The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-08-25
Miscellaneous.
The Old House and Young Wife,

1 u Hiuid 60 10 bnnl"h "F'l1 NV U"l'Hhi
4 ,sl bs away nom home week, AID soIne-
Ia Il was IN his absence, old chronic disea'
4 . and rhrumnlic pnins tpond rllneh the
. r,5rfG lh what took lim Ihere1 Ah,'hrre'H
hs rlh
fl. mn b1d many, yefy many virtues, lle
Ma, hind 10 The loof' thn needy hnd Omen
,......t, llr.s tie bounty OF hls hand. Where
- and rcku6as were, there was he,
,t5l, thr uUr hnd OUtlHU TtIH Uttrr wi IT.
80. Ne Wa- tic good nigel Of many n
w., brsH and iha feet 81 Hiaucy grow
XIII, IN his presence. lndeed, no Was u
i ,go e.anug Of mHo;" aud IL ltuzzlad lhb
m. ofal ro py,which loved MIN mosl tlio
,,rfnldr mntrous0r she Ammble young mis-,
y +, ufhi- nHllyo town.
~ parents were long snco dead; hul hu
III continued 10 reside IN the qunlnl old
,.rnd II wins nu ancient piles ~ gluo-
-t dugy looking pile, both ont and IN. lls
ndorirt. viii lights orsGycn 10y ninei III
. -,,.yr doors of OK its low brdHd chimnryri
,aueued roof scarcely fifteen feet from
.,gher emth," aud other uumirlnknhle
srk.. eyidrurrd HAT II was house of ul-
.n uur-n puritan slructurr--n monument
fr,6rr md more huurH DAYS. Aud tie
=. .or rrnIly and truly loved lhnl hnmrly,
Imay house.
The Nulr,lhrc Of W---nrose from iis
scnkfar table, one morning, md found IL.
elf in rommoiion. Niat could IL mrHus
Wby painter was seen NJ wurk on Tint OLD
milling ot br. lawrence Bell, tie cnrpcls
arle stretched Upon the gnriou pnlliugs,Wud
Me- Naring mnld was ,lGsliGe, aud washing,
HI CLEANSING everything before her. Cous
-iurr mounted her swim winged Htged, aud
f. - ffum door ~ door; aud that mo,r innO-
riof all liNpceuces. village gossip, Haunt
. t5 in her many colOrcd fobcs, ~ rXtnlic
azure. she kHCw MI uirtutI II; ii,e Doctor
o., about 10 leave Cor lk6Eip~i, for the ioui-
y, ifnr, md desired io.laye his coiiaRr-ttu.
ttd wlulr away, ,lnt hr might avoid the
h'oWures which generally attend suchun
--l.-linii.---A
NIl, the doctor went TO Boston 4 wCcK
r'd hy, and ~ lid u dainty little carriage,
.l friucd up short AZ thu-doctots house
Vay U eve fuliowrr 1t ti,titi d, -aappe.l, ra-
4 go 10 discover 'whHl IL might cubiHlu. The
UltpsUui pui-rd i'i- hbetp,er Ia AiA hand.
ualuu and unid crowded tie windows: the
eam,,ct hulIod liis oxen uie merchant lelI
MS eonwor aud The clerk his quill-all, all
nnNisGs 90 ,cr wlnl was tO be seen. Thr.
doctor alielirj. ruPihc next tiIing present
dWas neat little foot, ~ glossy ,thu rni-
10, pressing ihc step of HAT ucht hulu car
Hlj llcu cnulr q modest little hand, eurHs-
1t. 'u-iruus lil,lo glove, OF which lhc doe
"-hnIr,'t took possession; next u ROSE col.
F.d '"unnt iIuurd, and IN gay As bird
1PtaII.r, rhcn fashionable shawl, viii, M
mn'} hurS ns u prncueNs tiill; nud finally,
.ul 0rb of sliu, containing u woman!
True, fr doctor had thus uucercmuuiuus-
0 DID, 4 .I..s
ul, too. With rocuish big black eyes. aud
ter, lips, which, when parted, displayed
lw riws OF teeth ns white ~ Ccylou'- ivory.
\ 'tuwrr uf glossy r,nglets. drluged her
i-1Ay neck.
"And Dian's grace was IN her step
ApoIlo's music in her voice
She was N the very spriug orlife,aud new
% dll the sun uufnld loylicr blossom. sour
anre home, nay dcnr.n II WAS nll the doc
'ot said. us he handed bier 10 the little pnrlor
olMr,c los fourteen. Churlulic Bell wns
lol rHmirrlruck 10y any means; hut slight
3 beNlIlrrrd. She looked and probably
bll Ike newly Gagged canary bird There
1's" 'l'e .s'HdoHa, with small ridged lights
inl au uurnuth sash. There were mirrors,
--'i rTrrtr-tpnp tti-H.l4- IA uilGcl her prctty
Tee, and not purased IN gold. Mt thni. The
p'Ng uwurrs; aud u huge cIght.dny clock,
"o'I as the coolest iuhahirnnt,' standing n.
.1fr lhc cdruls, -vvirtr- II init md0n Hbnve lis
lr', was TICKING the pulsnuons OF time ~
f.llarly Ms It 10 Que were cXocrnting it at
Weeks aud months passed pleasantly 10y.
The doctor pursued the even tenor OF his
"!-hraling the sick and spreading the sun
"ne ufglidncss around the path of poverty.
CHARLOTTE, who was accounted n belle in the
~ got along brnyely IN her new position.
lu visitors were kindly treated, and her
.'nmlity WINS the theme of general praise.
VI HEY could say about her was, that she
ASA i'Itlc pruud--lust n lltllc--and this wns
"rrd or whispered, in strict confidence to
1end- nioue
Tue uoclpr was quiet mnn. lf he said
'H'te' zee hoheli great deHl--iu- tho COM
non lmrlnnce OF the yiilagc-"hG knew n
mug or two Chnrotte was sly aud Gun
ahg ~ fox, the liulc rogue: and began to
ny something about fine brick house with
@'fble irnnt aud folding doors; crown. glass
rdows, md full length PORTRAITS; rosewood
,Nes, and yielding divans, et eet,ra, ct ce-
rl
She served him with n dish Of these in
fVT'g Style aC TirsT, huT us tho symptoms 4e--
,,'e more favorable, increased The dose,un-
" "'' Doctor irli himself ready to cry peccd-
",1d yield>nt discretion.
~ weeks and months passed by, and poor
e.'loIlc WINS beginning to despair OF re1'Ii2.
". TIER pleasant dreams, She would look
riGnGs 1.-THE sad at DR.. Bell, 7, is even
y, wv 'he Doctor oncG>surprised her ia a flood
u ear.' But she WINS always kind aud gem
W. AMI an uugenerous thought towards him
', treason in her breast. She loved him
wy, D.n oer young hearts best aud puresS love,
,'u seemed 10 live upon his smles,yct, when
..Ny She could moi help contrasting the
,Y" and unseenly house in which she lived
v 1Iu 'he stately mansion oflier, father, in
'. ,S she passed her former yeNrs.
-. rms wont do thought DR.. Bell" al must