The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-09-23
st. JOhnsburN VT September 90, 1914.


Of life, (Which so olIen,) faithful
bosom, whose signs unanswered, to whose COM
plant voice replies, 81 understand you; sympa-
rhile with you :" le is oppressed no one raises
his dropping head lie weeps no ono regards it
lie goes away one follows him lie comes :;
/ no one hastens meet him lie sleeps no one
watches over him He is alone Why does he
not die All ! who would mourn over him? How
cold the grave which warm tear of love bedews.
| He is lonely in the winters night. For him the
earth has flowers, and dimy burn the lights Of
heaven. Why wnnders he here alone Why does
he not flee shadow to the land Of shadows All
he still hopes A pauper, he begs for happiness, and
hopes in the eleventh hour, that friendly hand
will bestow it," Il was my own situation that de-
scrbed
Early robbed of my parents, -wirhout brother, sis
ter, friends and relatives, stood so lonely and desc
lste In the world, that but for strong confidence in
heaven, and a naturally che errul dsposton,I should
have sought an escape fom such nm exisence.-
Hitherto, from instinct than philosophy, | had
habitnally suppressed all earnest longings ior happi
err state of life than that which surrounded me ;
but lately other thoughts had been gaining power
me, and especially this evening, felt unul-
terable desire for friend for whom might love,
in short, for bosom eompanion,--a wife, ono
with whom might feel myself king. in the
meanest hut But remembered as nvountarily
shuddered with cold, that all my love, in such cir
cumstnnces as the present, could not prevent my
wife, if had one from being frozen starved to
death. More depressed than ever, arose from my
stool, and paced mp and down in my little boundary
The oppressive feeling of nv situation followed the
like shadow the wal ;and for the first time in my
life WINS quite dsheartened, and gloomy glance
upon the future.
"But what in the worid,"T exclaimed earnestly to
myself evil all this dull bordering avail !" Again
tried to loosen myself from the anxious Thoughts
that plagued mo. "lf hut one christian soul would
only come TO see me, whoever il maht be- friend or
foe,--any visitor would be welcome 10 br7al, this
dismal solitude, Yes, If ore from the world Of spir-
its would open the door, he should b. va'cnme.--
VIVA, was that? Three knocks At The door III
not believe my senses. Three knocks again l'' !
went and opened the door. Nobody was thers; hpi
the wind howled along The staircase, Hastily clos
ed The door, put my hands in my pockets, and con-
tinued my parade, hunming TO keep upmy courage,
In few moments heard something like sigh.
stopped and listened. Again heard distinctly sigh
and TINT deep and sorrowful, that with considera
BILE emotion called out, "who is lhcre:" No an
swer was returned. ! stood for n momenh 10 study
what all this could mean, when frightCul noise,
ifa host Of cats coming screaming down stairs,
ending with heavy Hump against my door, made !
me decided for action. | took up my glimmering |
light, but, in the moment that opened the door,
ea pired blown out A gigantic. white figure
lowered before me, and felt self suddenly grasp
ed by two powerful arms. l cried out for help, and
so hard, tina, my antagonist EEL to the
ground with me; bat happened 10 be uppermost,--
Like an arrow bounded up, and would have run,bu
stumbled over somehing-Icaven knows what
believe somebody had seized my feet again fell to
he ground, struck my head against the corner of the
able and lost my senses, with n sound like loud
aughter ringing in my care
When opened my eyes again, they encountered
dazzling glare. | closed them again, and listened
o dstracting noise that lowered around me, Again
opened them, and tried to distinguish and recognize
ome Of the objects about me, which seemed
md wonderful, that | suddenly feared had lost my
lenses. | lay upon n sofa, and-no, not de-
pded the beautiful maiden who had lowered he
ore my Imagination all the evening, really
food beside me. with heavenly expression OF sym
,athy, and bathed my head with vinegar A young
nan, whose face seemed familiar 10 me, stood and
led my hand. also the fat old gentleman and
mother thin gentemln. and next, discovered the
ady, the children and the paradise Of the tea table
.limmering in sort Of twilight distance; in short, by
ZONE nconceivable humor Of fortune, found myself
n the midst Of the very family which had, hour
before, contemplated with such interest
As I recovered my faculties the military young
nan EMBODIED me in his "Do you not know
me again 20 said he while sat still if petrifed
iIave you forgotten Agustus, whose life you saved
not long ago at the risk of your own? whom you
ished out of the water, at the risk of remaining TO
keep company with fishes yeursef' See, here are
my father, my mother, and my sister Wilhelnlna''
pressed his hand Then, with smart Blow with
his fist upon the table, the father exclaimed, land
because you have saved my sons life, and you are
an hanorabe fellow, that suffer hunger to afford
food 10 Others declare you shall have the benehce
at II II have the patronage, you under
stand ~ For while vas bere't oil the power OF
though, and speech; and amid all the explanations
that were given, there only one thing that i'm