Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-01-16

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o6li9e Vou" said Injyo
.Jocclyn and fine imrras,,.:n stoil ovor
night mt the RandoJnhs'. and co1nulet-
cl the details Of tine oyrpnmeut for
NIaGemOiselle Marana's aun,arauce She
was to come to the city in a few DAYS
take no her abode at a hotel ana bcgin
rehearsals immediately. Before leovjno
lingo handed Mr.. R1ndolnh q check for
$1,000, rs advance salary. to enable HIM
TO make the necessary ARRANGEMENTS.
and the two gentlemen took their do
parture with many professions of GOOD
will on both sides.
Late in the afternoon q tall. rather
stern looking vounr man with crave
blue ewes under thick. level Lrows. and y
short. dense brown beard covering The
lower part of his face. walked into Gen
Inico's Office, and was informed That rLo
general WAS cyD.cred every mint, T1o
seated himself at Il table. undil the roll
OF paper that he carried. and proceeded
10 busy himself in making colcui,tione
and sketches.
This Young man. whose name wae
Geoffrev Bplliucha1n. WA. = New, Emo
lander. whose family mad lived fan. MANY
generations in an ancient town mot yrr\.
far from Boston. from tbe carly n,rt
Of the present century. however thnir
prosperity began to recede a}ong with
that OF the town with which they were
80 closely allied. I,ar.-e families Of chill.
drrn divided and di.qin3te1 fine urnn-
ertv; many Of them moved 10 other narts
OF the country; those WHO remained
proudly mindful of their mast grandeur
and unwilling to descend to a lower level
in search of new WAYS f., fortune Grad
ualy faded out Of sirht or existence. re-
tanning to the end the old traits of CHAR
acter. rendered bsrshrr and s.loo,.,i.r NV
their more restricted circumstances At
length. about thirty wears nVo. (t..nff,.v
Be.llinghnm was born. He was a child
Of unusual intelligence. md with
strong appetite both for reading and adj
venture But the munotonolls and life
loss existence OF the sluggish old Town
vcXcd and weal7cd him; he wished he
had come into the world a hundred
years earlier. when men went forth 70
Il n
were full Of novelty. ACTIVITY and EXCITE
lnent. Ills heart stirred within him to
lear a hand in the work and movement
OF the world. and such echoes =, rAarh,l
linn of what was ooinp On, IN other ,,l,,..
and lands kent alive this lonoin,and l..
velouel il. lie met with no s,-nnotb,.
however. from his own family rircj,.
and at leDrth ce9,od II make them rom.
Gdapts of his desires ond ,roiacts. wet
tins djscouraeoprnent To- tbe uttoronca If
his thoughts led him TO cherish them
not less but moro ard.utlv IynalI, i'm
his twelfth wear H., ran awa,. r, ..,
taking passaac ON hoard q B,-ton v,s.,l
bound for the Pacific
He was absent three wears and he
came home first mate ON hoard nm En-
glish blockade runner from Liyrrnool
Ii was in the midst Of o,,r civil war. th.
blockade runner was conrnre6 and n.I.
bingham WAS taier, ulI4oucr q, bis.an-
nounciug his readiness, to tal.. e,.f,.i,a
under the federal fac however he 1vss
allowed 10 ioin the crry, 81 , e-o,,,,,,-
plcut war vessel He had fine ,,,,,J Incl.
to SOC great dead Of d.htino and was
promoted for gallantrv aud General eff.
cheney. Before the wear WA, out he met
Confedernte buIlef which rnt an end
to his participation in the war and very
nearly severed ms connection viii oil Inn.
man affairs. Ncvrrthcl... n. recovered
and made his way to the north with
$1,000 in his pocket. On reaching his
native place he found his father and
mother both dead, and his sister 0he