St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-02-05

- l">>lolltlc burst oil grief from tn
ID pale wife, testified that, whatever migl
ia he the fugitive husbands offences @
n crlmesagalnst society, he at least retane
her affection and esteem.
81 1T Is very unpleasant" | observed
ito discuss such subject in the ptesenc
II OF relatives of the inculpated person, es
: peclally as L AS yet perceive no useful re
= suit likely TO arise from it still, sine
y you as 1t were force me to speak, yor
i must permit me 10 say, that it appear
; to Inc you are either grossly deceived
: yourself, or attempting for some purpose
| Or other, TO Impose upon my creduli,
D ty."
"Nelthcr. sir-neither," replied Mr.
thompson with warmth. Il certainly
am no: deceived myself, and / should
= hope that my character which l doubt
: not IL well known to you, will shield me
from any suspicion of u desire to deceive
: others"
81 am aware. AR. Thompson, of your
= personal respectahility still you may be
unwlttlngly led asHay. | very much re
gret to say, that, }he evidence against
your daughters husband is overwhelm-
ing, and | fear unanswerahlc
The hest, kinde,t of husband. ~
broke in tine sobbing wife; ''the most
injured, the most prosecuted of men ~
'lt l. useless, said |, rising and seiz-
IN" my hat, $50 prolong this conversa-
ton. If he be innocent, he will no douht
be acquitted but As it i now cIosa nm
ON hali-past seven o,cIork mos, heo 70
take NV leave of Won"
"Oo,. monep, sir so;d Mr. Tho
SON hastily. 10 I've frank With vnU :,
was entirely for tn, nurnnse Of al I;na
YOUR adyi e a. AN rxprrienceJ ns,.son
that We ar,. here. Y,n Lay. hoarJ of
thi. vounn man. f,th.r p,
..joel Masters Yes 4 comIJor
and Otherwise di.rrnut,bIe nerson snI
o,, ot tI,,.. mas, .r.,.,nm. ,,.a.I, ,
told, under tbr -nn
You have correctly Described him
Yon are not p,rlaps acnu,intaJ with
hi- hapl-writing ..
Yes. am narfiaIIv 80 NJ I,,., r.
hay.. = n,,,.. in nv u,.i,r,-ber, !,
addressed 10 me hy th, arftuI old scnnn-
drcl. for the purpoS. Of lurinr me from
the r...it tract, atlcr hi, -,
..Tnea Mr. Water, uI..,... - re,J
tLis letter tr,,p linn Lot.I ;,.,..,.I'I
where il aup,ars ne was ve.,or,Io,, 70
embark for American"
The letter Mr.. Thonp.nn ,Iac,J IN NV
LANDS Startled Inc not little II was a |
clrcnmSiantlal confession addressed by
Joel VI INtcr- 20 his son, setting forth that |
he, the father was alone guilty of the
Offence with which his unfortunate son
was charged. and authorizing INN 10 !
make 4 full disclosure should lie tail in
making his escape from the country.
lhI> Wa, | thought, an exceedingly
cheap KIND OF generosity on the part of
honest .j"rl. n"w that he had secured |
himself 10y FLIGHT from the penalties off
Justice, The letter Went ON to state
where a Elr"c amount of bank notes and
acc'ptancr~, which the writer had been
unable TO change or discount, would be
found.
81 ms letter. ,ali |. ''i> q very I'M
porlant one: bui where Is the enve-
iopr
Ar. thompson searched his pocket
h'"h: It w"~ not there. Il must have
dr'pPe! IT, he exclaimed, ''at my lodg-
'''-S. ray wait III l return. am
extremely ANXIOUS +" convince you OF
,l"o unfortunate youn@ mans innocence.
l WI" ,'' -, more than few minutes
absent. ii" then hurried out.
! looked at my watch !; 1t wanted five
al"-lWrhty minutes 10 eIght. Il have