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WOODSTOCK. VERMONT, JUjNE 2G, 1845.
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J3USINESS CARDS.
O. A.HUYANT,
Dilerln RnslNli,Fronch, and AmcrlcanDrj'Oootn,
V. I. Onod,niicl Oroccrlcn,
Crockcry ,(llius nnd llard Wnre,
ElmStreet,
MEIiMSII & SLADE,
oealkus in fi.our, w.i. oooi)3,toitocEim:s,
AI.Sll CONRTANTLY ON HAND,
FKtJlT9,CONFEUTIONAUY,SllMMEItl)IUNK8AND
central street,oppoitewmtney' iiotel,
OKO. .MELLtBII, ClEO. II.8LADB
A. HATC1I, & CO.
At Ihc old Stand lulcly occvpicd by
.t. r.. Tnmou!
OEAi.nnsiNFi.oim wj.oooi)SANi)nrio(3riiiES.
nnntUSIlMENTS.udNSTA.VTI.V ON HAN1)
CEUTRAL STltEET. 223
. irrcilSTU.S 11 AVKN.
WhololcHndrcinildealer In W. 1, (onil,Tena,Frulti
VliieH,,vc.,niS(i,iinvca1i'iinuuire, .vc.
Au BOORdOUTIl IIEAD I1F STATUBTREET,
Montprlter,t't, 182 ly
V A T C II M A K E II 8 A N 1) JEWnUHH S,
OPP011TK WlllTNBY'S IIOTEL, CENTRAL STI1KET,
it. ii. nAiiii:
Manuf.iclrer ofSllver Sutton! ninl SpenUcles.and Denler
in Jewvlry, Cullery nml l'anry flnudn
Wholenale nml Kcliill, 209
OppposileWhUney's Ilolcl, Ccntral Strect.
I1ENRY IIATCH,
One tlnor south of Unian llatt,Elm Strett,
tin, corrKn, and shket iron wonitER.
THALES 11. WINN,
TAILOK,
Samt door wilh A". Randall.
A1ICIIAKL MYlillS,
T A I L 0 R.
Over J. Collamer't OJfice,
Elm sirect,
E. V. SMITII, Tailor,
next Dooa iiei.ow imicic st.yce nousn.
Ludlow, Vt. 216
A3IOS W. WARREN,
DCALF.R IN IIOOTri, SllOCS ANI) I.EATIIEK,
Ml lilnda uf Lcallicr for ale chcap. Also, lluola nnd
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i)7m7i)evey7
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n minulc wilh cac,npto n hnndrcd I'ccl.
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nndolphVt. 221 If
wiiitniTys IToteu
Corner of Elm and Central strccts,
II V S. AV II I T X K V,
12AGLE T E 31 V E R A N C E IIOUSE
BY ,. .1. WOOD,
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2Cn
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JO II N ItTsMITII
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Z. V. HYDE,
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Proctorsville Vt. 239 Cm
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'J'. MAUSI1,
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ANn Vtnsiin or eveuy nr.scnirTioN.
CnNTUAL UTKEKT.
WITT& SCOTT.
rjliiter,aiiddcalcrl(;imtrsaiid Carrlascsolnllklnds.
CENTKAL STI1EET.
.IOSIIUA MITClini.L,
GARItUGC A N l S I, E 1 G II - M A K E H,
IIIOIT STRECT. 116
OKOItKi: PISIIKR,
tlanufacturer tif, nml dentcr in r.abinet furniturr o
evtry tlcicription.
I'lensant Strect, 218
IHt. II. It. 1A 1..M H It.
Offlccln tlie Ilrirk lllock oppn-lte Wliitnej
CENTRAI, HTREET.
S. J. AT.I.EN, 31. 1).
PHYSICUA JjVI) SUIIGE0J',
Ollire oppniltc Wliltncy's Ilotcl.
ADI.V II. II UIMOXn,
TOMrfOMAN" IinrAMO PllAOTlTinNnn,
Hctwccn llie Mctliudlit and nplscopnl Cburrlic.
ffilMI.
I.IVr.RY STAIJI.F.,
n y a i. n e ii t p a u k n a .
Courl slreel,
OOLT,A3IEIl .t RAItllETT,
A t t o r n o y a nnd Counscllors a t 1, a w,
Elm Slrccl. 183
jAconCni.LAMnn. Jamf.r RAniiBTT
O. l OUANDI.KH,
Attornoy and Counsollor
Central Strtrt,
at
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208
TltAOV & COXVKIISB.
A 1 1 o r n c 1 and Counscl lor a t L a w
Oilifenvcrtlie Ilank.nini Htrect,
Tj. A. 3IAUSH,
ATTORNKY AND COUNSKLLOR AT I.AW
Crntrnl slrrft.
edwin mrrciiiNsoN,
ATTORNKV AND COUNSEM.OIl AT LAW,
WOODSTOCK, VT.
VAsninn7vlt. m mi s 1 1 ,
ATTouNnrs t c o u n a i: i. l o n s at law,
K'oDillnCA-, )'(
IKTOIHccin tlieroom Inlely nrcupli-J ns ilic "Clay Clulp
Ncwh Hnoui,"
T. T, Wiinnmix, .Uajlcr in Chanctry.
0.1' Mirsii 23311
Not.2I.1B11.
