The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-11-29
st. JOhnSbury Vt November 80, l845

upon the artless sisters leaned rather the side of
m'rh Like the town ladies' of Squire Thornhll, inn
moftalized by the pen Of Goldsmith, there was the
same attempt made to dazzle and confound the sim
pllcy of the two sisters as that prac,iced upon the
daughters Of The good vicar; palpahle indeed to
be misunderstood, yet Far from INDUCING what might
perhaps be termed pardonahlo ridcule, they only
grieved to find the tastes and feelings of their beloved
Ida so little in unison with their own
Al length both fair friends wearied Of introducing
and enlargng upon topics which they had the morti-
fca:ion to find excited neither envy nor curiosity
began insensibly to conform to the good sense
OF their companions and they could bu, feel respect
for those whom they had come thher prepared to
look upon with contempt and nferiority. The new
married pair remained some days with Mrs. Moore,
and then left to continue their pro sced tour of the
lakes.
Deprived of the magical influence her friend Mrs
Elery, much Of the artificial gloss of Idas character
Disappeared and never perhaps had she been more
truly happy, and certainly perhaps had she ap-
peared more charming than when needless for once
Of form and effect, she entered into the daily pleas
ure' and pursuits of her cousins But Ida was heart.
less Pour m amuser' her motto, and al
though, as before stated much of the artificial gloss
Of manner had Off, the seishness Of her char
acier stfl predominated over the force Of examples
and momeninry resolves
few months prior to Idn's visit, Herman Weston
had established hims elf in the village as n physician
Since his arrival he had been n frequent visitor nj Mr.
Moore's and many there were who had already class
ed him AS Il lover Of the blushng Helen; but when
Ida suddenly hurst npon his view, with all the ren-
ed airs and pretty coquetries praetiscd from her
die, the gueleas Helen appeared longer to attract
his regard. 1t e, ident that the young phy.
scinn had become deeply cnamored it'll the fair city
cousn-bu he wnrshipped at a distance, for he was
well aware that the tastes, the habits Of Ida, the
sphere Of afiluence in which she was accustomed.
to lily accorded with his secluded life and pow
erty, and that
1T al one
To love some bright particular star
.4nGhink TO ired IT,
Ida soon discovered the impression she had made,
and the spirit OF coquetry and gratifed vanity
rife within her Weston evidently the beau OF
the village, and lutte Irritation suggested itself
her mind, as being not only decided triumph
the village girls, but means of amusement for the
time being. Her wching ne. therefore spread,
and in its meshos the unsusPecling Weston became
at once entang!cd' aud 80 sklfully did she manage
the game, that not doubt Of her sincerity even
suggested itself TO the funk Ingenious minds of her
CO usins.
Two persons are slowly walking in a little grove on
the river banks through whose sYayn, brancbe. the
moonbeans CLEAN brightly down upon the sveTed
rush Of waterfall, leaping from Rock to rock, If
in haste TO meet the placid river, gliding so peacefully
from out the ris-hued curtains of the mist Tie Ka
ydids call 10 each other from the in mock
ing tones affirming that 'Ratu-dia and. R1f,-didnr'
and the nigh-hawk uttes his willing cry from mild
hoaven-then swooping gracefully Autters for a mo-
ment over the earth, and wheels again TO his starry
circuit II was one of those calm and heavenly e.
veninss when il would seem that Truth alone would
dare walk the earth-but alas! how often is the ho.
ness Of Natures most lovely scenes perverted!
And is il then really possible that vou whose life
has been PASSED amid The toxcanp sayeiies of the
city, can prefer the mono,onous life we lead in the
countryr
Call it not mono,onous' cried Ida fixing her dark
hazel eye upon the animated countenaace Of her com
panion 'when Na,ure ia continually nresenting her
varied scenes Of beauty and grandeur, What has
tho city to offer in comparison-there. all is false
here, all is real, uncorru pied 10y artn ......
There are but few, Miss Taylor replied Weston,
who have the heart to appreciate "a truly as YOU do
tho calm pleasures of Nature.
Then must they, indeed, be difTeren, from mer
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