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d ay . D ated J a n e
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ney for A ssig n ee
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|e t s , circu lars, A dverream , cheap, a t th e
lA LlBitA N , by the
lublisbed and receiyeJ
irU R N EU .—JuEL
lof some of bis friends
I s ViJIage, for tho porH Don, and Copper
Save on a lot of Staves
rniture made on short
I He has a diamond,
|ted, and hopes by 30
^faction. Money is
py goous that 1 have
le per bushel than the
^er Wanted, opposite
' of the late firm of
lectio n ..
I* pnhlt&hfcd b y th e
Jchool Union, for sale
I w . A . SEAVfciJR.
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A A G E C O L L A R --
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M t h e firrt M fe rnale-
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Wank -»nanemli^%
a m elancholy love, for he was the likeness o f
the lost.” Moreover, he was the last o f his
race, the only survivipg pledge o f a union too
happy to endure ; and the widow while she ga^
zed on him with that air o f resigned sorrow pe^
culiar to her countenance— an air which had
b a n is h e d the smile, but not the sw eetness, from
ber lips— felt that in him were concentrated all
the ties which bound her to existence“ Send Cyril to m e,” said the doctor to Mrs.
Dormer, when he called to welcome ber to the
village. “ N o thanks— I knew his father— re­
spected him—loved him. I like an old family—
belong to one m yself, though 1 have still to learn
the benefit it has been to me I”
“ 1 fealC” replied the widow, timidly, for the
recollection o f very limited resources smote pain­
fully across her, “ at least 1 feel the requisite
pecuniary consideration ” —
“ H e shall pay when he’s a fellow o f his coK
lege— shall never know it before ! YovAve no­
thing to do with U— b u | then I shall exact it !
W e will dine in his rooms at T rin ity , and he
shall lionize us over the building. I have long
wished to see D r. Woodsworth— good man—
so u n d s c h o la r ! — but have been too busy these
la st tw e n ty y e a r s to m a n a g e iL
I t ’s a bargain,
th e n ?
Y ou’ll send him to-morrow?”
VOL. XL—NO. 3.—NEW SERIES.
M O R N IN G , J U L Y 14, 1840.
and quickly terminated his experience o f care
and sorrow, by a summons fo that world where
the heavy laden bear no more the voice of the
oppressor, and the pure in heart behold their
G od!
C h a p t e r IV .
The grief of the mother was frightful to wit*,
ness. H er softness and sweetness of character,
the patience with which she had endured sorrow
and reverses, the cheerfulness with which she
had submitted to the privations attendant on very
limited resources, had given place to unwonted
vehemence and sternness. She cursed the dess
troyers of her child in the bitterness of her souL
“ God will avenge me! H is frown will darken
tfaeir path to their dying hour. A s the blood o f
Abel cried up from the ground against the first
murderer, so the blood o f my Cyril calls for ven­
geance on those who sacrificed him, 1 shall see
it— I shall see it. TAe measure meted out by
the joy o f all the staid and sober members o f the
Acting upon this conviction, he commenced
society these sounds at length were bushed, for and completed the arrangements for the dispo^
Desborough quitted the University.
sition of his little property with an earnestness
“ What a happy riddance!” said, on the mor­ and alacrity they could well understand who had
ning o f bis departure, a junior fellow who had witnessed his blameless career.
had tho misfurtune to domicile on the same stair^; . The- evening previous to that aoj^ i tited for
case. “ H is rooms had invariably such an un> M e funeral o f bis daughter, be said to those who
savory smell that it was quite disagreeable to ^ id the management o f it— “ Grant the last,
pass them!”
the closing request o f your pastor. Postpone
“ And would you believe it,” cried anotherr the funeral for a few hours. I ask no m ore.—
who used to excruciate the ears o f those above A short d elay—and one service and one grave
and below him by the p o s t rasping inflictions on will su;ffice for both.”
a timeless fiddle; “ would you believe it, after
H is words were prophetic. T he morrow’s
the noifce and uproar with which his rooms were
sun he never Eaw; and on the following Sunday,
familiar, that whenever 1 began one o f those
amid the tearAof a bereaved people, father^nd
sweetly soothing airs o f Bellini, his gyp used to
daughter were calm ly d ^ o siied in one commcfn
como to me with his master’s compliments, aud
grave.
he was sorry to disturb me, but really the noise
Ch a pter V II.
in my rooms— fancy— t h e n o is e ! was so great
In the interim how had the world sped with
that he was unable to read while it lasted!”