CAiYVIN' 1'UENCH,
Altorncy and Counvdlor vl Law,
PnOCTOIlSVILLE, VT.
251
I. AV. JUCHAItnSON.
Allorney and Counscllor al Law,
weston, vr. 251.
FREDMUCK C. ROIJRINS,
ATTORXEY AT L A W :
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miaron, vt. 235-ly
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AT LYNDON. V T.
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IIUNTON & JONF.S,
lATTORKEVB AND COUNSELLOng AT LAW
Chehea, Vt.
A. P. IIuTfTON, 203 P. C. JONES.
S. It. STREKTF.lt,
Allorncy and Counttlltr al Law,
BAHNAJln.VT.
115
J. a. HAWKINS,
Altorncj and Counscllor al Law.
F-Et.CIIVII.LE, TT
94
J. F. DEANE,
Allorncy and Counicllor at Law,
CAVENDISH, VT. 105
JAMESM. GILSON,
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. WINDSOR, VT. 99-ly
RICIIARDSON& NICIIOLSON,
.Allorntys, and Countr.llors atLaw
Lhester,WlndIorCounty, Vt.
N RlCIIAHDSON. 86 A. A. NlCHOLSON
SF.WALIj FUU.AM,
A TTORJVE y AT LA W,
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ir. E. STOUGUTON,
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D. C. Dlomett, d F Weymoitii,
From llio Londnn l'uncli.
THE STORY OF
A FBATHER.
J1V POUGLAS JI'.ItHOLl).
CIIAPTER XXV,
cunuvF.i.i.'s suit nr.jr.cTi:i), ArrEAu
A.vcr, and ciiucr or tiie widow cramp.
'IIave I not hcard of this womm, eh,
child?' said Lintly, tnking Putty's hnnd.
1110 wretcii! must slio lollow you cvcn
hcro? Uut now wc will not tullc of Iier.
This is Mr Inglcivood, n clorgyman, my
fnend. Hc lmd licard your story, and
wishcd to seo you.'
'You will pardon mc, I hopc,' said In-
glcwootl. 'Jt wns irnpossible to suppresu
sucli a wisli, lciirnmir sucli a lnslory. J
camc I fclt it my Christian duty to
counscl. comlnrt you. 1 find you well
prcparcd; so woll, many miglit lcarn llicir
bcst lcsson of you. Youiip; woman.thc sor-
row tlint lias fallcn upoii you bocouios,
ihrough paticnco, n sivectnoss and a
bciiuty. It is a fiory trial, tliia,' said In
olcwood, with a s"h ticmor of voicc,
'nnd provcs thc purity of your imniortal
spirit.
Patty mado no answer: but with down
east cyes and Ilusliinjr faco sccmcd to
slirink and ticmblo nt ilic commcndation
of tlie spoakcr. Her ncitation incrcnscd:
licr fccling liad bccn ovcr-wrought in thc
past sccne, and now thc voico of tcndcr-
ncss and syniualhv qmto subducd her.
Still grasping Lintlcy's liand, licr big
hean rclicvcd itsclf in tcars.
(Lct mc scize this momcnt for I would
(ain cxplain mattcrs ns I procccd to ac
cout for llie appcarancc of Mr Inglcwood.
As I aflcrwards discovcrcd, liu liad bc-
comc known to Mr Lintley through Doc
tor Wilson, who it may hc rcmcmbcred,
was pliysiciau to tho Countoss of JJIusli-,
rosc and her child; and whosc rccommcn-
dation lind intrnduccd Lintley, albcit too
late, to thc carl's liousc. Whcn lnglu
wood rcnounced his cliaplain's odicc, hc
souglit but vainly bouglit for tho hum
blcit curncy. Promiscs, promiscs wcrc,
aficr a timo, almost his daily fuod. Still,
oftcn dinncrlcss, hc put a blitbe look up
on ilhfortunc, dctceiiding from h.s garrct
to thc world, as tliough hc camc arm
from cvcry houschold comfort. And thcn
it banpcncd, that ns his pursc slnank his
hcalth fuilcd. Whcn hc annearcd iu.thc
prison hc loohcd a disapiointed, patient
dying tnan. Had ho mado his condition
known totlic Earl of Blushrosc thc carl's
ncphcw was out of England that kind,
goud-hcarted nohlcman.had placcd liim in
cmploymcnt. Often, Ihc poor parson
promised himsclfto mako thc nppeal;
and Hicn somctliing put ofl thc hour.
'l'hat somclhing could not liavc bccn pride
for Innlcwood himsclf was thc last pcr-
son to suspcct it.)
'Comc. Patiy, I liavc Bomc good ncws
for you.' suid Lintley. 'Thc man Abram
is takcn is nnw a prisoncr in tlie traol.'
