The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-03-27


= wind across them; then to look awe struc
: upon the extension Of forest, with its worl
OF delightful associations and delicious IN
nrange, where the mind loses itsclfin hIiss,th
Is 'iie-lIie IN its zenith, uniGttered by forn
uhcIogged by the artificial Establishments o
peopled cities
Inns KIND ofeXistence was what lie longc
ior-lt seemed natural. But this was not nj
mere was something else essential to hi
llhpplness-a something ofwhich he had o
zen lett The want, us no doubt did every on,
llll' need he name it, was Il communion,
beng to share his happiness and his sorrow
IL was not good for men to be alone-he need
ed kindred soul. But how difficult TO fin,
such an one--to select from the wide worl,
IA being whom he could love. lie had. how
ever, found such an one, but oil misery! SIN
loved not him. But he could nor live with
out her, and rather than to give her TO nnoth
err, he had borne her away by force, and nov
she was IN his power,aud soon to be lnistres,
Of his wildwood home.
! Such was the purport of Vandervcrs con
versanGn, although he expressed tuot thus
In an uncouth manner he had delivered him.
self Of this, and awaited TO witness It's effect
upon the half-lainting lola.
"Wlat you wish can never, neuer be. The
thought is folly-the vcrest madness. Take
me then TO my friends, aud will forget and
forgive the past. can cherish towards you
no other feelings than those of adherence
while you persist in your present course of
treatment"
"Be reasonable Miss Lnflrets. You must
he The mistress Ofmy wigwam, near the foot
OF the Rocky Mountains. There is no alter
native. You must submit. Consider then,
and do it with good grace"
"Away, rufiiau! Your presence is hateful
to my sight. lmpOrtune me no further for |
assure youa thousand times it is utterly use
less. Death, when weighed with the alter
native you present, is to he more than all else
desired"
ola! you arc angry"
"Begonc, sir! lwill not listen 10 your in
famous proposals."
After few more attempts AT conversations
Nandervcr Joined Lctson, who was leading
the way, and left lola 10 reflect upon what lie
had said. In this manner several dnvs more
passed, and yet Lacy had made no effort for
her escape, as he had pledged himseIfto do.
lie was anxious, under the garh offricndship,
to WIN her affections He believed the part
he was acting would be the most likely TO ia
vor ms design. Now she regarded him ms
TREND who had nearly lost his life in her de
renee ana was again ready to hazard it for her
ueiNerahce from the power of Nanderver.-
Wlth conanmmate hypocrisy, he itigned ill
ness from the injuries he had sustained on
the day oithe capture, while cOutending with
one OF the capiors, and had thus managed 10
excite her sympathy. Sometimes she half
forgot Ter own misery in beholding his 81
lent suffering which he most adroirly. to ap-
pearance, endeavOred TO conceal from hcr. be
cause, forsooth, he wished not TO pain her
Win his sorrows, while she was sinking un-
der those other own. lola admired that dis.
lnisieredness which prompted him to risk
ms NE IN her behalEand put forth those eXcr-
IONS winch his bodily indispOsitiou would
lot warrant She was now heartily ashamed
81 the GOODNESS which she had ever manifest
Ell towards him, and the suspicious she had
entertained OF the truthfulneSS of his |
PROFESSIONS OF regard. Moreover lie was
ne friend of Everett Dunstan, which |
act hade still another claim upon her for /
'egardlng Lacy with the sincerest gratitude. |
N ms conversation with her, he made it
ieSidcratum TO allude with the most delicate
act to that friendship, and the boiudlcss
condolences which Dunstan had ever rcposed
II nun. lie was warm in the cncomiums
Nhlch he not untrequently lavishcd upon her
over, Thus was he ingratiating himsclfinto
ne good feelings of Miss l.aiIrcts, and
making stronger that wool of villuiny which
le mad been usidOusy weaving about her,
IN, Hypocrisy Thou demon masked. thou
lrst born ofhell, how wilt thou vcx poor hu-
manly. When thou takeSt upon thee the
labiilments ofreligion, or hidest thysef un-
Ter the mantle of friendship. thou nrt a de-
non, no less. In all thy shapes, in all thy
masses, thou bringest sorrow and most i
rushing misery upon the offspring oidust.--
there no eXcorcism that will lay thee, thon
.end' Avaunt! away, back to thy sulphur
lonS cavern. "TroubIe lis not before the
lmc."