Gervaise RoUeston? Bravely! He had become
“ He was so little accomplished— played the
a thriving and a prosperous gentlem an. There
worst rubber o f any man I ever k n ew ,” obser^
are two modes, says an old writerj oCohtaining
ved the dean, with great gravity.
distinction. The eagle soars, the serpent oltruhs.
“ He carved so badly!” said the bursar. “ He
The latter mode was the one adopted by Rolles^*;
has often deprived me of my appetite by the |j
ton. He wag an adroit flatterer; possessed the
I-
“There poesy
and love came not,
I t is a w O rld -of s to n e ;
T h e g r a v e is b o u g h t— clo sed — f o r g o t.
And then life hurries on.”
Engrossed in the all-important duty o f secus
ring the property which had been bequeathed to
their son, and which, as he had left n a w ill,
there was some probability o f their losing, ibe
Rollestons had^ completely forgotten him by
whose subservience it had been acquired. At
length it occurred to them that some monument
was due; or, at all events, that a headstone
^ ou ld be raised over him who slept beneath the
yew tree in Brading churchyard; and direefipOte
were given accordingly. Their intentions had
been anticipated. A bead-stone bad beenf^e6led— when or by whom no one could or cared to
divulge. But there it Was. It bore the simple
Inscription of the name o f the deceased— the day
of^birth and the day o f death; with this remarkablopddition, in large and striking letters:—
L. E. L. closes one o f her sportive poems"with
he heartfelt exclam ation—
“ Thank Heaven that I never
“ WITH THE sa m e m ea su re t h a t YE METE
them to others, shall be measured unto them
Can be a child again.”
WITHAL,
IT SHALL BE MEASURED TO YOU AGAIN,”
a g a in ” It was in vain that kind-hearted neigh*T h e remark falls harshly from a woman’s lip ;
C h a p t e r IX bors suggested to her topics o f consolation. She
nd after all does not admit o f general application,
mourned as one that would not be comforted.—
here are those who were never children— with
Some years after the circumstances detailed
“ The only child o f his mother, and she a wid­
horn the heart was never young. There are
tn the last chapter, a gentleman in military un,
,•
,
■
.
aa
^ iJrpPi was descried riding slow ly into the vilo w ? ” was her invariable reply. “ No!
F of 010 manner in which he helped me!”
oae that never knew that brief but happy period
••ADd was so cruel!” added the presMcm, w h o ! i k o s s
whom he addressed I lg o o f Beechbury. T h e s iz e a n d a r c h ite c tu r e
hen the spirit was a stranger to gu ile,— and the
there is nought but quenchless regrets and ceasG'
was
cursed
with
a
tabby
mania
--Poor
Fatima
j
themsekes;
had
a thorough know!icart beat high w^tfa generous impulses,— and the
less w eeping!” Am ong those who tendered iberr
of tfip village church had apparently a r r e s te d
could never take her walk across the qoadvaa - edge o f tact, and always satd the right thing in
uture was steeped in the colors of hope,— and
.And th e a ffe c tio n a te in te r e s t which the doctor friendly offices was the warm*-hearted doctor.—
his atlfptipn, and he drew bridle suddenly, to
gle
withonl
being
worried by one or other of h,s | 'h= right place. All h.9 acquntnlanoe cal ed him
;he past left behind it no sting o f bitterness,— took in little Cyril, the pains he bestowed on Indifferent lo his approach, and in appearance
“ a very rising young man.” And for “ a ve>> make inqillrics of a peasant, who was returning
nd the brow was unwrinkled with care,— and his progress, and the evident anxiety with which lost to every thing else around her. she was sit­ vile terriers.”
ry rising young man” he held a most conve­ fiom his dailyloil.