'La. sir, and if hc is,' said Mrs Traply.
vcxcd that thc sccrct should liavc escap
cd, 'thc judgcs won't takc his word for
thc young woman's innocencc, supposing
he can hc broucht to swear it: and if
he's a chance of slipping his own hcad
out of thc rope oh, sir, I know wliat
ougatc is hc ivont inind whosc head
hc puts into it. As for Mrs Gaptoolh,
why, she's as good a hcait, I'll hc bound,
as cvcr bcat: but tempcr, sir tempcr
spoils thc best of us. 1'm surc I should
bu sorry, if any tlung was to happcn to
thcgirl; and ifyou'll takc my advicc,'
hcrc Mrs liaply bcckoncd Lintley and
Iuglcwood npart, and lowcrcd her voicc
to a coiifidcntinl wliispcr 'takc my nd-
viue, anil pcrsuade hcr to marry Ilic gen-
tlcnian in ihc ncxt rooni, he'll lay any
money on witncsscs. Anu nc s quite
slruck with hor; nuito foolish likc; and
niorc than that, rcally mcans lmnour and
nothing lcs?.1
Oi what i;cntlcman do you spcakr
askcd Lintley.
'iUr turhvcll. answcrcd the tunikcy s
wife.
Mr Curlwcll, pray wallc into this
room, said Lintley, opcning widc the
half-closcd door, and discovcring tho val
ct, who stationcd closc besido it, had
overheard all that had passcd. Curhvell,
somewliat abashcd, invkwardly coinplied
with Lintley s renuest. i'alty, who, for
thc first timo, wasmadc conscious ofthc
prcscncc ol hcr old presccutor, lnslinct
vcly approachcd Lintley, as forproteclion.
'Your scrvant, Mr Iuglcwood; hopc
you aro wcll, sir. Strangc placc to mcet
in Mr Inglcwood,' said Curlwcll. whosc
visits to the earl's housckccpcr, Mrs Pil
low, liad mnde tho pcrson of ihc chaplin
no Btrangcr to him. Moreovcr, the valet
wanting a subject to rclicvc his discus
sion, availcd himsclf ofthc readicst that
ofTcrcd.
'I liavc hcard of you, Mr Curlwcll,'
said Lintley: and as thc fricnd, the pro
tcctor, of this young woman, desiro a lit
tle plain spcaking. Why do you follow
her?'
'Ilonour, sir; all honour,' answcrcd the
valct throwing back his hcad,and spread
ing thc fingcrs of his right liand ovcr his
heart. 'I hopc, Mr Lintley, sir, I'm
a man abovc prcjudice. And I'm
not ashamcd to own it, I don't think
Miss Butlcr at all guilty; and to provc it
sir, ifa jury should think as I do and
as l'vo had lawyer's opinion, there's little
doubt all may bo madc strainht, if wc co
tho right way to work;' nnd hcro Curl
wcll slightly laughcd, and shghtly wink
cd; 'why, sir thcn '
'And then?'askcd Lintley, in a tono not
to bc mistakcn.
'And thcn ns I said bcforo, sir,' an
swprcd Curlwcll, 'I offcr Miss Butlcr
my liand, my purso.my heart. Can any
gonileman do moro? cricd tho vnlctwith
a sclf.approying smilc
'VVclJ, Patty,' said Lintley, 'it is now
lor you to spcak. If Mr Cyrlwell lias
lollowcd you
'All loVo, nothing but loy.e and Ijonour,
oxclaimcd tlio valct. 'Nothing but thal
could liavc mado mo follow her as I hnvc
donc; seeking her out in nll corncrs,
Oh, sir! thc work I had bcforc. I found
hcr ia Bloomsbury that will provc I'm
in carncst. I know, I don't dcny it, I've
bccn wild likc othcr young mcn; but
man may repent, ch, Mr Inclcwood?'
'I hopo you fcr.l hc may,' answcrcd
thc parson.
'Nevcr wns morc ccrlain of any thing,
said Curlwcll, nnd so, ns I said bcforc, if
Miss Butlcr will lct mo try to clcnr this
mallor up, thcrc's my liand, my purse.my
heart.'
'Patty,1 said Lintley nMin, 'it is for
you to spcnk.'
I'alty, in n most calm, collectcd man
ner, as (hough she had gathcrcd hcr cn
ergics for tho onc cflbrt, quiting tho sidc
ofLintlcy, npproachinc Curlwcll, Thc
valet wns plainly flnltcrcd by thc nction
and stood smiling, nnd working his fin
gcrs, rcndy.to seizo thc liand that hc was
sure was to bo rcsigned to him. 'You
would liavc niy answer, Mr Curlwcll? I
bclievo, I am suro, you nrc sorry for tho
pain you havo givcn mc; from my veiy
heart I pardmi you. 1 thank you, too, for
thc offer of your hclp; I cannot, on your
tcrms, acccpt it. btill, sir, lndccd, 1
thank you. Grnnt mc onc kindness but
one. Ncver ngain whatcvcr may bc my
fatc ncvcr wastc a thought, a word up-
oii mo."
