Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-27

WE PUSHED OFF AS QOiElLi 40 NN99AD'
we had gone about a mile / suddenly
dropped my oar with an exclamation OF
dismay,
What's the matter?' cried my father.
"tOh, have done dreadful thing |
said. 'Ol father, must go back
81 am sorry to say that at this my
father swore.
"'What do you want to go back for%
he said.
"'Just to think of It'll have left open
the window in which that beautiful
child was sleeping. II it should take
cold and die from the damp air OF the
river blowing upon it / should never
forgive myself. OF II had only thought
of climbing up the trellis again and
pulling down that sash. / am sure l
could go back and do it without making
the least noise My father gave grunt,
but what the grunt meant ! do not
know, and for few moments he was
silent, and then he said:
"'Thomas, you can not go back, the
distance is too great, the tide is against
us, and it is time that you and l are
both in our beds. Nothing may happen
to that baby, but, attend to my words
now, if any harm should come to that
child it will go hard with you. If it
should die it would be Of no use for
you to talk about practical jokes. You
would be held responsible for its death.
1 was going to say to you that 1t might
be as we'll for you not to say any thing
about this little venture until l had
seen how Williamson Green took the
Joke. Some people get angry with
very little reason, although hardly
believe he's that sort of man, but now
things are different. He thinks all the
world Of that child, which is the only
one they've got, and IL you want to stay
outside of Jail or the house Of refuge
warn you never to say word of where
you have been this night
"With this he began TO row again,
and / followed his example, but with a
very heavy heart. All that night l
dreamt of the little child with the
damp night winds blowing in upon it.
Ibid you ever hear If it caught cold?''
asked Aunt Martha.
"No," replied the burglar, 81 never
did. l mentioned the matter to my
father, and he said that he had great
fears upon the subject, for although he
had written to Williamson Green, ask
ing him to return the instruments, he
had not seen him or heard from him, and
he was afraid that the child had died or
was dangerously sick. Shortly after that
my father sent me on little trip to the
Long Island coast to collect some bills
from people for whom he had done work.
He gave me money to stay week or
two at the sea-shore, saying that the
change would do me good, and it was
while was away on this delightful hol-
iday that an event occurred which had a
most disastrous effect upon my future
life. My father was arrested for burg
laryl
at appeared, and can not tell you
how shocked / was when / discovered
the truth, that the box which had car
ried away did not contain nautical in
struments, but was filed with valuable
plate and jewels. My unfortunate
father heard from man who had been
discharged from the service of the fam
lily whose house he had visited-whose
name by the way was not Green-where
the box containing the valuables mem
toned was always placed at might, and he
had also received accurate information in
regard to the situation of the rooms
and the best method of gaining access
to them.
II believe that some arrangement had
been made between my father and this
discharged servant in regard to d.
vision Of the contents of the box, and ii
was on account of disagreement upon
this subject that the man became very
angry, and after pocketing what my
father thought was his fair share he de
parted to unknown regions, leaving be
hind note to the police, which led x
my fathers arrest"
'sThat was mean trick" said AuDi
Martha