“ The deliverance is great,” cried the musical
the soul unsullied by crim e,— and ihe lips poured he watched and aided the developement of his ting among C yril’s books— inspecting bis little
“ Ay! it’s a fine church, though I epn’t say
nient creed. For to forget all benefits, and con ­
man,
“
and
Heaven
be
praised
for
ill”
d
r
a
w
i
n
g
s
—
arranging
his
playthings—
and
ap^forth, fondly and fervently, with unbounded and mind, were one among the many fine traits o f
ceal the remembrance of all injuries, are max­ I troubles it much m yself,” was the reply.—
unw avering confidence, the heart’s purest and character which belonged to this warmhearted I parently carefully colleciing together every ob>* ' “ .\m en !” said the other two; “ but good ims by which adventurers lose their honor but “ T h ere’s a mart o f fine munniments in it beside^.
ject, however trivial, w i t h which his loved me-' Heavens! we have missed the M ober bell!”
_^ lea rliest homage to Nature and to Truth. And but unpolished humorist.
make their fortunes. In a happy hour he con­ A ll Lord Som erset’s folks be buried there, and
C hapter VI.
^
whose career, on the second anniversary o f j T o Dormer, for some undefinable reason, Des- mory could be associated.
trived to secure the acquaintance of Lord Mer­ ’Iwas but last Martinmas that they brought here
4
In a fair and fertile valley, where the night­
"Vfcis death, 1 am tempted to record, w a s a living b o ro u g h h a d c o n c e iv e d the most violent aver^
T o the doctor’s kind though tren.ulous inqui­
iden. llis Lordship was an amiable, but moody, old parson Somerset and his daughter all tho
ingales
are
to
be
heard
earlier
and
later
in
the
* illustration o f the truth o f this assertion.
S ion.
N e ith e r th e y o u th o f the little orphan, ries she had but one reply— “ Alone, alone in
valetudinarian who had no resources in himself way from a churchyard t’other side Dartmoor,
vearthan in any other part o f England— where
■ V incent Desborough’s prospects and position nor his patient endurance o f insult, nor the read­ the world.”
and was enlirely dependent on the good offices because ye see they belonged to ’em: and these
the
first
bursting
o
f
the
buds
are
seen
in
spring
H
is
offer
o
f
a
home
in
his
own
house
was
des
fin society embraced all that an ambitious heart iness with which he fbi’gave, nor the blameless­
of others. RoUeston was the very man for him. great folks choose to be all together. It’s a
’ /.w ould seek. H e was heir to a large fortune— ness o f bis own disposition, served lo disarm the dined with the remark— “ My summer is so — where no rigor o f the seasons can ever be felt If
j He was a fair punster— '.old a good story— aung grand vault they have! But here’s Moulder, the
p.had powerful connections— talents o f no common ferocity o f his tormentor. Desborough, to use nearly over it matters not where the leaves fall.” — where every thing seem s formed for preclud­
I'a capital song— played well at chess and bill- sexton, com ing anent us, and he’ll tell as much
And when he pressed her under any circum^ ing the very thought of wickedness, lived a lov
rder— and indisputable personal attractions, his own words, was “ resolved to drive the little
'liards, and most unaccountably was beaten at and more than ye may care to hear,”
•jt every good, natural or acquired, was marred pauper from their community, or tease His~very stances to entertain the offer made through him ed and venerated clergj'man with his only .f
The name of Somerset seemed to jar harshly
, both— could read aloud by the hour together—
-by
a
wealthy
kinsman
o
f
her
husband—
of
a
i
daughter.
,# y a fatal flaw tn his disposition. It was largely bean out.”
on the stranger’s ear; and dismounting hastily,
Re belonged t i e most distinguished family,
all these aem u r
eavened with c r u e l t y . It seemed born with
H is love for his mother, his fair and effemin­ shelter under his roof for any period, however
he demanded of the sexton, “ whether be could
and bad surrendered brilliant prospects to em . 'l Plkhments, natural and acquired, he added one
For it was developed in very early chiid- ate appearance, his slender figure, and diminu­ protracted— “ Too late! too late!” , was ber an­
show
him the interior of the church at that
most valuable qualification, which was in con­
% f^ p o o d , and bade defiancep*4q remonstrance and tive stature, were the objects o f bis tormentor’s swer — Arnbition is cold with the ashes o f those brace the profession o f his choice. And right stant exercise— the most profound respect for hour.”
nobly had be adorned it! And she— the com ­
:orrection. Insects, d o g s^ b r se s, servants, all incessant attack. “ Complain, Dormer— com* we love!”