Thus Patty, in thc most clear and pns
sionlcss voico dcslroycd the hopcsof Curl
wcll. 'Wcll you know bcst,' cricd thc valct,
wilh a faco of scarlct, violontly putting
on 1ns gloves, nnd with cqual violcnco
trying to smilo. 'You know bcst; I
mcant wcll; and ifthings sliouldn't turu
out ns somc olher poople would dcsire, at
the last niomcnt don't blame niu.' Say
iug this, Curlwcll sta.lkcil towurds thc
door. pausing a momcnt, he rcttirncd,
approaching Patty. 'Still,' he said, 'il
you slioulu altcr your minu, rcinembcr
thcre s my liand, my pursc yes, my
pursc nnd my heart.' And thcn Curl
wcll disappearcd, Ihough unahle to divcst
himsclf ofthc conviction that 1ns oflcr
must bc acccptcd at the last: how, in-
dccd, could it bc othcrwisc?
'And now, Mrs Traply' said the a-
pothecary, 'lct nio thank you for your
goodncss to my young fricnd hcrc. I
hopc wo shall not much longcr troublc
you. JJearmc! 1 liavc almost torgot
tcn! Hcro aro tho drops I promised you.'
and Lintley drcw a plual from his pock-
ct. 'lake out twclvc drops whcn you
fecl tho fit comc on.'
'You'rc vcry kind, doclor. Nobody
knows what I sufl'cr from vapours, somo-
times. Anu it s no wonder; I wasn't
brought up to Ncwgatc. Whcn I wns a
girl a Chester do you know Chester?'
and Mrs Traply sighcd.
'Vcry wcll,' answcrcd Lintley.
'You don't know the family of thc
Brushes?' and ngain Mrs Traply sighcd.
I can t say I do; but I hnvc no doubt,
from what I havo hcard you say, they arc
very uxccllcnt peoplc:' Mrs Trnply
having in short acquaintancc with thc
apothccary, again and again lalkcd of
Sir Mohawk I5rush and his high rclations,
insinualing, moreovcr, that she had ncver
becu troublcd with the vapours at Ches
ter: which dcsolating complaint, real or
imnginary, had enablcd Lintley cheaply
lo sliow his appreciation of Mrs Traply 's
kindness to Pulty. llcncc thc phinl.
'Inglcwood, 1 hnvc somo bu..incss iu
tho prison: I will not bc lons,' said Linl-
ley, hnstily quiiting tlie room, as tliough
aniinated liy somc suddr.n thought.
Iuglcwood fur a momcnt lookcd con
fuscd. II is facc flushcd, and when he
appearcd about to addrcss Patty, words
scemcd to bc denicd him. And thcn hc
sighcd hcavily.cnd Iooking al thc wrctch-
cd girl, melancholy, likc a dcep shndow,
fell upon him. For a momcnt he buried
his facc in his hnnds; hc thcn rosc, nnd
nalked rapidly up and down tho narrow
room.
'You don't look wcll, sir,' said Mrs
Traply; 'it's thc wcather.'
1 1 is, answcrcd Inglowood lisilcssly
casting his heaviness of heart upon tho
all-sull'cring atniosphcrc.
'Will you try the doctor's drops, sir?'
and thc woman profTered thc phial, Ihc
liarmlessi fraud wcll would it bc wcrc
all frauds so harmlcss of Lintley.
'With mc thc skics sonictimcs pour va
pours; but thcn my norves aro likc any
cobwcbs. Likc mc, sir, pcrhaps you'rc
not used to London. Now, whcn I was
nt Chester '
'I wish Bomcbody would tnkc you iherc
and nevcr let you come hnck again,' said
Mr Traply, cntcring tho room,::nd bring
ing with him, well nigh dissolvcd in tcnrs,
thc widow Cramp. 'Hcrc, mako this la
cy comforlablc, if there's room,' cried thc
turnkcy, glancing at Patty and Inglc
wood. 'Why, thcrc's nobndy hore but Miss
Butlcr and ' thc turnkcy's wifo was
procecding.
'Butlcr! that's tho young woman 1
wishcd to scc? Oh, my dcar chi'd!
Howishc?' cricd Mrs Cramp. 'Docsn't
ho ask aftcr mc? Isn't hc dying to scc
mc?' exclaimed the widow, scizing Pat
ty's hand.
'What is it ofwhom do you spcnk?'
askcd Patty.
'Of whotn? Why of Edward dcar, suf
fcring, innoccnt Edward,' exclaimed thc
widow.
'Shc means Mr Clickly Abram, thc
gentlcman that's stole n watch,' cricd n
voicc; and Iooking,! observcd tlie fi.illiful
Bccky, Mrs Cramp's mnid.
'He did ,nn sucli thing!' cried Mrs
Cramp. 'Dcar slandcrcd crcature! ho's
ns innoccnt ns tho haby nt tho bosom.
And you'rc innocent, too,' said thc widtiw
10 Pntly; 'nt lcnst, I hopc you are; but a!
all cv.cnts' you can clcnr him, my dear
girl, can't you?'
'"JTruly, madam,' said Inglcwood, 'you
sccm to forgot.that tho man Abram thal
thc crimo commiticd by him lias caused
tho misery of this iiuiocciit young woinun:
it is ho who must cloar her.'
