Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-02-12
VOLUME 9--NUMBER s.

shake of the head, to impress the hal
dozen idlers who had gathered round.-
Severe fracture of the os cosmographi
censis; displacement of the head of the
quan. suff.--most important bone that
extensive luxation of the tendo Achilles
Dear, dear! More severely injured than
/ thought. Bring him into my surgery,
my friends, and I'll soon set him to rights
Gently, gently; don't displace the quan
suff. any further, or l won't answer fol
the consequence. Bring him in--brinG
him in
Preceded by DR.. Polt, enjoining upor
my bearers the utmost caution, / was car
ried into the house, placed upon sofa
and left in due professional care. Within
half an hour all Bayfield, rang with the
exciting news that young Mr.. Stutely
had been thrown from his mare opposite
DR.. Polls door that the mare had fall
len rpon aud crushed him, breaking sew.
eral OF MS ribs, his cosmos, the head oI
his pansuff, and his tender killings. La
ter intelligence added that, in spite oI
these desperate injuries, DR.. Polt still
entertained hopes of the poor young gen.
tlemau's recovery. Another bulletin de.
clared that the doctor had been heard tc
say Mr.. Stutely might recover, but would
certainly remain cripple for life. The
very latest news averred that the only
doubt DIR. Polt felt was whether the frac-
tured limb would be two inches and a
half or three inches and quarter short
er than the other.
As the plotters intended, the report of
the accident was not long in travelling to
the Ferns. | must confess to some com
Function at the alarm l knew it would
cause Lefty, although l was consoled,
upon the other hand, by picturing to my
self the glee with which the beartess. old
colonel would rub his hands and growl
forth: There's a stopper TO young Parch-
ment's exertions for the next few months
at any rate. Bravo Josiah, my boy
the games your own
The colonel having been induced to
believe that l was helplessly shelved, we
were enabled to proceed with the next
item of our scheme. My uncle commu-
nicated with friend in town, by whose
instrumentality letter was addressed to
Col. Stark, ostensibly from the India
House, requesting his appearance before
the board of directors upon day named,
they being informed that he was able to
give valuable evidence respecting the
details of management connected with
the company's native forces in Bengal.
AS we bad anticipated, the bait was easi-
ly swallowed. Nothing could have been
more congenial TO Col. Stark's lofty
opinion of his own consequence than such
a summons. The opportunity was favor
able. His enemy was out of the way,
and he could leave home for short Pc
riod with quiet mind. Four days later,
my uncle hurried to me in the afternoon
with the news that he had seen the colo
mel set off in a post-chaise half an hour
previously upon his road to town.
This gave the signal for action. Des.
pite the colonel's departure dared not
show myself openly at the Ferns, for
there could be no doubt the servants were
all in the colonePs interest, and would
not risk their places by disobedience ; but
a letter was dispatched by trusty mes
senger to Lefty, to whom access during
her fathers absence could not we'll be de-
MED. In this l briefly acquainted her
with the actual state of affairs, and i'm
plored her, with all the epistolary elo-
quence at my command, to meet me after
dusk at the corner of Burnt-ash Lane,
secluded winding thoroughfare hard by
the Ferns, leading at some distance to
the north main road. Here a cbaise
should be in readiness to carry us at once
to Scotland. If she consented, / begged
her to send few words by bearer.
Within an hour the answer came. 1t
bore no signature, and was laconic enough
consisting of the four words your re-
quest is granted Still, the note was in
Letty's well-known hand, and the assur>
ance it contained too precious to criticise.
She may not have liked to write more
| thought. The dear girls sensitive
would not allow her to dilate
upon go delicate theme. For me must
be reserved the pleasing task of over
coming her scruples, and of persuading
her 10 unite her fate with mine
At the appointed time, behold me,
therefore, at the corner of Burnt-ash
Lane, anxiously awaiting the beloved of
ny heart. Some little distance dowr the