The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1844-10-07


rich relations" he said "who could sorve Bridget
without her being pauper For the rest no one had
h right TO interfere
Bridget hence(orth forbidden TO leave the
! house, But the six fine Holland shirts were at length
completed and carried home Tom returning the hap
Ply bearer Of bright shining piece Of gold This
was soon laid out In what' Bridget knew best, for
she still worked by night
! Returning home late one evening, tho father OBJ
served The cleaning light from the lone garrett win
dow, and creeping upon the children unseen, not
only parayzed them with enr, but holding in the can
dies fame the digent work Of many weeks the fru-
on Of that chid's earliest DESIRE tha fruit Of an hon
est purpose-no dinty piece OF needlework was it but
the drawn image, leaf by leaf of the curious carving
burnt il to ashes
"IC you work." he said iercely there are mil
! liners in Lincoln who want errund girls. LA ha
| two shillings week will add ale 10 our nights
| meal -
The girl WINS only saved from this destiny by the
arrival one Saturday, during dinner time, of very
large letter sealed with black, which, being opened
was found to have from the elder brother who,
stating the death Of an uncle, advised that Bridget
should be sent upon speculative visit to the widow
ed aunt. This food Of right kind to Pathlow;
he began its digestion Immediately "You must say
good words for US, Bridget-good words. Hint that
suit OF clothes, five pound note, will be accep-
table 10 me and a silk gown 10 your mother and,
in Siort, anything"
The girls few miserable clothes were soon packed
within narrow box, letter written TO the guard
of the coach, to convey her from London into
the western Provinces 10 say that her relation would
pay ut the end Of the journey. Dear Tom parted
with copy on the paper Of that carving. laid
secretly on the prebend's reading desk, and the
morrow after the letter came, Bridget the last
/ glimpse Of Lincoln minister. Her elder brother-he
who had written the letter-lived in London, gay,
apparently rich, gentleman studying it said, for
physician, if study he did; bu, Bridget had
been fOrewarned not to make her appearance at his
lodgings during the day, she forced stop ill
night came within the garnet chamber assigned 10 her
( at the inn where the coach had stayed With that
apology for a trunk--smA il was, il would have
held the wardrobe Of three Brdgets- mounted OF
the burIy shoulders of lercuIcan porter, the girl
found her broher's home. She had expected to see
rich apartments, but rich these where, sur
rounded by all the semblance of arsocrac life her
brother lay stretched upon sofa, slipping his wine,
and reading tho evening paPer
"Well," was his greeting, ''you're come and
then with his paper.
she knew she his sister, and che knelt kiss
him. "Dear Richard dear brother,I have count
ed on this hour. They all send their love; Tom and
Saul, and-"
''There, that'll do Go and sit down. These
things lows you forget them all. But ,Gugh!
how you dressed! Did any you you
came in?'
The answer satisfactory; the reading went
"You must forget these Lincoln people altogether
he said after awhile; "you going to he lady land
the memory of poverty, sits III upon SUCH Mind, l
warn you have a still tongue For the rest make
yourself comfortable say, black is black and white
is white very good maxim,l assure you, for de.
pendent
"Can happiness come from such belief, or future
good2' asked Bridget. "Can-"
"There, that Il do; discuss points with
children. Talk the matter with the next maid
servant reserve it for private meditation when you
are upon the top Of the coach.''
Bridget had little say after this, and late
hour Of that night found her ourneying 10 the
western province, where the widow relation dwelt.
At length, on the second morning after leaving Londoa
she found herself in country town, in a gay street.
standing upon a scrupulousy clean step, knocking
upon very bright knocker, not only for her own ad-
nli,tance but for that Of the scantiy reighed boy.
demure- loukng servant appeared, who taking in
TO her mist the Introductory letter which the elder
Pa,how had indited being no said the fshng-hook
whereby catch the fish, left the Lincoln girl, to a
full hours doubt to whether she should have to
retrace her way TO Lincoln, or be received as the
poor dependant 1t seemed the unexpected arrival
had created much discussion; for loud voices were
heard in a neighboring paror The dispute rising in
to storm, only stayed by Bridget's being order
ed into the presence OF the bereaved widow who be-
ing Of substantial form, sat in a capacious chair,
with n plentiful flow Of lawn, before her weeping
face.
She was surrounded by several relatives each Of
whom had children to recommendb ut wishing to OK
hbii her power and triumph over their good exPec-
tations. rose, and throwing herself upon the aston
shed girls neck made visible election OF a dependent
Fooled in their purpose, the relations disappeared -
The widow, like child pleased with toy, made
yvhile of the Lincoln pirl, old dresses