The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-01-17

was hard case. but he could no, in,erfer,
with the .aw.
Il know you cannot said Delapres; .nu
you can save the boy. The eondemning e,i
dence is in vour own hands. Remembe
that neither Your pen nor Your memory
intallible that note may have been in III
packet.
i am certain that it was not said Harold
son.
But YOU could waive that certainty. Il
save young mans life. and make me YOU
eternal debtor. Excellent sir. what is tam
pering with bank entry. or admitting tha
you are not sure of lis accuracy, compared
with spilling blood:?'
What sir-falsify my books. and swea
TO what | know TO be untrue" cried tht
banker.
Mr. Haroldson, | know yor Ia be an Ion
orable and pious man: but were Your owl
son In the same position. what would yo'
wish TO be done And does not the highes
authority you acknowledge say .WhaiSoev-l
We would that men should do unto YOU, d,
even so "
Haroldson was not to be moved by suct
Gexterous reasoning lie had high ana
inHexible sense of duty. Every man Wa,
bound to tell ard show the truth. H., wculI
DO anything lawful To save the bov. bat he
must act according to his conscience. Thei
the Frenchman took 10 PRAYERS and entreal
les. lie had high spirit. or at least good
deal o! pride. like The Most of has nation
but he flung himself on his knees before Tn.
banker, beseeching him 10 save Grundler. a,
if the life had been his OWE. Bat IIaroldsor
was not 10 be PRAYED out OF his duty, though
tears came into the good mans ewes. and al
last he said resOluiely: .Mr uel.preS,
would not DO what ycu ask me-, to save tht
whole city: and doubt not YOU know more
than YOU should about this business
Delapres sprang 10 his feet, and his eye,
took cold. deadly gleam as he fixed them
on the banker. 'lul refuse tn saw. him,
he said, because j, is not vnur duty, or. in
other words. because il would not please the
merchants and bankers of the town. Well
listen do what ! asa yoa tomorrow. al
vii! make your bank. YOUR family. and voQr-
self an example to all merciless Danes. while
the walls OF Hamburg stand : and before u
word could be SAID in answer, he had gone
and shut tie door.
HaroldSou was not the an to i.-' intimit.a-
led. bat he shut NJ he bank with unusual
care, and looked >ohe- ard Thoughtful all the
Wa, home. He was slr. the Frenc:lman
was concerned in the transaction. ana IL, II
wiSe>t plan wa> 70 give immediate in:urnla-
ton to the poiicr. Inc police were accord
insly informed, and Delapre>' lodging Wis.,
ted the same night: but hr had removed
early in the afternoon, his land.ady could not
say whittier. and the whole civ w.> searched
for him in vain Next day the trial came on.
and HarolG>on gave his evidence. l. Was
conclusive against poor Grundief. He would
say nothing IN his defense but wha; he had
said before. Sentence ot death was accord
ingly passed upon him; but in hopes that
the bo,'> hear, might fail. or something turn
up TO throw Light on the mystery. that day
three months was fixed for his execution.-
The poor fellows sreadta>tness surprised
,verybody he Went back 10 prison without
saving one word; but whether from weak
NESS, or the trrrors of his mind he was soon
after seized with brain fever. and died within
the fortnight. No one thought hlm guilty,
but they laid him III the prison burial
ground il was the law for all who died with
IN the walls.
Nothing more was seen or heard of Dela-
pres. and Grundler> relations thought il a
good ri!dance: so DID Christian liaroldson.
though he did not say il. The banker was u
pruden: man, and things went well with
him bis son fiaurish,d a college no more
forged notes turned up. and his wealth WAS
increasing. In ihe safe fashion OF those
times. he was not only manager. but one al
the four proprietors "t the bank. One lived
in Copenhagen. one IN Bremen. and ore q,
Lubbock tfty did little in the way of dircc-
ton. but left the entire manas pm,nt 10 liar
oldson. as the ght u: his family. and ;hou-, h
not s,irsv. he kep, his house and his son
economically. that caniial might aocumu-
. late to buy 4 family estate when Frederick
came to his greatness. \ year I,;.>>,,! g..ir:-
ly away : the Young man came home Ia 50,
his family-they SAID much improve,.-ana.
returned 10 college again. Frederick's le:-
tiers came SO regularly. and Were ~ proper
detailing from week To week how ke spent N.
time. how he spent his money. IA, ,rogrc> -
he WAS making. and what acql:aintance> h.
formed: they were all the sons of grave law
,ers or clerSymen, steady students and ex
enplary Characters. liarold>on showe! IA,
letters with great pride 10 his friends. WHO
all agreed that they had been mistaken III
thinking i'll of the boy. and rha, h. MAS cor
rect in the estimate of his son.
That winter was particularly dark ano
depressing une in Hamburg. Heavy ,n.-
hung over the city night and day: thg Ice .,
the Elbe and the A>'er was mol safe fe
country traffic, while, a> usual. Il blocked u
tie shipping: provisions were IN cor>e
quencr deaf business WAS dull, ard there
was little news except what began to "a
whispered about tie Danish hank. ~ Ii,
nights grew long and dreary. Il report got ul
among the bank clerks and servants regard
ing tall figure in white-po>itiyely wind
ing-sheet-which came out of dark corners
and surprised them in the lnneiiest parts q
the building. The porter had seen !; frs. !,
one of his nightly rounds: then il ap2"aret
more or less distinctly 10 several OF III
clerks. but always when they Were alone
and the whol.. establishment believed il to b
the ghost OF Edward Grundler. They Lad
notion that he had been uniustlv condemned
and that therefore his restless spirit hauntc
the scene of his accusation. The terror III
idea inspired was 80 great that some q; III
oldest clerks gave up their places; the port"
whose courage had never been known 10 "a
!: before, would not 60 on his rounds alone
and general CONSERVATION reisned in the es
| ,ablishment. Christian Haro,dson him>el
did not appear 10 be frightened, though
Was generally allowed he had the best right
1t was long before any one dared TO tell hin
| Of the spectre When one q; the clerk men
toned il as the cau-- OF his les! yna.icn, h