'Thcro thorc you'ro nll nliko all
agninst him; a dear, noblo follow. But
ho II ovcrcomo his cnctiiics yet! Ycs' if
1 scll my bcil from under mc, ho shall.
1 don t wnnt money, no, thank Ilcavcn, I
don't want money.'
JJou't missus, don't said Bccky, wlns
ritlir. nild cdfinn clnsn tn llin winilnw.
pcrinjr, nnd cdginn closc to tho window
' 'Twill bo all rinht ciioul'Ii. mn'nm.
saul lrnplv: 'nevcr n doubt of it. Can't
it bc casily proved Mr Abram wns flflv
miles from tho plnco whcro tho man wns
stopped, nnd tho wnteh tnkon?'
1 o bo suro, no doubt,' cried Mrs
Cramp. 'He stcnl n watch! That no
blc, gencrous s-oul! with tho senlimcnts
hc possesscs! llc'd havo dicd first. Ila
uicy iiiuo itnnw Ldward; and so, mv
good girl,' nnd ngain tho widow, in tho
vcry cliildishness ol hcr gricf, turncd to
Patty 'so you can provc that you know
nothing of him? That tho watch l'mind
with you was givcn to vou by sorncbody
cie innt liowcvcr vou cainn bv it. dcar
Edward kncw nothing of tho mattcr?'
'I must bcg your silcncc, madam. I
have always told you thc young woman is
a victim a IipId'oss, icnornnt victim
hclpless, inorant victim ofthc atrocitv ol
thc man Abram; and ngain I bcg,' said
inglcwood
But ho wns ncrmittcd to say no morc:
for Mrs Cramp, ngain bursting into a pas-
sinn of tcnrs, loudiy exclaimed that cvcry-
uouy was sci agr.inst tlie ciiarmnig croa-
tnro that all thc world thirsled for thc
lifc ol hcr dear Edward
CIIAPTER XXVI.
Jins. CIIAMP S API'EAL TO TIIE WID0M'.
VISIT OF A JEAI.0US WIFE.
Whilst the widow recrcatcd horsclfwith
hcr sorrows for to mc il sccmcd plain
that shc took a strangc plcasurn in dcclar
iug hnr wrctchcdncss I could pcrccivc
that Mr and Mrs Traply communicalcd
with ono anotlicr by frown and pouts, and
othcr cxpressivo mcans known to the
married; which looks and signs I readily
intcrprctcd into great cisconlcnt on the
turnkcy at thc prcscnce of Patty and Inglc
wood; wlnlst poor Mrs Traply, by thc el
oqucnt clcvation of hcr cycbrows, askcd,
ns plainly ns cvcr womnn spoko, 'How
she was to hclp it?' The truth wns, Mr
traply had rcturncd sourcd and discust-
cd to Ncwgatc; for as I aflcrwards dis
covcrcd, thc cart had bccn sloppcd in
Oxford-road by n rcpricvc.and the horsc's
hcad turncd towurds thc Old Baily.
Sucli an accidcnt, cspccially in the winter
season, was n mishnp to rulllc thc turnkcy
who, as 1 hcard him swcnr, vowcd it 'as
only playing w'uh peoplc' Hcncc hc had
rcturned cold and liungry, and no promis
sory rabit and onions preparcd for the
board. I his mcident was ol itself e-
noui'h to curdlc tho milky humanity of
thc olliccr. When, liowcvcr, hc snw
Patty and Inglcwood from whnni, with
n fino instinct, hc know hc could obtain
nothing when hc saw thcm intruding
upon JSIrs Cramp, who dcclarcd she had
plcnty of iiioncy, nnd whom, thcreforc,
ho man verv nalurally wishcd to hnvc nll
to himsclf he lost thc paticncc which, by
tho vcry smallness ol tho stock, was so
valuablc to him, nnd rclicvcd his burst
ing heart in contempt of Patty.
'All very finc,Mr l'arson since you are
one all vcry finc, sir; but thc young 'o
man can tcll what's what. Blcss
your heart! she's not such a fool she can
tcll Ncwgatc from pie-crust. She knows
it wasn't Mr Abram asgivc her the watch;
and tliough she might turii king'sevidencc;'
"She'd ncver hc such a wrclch! Ncver
swear away tho dcar inan's lilc! Could yon
hcsuchn monstcr!' exclaimed Mrs Cramp,
entircly losing hcrsclf in fcars for the high
waym.ni. 'No, no, you shall not lcave mc,'
cricd tho widow, as Patty movcd towards
the door; 'you shall not quit this spot until
you swear to mc and this kind gcntle
man will take your oath until you swear
lo mc you'll preservc Edward.' And with
lhc?c words, Mrs Cramp scized Pnlty by
(ho wrists, whomeekly begged Traply to
lake her back into the prison. 'Not till I
havc her oath! Not till I haycheroathJ'
repcated thc woman hystcrically. Patty
for a momcnt or two forgot hcr own
miscrics in pity ofthc forlorn condition of
thc widow. 'Your oath, my dear swcet
girl, your oath, beforc this pious, rcvercnd
gentlcman! Swear it, and I'll go upon
my knecs'
And tho widow, in the vericst imbecili
ty, was about to proslratc herself, whcn
Palty prcvcntcd her. 'Be assured will
say nothing can say nothing to injurc
him,' said the girl.
