Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-07-29

An Adventure on the Highway.

Since the day ON which the llteless form OF
Albert Percy wa$borne up from the wood TO
the terrace IN front OF the castle, two and
twenty years have passed Almost an age,
Boys and girls have grown to be men and
women; youths and maidens have become
middle-aged; and those who were in the
prime of active life have passed away.
Great changes have taken place at Abbots-
void Castle. John Percy and his wife have
been dead these ten years Eustace Percy is
the marquis now, and Isabel st. john that
was, has been his wife almost twenty years.
One child has been born to hustaee Percy,
and only one. But that one child has been
enough to command all the love OF the happy
parents. "A girl, and they call her AGNES
and the tenants OF Abbotswold, and the fish
ermen who sometimes come to the castle, and
the people from lar and near, who come there
as Vlsl'ors, no NOV SpcaN luIseiy wneI 'ney
c c'S .n"V 4As"09 wy 10 'i' i'o'V
iui g"i my 1Sei saw
n,"oo on 'V @s I Ermi,.a ',niI ~" ~"
y9"ls 'so"eLG eve Ia.i"iseo I I r'u p''', ~
Il%lly' on ,ne nrs' e"ys VI january hpin'
u' ""u aOD 70 Al; ~ Tal i; tLa
ous, ~ sne lam % -i,' al Am a.. ai;, VIZ
Gum e' Vi wv p H', INV You H. ~
lloni VIC i "'',us u ."1 Da"Hei ""oH Wv o,u
I, ioI i nav ~ IJ' tn ,;.i h;s w..
-. ~ . I r',.,ana - g.,
ho ha"r ,ts hanto Eli :, 81 IL OWN
accord for II was subioct which Eustocr
never broachedA Owen had brougbt the
voung man Albert with him and introduced
E him and since then tbe money had been maid
, IN Albert Callipgton,s own order
Sir Eustoce had no doubt in his own mind
concerning the meaning Of this He had
t never asked anv questions. and he had neye,
p heard n word from anv one ON the subject
r but still he believed that This vouny Calling
: ton was his own brothers child; and so be
: lieyine. he not only saw the money paid viii
cheerful heart. but he resolved IL the on
: portunity ever presented itself, to do some
$ thing more for the youth,
S Towards the last Of October. in the ven,
1852. the MARQUIS of Abbotswold had bust
: ness with his banker in Norwich. and he wen
S down to attend to it. He reached Norwich
too late to do business with his banker tina
h day: SO he soueht ont n few of his friends
d with whom he passed n very pleasant even
d inc. On the next day he did his business
u and at noon he was ready 10 set forth ON hi
return. with twenty Thousand mounds in hi
e pocket-money which he intended to send /
e London by his confidential agent. who wa
6 going thit6er by water.
His lorashin had not observed that mo
$ had eolIowed close rnon b;s beels on his wa
Is from Ahbo,s,void. nor baJ bo observed tha
e thoso so,no man had watched lin, olosol
II while IN Norwich and when he stood in N
'e hanLor,s oaioo and mt Lia vol. sllod nocLe,
II booI awav in h;s bosor he na;d NO ottent;o
p 10 the man who came in 10 get SILVER for
1911 80 and Nj ~ soor 10, al
l. man went out and Joined other men. and thf
>, > they all rode away to the northward togethe
. he would probably have paid no heed; ft
- his thoughts had never once dwelt upon N
~ proposition that any man could plot again,
- his peace.
' The raro,;s hod onlv ,hon, th;r,u mil,
"' 10 lido ana os ,be aeornoon was nleas0nt !
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