“ Certainly,” was the reply. “ Turn to the
Lord Meriden. A.nd how true is it that “ we love
panion
of his !aie and early hours— bis confi­
But the feelings of the mourner had been
ifelt its virulence. And yet on a first acquain- plain at hom e,” was the advice given him by
(those wiho admire us more than those whom we right, and I will overtake you with the keys be­
(painfully exasperated by the result o f a previ­ dante— guide— alm oner-con soler-w as a young, |J
:ance, it appeared incredible tha| that intelligent more than one o f his class-fellows.
fore you reach the west door,”
admire?”
,v
nd animated countenance, those gladsome and
“ It would only grieve my m other,” he repli­ ous inquiry. A n inquest was indispensable; and fair, and innocent being, whose heart was a||
T he church was one o f considerable magni­
|i Rolleston’s advice, presence, and conversation
earning eyes could meditate aught but kindness ed, in his plaintive musical voice, “ and she has rumor— we may say facts— spoke so loudly stranger to duplicity, and her tongue to guile.
tude
and surpassing beauty. It was built in the
llis guide and consoler was she in the truest ^ became |n Lord Meriden indispensable. And
^nd good will to those around him, But as Lord had much?— Oh! so much— to distress her. 1 against Desborough, that his parents hurried to
While com -j,
abroad, by those who foresaw form o f a cross, and had formerly been the cha\
yron said o f Ali Pacha— one o f the most cruel might, too, loose my present advantages; and Horbury, prepared at any pecuniary sacrifice to sense of the term. He was blind,
old valued *
would die under their hands if he re- pel o f a wealthy monastic order, suppressed at
nd sanguinary o f eastern despots— that he was the good doctor is so very lenient to me. Besides extricate him from the obloquy which threatens forting ia his dying moments an
'parishioner, Mr. Somerset had caught the infec-!|
** home, the sick-noblem an’s first care the period of the Reformation. N ear the altar
‘ by far the mildest looking old gentlem an he surely, Desborough will becomd' kinder by and ed him. Money judiciously bestowed will effect
lion: and the fever settling in his eyes had de- !;
RoUeston should accompany him. He was a shrine, once the resort o f pilgrims from
ver conversed with
so it might be said o f by, even if he does not grow w eary o f ill-treat­ impossibilities; and the foreman of the jury— a
j, didsn; and played his part so successfully, that every clim e, from its enclosing a fragment o f
bustling, c la m o ro u s , spouting democrat— who prived him of vision.
I^K V incent Desborough, that never was a relentless ing m e.”
“ I will be your curate,” said the affectionate!
remembrance of his disinterested attentions,’ the true cross. You approached it by an aisle
And thus, cheered by Hope, the Ifttle martyr was always eloquent on the wrongs of his feland savage heart concealed under a more wiO'
which was literally a floor o f tombstones, inlaid
!:ow**men, and kept the while a most watchful girl, when the old man, under the pressure of {j Lord .Meriden bequeathed to him the Whole o f
struggled on, and suffered in silence.”
ing and gentle exterior.
the calamity, talked of retiring altogether from 1
personal property. H is carriages, horses, in brass with the forms of the departed. Mitres,
T hat parents are blind to the errors o f their
T h e 4th d f September was the doctor’s birth> eye lo his own interests— became on a sudden
plate, yacht, all were-wHled by'the generous no- and crosiers, and spears, and shields, and hel­
fispring has paissed into a proverb, and V in- day, and was invariably kept as a sort o f Satur*. “ thoroughly satisfied that Mr, V incent Desbor. duty.
