The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-01-15

that part Of ihs wall Where the purse had
been concealed he asked ha companion 10
haltl the torch The latter did ~, and then
laeb nmOsed ihe stone and drew firth
pgpsT parcel, all damp aud nildeSef. fnty
frturned % tie upper room, when Jareb un'
iuldsd the stout paporh and produced The
purse uniuluTTh.
"Here. siri here is your purse, Just As
The Oil man emptird out the broad gold
pirces and counted them Just fily Of them,
Ale rslurnsd them 10 his purse, aud then
lock ed into JnHlis face.
"llave sou fuhyred for van. II money dur
irg yaur Hck ness I" he asked.
Much, much wac lhe answer,
"Aud ,op bad this gold by you all the
whils?T;f
III Waaa's ours, AR. Oh. ! mas have suf
I'm. hot tot 40 / would have suffered had
/ takru that II wasn't mine, II WaA yours
TAkr Il, sir ABd Whep you remember poor
al JsTeb Gropp aud hi2 aeNen- children. nud
lis own wife, YOU vii say they weren't very
lurrfd, hul ,oull say they were honest
"D5app -- GrRpy - GHuPPF repeated
The old man liking his gaze not upon Jnrcb,
hui upon his Nilr. You are not nom Eng
land are youP turning 10 Jareb.
"Yca, air" answered the cubbler.
"From wha, pnH J.
"From Da,rntp pmong the bills Of North
hmp,on.'
And what was your nome hciore you
ven married." the old man asked Of the
good N.ls.
"Nly maiden name wa, II,b,ebsrh Mun'on,
sir"
Were you from Dayen,ry?'
NO, .ir. | wrs from kibwarlh, IN Lsiecs'
ter. went to DAyentry TO live When was
A!Aicru." ~
You never had bro,herP"
Mes. ,if, hsd one-George-he went
cite India, snd there he del Poor George
iIcwa' a good boy--he WAS yer, good 70 ne.
lie wa' smart Young man when he went
away
"lIow do YOU kuow.he Is dead z"
"Becau,e we never heard from him, tlr,"
'llcpsehath" cried the old man, starting
Ia his feet. look nj TIC look st mo, say
SEQ II YOU can't tell me who am remem-
Der now OF hearing that You had married =
uau rHmrd Gropp, but | could not hrd
where YOU had moved. VIVA negligent very
But say. do YOU know me|
lit Gin't George Nunson p gasped HerpY
starting from her chair and trembling Ike
an aspen.
Look q that pur,e, Didn't YOU see TINT
name ?" And AS the old man spoke De show
sd her uRmc worked IN golden thread, but
which she hal not Diet, ctrd. Dut she read
Il now--Grorgs Muusen.
Then ,l,r lookcd into the time-worp face
and gradually the Features u one she had
lovel IN Years long aFone were revealed
3 10 her. II was her lrulher-hcr own dear
hroiher GtorgS.
Presently Jarsb Gropp saw his wife in the
oil mans arms qud with one bound he
retchE,l The middle VI The floor.
There be cried. "uoV see. Supporin'
ia taL,n that gold 1t had we'd never
have known George Nunson. tell We,
there, 'iWAyS suuhtam sure 10 fall upon Il
good SETON. I'M come sometime ye may
depend George, how de do? Amt / glad
now thst We didut touch Your gold. How
could ever have looked my delights broth.
g. y =, the face 'o'' it, Ito" de d'--''" Dc
The last half or hi, s7cceh had been made
With the Old mans hand in His grasp f'r
even ihcn the thought had not worked itself
into ittrh's honcst uird that any peeuninTy
gond vas j,rhw out OF this.
But i.-KaS- indeed lIeppy't own brother
and one of the chief objects he had in view
when he Arr. set out o his travels wRs to
lind hi, sister Il possible. lie had.forFoiicn
her husband. rsmc. having heard il bui
once ia India, and then only casually in CON
NrrSalion with man who had just conc out
The old man was uch aud uo@ that hc had
flmd rts only fTT-TS F5trFfSE ss5ss'E-E'
earth, he resolved 10 settle down With her
y large mouse On n NfhukllNl fUlUEiAE
The WEALTHY owGrr cf which had died, Wa'
Mr. SALE and uncle George bought il; and
,hi,her hc took Lis sisters family. And in
after times there were some great duings W
that great house. The little Crops had q
competent teacher. anl they Il. came prodi
gics If learning. Jurh Was utterly aston
,hsd Il, the wondrous intellect they display
ed.
But tho Balance was kept up, "A tie H.
al 4 lsar Il
and threw or childrea's things, Jarcb and
uncle George put them on and Became chill
dren Themselves. One day the two old MGR
were caught in the act Of jumping leap-fro9
over each others shoulders; md had moi
neppy come out and stopped them, there i
no knowing how many ncckS might hav,
broken. II was fortunate for them that the
Youd dame retained all her strong sense. foi
there were many reasons when, in the heigh
of their childish JOY. they might have don,
much mischief had shc not been ever neal
~ watch over and protect them and nucI
Il have It from good nuthoiity) when she
caught them wrestling at "sidelong,' she
took them by the cars and lod them into thu
house.
d.. hut they hal to indulge in rough sports
FOR NJ uncle George had suddenly become
thRwel ont from thr ice Of miSnnthropY snt
loncsomcuess, and ns Jareb had full as sud
denly been li0cd up from the dark depths OF
poverty aud want, they found ;hemselve
moved b. Esprit OF joy and gratitude tina
wouldn't he cured, SO Hcppy had to wNtcl
them until some Of the children became OLD
enough to reason With thoml and then sh'
played with tho girls IN the house. and le
90 ths boys take care Of tho boys out OF doors.
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Es- According to Prof. George P. MarSl
ordinary people do not make use of owe