But swear it! swear it!' cricd Mrs
Cramp; who was for a momcnt interrupted
iu hcr vinlencc by thercturn ofLintlcy.
Thc f.polliecary had hcard of ihc widow's
consiiming passion for the highwnyman,
and placing himsclf bctween hcr and Patly
hc said,
'I am come from Mr Abram.'
'From dcar Edward?' exclaimed tho
widow; 'hn! the suffcriiig mnrtyr!'
'I have had somo talk with him,' said
Lintley, 'about thc stolen propeny. IIc
knows nothing ofthc watch, ofcourse.'
'I'll hc sworn for him! A lovc!' cried
Mrs Cramp.
'Neithcr, Patty, docs hc know nnything
of you. No: hc does you this much justicc;
ho says, tliough thcy hang him for the rob
bcry, as far ns lics in liini hc'U acquit
you.'
'Haiiff him! IIc, a robber! Oh.troublo's
turncd thc denr crentnrc's brain. I scc it.
Thcy'll drivo him Inad, nnd thcn mako him
say all sorts of tliings agninst his precjous
self. Ilcstcala watch! I wouldn't be
licve it tliough I saw him. But hc'll be
niurdered; and for hcr sakc to save hcr.
Yes, ves; I know it I seo it,' and the
poor widow flinging hersolf in a chait,
mnancd pitcously.
'Good byc sir good bye,'said Patty to
Lintley, as she endcavcred (c, jurry from
.1 ffit n
lor tius Kindness: and whatcver may befal
me, must think nf it.'
'Whatcver may bc'all you,' cried Inglc
wood sadly, taking Patty's liand, 'I wil
be herotosorrow or rcjoico with you.'
Tho tono in which Inglewood spokc
i r.ouiu scc ii inriiicu uie iieayt ol I'atty
New emotion seoincd awakcncd within her.
Shc was fixcd to thc snot hcr eves unon
iho ground hr.r faco now red nnd pale.
uw ingiewooti, witli dcalh iu his aspect,
gazcd upon thc hapless, persecuted girl,
and for a momcnt his eye brighlencd, and
hc smilcd ns tliough ho heard the whisper-
nigs ol long silent hopo. To me, thc cou-
plci wcre a toiiching sight. The girl wilh
altectinns dcep as thc sea, a wronged and
biigliled tning; doomed, it might be, to
death luado horrible by cvery circumstance
of shame; thc man, in the first strength of
lifc, with thc best nobility of heart; agen-
llc, upriglit, noly-mindod bcing, surcly
withering to ancarlygrave. And in thcsc
two, thcre wcrc new born hopps; affections
for thc first timo known; a dicam a mock
ing vision that, for the momcnt, mnde the
prison-placc a paradisc, and glorified the
hideous prcscnt by the happy future. 'And
shall it bc' I communed with mysell'
shall it bo, indeed, a drcam?'
'Comc, Patty,' said Lintley, not unob
(orvant ofthc girl s emotion, 'I will, wilh
Mrs 1 rapley s good leavc, see you throuah
thc passagc' nnd with this intention.
Lintley, taking Patty's liand, was about to
leavc the room, when the door was flung
opcn, and ilrs Lintley lor shc proclaun
cd hcrsclf bounced beforc hcr husband.
roor jjiiiiicyi i couiu scc u: ne was a
M Tit.IT. II
man of firm, yet gentle tempcr; hc was
upon the noblest duty that can employ
human crcature; that of administerins
sympathv and strength to thc weak and
suffcring, and yct for a moment hc lookcd
couiounded: liad he bccn dctccted in thc
incancst nct that could vulgarize lifc, he
could not have lookcd more shamefaccd.
He had swallowcd thc bittercst drug in
hi? shnp, ralher llian the words for well
hc knew thcir quality of Mrs Lintley.