“ The prayers, and psalms and lessons you I bleman to his pliant favorite. In the vessel which mets were all mingled together— emblems o f
ent’s were no exception to the rule. ‘‘ H e was nalia by all under bis roof. T he day— always I ough had been cruelly calumniated,” and that
heve long known 'oy heart: and your addresses, 1 had thus become his own, Rollesron embarked conquests, and honors, and dignities, which had
1
i
boy,” they a f f i r t ^ , “ o f the highest prom­ too short— was devoted to cricket, and revelry, i the whole affair was “ a matter o f a c c id e n t al­
as you call them, we all prefer to your writing for England. It was a proud moment for his long since passed away, The setting sun cast
ise .” H is ingenuity in causing pain was “ a and manly sports; and a meadow at the back orj together.”
sermons. Pray— pray— accept o f me as your j aspiring spirit. He was returning to those shores ^ his mellow radiance through the richly painted
A verdict to that effect was accordingly roturnmere childish foible which would vanish with the shrubbery, which, from its being low and
curate, and make trial of my services in guiding an independent and opulent m an, which he h ad : western window, and tipped with living lustre
advancing y e a r s a n d bis delight at seeing marshy, was drained by dykes o f all dimensions, sd!
and prompting you, ere you surrender your be­ quitted fifteen months before a pennyies adven­ many o f the monuments o f the line o f Som en,
T h e unhappy mother heard the report of these
others suflfer it, “ an eccentricity which more was a favorite resort of those who were expert j
turer. His family, apprized of his good for­ set. Some o f the figures were o f the size of
loved charge to a stranger.”
extended acquaintance with life would teach him at leaping with a pole. T h e whole party were proceedings, and it seemed to scorch her very
“ It would break ray heart to do so,” said the tune, hurried down to Ryde to receive him on life, and finely sculptured. And as the restless
lo discard. A ll boys were c r u e l And satis­ in motion at an early hour, and Cyril among the soul. “ The covetous, craving, earth worm!”
his arrival. T h ey vied with each other in the and agitated stranger gazed on them, they seem ­
old man faintly.
fied with the wisdom of this conclusion, the rest Either purposely or accidentally he was she cried. “ H e thinks he has Ibis day clench­
T he experiment was made, and succeeded, length and ardor o f their congratulations. B y ed to reply to his questioning glance, and slow­
Desboroughs intrusted their darling to Doctor separated from the otbere, and, on a sudden, he ed a most successful bargain! But no! from
and it was delightful to see that fair-haired, the way, what extraordinary aud overpowering! ly murmur,— “ All on earth is but for a period;
Scanaw ay, with the request that “ he might be found him self alone with Desborough and Rol- this hour the face of God is against him! Can
bright-eyed girl steadying her father’s tottering affection is invariably evinced by all the mem- I joy and grief, triumph and desolation, succeed
treated v?ith every •possible indulgence.”
leston, “ Come, you little coward,” said the for­ it be otherwise? He that justijieth ihe wicked, ; steps— prompting him in the service when his fiers of a family towards that branch o f it which | each other like cloud and sunshine! Care and
and condemeth the ju st, are they not both equally
“ N o ,” said the learaed linguist, loudly and mer, “ leap this dyke.” *
memory failed— guiding him to and from the unexpectedly attains wealth or distinction! The!| sorrow, change and vicissitude, we have proved
iternly, “ not if he was heir presumptive to the
“ I cannot, it is too broad; and besides, it is abominations in the sight o f God% For years
sanctuary, and watching over him with the tru­ i “ Fairy Q ueen” was telegraphed-was signaled- like thee. Fight the good fight o f faith as we.
ukedom o f Devonshire 1 Your son you have v e r y d e e p .”
the wickedness o f this hour will be present be­
est and tenderest affection— an aflection Which hove in sight— passed gallantly on— and all the Brave the combat, speed tbe fa c e , and stem the
"U
ptionght proper to place with m e. For that pre“ Cannot? Y ou mean will n o t But you fore the G reat , J ust S pir it , and will draw
no wealth could purchase, and no remuneration ; Rollestons great and small, pressed down to the storm o f life; and ip God’s own good time thou,
down a curse on his every project. I am as
perence 1 thank you. But if he remains with shall be made. Leap it, sir, this instant,”
repay, for it sprung from heartfelt and devoted j pier to welcome this “ dear, good, worthy", ac­ like us, shall rest.”
A fme, he must rough it 1ike the rest, Yon have
“ I cannot— indeed I cannot. Do not force confident o f it as if I saw the whole course of
“ 1 w isb,” said the stranger, when -he had tra?
attachment.
complished, and excellent young m an.”
this man’s after life spread out before m e.—
:s!ill the power o f withdrawing him.”
me to try it; it is deep, and I cannot sw im .”
