The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-10-21

! VIII ny pOChcts lula O4lS aAkAi-
l Anus put my own money in the cap'ns safe,
out III keep this ere that was yourn, in my
"ef'n 10 night. to sleep on Just for luck"
nat foolish fellow will be robbed TO-
n'ghl' i said 10 myself, q and may be muir
deFed-' L had such presentiuent Of
mischief, that l could not 60 to sleen and =,
midnight, when heard him go to bed
knocked at his state-room door and sa;s
will you allow me TO speak TO yOu?'
al know what you're gonter saw" said he.
" but never you lay awake on my account.
| amt baby, and know what tha. Rodden
is gonter do, as well as you do. But he's
barking up the wrong tree. Look o. here
mister" sad be, and he drew ont a tremen-
cous bowie knife from the back of his neck.
anc showed me under his pillow a SIX shCo-
Ter reckon these ere will do his business,
!" ne comes arter me and nv winnins."
L left the man, treasured. and returned to
my berth, but not to sleep. The boat went
roaring and snOrting on her way up the
gloomy river 1t was high food. and If
any accident happened to the boat, there wa.
poor chance for the passengers. More
than once We had steamed past the floating
corpses from burnt or expl ded steamers.
As lay thinking of all this, heard step.
The couniryman slept with his door open.
He would " choke 10 dsath at onst." he said,
If he didn't get the air" People brought
Up IN lNg houses are apt 70 fee so. sprarg
TO my feet, and crept towards HE state-room.
TIE door was shut. There was The sudden
explosion of pistol, followed by fierce CIV.
] opened the door. Rodden had fallen on
the hOor, but he sprang TO his feet, with
cut across his hand. and one of his ears shot
of. He dashed out of the door as the eoun-
tryman exclaimed -
That varmint?"
Are you hurt ?"
Not BIT of it." He had slight cut on
his hand, however Rodden had scarcely
left the state room when be was grapplel by
the porter, who, ike myself, had seen the
Urief conflict, which be had not tinae 10 pre-
vent. The rascal struggled hard, bat was
disarned, bound securely, and locked up in
state-roOm- HIS lUss of blood helped, per-
haps, 10 conquer him. asked lady, who
had come from her state-room in her dress
/ ing gown - iniulge her natural curiosity, to
60 10 The poor wife and tell her the sad truth
that her husband was wounded and felon.
"Oh, what have l not suffered from him
and her." said she, wringing her little hands.
q l. could but return 10 my dice happy
home ~
And why can You not ~ asked the lady.
1t was the Old story. She mad run away
from home and married showy scamp with
out the consent of her parents. The captain
the co2ntrynan, and :, went aside 10 consult
as 10 Wha: was &c he dons.
- Wait a minute sa'd the countryman;
and he wei.i into his state-room, and the
next instant came out IN dressing-gown,
arothrr and q natural head Of hair, and with
out the everlasting old gloves. Ii was my
acquaintance Mr. Brown, and q capital actor
too.
Il determined TO serve out that fellow If
ever had chance 10 DO so" said he, when
he robbed that poor carpenter, and drove
him crazy. He got cured of that by small
dose of water-cure in the Mississippi, and
the help of Muster. | shall hunt him up
and give him back his money!
/ Muster wagged his tail, as if he remember
cd all about it, and approved of returning
the cash.
The poor little wife decided to return
: home. The mother, deprived of her son,
did not attempt to keep her ill-used daugh-
ier-l1-law. When Rodden found he was TO
be taken TO jail al Maysv <, he sent for his
wife. I" Its all up with NE for the present"
said he They have got me foul. You
had better go home Lib, and STAY with the
old folks, and behave yourself. Mother is
not nj company for You, unless am about"
The little wife answered only with her
sobs. She held The baby for his father to
kiss him, but she did not offer him her own
: lips OF cheek He was her iyrant no longer.
= She had found friends. She would escape.
We took her 10 the paternal home on the
;, Ohio, and saw her kindly received by a wor-
thy father and a mother. Mr. Browne went
. with NE, and left thousand dollars OF the
!. sum he had won from X Ddien, in her father
hands. Rodden was tried for a murderous
, assault with inten: 10 rob, and sen. TO the
( penitentiary for twenty-five Years. He will
:, be sixty when he has served out his time,
o The mother tried hard to save him and NAV
get him pardoned after while. The little
wife became an exemplary and happy mother
N | don't keep up acquaintance with all the
! world and his wife, because / can't, but
~ keep iraoa of Mr. Browne, and when he i.
A acting in England with another name thai
D, | won't mertion-and | am in America,
!, feel lonesome, that's fact.-du the Tsal
n Round.
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