The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-08-22

| He had the true Anglo-oaNon PhSs'OSi"'J;
| blue ewes, and light brown hair, that WaVeu
rather than curled, round his broad handsome
forehead. And then, what mustache the
fellow had! lie was officer in crack yeo-
many corps.( Not one of the composite Or
der. made up of pomatum and lnmp-black,
| such MS NAV be seen saunterlng down 81
James's street on spring afternoon, WIN
| inciniont puardsmen behind them-but wor-
| INV of an Italian painter or Hungarian nus
sar; full well grown, and glossy. VINO was
the idiot who first set ailoat the notion-noW
become an established prejudice IN Ehglanu
that mustaches were unseeinly! 10 nine
faces out often, they are most becoming
addition, increasing physiognomcal chnrac-
fer. almost giving it where there is none; re-
| lieying the monotony Of broad flat cheeks,and
abridging the abomination of Il long upper
! lin. Uncleanlv, say? Not bit oft, ifJudic-
| iously trimmed and trained What, Sir! are
thew not at least as proper looking as those
toyy thickets extending from jawbone to
temple, which you YOURSELF each morning OF
your life, take such pains 10 comb ahd curl
into shape?
Delighted to meet Ashley, dragged him
off to the hotel, 10 introduce him to MDerIhot
and his sister. As friend Off they gave
him cordial welcome, and we passed that
day aud the following ones together. soon
however, [ must confess, began to repent
little having brought my handsome friend III
TO the society of Dora. She seemed Deuer
pleased with HIM than altogether liked, nor
could wonder at it. Walter Ashley was eX-
actly the man to please woman OF Doras
character. She was of rather romantic
turn, and about him there was dash or the
rhivalrous, well calculated to captiyatc heF
imagination. Although perfectly femi'ihe'
she was an excellent horsewomnn, and an
4 ~, EoI,l pn1
age, and she had heard me tell her brother OF
Nshlcy's perfection in such matters. On his
part. Ashiey,like every one else who saw her,
was evidently greatly struck with her beauty,
and fascination ofmanner. ] cannot say mat
| was iealOus | had no right to he so,ior DO
ra had never given inc encouragement; p'it
certainly more than once regretted having
introduced a third person into what-hones'
jack MDermot counting, ofcourse, for MOTH
ing-hud previously been sort OF te!e-a-tete
society. / began to fear, that thanks to my
self my occupation was gone, and Ashley
had got it. o.,
1t was the fifth day after our meeting with
Walter. and we had started early in the morn
inc on an excursion to Il neighborlng lakc,the
; scenery around which, we were told, was par
ticulnrv wild aud beautiful. 1t was situated
on Il piece oftable-land, on the top Oft noun
tain, which we could see from the hotel WIN
dow. The distance was barrel ten mlles,aud
,, the road being rough and precpitous, MDer-
mot, Ashley aud myself, had chosen to walk
, rather than to risk our necks by ridilS 'he
broken kuee'd ponies that were offered To MS
A sure footed mule, and Indifferent side-sad-
| die. had been procured for Miss MDermot,
D aud was attended by ii wild looking Bearnese
+ boy. or Cossoon, AS her brother called him, a
/ creature like grnsshopper, all legs and arms
u with Il scared countenancc, and long lunK
y black hair hanging in irregular shreds about
!, his face.
Il There is no season so agreeable in the Pyr-
Il euees as the month of September. Peo
l. pie ure very apt to cXpatiate on the deIIght'
c ofautumn. its mellow beauty,pensive charms
u and such like. ] confess that III genera
u yny | like the youth ofthe year better THAI
g its decline, and prefer the bright green tint:
of spring, with the summer i'll prospective, &c
i the melancholy autumn, its russell hues and
J: telling leaves its regrets for fine weather pas
: and authorizations of bad to come. But II
n there he any place where | should he tempt
- ed to reverse my Judgment, it would be II
n Southern France. and especially its western
D. and centra! portion. The clear cloudles'
sky, the moderate heat succeeding to the sui
o triness, often overpowerng, OF the summc
mouths, the magnificent vineyards and merr.
q vintage time: the noble groves of chestnut
II the bright streams and hoWer-spangted mead
y ows of Bearn and Languedoc, render no par
Is ofthe year more delightful i'll those countrle
Is than the months of September and October.
l. As before mentioned, Dora rode a little IL
D. front, with Ashley beside her,pointng out TIT
lt beauties ofthe wild scenery through which
IN we passed, and occasionally laying han'
y upon her bride to guide the mule over SOM
10 unusually rugged portion otthe almost track
III less mountain. MDemot and were walk
ie ing behind, little pulled by the steepnes
D. of the ascent; our guide whose name was Ca
s. Diet a name answered to by every second ma
e one meets in that part ofFrance, strobe alon
IT, beside us, like pair Encompasses with leatt
at ern lungs. Presently the last named indivld
ual turned to me
at Secs messie,us ve,lent-iIs roir lie Sa,h de 10
ia Contrabandiste?" said he, in the barbarous d
n. alect of the district, half French half patoi
IL with small dash ofSpanish.
c, "L.e Sa,h de CONDEMNATION, the Smuggler
ed Leap-what is that" asked Dora, who ha
z overheard the questions, turned round he
or graceful head, and dazzling us-met at lea'
a by a sudden view other lovely face, no.
ch glowing with exercise and the mountain al
81 The smuggler's leap, so Cadet informed l
- was narrow cleft in the rock, of vast dept
n and extending for considerable distance
TN cross the flank ofthe mountain. 1t owed l
ny tame to the following incident-Some fly
ht years previously, smuggler, known by I'll
&C. name of Juan lie Negro, or Black Juan, ha
Dr. for a considerable period, set the custom
m house officers at defiance, and brought gre
81 discredit on them by his success in passr
ny contraband goods from Spain. In vain d
they lie in ambush and set snares for hlr
II they could never come near him, or If the
gs did, it was when he was backed by such
ne force of the hardy desperadoes carrying {
try ,Lo so,,,a l,,,,loss traffic that rho donanie