Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1875-10-13
whose testimony is important. BE

evidence already elected, was suffi
cient, entirely and fully, to exoperat
the defendant, and thought that il
would therefore be an unnecessary
cruelty to keep the father, wife :anc
son, longer separated in order to 60
| through with the redundant test
mony. 49,
; Gaylord and his crew were lmmedi
ately arrested and lodged in Jail, th'
officer finding il not an easy matter tc
protect the former from the hands Of
the inturiated people, who gladl,
would have accorded him summary
justice on the spot
CHAPTER X.
OF the scene that occurred at the
court house, between the father and
son, whose hearts were we'll nigh toe
full for utterance, and also that be
tween Nellie and Bayard, and, again
that which occurred at Bayard's home
where, after an absence of hall
score Of years, the husband had re.
turned again to clasp his wife to his
bosom, and to assure her that death
only, should separate them thereafter
i need not pause to recite. The i'm
agiDation of the reader can the more
readily fill out that part of the story.
And OF the impression which Nellie's
appearance made upon the mind of
Julius Harding-the Landlord of the
old Red Ian of E, who saw in
her features the very likeness OF his
wite,-and which led to investigate
her history ard to discover that she
was his own, long lost Nellie,-and
how she was lost to her parents,-and
of other interesting facts in her his
tory, which have not been recorded in
this story, the reader shall be apprised
in a future story which will be Sc
quel to this.
In conclusion will add that after
the lapse Of few months Bayard and
Nellie were united in the ''holy bonds
of wedlock, and to-day live in the
most elegant and costly mansion in
the city; and are surrounded with all
the conveniences and lux,lrias they
could well covet. Their present fami.
ly consists of three little bright, eyed,
sunny haired and promising 'brats -
two Of whom are boys-and Grandpa
and Grandma Rood. who declare that,
after all their trials are over, they have
all the comforts and blessings Of lite
and that these--their last days-arc
by all odds their brightest and happi !
est and best days.
OF the other characters who have
figured i'll our story will speak a
word.
Charles Gaylord is atoning for his
crimes by serving out II sentence for
life in the States Prison. DR.. Van
lyke-whose prodigiousIy developed
lssinine qualities led their possessor
% IDEAL in silent contempt" ut the
-aces, and to spend hisi time in circulat-
NC base cowardIy and slanderous
behind the backs of his
elbow townsmen who felt disposed to
exercise Independently their own
judgements in the selection OF their
medical advisers, and whose judg-
lents induced them to make, as selec-
ion, Others than DR.. Vandyke, and
which also led him, for the same rea-
on, to perure himself, in the hope of
uining Bayard-sometlme since re-
red in disgust from the practice of
: profession, and quit the city. The |
'st heard Of him he was leading the l
te OF ..poor, wretched outcast and |
agabond, despised and loathed of all {
len; and Bayard has lived to see G
eritied the prediction that he made
hen asked why he did not have him a
rosecuted for the infamous part he d
,oli in the trial-for the vengeance !
God had surely proved more effect
al in bringing low the contemplate,
'wardly and craven spirit than any " !"
'ngeauce meted out by human hands
uld possibly have done. o
And finally, Pelton, whose case
emed so hopeless-you will be O
.reeably surprised to learn, no doubt " "
has long since experienced change n,
heart, and is to-day one of the tt
ost faithful and earnest followers of W
lrist; and, with many others, Mrs.
'lton lives to rejoice and to thank ~
ID that the timely restored diary, ol
lille it had proven so fatal to the g,
ccess of the base schemes of the tn
lainous plotters against Bayard IL
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