Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-08-21

Ashton. WHO Adu Dtcl Drought up WIFI
myself and my sister, my father being hi:
Guardian.
We had al been Ike brothers and sis
tcrs. when one dag he woke up to find he
could nos live without nearer relation
ship 10 her He spoke to the old gentle
man. and there was a little family fracas
Iie hal only a hundred year, and my
father did not think that was enough
though Gerald did there was no objection
lit ali iii other respects-let him earn some
more auI they would see-wait a little
YOU know the kind Of thing an old gentle
man would -ly Well, it was of no use
lie said he felt himself burden; there
was no scope for his energies, and he would
-o-and % he did
| urged upon him that he should get
-omethiue to do. lie had been well edu-
Gated, and a clerkship, or something of
the kind, could be got for him if he still
resolved not to % ON at the hospital.
No-hc would 20 There was only one
-hing ne did do we'll that was to shoot :;
aa ne would carry his abilities to a mar
lct where they would be appreciated.
And 80, ut the mature age of twenty-five,
ue lett u~. his profession, his home, and his
prospects.
H. disappeared, and six months after
we heard he was with, say the 10th dra-
.oon~. in India.
We wrote and offered to buy his dis
charge, but he would have none of us"
Iir liked it very well was already corpo-
rlI: expected the three stripes soon; and
Was -t;cntleman Jack" with his COM
raJy~.
Some -ix months after this [ was sent
uu. l5 luIia with Il company and as my
-ter was getting thin, and showing other
-.i> o. tine desirability OF a sea-voyage,
alI of warm climate, it was agreed |
loui take her over.
We reached Calcutta, and in a few
weeks settled down.
Tlcr. was war going on, and | was
placed IN charge Of one OF the chief depots
a small. arms and ammunition, besides
having INV regular duties with the COM
.aaT.
tlue dav | was down at the store, when
may sister arrived, pale and breathless.
!.oJs, Charles, poor Gerald's in dread
Iui IyuhIe.'
put her into an Office chair, and took
tlt newspaper. and read
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.u.e oi mind TO ride straight to the bushes,
4uI there found one Of his own men, a
o'Fl'fri "4 '11 troop HicAiI''iiolI ''eiitI9- ne
l'.'" ',~-N - n9 ''ilird'ie7' I "ioS' ~ Iin'
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'ut 'ia in.h w. at once arresteu; \
COURT H4rtiai WILL q course DC helu a'
once ''h'' 'l'l3"7l 'l'e '''li M: previous P.l
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H'lt.' i,e "''i receive ''i0 proper i0""iu
-et - i !oli,liiapiG d CRIME.
''.' L 7ai'- 'h'S Is All NONSENSE
''el4Ii > 10 IhuL,,5IeI' I.5i OF el99 lie very
...,- u c--'ii-e'.. N sec "hdt they say at
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'o ''1 ''o' s'Hg' 70; =, any 'lin9
i.4N h"pPehtd 10 DefiI1 l shoulu never loI-
eve lAl-e--' 10Y II L h'u run away Win
.iiin 'tAen papa was 70 cruel ne never
sound nave enli7'eb al all
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h'-.
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me ou'le1 was Iouiit III 'le 9''u'iie' anu
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<ui'.t' aHd tne General ; continuation tI. OF
'I sentence M" just afrINeu- fhty
-.-ie- ii td- camp Sl'are ana Iour years
Alj9-ouhleAt ih the CIVIL jail sentence
ne 1"ff-e,t QUIZ Oh ING l-'h: hEGr5 "ooy
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trie-- 70 Aufucf uia superior ollcer- 40
1i- e9..t understand "ith What motive
H-i ho, A"o" "n@' 10 'niilN 'hefe
'+9 more a' i+elct ioftA13iiliil5 III d 'iHy VI
-.o when we mad the papers
l-l- statement III defense was that ne
N.i luet HltA returning from guafd' "heli
i- reaiem 'efet that he had forgotten 10
'.iH5 = po'N one o. 'i9 oill6erS hau aSAeo
A'ih 10 Drih- III rom 'he Io"i' some 'nree
mics distant. " Nithout stopping 10 'ilhk
le "a .[cl on at once got the book ana
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-'r ih- tH~.al, camp. ANXIOUS 10 secure
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