The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1847-12-11

| petuate the liberties of your country, than the
arroSatng Congress who is spouting
wind to the tune of eight dollars per day"
But although Amsdcn had at last found
himself in fair way of surrounding the OBJ
stacles that had here impeded his success DIS n
teacher merely, yet there were, in the mean
time, other trials attending his situation,
which Inc was left to experience, and which
he felt none the less keenly, for being COM
PEELED TO endure them in silence. 1.-THE neg
| lect and lack of interest which the inhnbi-
tunts had exhibited towards his school had
caused him so much chagriE and disappoint-
menl, it is natural to suppose that still great
er neglect Of himself in all those little cour-
tcsies and marks prospect which are usually
extended TO all respectable members of socie-
| ty, would not long escape his notice, or fail
to make him feel unpleasantly.
One evening, while the situation of affairs
remained MS we last described them, Ans
den walked out, after supper, for the purpose
ofvsiting sick pupil, the daughter of very
poor but worthy parents, living in a wretch
ed abode, near the outskirts ofthe vluge-
On entering tie house, he was no less graft
fled than surprised to find his fair iavorite
Mary Maverick, standing by the pillow of the
invalid, sOothingly nIinisering to her neces-
sites and comforts. A slight tinge of color
overspread her sweetIy eloquent counten-
ance, as inviting him to a seat near the sick
bed, she expressed her happiness at seeing
linn so mindful ofthe situation of their sui-
tering friend. We said II slight tinge of COL
or-t was so; but not the blush Of shame at
being found in a novel, to which. unknown
to the proud and fashionable family of which
she was Il member, she had come to bring
some little delicacies of her own preparing
for the sick girl On rising 10 depart. she
prottercd still further assistance TO the girls
mother, and requested TO be seut for when
she should be needed as Il watcher or other
wise. After Witnessing the broken but heart
felt outpourings of gratitude ofthc poor wo-
man TO her kind beneiactress Locke offered
10 attend tie latter to her home; and the offer
being accepted, The couple left the humble
abode, and were soon a; the door of the
princely mansion oi'the Carriers. When Ma
ry left home, Mrs Carter and her two eldest
daughters had gone out with the expectation
Iofspending the evening; and for that reason
probably, she urged her attendant to 20 in, i'm
Il manner, which contrary TO his previous de-
termination, he was unable to resist; and he
was accordingly ushcred into the usual sit
ting room of the family, where to the sur
prise of Miss Maverick, they not only found
the supposed absentees, but their sclfstyled
professor, who had found the latter abroad,
and, as usual, gallanted them home. Al
though Mary felt painfully conscious that the
circumstances were inauspicious for her
friends Introduction to The family, she yet
had the iirmness to perform her part in the
ceremony with composure and dignity. The
professor, with sneering air of mock polite
ness, bowed very low to our hero, on the an
nouncoment Of his name. Mrs. Carter re-
turned his salute with a freezing nod; and
her daughters just moved their lips, cXchang-
ing with each other significant chances, as
they were severally introduced Perceiving
nj once the character of his reception, ANS
den felt at Il loss to decide for himself whcth-
er silence, speaking, or an abrupt departure,
were the course demanded of him: but in his
hesitation, he adopted tn former, aud sat, as
did the rest ofthe company, some moments
without uttering a word. At this embarrnss-
ing juncture, however, Miss Maverick fear
lessly came to the rescue, and with the tact
and well timed effort which Just and dis
corning woman will alone use on such an
occasion, and generous and discerning mar
alone appreciate, delicatey opened the way
for n conversation where all could join, and
none offend, unless wiluliy. But there was
one present, conscious perhaps, that he had
others about him to support him in the course,
who was not disposed to act the part which
even ordinary good breeding would have
then dictated. From the first, the professor
had conceived the deepest aversion to Ans
den. He had been secretly netled that Miss
Maverick, whose goodwill, but. for his in
tcrest to pay his court in other quarters, he
would have gladly obtained --thar Miss May
ericI should leave his school for another
which he had so affected TO despise. And
his animosites, as is often the case with base
and contemplate minds, settled on the per-
son who had won, and in spite of all the
pains he had taken 10 Illustrate it, continued
to retain his pupil. In addition to this source
of dislike, the growing estimation in viii ch
his rivals school was held had lately begun
to alarm him for the safety Of his hitherto I'M
disputed dominion over the wealthy and
fashionable part of the village. And he had
therefore determined to lose no opportunity
to dispurngc the man who was now before
him.
"Well, Miss Maverick what studies are
you pursuing this winer?r asked Tlden,
thinking thus to pave the way for his medita-
ted attack on his hated rival.
"My spelling-boolS, grammar, and arith-
metc, sir" replied Mary, playliilly, yet with
sufficient significance to apprse the interrog-
ator that she understood the motive which
prompted the question.
cay" said the professor, "well you seem
to have been advancing backward quite rap
idly, since you left us; you were upon rheto-
ric and select geometry, | belle. e."
"Trne, sir" rejoined the other; but when /
found myself unable to answer questions not
only in some Of the first principles of arith-
metc, but even in those of photography and
pronunciation, | thought it might perhaps not
be a,niss for me to advance backwards little,
as you term it,"
go, it is all correct, doubtless" snoeringly
remarked the professor. Your instructor,
presume, sees the propriety Of taking young
lady from the elegant and refining studies of
rhetoric and geometry, and placing her back
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