The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-06-23
Miscellaneous.
tFrom the Youths Literary Messenger.l
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TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH.


TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH.
stop' cried feeble voice to the conductor of one
of the omnibusses which traverse all parts of Paris
stop And woman still young, bat pale, wan and
eneebed by suffering presented herself at the door
scarcely could she reach the foot board and ascend
the two steps which were between her and the seat
she was TO occupy Her exterior announced power
~; she was nevertheless neat and kind Of propriey
reigned III her dress, though peices of different color
cd materials, concealed with in the folds of her
pettcoat, her apron, and even her 'kerchief, at
tested tho most complete destitution. Poor woman
She seemed almost embarrassed at feeling herself so
comfortably situated She found magnfcenco even
in this equpage for fifteen seat! Fifteen cents
Ye laugh, ye happy of the age but for her was a
large sun. For Iorg time she had calculated the
amount of this expence. More than once she had
determined TO go foot, but she was so feeble that
her legs could scarcely support her. At length that
very day she had heard that her son, who had been
more thar three months in a hospital, was seriously
i'll, and begged increasingly his mother Moth
ing then could have stopped her. and in order to get
to her unhappy child she had just sold little 'ker-
chief, the only of her wardrobe which time
had spared
'Poor Child said she to herself Il will see thee,
joy in pressing thee to my heart Thou thinkest of
thy moher-thou calest for her perhaps reproachest
her for absentng herser from thee! Alasl FOR thine
own sake II was necessary. No work-no
more streng,h-no brend-noihng more was
there to support thee. Had this been so, dear
child thou shouldst never have left me. We should
have been happy and we'll had thy father been still
with us; but he awaits high' And tears chas-
al o,ho
grief had made there.
SIT closer to the left. There is plenty Of ROOM
Come in madam said the conductor Of the omnibus
On this invitation every moved not in reality to
closely, but only to have the appearance of
doing SO. The poor woman alone approached near
her neighbor, and put herself the edge of the
bench of which she occupied the smallest possible
part. At last, thanks to her, place was fonnd 10
be disposed Of which filed by large iovi-
al looking woman, with frank countenance express
ing confidence, might say Indifference,
which accorded little with the commercial habits one
was justified in ascribing TO her. She threw on the
bench by her side, handkerchief neglgenty tied at
the four corners, and which seemed TO contain four
five hundred francs. The noise Of the rafting Of
the money made the poor woman start sudden
flash took place of the paeness of death. It came in
to her thought that her dress not calculated
inspire confidence and her counenance became trou-
BLEED. More than she evidently made gestures
in order to show that her hands unoccupied.-
But no one gave any attention to this dumb
She soon preceived that for her alone the precious
packet was object Of interest. She had many sad
reflections and for the first time felt disposed to MUIR
at the difference OF stations in society, and to
pine at the rigor of her fate The sense Of her
suffering was increased by the presence of that
which might have assuaged them, and she said
herself, Ga treasure, treasure me! And
with what Indifference this lady seems regsrd il!
Without doubt her children want FOR nothing She
is not hungry. This money knocks against un
ceasingy as If to insult my misery The lady is talk
ing with the cond one sees met would
DO SO easy. Great God! What horrible thought
let mo drive it from me!' And she threw herself
hastily the opposite side and shook her head if
to get rid Of the ideas which pursued her, while her
| wandering eyes sought object which to fix
them.
The large lady appeared to to be incommoded by
the packet, and pushing from her. it again in
contact with the poor woman She groaned aloud
Here almost in my possession is fortune, and had
much trouble this morning in getting fifteen cents.
jolt Of the omnibus at this moment made her loose
her equilibrium, and in endeavorng TO support her
self she placed her hand on the fatal bag She
NAMED motoness for moment, and her eyes spark
led with unwonted lustre; then she hastily moved
herhand and crossed it the other as if to chain
it there, and began again to think o: her child Il
am TO see thee again, but carry thee nothing.
nothing to prove the constant remembrance Of thy
mother. And how many days must pass before
can thee again, for have nothing left to se!'-
Here tho omnibus stopped, having arrived its