The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-10-01
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n9uNKARD,s DAUGHTER.

A a. o,,v you, Mr.. franklin" said he, GO from my
olI py you--but you must not give yourself up
4 ,,,.: God never yet tempted man beyond his
noch. You NAV, you can, you mast resist. For
,,,own sake for your wife s. FOR your daughters
n ss coojure yon-'
ID eIy daughters" interrupted Mr. Franklin, lift.
RI ,n his head. "hh that name touches III C
~ i,d that still yibrates. Poor Kate poor Kate !
Q,orood that should ha blessed has Lil gb.ed
4 .,,ouug hopes. My wife reproa ches me and
,i,es ne gail and vinegar, even when would
\ A. al her with smiles But Kate never gave me
n neroproach but her tears | once thought you
\ lvcd her. ard that should see The two objects |
most loved hnppy in each others affections, and
catering roses over the pillow of my declining
,eus Bu, that can never be now ; your proud
n nIcr will never perni, you to marry DRINKS
ads laughtcr.' he spoke this in Il bitter tone,
Y and smile Of deriSion for moment curled his
lip
Il rYou thought right" exclaimed Harry, passion
n a,ey 81 have loved her, love her, as thc best
the Meic,, the most exalted of h uman beings. |
IA would 40: pain you, sir, but you consuuin me to
n speak The truth; my father has forbidden To
RI ilnkOfach union, and as am now dependent
N On him. could not brave his commands without
4 seeking 10 plunge your daughter into poverty and
n sorrow. Yet ! will not deceive you. I would
4 ave braved everything with her consent, bot she
leu,es 10 listen to vows, unsancioned by parental
authority, The time, trust, will come when HAY
nssecurcd an Independence, by my energies, |
nay dare to speak and act a man, aud WOO her
4 oJe my wife in the face Of the world
ayes! yes ~ repeated Mr. Franklin, "the tlmo
< ag come, but shall not live 10 it. There is
almes such deadly iaintness, such chilly
weight here, :" ing his hand on his breast, 81;
SENS as though l could feel the cold fingers Of
4 death cuching round my heart and fleeing my
@blOod If did not warm the current with
EMhsrams OF alcohol i should surely die. Then
Ne NaNAing brow, this throbbiOg brain, these quv
@s Nc1Ses,o& shak ing limbs, are they not all the
AeraMs NJ coming dissolution Harry, do not
mean 10 distress you--I have but one thing more
%aAyi if you resist temptation, and | pay God
Il boa may. dare not triumph over the falon. Oh !
q lou know not, you dream not, in the possession Of
Included reason and unbiighted faculties, The
#fAd master of yourself, what that wretch
Dues, who, beset with demons on every side feels
nSef dragged down lower and lower, incapable
mislance, TO the very verge OF The bottomloss
Il lie wrung Harry hand in his, then turned and
'R the office. Harry followed oppressed and awe
fuck by the revelations he had heard. Tempta-
ZION, sin, sorrow, disgrace, death, judgment, and
Nenl'y swept like dark phantoms across his mind;
alsng away hope, love, joy, and heaven; even
y " image of Kate Franklin fitted mournfully in
4 The back ground, fading and indiStincl vanish
A hg rainbow.
Nate grleyed at llarrys departure, but i, was
AsVI which vented itself in Tears. She aflec
Il EDDY his disiuierested attachment, she esteemed
e virtues and admired his character, and in sun
DIET hours she might have INDUCED in those sw eel
'Ydrcams Of love. which throw over the realities
"'e the hnes o: heaven. Eul she felt it was
''" 10 endure and to struggle, not to enjoy she
4'ed not fix her gaze the single star that shono
'"004h tie dark clouds closing around her, lest it
'"Ou'0 CHARM her into forgelu!ness of the perilS
SUI "u'e' OF her situation; so, ga'herng all her
NsNs, as lie traveller folds his mantet over his
1'~Ns' -" shield him from the tempest, The more
'''u' NC storm ,ihe more strong and firm became
81 !, u" powers Of resistance. 1t was summer when
49,? departed, and Kate, though she never men
,J us "ame, found his remembrance assOcia
r.. W.T." Tue flowers, the fragrance and Tie moon
wi mat beautiful season; but when winter
'"'"Nh Its rough gales and seet and snow
'D' 'ed on the granite hills oil New England,
'"e snow-spirit reveis amid rost-work and
D., 9"e sal ny lonely fire, whaching her faith
hI s' return, or nursing the tre.ful and delicate
m. - "er mothers chamber, all the anticip ated
b, p0'ef'y hanging darkly over her Kate found
comfort IN continuing with her God, to
h,Da. =" Inc dearth Of all earthly joy, she had
or support and consultations, and as her re
ma 'a''h increased, her iortitude strengthened,
"'' stern duties became easier of perform
va, s"' she sat alone by the fresde-and it
3 ID and must tempesluous nigh: the winds howl
As NJ; 'Seu 'he naked boughs of the trees against
erin "''wS which ratified as il they would shv
snca ~ and the snow, dri,ed by its vic
4 bun, =, 10 white wreaths on the glass and
low Sos, o"''i drapery on the walls She sat on a
din G,., ''e corner, her Bible on her knees, a
S Ae v.I, "Ahg on tho hearth, for cold as it was,
Which ~. MOI suffer it to be repenished with fuel
6n e. no'her might yet want for her own com
was gradually accustoming herself 20