Now, the apothecnry's wife doatcd up
on hcr husband; and such cxcess of affec
tinn wns.toher.a sufllcient reason that she
should makc him, now and thcn extremely
nusernblo. Shc cmployed her lovc upon
her husband, as cats employ thcir claws
upon n half-dead mouse; hence, she would
makc him kcenly suller hcr affection. In
ihc first place il was with hcr an cndurinsr
princip'c that evcry woman who saw Mr
Lintley who, in truth, was a good-tcm-
percd, swcet-natured Iooking man, and nn
more was irom the momcnt incurably iu
lovc with him. Maids, wives or widows
all wcre alike ready to sacrificc thcir
hcarts, (heir wpdding-nngs, and mourning
cards to tho apotliecary. It neve.r for a
moment struck Mrd Lintley that by such
belief shc committctl a grievous scandal
upon all hcr sistcrhood; certainly not; shc
never so far nnaly.ed her fcelings; but
live.d on, with suspicion of all for hcr con-
nubia! crccd. Ihc liigcnnuity wilh which
hcr jealousy would transft.rm straws into
poisoned daggcrs, and cobwebs into whips
ol steel, though highly crcdiblc to thc ma-
ker of thc implcmcnts, was gricvouslv
painful to the suficrcr. Lct a girl, wilh a
tolcrablv Eparkling eye, cntcr the shopfor
somo anodyne for toothache. 'Oh,' in thc
words ol thc apothecnry's wile, 'thero
must bc somclhing in il!' Let hcr oppo-
site ncighbnr havc a pain in thc hcad, nnd
scnil for Mr Lintley: why, 'that woman
was always having a pain in the hcad, nnd
therc must bc somctliing in it!' A poor
widow could not summon Lintley to thc
spasms, but "iiere must nc sometning in
it! Nav, had thc same widow broken n
imb, and scut fur Lintley, thcre would
lavc been 'somethtng iu it!' cven in a
compound fracturc. And thcn, Mr Lint-
ey had such an invctcrate habit offecling
Ihc pulsc of a naticut. 'Could hc not,'
asked Mrs Lintley, at least whcn thc sul
fcrer wns femininc, 'could hc not tell what
was thc mattcr wilhout squeczing thc wo
man's wrists? Oh, thcro must bc somc
tliing in it!' Many a time, whcn, afler a
hard dav's druggerv tramping through
the mud and mists of Londnn to his far
scatlcrcd pa'.ients, thc worn apotliecary
lad strrlched himsclf in bed, and thc sor-
did niiserablc pcttiiicss of the world wcre
inelling in the balm of slccp, many a time
when that dnmon, lodged in tlie clappcr
nf his night-bcll, lias called him from
warm sheets into thc raw, drizzling, win
try air, tho npothecary's wife, erc thc hcll
has ceased sounding, has dcclarcd it vcry
strangc 'that all his labors should be at
night: vcry slr.angc indeed; but it was
plain cnongh thcre mustlc snmctliing iu
it.'
And this was the woman the aflection-
atc wife, for slio was so, in hcr own pcr-
scculing way who caught Mr Lintley in
the facl; apprehended him, with lus fin
gersholding thc fingcrs of Patty Butlcr.
'Now, Mr Lintlcv, I'm satisfied, quitc
salisfied,' and thc little woman spoke as
tliough she was chewing ground glass.
Ycs, 1 know it 1 was suro ol it I al
ways said to myself, thcre must be sumo
thiug in it.'
'My ilcr Nancv ,' said Lintley, with
his custoinary mcckness.
'No, n, Mr Lintley; not dcar Nancy
but dear Patty.' and thcn Mrs Lintley
smilcd, as none but womcn can smilc un
der sucli circumstanccs.
'I assurc you, Mrs Lintley,' and In
glcwood was about to interccdo for his
fricnd; butvain, indeed, lus intcrccssion.
'Oh! Mr Inglewood, it's not for mo to
speak; but I really am ashamcd of you. A
parson a miuistor ot the cliurcu and
hero abctting a man a husband nnd a fa-
ther df a family abotting him, I say in
such ddings. Thc whole neiehborhood
rings wjth 'em! .It wasn't enough ihat I
was to bc insultod in my own housc, but
ho must como to Ncwgatc among fejoiie,
uie room. i nen, niter a momcnt, turning
to Inglcwood, shc said, 'Sir, I thank you
and wqrse fhan f)),at.
inontoui
'Arc you not ashamcd, N.uicy?' cricd
Lintley, nnd lus colrr rosp.
'No, Mr Lintley, I am not ashamcd, nor
you cither, but you ought to bc. I thought
you hnri givcn this crcature up, but '
'Woman!' exclaimed thc apotliecary, iu
a stern commanding voicc, 'for your
foolish sayings, kccp llicni for your own
liousc, and for my car sincc I must hear
thcm for my car alonc. But I say to
you, spcak not a syllable, look not onc
nffronting look against this poor wretchcd
girl; this vsctim of lll-furlunc; this patient,
unrepiuing piece of goodncss. At another
time, your words would havc bccn thosc
ofaailly woman; now dow do thcy sound
as of a wickcd one. Ilcre is a poor in
noccnt, fricndlcss soul, standing for what
we know on the vcry edgo of an untimcly
grave yet standing with a couragc and a
mcekness enough to put pity iu thc brcnst
ofn wolf and yct you you, a woman
and thc moihcr of futurc women, you with
a vaiu and idle tongiic, must stab a heart
thc world so wickcdly has bruised. Are
you not ashamcd? Blush, I say blush,
icst I dcspair of you.'
Tho little woman was awcd, conscienco
slrickcn by thc stern yel wholesomc re
bukc of her husband. She vowcd she
meant nothing in thc world, only that she
was ncver allowcd to spcak, and Mr Lint
ley was always so violcnt. Then shc dis
solvcd into tears, at thc same time dc
claring that shc thought Patty thc most in
noccnt crcature that cvcr brokcthe world's
bread.
CIIAPTER XXVII.
a coNsrmAcv against patty. jionr. vis
irons to newcate. the hisses pea-
CII1CK.
