Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-02-21

When they had got their first glasses OF
sherry after the meal, Harry said: Y
must drink to the health of Mr. Anonymous,
please" He was evidently under the
influence of strong emotion, f1r he stool
glancing from one TO the other with Il
strange, yearning expression in his eye :
twice he esssyed to speak, aud twice his
voice failed hirr
You have seen this account ia tne eso-
ning papers, and nave concluded that we
belong to the family Of Mr.. Maplesou
whose cruel story is told there " asked
Harry.
The old man nodded
You are right we are hi children.
This sympathy is indeed kind"
Perhaps you yourself are counee
tion p said Susan, with a womsn's penetra-
tion.
The fellow-lodgcr at .4-t forced words
to MS lips: Yes, he said 4" II
9 Look to him, Harry cried Susan /;
and if they had not run forward to support
him, the old man would have fallen
They got him in a chair, bathed bis
| forehead gave him sherry, aud ne soon
-tAt4N 1-tt "a tEA- as-tA=+. iAt cil.tttDE wa
too much for me. he said presently {
am myself again now. No no, 10 not ~
for doctor | am not Ill. 1t Is nothing
but an overdose Of happiness medicine, 80
be added, with q sad smile, il" that [ have
not been much accustomed t0.
You were great friend OF mis- per-
maps f' asked Harry, Yho looked puzzled
but Susan glanced rapidly from the youth
full features Of her brother 70 the timc and
careworn face Of thc other. and light
flashed upon her
Father ?" sue cried
Ny girl Ny children
In the course of the evouin, ne told
them all How that. when q few years of
his sentence had expired hs was allowed
90 live as a free man within the bouuIarie-
Of the colony how his hoos-eralt had
gained him the situation Of librarian 90 s
wealthy settler who had q touch ef bibl0-
mania which II was difficult to crafty our
there h0w be nearly died o. n, gnawIn.
desire 10 communicate wiki his VIic bu.
fought the battle out with what he to.t Cd
be self, and conquered how az length
when free to return 10 Europe. he had en-
gaged "a certain literary pursuits waleh
there ls no occasion 20 specify. but ia
which he was eventually s. successful d.
20 be 10 receipt Of AZ income far beyond
his wants how that, hearing OF his vife
death, and certain that his children could
not recognize him. be had come 20 EoE.auI
and had contrived 10 obtain lodging u taa
same house. and ~ make their acIuaia-
t5net
And mad j, mot been tor ;h'~ happy
confession. would sou never have toll Us
who YOU were papa
After the tria have com. through.
replied her father tamk may boast
never g."
Il is felt 81 certain Influential circles
that something shau.d be done tar
poor Maple-on, something also il t5 BE-
done for his son. Harry. This vague an-
nouucemeut sounds. grant. woe.uay iAe
Be chops for two bat am in position
~ state that Mr. N4p.es0n Will have .
pension. and that Harry VIII ce, q uomi
nation. auI when il comes to competrlv.
examination. within certain limits. IIi back
him. Meantime, father. son and daughter
are settling down into their relationship
and Harry has been relieved Of night
mare Ii was this tie iaucied that per-
maps the man--iuee dead, by the by
who committed the crime his father -atfsge
for. had made him the various presents aa
mad accepted and one evening. wbe1 .ha
three were together he owned thar fhJ>
suspicion made him wre-ahei
silly cried Susan WIZ. 81 .1le-.
Nr Anonymous was papa
Is that fact father
Susan j. right my boy.