The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-10-07
Miscellaneous,
From Chambers Journal.
Rridget PathlO W.


"V" ~ dicole; to say that you who now despse
NV 20, re,pectyou who sccrn shall yet have benefit;
Wv" he,e things and do them, is TO present human
w." farm which sooner or later must obtuin
f.,r,I sympathy, In this virtue world of hope
.yl,,u. even for the meanest; for in being honest
.,.,,e, we create power Of honestly serving
% IL. own of Lincoln there lived some years ago
-, The name of Pathlow, who having served in
i, army had retired at the close upon small pen
i, lie belonged to what is commonly called a
..1hm,y, was proud Of this relationship, and hsv-
u, dypaed his little pntrmony and made an l.ns-
.dsd marriage, had entered the army not with de-
,. 10 servo, but as the only means he had of6ndng
.nd,y's or lo.morow's bread After many struggles
I,veen poverty and prde debt and disgrace he set
lied in Iincola, where he was some years past mid
Al, Tle. Here the old course was run. Fine houses
wire taken, fine appearances made; but these unlike
The three degrees Of comparison did rather begin with
heagesl and end with the smallest; 30 TINT when
mrue cUnmences,th the fine house in the finest street
tadWindIed dow into n mean habnaton that could
bcs 4, sghborhood to the minister, where shadow
sjly some antique trees, and within sound OF the
mn,ersb bell, it was the birth place Of Bridget Path
4oR
There were two brothers several years older than
Bridget, beta before Palhlow had settled in Lincoln,
and on whose education he had spent all available
means; for as he had great promises from great rea
tons, he destined theta TO be gentlemen Besides
these two, Bridget had another some years younger
&mhersei, who being bern like her during the pow
gyaod ilI.lonunes of the parents, was looked upon
E6 no favorable or loving eye
Whl~, the elder brothers were better clad, we'll
taught, ndhng pleasant epistles to Gar off relations,
P0r Tom and Bridge, Pa,hlow were the household
tNke To do The dirty work, to rePel needy cred
lmodeny with the prompted lie, to steal along the
sua md with the hearts blood in her face, 10 hear
S,End uadcsmen dishonor her fathers name, TO
a!glhc 6reess hearth, or by the window to watch
Tor SNNNvs ve,uvn, who, urged for money, would
pNhaps keep from MOme whole nights, having first
tod Bridget thar he should not return alive; TO watch
through these hours Of mental pain, and yet in this
very loneliness, in these childish years, to have one
never failing belief Of being by seII(-help not always
@vy sOrOwfuI or 80 despised, surely made this
young chid no unworthy dwelIer under the shadow
d@e dden minister Tom was not half so rcsolute
aETs,I, nor so capable Of endurance.
The elder brothers left home when Bridget and
Tom were not more than eleven and eight years old
No love had benn fostercd between these elder and
Younger children; yet in the heart Of Bridget much
W" garnered' Now that they were alone, the chill
dren were more together,the household drudgery was
shared between them, as we'll as the cares and sor-
rows oil their miserable home, and the stolen play
round The minister's aisles where many who despised
0s parent, said kinds words to the children. De-
signing her for some humble employment, where the
weekly gain Of Two or three shings would supply
%@Omentary want, Captain Pathlow(ss he was call
"'0ened Bridget any better education than such as
v" "l0Fded by school, the weekly fees of which
"''e ShPence; but she had kind friend in an old
s"''uner' who lived hard by, and another in his
'V", o'nd youth,who was allowed to play upon the
'"'''e'S organ As return to this poor youth for
''"' lew lessons in organ playing, Bridget would
vary nome each evening the key Of little postern
I wv kind prebend had lent him.) So often
to bridget carry back that key. that at last, becom-
" - 'OH oil privileged person, she was allowed TO
' W. through the garden, which Swallowed by the
'A'' "a''a''ay pleasant before the prebends quaint
=, '1' WINDOW The old man, looking up often from
' OO0S' and remembering that in Lincoln her faith.
VIZ name was linked to all meanness and disgrace,
I'''a wonder to see her push back from the over
"s coughs The ripe apples,or the luscious grapes
'4'"'a' un'a'ted; so,judgng from small thngs,he
near' that this poor Bridget had touch of no.
D''D''' about her. From this time he observed her
Wv narrowly Hurrying across the garden, she yet
fingered (par'isularly il tho shadows Of even
. "''' 0w)to look at one piece of wood-carv,ng,
""c0 projecting from the old cIois,er wall looked in
waning light like the dropping ivy it mimicked.-
- hgp lne old man questioned her, and SAID he
,~ a0 IKE to be her friend, to have her taught to
,h, ,o" sns you mneh. sir,'' said she, "but if"
'IS "nPped abruptly.
II what, Bridge,?"
again. -" Ut eafn--- she stopped
A 0o,, Se'u Tho old man smiling, al see you are
nv gu bridget There are if I remember what
wb,, D'ekeeper said, six Holland shirts to make,
for Ib,n. '"en' Tomorrow night will come;
vo,L IVY, purpose TO serve, which will make me
on WI" ready finger.
Tbo s'"e before the old man could answer.
Obid ~, and the mouow's night saw that poor
vu,,a "'ms The quick needle, whilst brother Tom
l.