy felt
that he was spared, and bursting into a
food Of tears, rushed out of the room.
II was two weeks more before he could
sit up even for short time. He had al.
ready acquainted them with his name aud
residence, but they had no curiosity to
learn further, and forbade him giving his
story until he became stronger. His name
was Charles Wilson. and his paternal
homo Boston.
A few days afterwards. when Mr.. Davis
was absent from home, and Lucy engaged
about her household affairs, Wilson saw
close beside his head his pack, and recol.
lecting something that he wanted, opened
it. The first thing he saw was the iden.
tical pocket.book whose loss had excited
so many regrets. He rscollected having
placed it there the morning before he
reached Brent's Prairie, but in the con.
fusion Of the moment the circumstance
was forgotten. He examined il, and found
everything as ho left it.
The discovery nearly restored him to
health, but he resolved at present to con.
fine tho secret to his bosom. II was graf.
flying to him to witness the entire conf.
dence they reposed in the honor and intsg.
rity Of stranger, and tho pleasure with
which they bestowed favors upon one
whom they supposed could make no return
but thanks.
Night came. and Mr.. Davis did not re.
turn. Lucy passed sleepless night. In
the morning she watched hour after hour
for his coming, and whom sunset approach.
ed he was still absent. Terrified at his
long and unusual stay, she was setting out
to procure a neiehbor to 60 in search Of
him. whom the parent came in sight She
ran to meet him. and was bestowing upon
him thousand endearing expressions o.
affection. when his haggard, woe-begont
countenance startled her.
He uttered not word, and went int
his house and seated himself in silence
, II was in vain that shs attempted to chez
him. After long pause during whicl
! there was powerful struggle going on j
: his feelings, he rose and took his daughte
. by the hand and led her into the roor
who're Wilson was seated. "You mus
0 know ALL" he said, 81 am ruined ! al
, beegar. In few days must quit thi
{ house the farm which have 50 highl
, improved and thought my own" He pre-
ceeded to state that few days before
q Crosby. in a 6t Of ungovernable malice
h tauntsd him with being beggar. an
told him that he was now in his powe
n and he would crush him under his fee
- When Mr.. Davis smiled at what he IT
d garded as only an impotent threat, Crosb
v to convince him. told him that the patel
J, Of his farm was a forged one, and that b
N Crosby, knew the real owner Of the lane
had written to purchase it, and expects
!" deed in few days. Davis immediate
,e went home for his patent, and during b
NJ long absence had visited the land ofhc
ne Crosby was right. The patent, beyol
rs all dispute, was forged one, and I
a claim Of Davis to the farm was not wor
/; a fsrthing.
he II may be proper to observe that cou
he terfeiting soldiers patents was u regul