The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-04-20
'.1i1;sceIlali e ON 8.
From the New World.
shaker Low RS.
irar AUTHOR or "THE GREEN NOUN
pY I'M noys" "hlAY MARTIN" &c.
YS." al AY MANIIT
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..ls. the lovely and conscientious mar
O' "~ouv unapprised Of what had beia'ieh "e'
0'' .,,,sa 10 Der peaceful pillow, and endeoVor'
'o'e' w., calmly on the new and interesting SUD
|% =, which her recent interview "pe"ea :"
81 md hut, finding herself unable TO 90 '"lS "o"'
|H ~ ,bousapd crowding thoughts ana sensa.'""'
-. contributed to swell the gentle tumuh OIL ncr
.on ,be discreteiy deferred The TASK Tor coo'er
' ",, and having pously commended herself
N ho D,o,ect,on OF her Maker, yielded herseli 10
e Io.o oue, and peaceful sumbers that constitute
NJ .,,,hO eas among the rewards OF virtue ana 'nno-
.,,,.. On awakening the next morning, he'
n ho,,b,s Immediately REQUIRED TO the subject 'nat
..,,O;sd her last waking moments-and, as sfe
n ,,,v 6,ured in her mind her lover FAR away from
& the pacc, rejoicing in his freedom from mo oPPfes
.iou he had at length escaped, sho agaio ana again
,oc,lIed The tender professions he had maue, anu
nm over the arguments hc had advanced IN urging
Ia, IN leave her present situation, and 60 form
Nth him into the world as his companion for veal
4 \, ror woe. The more she thought of the propos-
,.r n, first so Startling the less fearful did il p
o,ur. The more she weighed his reasons with
those she found herself able 10 bring up in reiuta'
ION lighter and lighter grew the objections which
\ had caused her to hesitate oven in giving him
d definite promise OF according to his request when
lbov should meet ugain--and her scruples yield
Il ed and gave way, the unchecked pleading of her
81 own heart came in and soon dccisively turned the
N already iuclniug balance, leaving her now free to
wander unhesi,atingly over the new and bright
81 FIELD Of destiny which had been presented TO her
view.
# After ndnlsng in hcr pleasing revcrcs rs long
a. her inclination prompted, the maiden arose dress
~ ed and was pn.lhe point of descending iro0 her
VI chamber to Join in perforRipg The domestic duties
of tho morning when her aiteuiion was arrested by
IA an unusual commoton among tho family below,
IA which she sum ascertancd, from some wards that
reached her through the partially opened door, TO
be caused BY the absence Of oet!, for HON search
N had already been made, but in vain. The con-
tciOnsness that within her own bosom, she harbor-
ed lbe secret of the missing ones absence, which
she might not reveal made her, for the first time
10 her life fe, like guilty oneand, daring not To
60 down lest her appearance should betray tho ng-
taion she ielt she paused at The head oil the stairs
and stoud some time cndeavoring To compose her
feelings az gain command of her counionance,
which would save her from showing any excite
menl that might not be natural to the OCCASION
but, while doing ,hs,the poor girl was little dream
Ing Of the thousand times moro difficult task in re.
serve for her-that Of controlling her feelings un-
der the hcarcrushing blow which she was dos,in-
ed The next moment TO receive. Tho appalling an
nouncement now passed from mouth TO mouth a.
mOng the family, that Seth was drowned in the
H. n IT. -. Ia nm
accountable absence, was found in the circumstance
that his hat had been discovered floating near the
Shore while u, little distance one Of his shoes
h'dbecn espied sunk the bottom, fshed up and
identified
hcan be better imagined than described what
were the feelings Of Martha on hearing these mourn
>iul tdngs. No word or sound, however escaped
,ner lips on the occasion. She turned deadly pale,
indeed, and Tor n moment leaned her head for sup
poft against tho door casing-and this was succeed
Ied by quick heavng Of the bosom, while with
toiasped hands and closed eyes her trembling lips
'hofsd rapidly, as ifearnoshy engaged in silent de
''"o"' out Inc next moment cs she opened hel
is!eS' una with finn step descended from he,
t'o"' spectator could have detected nothing more
:" "'' P'aeid countenanee than he might have seer
!" we 'aces OF the rest Of the sisterhood, among
'"10'n sho now Immediately mingled
most OF that day was spent by tho shaker men in
.,ss'ns the pond in search of the body, from
n"'A operation Elder Higgins kept aloff-,hougl
v.. "s'ous restlessness he constantly exhibited
sn mo day and the many anxious and igqur
sancos'he frequently cast towards those thu
..,:e ea plainly told that he felt painful inter
wi. a." "Aa' was going on.-The search proved
d0n,. inns, however, did not lead any one I,
s..s mat the young mans fate was any differen
'"s one hrst supposed, as the body i, was cor
.'''eo' mad fioated off and sunk in some of tn,
un,p .'' parts OF the pond. But although all wer.
d.,b 0"s IN the opinion that Seth had met hi
in ,s.: browning, yet, with regard to the manner
""''n The casualty could have happened, lher,
h. many and various minds--somo supposed tina
hs .,.' nave waded in TO secure something which
,..~ noa'lng ne ar the shore-others that he hot
and MS sleep and gone in, while others consie
p,oh,n, "e' Of these suppositlons to DO highly i'm
''' since some of the young mon now made