The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-04-15

,-ror.yG LADY WHO WAS ASHAMED TO
M TIM wv WORK. BUT NOT TO -"
by 7. $. ARTHUR.
@ ...,,s7so mortified to day" Anne Littleton
l ..,,,,,rr friend, Lucy Herbert, they sat
lo ...., ,,erler towards the close of pleasant
IA simmer alerncon
W. ,Jlos did that happen, Anne
& ,rE van see our chambermaid left US last week,
az i,,o, rooi viii not touch anything out of the
2. .-., h, lave or money, had to turn to and put
M -,.,,fnl, ia the purlors, while ma did the work
II r, rnambers Every day have been trem-
M ., -, .,ue one should drop in and catch me in
IN. rs,c .ct of sweeping busting the furniture.
. r,c. a, vice was near being caught, bnt escaped
n rma This morning some one rung, and Il so hap
'W ,st tla did not hear the bell, cook went 10 the
M w ,,ymping 10 herself, have doubt all the
WA y,y md lei in a VISITOR who, to say the least chose
,,rs, m e1riy hour Tor calling on a lady. had fin
.lei .gesniag and with my head tied up,was dust
VII f., ta,1 ile furniture when sudden noise startled
XVI mi, md turning uuicSly. saw standing in the mid
W do f The iront par.or looking steadily me, less
rsr.an1-, aun-now who do you think ~
5 Indeed cannot tell
k# Nhv Henry AUenn
i.& ,aig sad YOU were to see hun, no doubt
W .lsrann.ely you talk Lucy! Why, I never
IA was 10 mortified in my life
~ lloried'
ls .Y,, mortified wouldn't have had him seen me
& 10 .al lreiicanent Tor the world
M Md why not, Anne: =
IA Toa ask a very strange question. Where is the
NJ r'1ny ady who would not be mortified to death at
~ beng thus caught by gentleman =
N lnd why should she he Is there anything par
tsaany wrong in sweeping out Pariors and busting
NfulrnraH
O'aousa there IS nothing exactly wrong in It, Lu-
cv; but then, what gentleman would respect young
ady liter having seen her engaged in such employ
mnt; No Doubt the first thought of Henry Allen
w.s That we were too poor, too stngy TO hire an
e''n servant declare! have felt mean ever
rHrl.
4 can ten YOU one thing, Anne, her friend said,
70 h0f-ndgnaut tone, and that is, that wouldn' I
give three snHns for n man who thought less OF me
on 1ccono' OF mvlng found me engaged as you were
,ws morning. ROt how did you turn the mniter Oft?
N@tNind office did you put upon 1t, seeing that
y1lwern 50 terribly fuoitiHed =
.ilsued mp ~ rid rs scarlet rs soon as discov.
& ~ai him, whIlc my busting cloth was dropped into
r'r-er us quickly ~ It il had been fire. hardly
sr0w what said ut first, only remember stammer-
n i,t or something about our chamber maid having
"A 30 rs mltf, md our being yet unable 10 get an
7at Ne sat for nearly m hour, during nil Of which
y tine vas IN uetc=. And what was worse than al
# nm1Ng into the glass, discovered that NV head
a was sud- red up-in my furry, had completely for
IA g'Nr H.
w '@ 1t Anne, hero WINS no crime in all this =
52' nnat lid Ioo< like, with my head all tied up?
m ,lnS Of hnt.'
Not, 'a.univ, in trim for IN evening party, but
'v property altired for sweeping OUT pariors and
sting the furniture. And no doubt Henry Allen
Ought .o'
'arnops he did And thought, besides, that he
."" care about having anything more to do with
'lng "dy who Obliged to perform the work OF
ordinary domestic
10 such We're his thoughts for one, were in your
1'e' would consider it, indeed, fortunate that the
'"oe uiIng has occurred
why 20, pray -
B"c1ose it will rid YOU of the attentions Of
ou"! man really not worth moments consIderu-
Ioa by adv
no." YOU talk Henry Allen not worth mo-
A'ts c)nsierationr
"-oot It he should resolve to cut Young lady's
'''"Unca upon no higher ground. II would show
''D 10 ne man Incapable of either perccving or
'"II''Ihg quality Of the mind A man who
'" 'o' look up from action to its motive, and e,
""'' 'raIy astunate its beauty deformity. But
'' 'o' 30 Ildge Henry Allen. My own Impression
,,. .'"' ne was pleased 10 find you engaged you
d, ,lga'ad! What under the sun could put such an
'e1 aio Your head =
o1 have.
.No-i deny that! HASN'T he been paying me
l,ro,,, ItUan'ons for more than six months? And
Thin. i. 'nefeore, every reason in tire world to
.''nN ag1y of him.
-. -o o' see, Anne, that the simple fact of his pay
rNea attentions to YOU should increase your es-
',,, OF his character
,, wa" DO then. What do care for them who
F. .u''"ng Tor me? Very little, I can tell you!-
Tho ',''"ce there is Charles Wentworth that all
Nh. s :" are gong crazy about. | don't care three
ta...oor NM hardly treat him with common po-
Why not, Anne y
rs m lcicIe' w
ss'nps there ssome reason for it?'
bo h.. ' reason Tor It And what reason, pray, can
uTt a ''r treating ne with indifTerence?'
,6,u L cannot tell, Of COURSE but you know, il
,Di.L "Ppehs that, on meeting person, we are re-
81 amer than attracted. find it the CASE
gy Vuo l. But them, and Anne warmed considera-
,u,n we 5au no reason to be repulsed by me-
p now DO YOU know that?7
nc "hat reason can he haye!'
.vs Nurse do not know Something has, how
You ~ uouot, preJudlced his nlno against
'ae i, i'.ccd ms mind against me! What could he
w., 'G 10 create prejudice!'
I'M 10 not think yourself perfect, Amer
,v " "ot perfect, Of course
'sc,s ~ "ei them if not perfect there must be de-
hubt oT -. you Some one Of these may be from q
,pa.n,. n'nd IN him peculiarly offensive
'''ar'y offensive! Ne offensive to him, or any