The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-02-08
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THE MERCHANT
,NDHIs D A u G IL I E

mi .NDHISD AUG Ii T E R.
TALE FROM REAL LIFE.
M .J stormy evening in December-the
WI N"1''.- s,kss. fast and thick-the wind wis
.,5ly through the trees striking chill
|I yea Of the pedestrian, as with difficulty, ne
|E -. way through the snow already fallen
10 be seen. and all seemed dark and
ave where the feeble light from the street
M ,1on the Immediately surrounding objects
W =, ,5orougniares of the metropolis. whica
) L..., batorg had been thronged with people,
M ,,y almost wholly deserted. i had been
X NJ. an IN visit a patient, and was now returning
=. sbeu. wrapping my cloak more closely a
# ..s ma. Iaulckened my pace-an1Ious TO escape,
~ m q, least The fury Of the storm. proceed
"a ,ooe The great lhoroughiare, and was on the
an, ofurulna the corner of another street, when
attention was arrested by the sobbing OF child
n .o,nsd and turning round, bebeld z small boy,
a ,,,,,sp,v ABOUT eight years of age. with scarce
H. enough 10 cover his almost frozen body. lie
H. sbjyenng with cold, and, 10 my enquiry OF
&ahere he lived could Scarcely answer
"a nd what are YOU doing here at thIs late hour?
y was irving to beg OF The gentleman few cents,
IN yuy i,od for my poor sick mother. oh! sir, do
y ,,,se give me a few cents, dos'
y was struck with the sorrowtui tones of the
did. which convinced me he was no Impostor, and
astnns MIN from the st0rrn as we'll as L could,
uh part Of my cloak, asked
q a YOUR mother very sicks
Il .fa. yes, sir-she is very sick, and has nothing
ga % eat. nor no money TO buy any thing with
~ bmoney! Why how do you get The medicines
IA be- riuE orders'''
81 Mother has no doctor, sir. Ny sister Mary saws
LIN would rot come, because he was afraid mother
y yud not be able to pay him .
ayo DOCTOR neither! Come my lad, said | still
h.,srpa blm rom ths storm with my CLOAK;
NJ l,sns. snow me were your mother lives, and
<pwA SEE .1z..ae has something 10 eat, and doc o.
k or 100.
Il We slarisg; ana followed him up one street 4,
down another, until we come TO a small, narrow
Nav lighted with but single lamp. Picking our
m WIN great difficulty, through the mud and
8nsT mai lad accumulated, at last stopped
S'-fa 50 Old dilaPid ated building, which had seem
q hl! wlhstood the test OF wears, but which now
@Isg beneath the heavy gusts that ever and anon
( iHH Visiting through the dark and narrow
aHi Ny little guide opened the door and en-
Ea. groping way through The dark, until we
nn TO an Old, broken pair Of stairs, that cracked
4 20 shook beneath our steps we assembled. hav
fg cached lie landing, from which the door open
sui9 The room where the boy informed me his
rSaar .ay, / stopped, whilst SEM him forward to
srnrr. B.
-aae le .aich softly he entered, leaving he door
h Na behind him. stepped back pace or two,
4 aa stood Tor moment TO contemplate the interior
'pafnens, and ohl what sight was pre-
\ i'7i 90 NY view! 1t was a sight that would have
a-od heart ofztoHe.
"abed, in one corner Of the room, with but a
4 A's' blanket As covering, lay sick woman;
''"'. hear her on The only chair, and indeed with
EXECUTION Of an old shaaIng bench, the only
\ ''''""' vas visible in he apartment-sat a girl
OO1 len OF eleven years OF age ,who mad been read
~ "Om COOK which she held n her hand. The
"'4n' OF an old carpet was upon the floor; a few
ming utensils hung against he WALL and astool,
-"" al 0'd broken mirror, and a kind of wooden
VI Uuhk' Completed the furniture of the apart
! 3aa4n the course of my professional ca
IN "'o many scenes of distress-tnany abodes
/ o'' una "ant bur then they were almost al
a. 'P'eu with hlthiness and obvious neglect.
,a 'u'terent-oieaulIness and order pre-
"'oughnut The room. Indeed 10 a much gr.la:
,.. 'nan could have been expected IN so old
w. where The snow and rain drifled in az ey-
'''' wind chilling the room 10 such an ex-
"a' the few dying emhers in the chimney
''d be scarcely felt
aTs, wy stepped ont, and requested me 10 enter.
"a. Tue KIND gentleman, mother,'' said he, as
'0P'Oached the bed.
dnu- 'u'an whispered something which was
i, ~ gust OF wind thai shook the house 10
a,,u-, ""oh, anG drove the snow and sleet
m. ne cracks and crevices that were visible
~. SIDE II was evident. from the expression
vn.. untenance thar it was thanks that she was
nv,,., sur gieam of blended melancholy and
aaD, '''USs her lace, and a faint smile PLAYED
ever A.. ''OD'h' which was as pretty a one as |
bad no.. Indeed from her appearance, she
r., when IN health, extremely beautiful.
60 L.a were black, and even in sickness retain
adak mat Is seldom seen; her hair was
nj en-, and her lips thin, and with a natu-
Can ,b, ""ieh' corresponding with a nose OF TIRE
~ ''ned model of beauty, even amid