Satiated with pleasure and shattered in consti­
At the very instant of nearing the pier, in the versed the church, “ to descend into tho Som ­
Papa.3 ad Mamma Desborougit-Iooked at each
“ T h en learn now. Leap it you liitle wretch! Henceforth God fights against him!
tution, a stranger came to seek hdalth in this bustle and confusion o f the moment. RoUeston erset vault. It’s a sickly foolish fancy o f mine,
It was a curious coincidence, the solution of
iber in evident consternation, and stammered Leap it I say, or I’ll throw you in. Seize him,
sheltered spot. It was Desborough. Neither was sent overboard. Some said that he was but 1 choose^ogratify it. W hich is the door?’*
which is left to better casuists than m yself, that
ut a disjointed disclaimer o f any such intentions. RoUeston. W e’il teach him obedience.”
“ N ay, thf^a DO part o f our bargain,” said
the youth, nor the beauty, nor the innocence of overbalanced by a sudden lurch o f the vessel—
from the hour in which he was bribed to smoth­
“ Very w e ll!— (Joppinger,” said he, calling
“ Promise me, then, t|iat you will help me
Edith availed her against the snares and sophis­ others, that he was struck by the jib boom. One the sexton,idoggedly, “ you go not there.”
er inquiry, and throw a shield over crime, mis
me o f the senior boys, “ lake this lad away
out,” said :he little fellow ectreatingly, and in
“ 1 am not accustomed, to refusals when I state
try of this unprincipled man. She fell— but un- staid and respectable spectator positively affirm­
i
fortune and reverses in unbroken succession as­
1th you into the school-room and pot a L ivy
accents that would have moved most hearts:—
mj'
w ishes,” said the so ld er, fiercely andhaughI der circumstances o f the most unparalleled du- ed that he had observed a sailor, to whose wife,
sailed him. His property melted away from his
bto bis hands. My pupils I aim at m aking men
“ promise m e, do promise m e, for I feel sure I
j plicity. She fell— the victim o f the most tre­ it soemedj RoUeston had, some months before, tily, “ Lead tbe w ay, olfi’fflan?”
grasp with unexampled rapidity. And when, a
|o t milksops — scholars, not simpletons. T o do
shall fa il.”
“N o t for the Indies! It’s as much as my place
mendous perfidy and the dupe o f the most caTe- offered insult, rush violently against him, with
few years afterwards, a kinsman, already allu
in s I must have your entire confidence. I f that
“ W e promise you ,” said the confederates,
fully veiled villany. She fell— and was desert­ the evident intention o f injuring him; and this is worth. Our present rector is one of the most
ded to, left poor Dorm er’s m others small anou|e withheld, your son’s luggage is still in the ball,
and they exchanged glances. The helpless vie
ed! “ Importune me no more as to m arriage,” account, strange as it appeared, gained conside- particular parsons that ever peered from a puL
|n d 1 beg that he and it may be again restored
it-y, it so chanced as she quitted the vestry with
tim trembled— turned pale. Perhaps the recols
was the closing remark, o f Vincent’s last letter ^ ^ le credence. T h is fact, however, w as indis­ pit. H e lalks about the sanctity o f the dead in
your carriage.”
the requisite certificates o f birth and marriage
lection o f his doting and widowed parent came
— “ your own conduct has rendered that impos­ putable. He struggled bravely for a few mo­ a way that makes one stare. Besides it is the
“ By no m eans,” cried the Desborougbs in a
in her hands, she encountered this very juror in
across him tfand unneived his little heart. “ Let
sible.” That declaration was her death blow ments with tbe eddy that sw eeps around the pier burial place o f all his fam ily.”
ath j and s ile n c e d ,if not satisfied, they made
custody o f the parish officers, who were bring­
me off, Des^i30rough; pray let me off,” he mur>
She read it and never looked up again. The — then struck out b o ld ly for the shore, waved
“ T he very reason for which I<wish fo see it.”
in g him before the proper authorities to swear
ir adieus and departed.
mured.
springs of life seemed frozen within her; and his hand in recognition o f his agonized family,
“ N ot with my w ill,” said Moulder, firm ly.—him fo his settlement, and then obtain an order
C hapter II.