'Didn't you say you wantcd to go into
thc prison?' asked Trnply of Palty; lor the
tumkey becamc more impaticnt oflhe nn
profitable delay of herself and friends.
Palty instanily grasped the hand nf Mrs
Lintlev, and Iooking farewell to thc apotli
ecary and Inglcwood, with a forced smilc
upon her fae, hurried from the room, fol-
lowcd bv Traply. 'God help her! ex
claimed Lintley. 'Amon, aincn!' cried
Inglewood, a3 from a writhing heart. Mrs
Lintley could say nothing, but wceping,
placcd her arm beneath licr husband's,
who, prcssed it in tokcn of conciliation,
!ed her away. Nobody rewained save tho
widow, her maid Bccky, and Mrs Traply;
thc widow exclaiming against the slony
heartedness of all thc world, and the turn-
cy's wife eloqucntly sympathising wilh
her. The passion of Mrs Cramp grew kiiq.
grcw wilh nursing; at length, in a parox
ysm of lcve and grief.shc vnwed she would
give hcr last shilliug to tho lawycrs, rath
er than see hcr Edward murdcrcd. IIc
thc dear man! had, with his own swret
ips, vowcd lo hcr his iniioccncp; nnd yet
the world wns madc up of such wrctchcs,
they would not helieve him! Ncvertheless,
shc would spend hnr lastshilling upon him.
l'oor, depaitedMrCranip! Jiow.tliought
I, would it irk your ghost, could you know
that all thc harvcst of your daily shufii'ig;
all tho bright, blis'-bcstowing guineas, lor
which lor a long lile you plaveu at bo-peco
wilh the devil, all wereto be cmptiud in
to the bags of law, to save a highwayir.an,
lor your disconsnlate niatc! liad Jospph
Cramp toiled, and cdgcd, und scraped,
and all tobuy from P burn a husband for
his widow? Surely, Ilihought, if elderly
folk would now and thcn whilst chafier
ing and fibbing in the world's market-place
for thc oter-rcacliing pennyworth if ihey
would ponder on the lulurc outlav ollhcir
gains when they themscltcj should be slnb
bcd ovcr with a llattcring grave stonc, they
would lct many a bargaiu slip, and with it
manvasm! But no, wilh such lolks thc
spirit of hard dealing is a spirit hostilc lo
lcaib. It is irnpossible thiiiks the hard
luckstcr that death should be so oninan-
nerly as to surprise mc in thc middle of a
bargaiu. No: with the miser cvcry guiuea
got is a nail out of his cnfiin. AnJ so,
chuckling. hc draws nail and nail, and
promiscs himsclf thc dnys of Mcthusaleh,
when nbruptly comcs Mr Undertaker wilh
his screw, a surcr implcnicnt than tho
sword of Ciesar.
Mrs Traply wns at lcngth left nlono,
whcn with houscwifc nlacrity, putting hcr
room straight, slio placcd mc in a btircau
amongst her othcr treasurcs. As shc did
so, shc cricd, 'There's so many pcople a
bout that Patty, shc'll nevcr be ablc to
put it to rights. If shc gcts ofT, I darc
say shc'll bc likc tho rost.nnd ncvcr think
ofthe kindness she'd hnd in Newgnte;and
if shc shouldn't, why thcn the thing's irn
possible.' It was thus thc turnkcy's wifo
speculatcd upon thc lifc nnd dcalh of Pat
ty Butlcr upon the condition of an os
trich fcalher!
I was shut up in an old wainscnt bu
reau, through which tho light glimmcrcd
in twcnty creaks, tliough not sufiiciently
to allow mc to disccrn surrounding ob-
jccls; 1 could, how cvcr, diPtinguisli ncar-
ly cvcry word that was uttcrcd, tliough
thc ollnd camc to mc somcwhat mufllcd.
llcncc, thcro was enough to nlarm me
for poor Pntly. Ono wholc dny I wns
left in continual tcrror. Poor, dcar Pat
ty! 1 picturcd hcr to mysclf in that
drenry prison, surrounded by objocts of
misery nnd xicc in thcir thousand drcadful
npparitions. I trembled for her! and
thcn.rcmcnibcring hor swcet jnvinciblc pa
ticncc.tho mighty gcntlcncss of hcr hcnrt,
I know shc would rctirc within hcr own
nnturc, cnshrincd from prison-laint; I
had no fcar of tho crystnl puritv of hcr
soul, but I trcmblod for hcr lifc, nnd in
deed, with good causo from tho voiccs I
neard about me. My first London pur
chasc, Shadrach Jncobs, thc old .Icw, was
a visitor at tho hcarth of Mr Traply. Ho
had bccn shown Patty in thc prison, and
hc could not bc mistakcn; no, he ncver
was, in all his lifc, and thcn, Mrs .G.ip
tootli would talk in a low yoicc to Shad
rach, and aftcrwards laugh horribly. 1
shuddercd, as I fclt assafcd that the lifo
of poor Patty was chafiered for by
wrctchcs. Thcn I hcard Curlwcll, in a