' ‘N o! you little dastard, no! O ver, or I throw
without any apparent disease she faded gradual­ who were almost within speaking distance, and ‘B esides, there’s nothing to see— nothing bUt
to pass him fo.thwith to the parish workhouse.
^octor-Scanaw ay’s household Vincent met you in !”
lead coffins, on my life!’
ly away.
in a moment sunk to rise no more.
C h a p t e r V.
T h e fierce glance o f Desborough’s eye, and
R congenial spirit itf the, person o f a youth
“ H ere,” cried the stranger. And he placed
“ I am justly punished,” was the remark of
For many days his anguished mother linger­
A few years after the m elancholy scene at her heartbroken father when the dreadful secret
je v eais his senior named G eryaise R qlles- the m enace o f his manner, determined him* H e
ed at Ryde, in the hope of rescuing tbe body a piece o f gold on the sexlon’s trembling p alm ,
Gervawe was a you n g adventureT.- H e took a short run, and tt^n boldly sprung from Horbury, Desborough was admitted at Cam­ was disclosed to him. “ My idol is withdrawn
“ I dare not, sir; indeed, I dare not,” said ihd
from the deep; and large was the reward prom­
clever, active, and p rep ossessin g; but he the bank. H is m isgivings w ere welNfounded. bridge. H e was the sporting man o f a non read­ from me! Ministering at h is altar, nought should
ised to those who should succeed in bringing her latter entreatingly, as i f he felt the teraptatkm
poor ami dependent H e discovered that, T h e pole snipped, and in an instant he was in ing college. Around him were gathered all the have been dear to me but h im . But lead roe to
the perishing remains. So many days had elap- was more than he oould resist.
coaching, betting, driving, racing characters of her, I can yet bless her*”
no v ery ^ sta n t period, accumulated wealth the rniddIe*of the stream .
“ Another,” said his companion, and a second
•sed in fruitless search, that hope was fading in­
tst ddscehdSo V incent, andhe fancied that, b f
“ Help! help! Your promise Desborough— the University— the **Varmint men,” a s.lh e y
The partinginterview between that parent and to despair, when one morning a lady in deep piece o f the sam e potent metal glittered in the
ibmitfing to his humors anil flattering his fo l- yotir promise!”
old man’s grasp,
called ^heraselvea— ^*The D evil’s Own,” RS'Olh- child will never be forgotten by those w h o wit­
mourning inquired for Mrs. RoUeston. On be­
ers
named
them
.
It
was
a
m
elancholy
^journ
. “ VVeil,” said Moulder, drawing a '’Ibng and
j$,j h e m ight i^curfi, to him self a home in rough^
With a m ocking laugh, Desborough turned
nessed it. T he aged minister wept and prayed ing admitted to ber presence,—
estther. T h e other h ad no objectiohjo possess a w a y . “ H elp yourself, m y fine fellow! Scram - for Desborough. T he strictness o f academical — and prayed and wept—^-over his parting child
heavy sigh , ‘if you must you must! 1 would
“
I
am
the
bearer,’
said
she,
*bf
welcom^
in­
faithful: follow er In truth, a clever^adjutor ibis out ; it’s Ofit.deep. A kitten wouldn’t drown. rule put down every attempt at a cock-pit, abad- with an earnestness and agony, that “ bowed
rather you wouldn’t— I’m sure no good w ill
telligence. I have this morning discovered on
t often, indispensable for the succeasfhhexe- And RoUeston, in w hom belter feelin gs for the g^er hunt, or a bull bait. It was a painfully mo­ the hearts of all who beard him like the heart o f
corne o f it.— but if you insist Tipon it, sir-si-if
the beach, at some dislSnce, tbe body o f your
;tois o f hiRmischievous.projectSr Matuatne'' moment’ seem ed to struggle, and w ho appeared mentous life; and to enliven it he got up a rat- one m an.”
joninkist upon it” ------ and slowly and relocs
'
son, G ervaise RoUeston.”
sify thhf*p^Y ed a strln geat bond to both > .h ain n elin ed to return to the bank and give bis ^hunt. Appertaining to him w as a little know-*
“ Is there hope for me, father?” said the dy­
tantly he unclosed the ponderous door whiefi
“ How know you that it is he?”
nd between them a league Was sfruefc up, ON aid, h e dragged forcibly away . T h e little fel­ in g dog,' with a sharp quick ey e, and a short ing girl, “ Can F— can I be forgiven? Wifi not
opened into the vault,
“ 1 cannot be mistaken!”
ensfve and dofensjve, w hicfi;^fike otltBr'ieagaes low eyed thdir M ovem ents* and seem ed to feel curled-up tail, who was discovered to have an — oh! will not our separation be eternal?”
T h e burial-place o f the Som ersets .w^dtorg©
“ Are his features, then, familiar, to you?”.
n a broader sicale Which ahs supported bjF Wealth fits fate was determined. H e clasped fits fiandii invaluable antipathy to rats, * n d an unparallel*.
“ Though s in abounded,” was the alraost in­
and im posing. It w as evidently
“ Familiar! I am tbe mother o f g y ri(Jtay|9tri3
nd w iskednessr-w as formidable to ;
who opy andjitterecl n o farther cry for fissist^tj’c f . T h e ed facility in despatching them. W hat discov­ articulate reply, “ grace did much lhore aboundl
4trhj^tion and verj^ considerable e |te n t.
,
OHAPtBR YHIi: ' - ‘
>3difiidesignsvand moveroonts>
words' ‘‘M otheitm other!” w ere heard to epcit^pB ery could bo more opportune! Rat-bunts wiled T he blood o f Jesus Christ cleansetb from al,
i l q o p s , shields, hatchm en% .anj
aw ay m ahy a laggin g hoar; and the squeaks, sin.”
It is painful to db>e^ryq Tiow
hlm t a n d e n c i an.d .onlyiencej, d i | bis long
fJn g^ d around the wails, aU ireferifin^j|ethp©
■
W
e
shall
not
be
long
parted,”
w
as
fiisf*
re­
forgotten.
T
h
e
t%
J
0
T
fashion,
©r
golden;
f
i
#
«
o
n
p
f
ij
aboyp
the
snrfaee
for
tfiej;
and
shrieks*
%nd
shputs,
which
on
these
pcca
i a J h f Jittie yillago o f
who ivere calm ly sleeping
inwrwhich^^herlpKafl^
m o a ||iL H u t tboagh ,no>iwman: n s c fieeded>the sipne jss n e d /r p n r Desbojrough’s room s, were mark w h en those w ho watched Rronnd the d^ing ploaaure* foils on,^ rhp idIy oH*'lteral!dfIBb ^
hOMek, while eoffiOB, pite upod
ory o f the depaTfed,—*^and;sweeps avvay vrifh’ it cenire;"
the
thatA floocin^e^
and no fifit*’ prODoiinced faylbe senior tutor uqwiteUrfegularj’ bed told him h e'h a d n ot'longer a daughter.Isaffoir fiear^ fi» of ^1 tht
of i |^ e l |o n m a n 'l i e a r f r e s p o n d e d to i t , the G r e a t S e tM i* aha fiy the master to b a “ by no m esns in keep- T h e ‘ suttimons htoi’ arrilrhdj and’ tfie last tie the attention o f th e w ouT nerto the fuling folly o f teen Inches; iifdian?efer passed hpwardl,"i|(r^^
i
I town hip number
fay calling a t th e N ew
l ^ o v e th e P re sb y te jiplendid a s s o rtm e n t
|d M n slin s, and' ele^ L i g h t s il k s ;B r a i ls
e a s e . A n extensive
C 'assim ers, c h e a p for
j l - 2 p r , yd. A lso , a
pkery, a n d a -consigai C h a irs, a t R och ester
^cri in ex ch an g e for
f o liis personaL a.teoIp a tro n a g e of friends,
liy
MISCELLANY.
B A T A V IA , T U E S D A Y
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I
Ialone wwspeied fief f
on the fittle yictim|
xtg wit’A
gravity o f college dilcipliae.’’
To
which Bound me to elliilfl ko^sn”
“ tho hour.
the thie^ ]inason^;> to the external air beyond,
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