The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-12-01
Vol. "a. No. 90 Whole No. GA,

90 yuuWrlt Tor lhn nfruErr Do ~ your heflh /
FnudUrd, bad been instructed Wnh ual- |
abs present NJ tie Italian OprW during iho
hallru lho bgX ho generally occupied WhH
designated boo Uin meuiurudn ui lhe lulcri
aud ua | snw hy tho bills lhhl Vnry Huc-
rrssGll prce WAS % be- performed lhai even
ug, determined on being prrseuL
entered he houHn q lew lninulrH phsi
ten n'rluck, Iusl uilor the commencement 81
ihr ballet and looked eagerly round The
huA iu which | VIA Instructed iu heuk ny
unu was emptys Tho mouienMry dapppoipl-
munt was soon repaid, Tive uiuuleA had
uDt elapsed when Gordon, looking more ~
suilully triumphant ihun csrT rulricd avn
iu.urm Wllh pulrilurIucuuc-l0oht young
ubu, whom ] had 40 difficulty nom lia
r--.,ttriiiut. ~, tr''fttHtt l''ly
INrrluuR drawing room, ice ducidiuR 10 hr
Mr Merton. My course Of Hcipu Was 90
once determined on, FuusluR ouly % mns-
ter lho cu0ip,u which lle sight Of thr Hiil-
lrriug rpllr ~ whose puisutuuH lolds iAd
hrru Involved uuu cushrd inspired plrH'
cd 90 che upp0sur eide ut the house, nud
BOLDLY rnI.frd tlIr bU. tarluu'8 hlcb luW-
urd mr, aud tapped him lightly on ihu
shoulder llr turned quickly ruuud and u
% barlh,k lud confronted him. hu could
scarcely have rsfbitrd proutur terror md
surprise, My Inspect, nevertheless, was stu
diuu.ly bland and cuhclliHunF und ny uui,
stretched hand seemed 10 invite renewal
ui uur old friendship
"Watrrs' hr nt la,t slHIbmcrod, iurhly nc-
ccprng my pronrrcd grasp-"Who would
/ have thought Of meeting sou hcrc''
"Nel you, certainly, 'lucc your siuro at on
old freud us ho were HDuir lrighllll COB
lac about o. swallow you, Really
"lluslt! Lct us speak together ~ lhp lui'
hy. An old lrirud,' hu added, ~ uuaWcr 90
Mr. Nruou's surprised stare 1--WE VII re-
Uru 900 Du instant
/ "Wby, what b. ull lls, WWcri' said'tlr-
. don, recovering hls wuutcd' sang mold ihp
iu,lnut Wr we're alone, # uudorsIuod you
I had rrlrrd from amongst us, were u i'rt.
ogg,Gsd-duAr up Nobody hhp adj know
. tlli bother Than you
MY good follow sou do not Imagine
/ II Imagine nothing, ny dear Carbon.
was very thoroughly douu -dyuc brorn us
7 % D.. written 900 the vulgar tongue, bt Tor
uuat ly my Kind old uncle
"passgrntc b. doiG' interrupted my old
acquaintance eagerly jumping 60 a couciu-
sion, 'aud you arc ms hriG congratulate
yau,uiy dear fellow THIS ls indeed charm
inr 'rr,ctsc az cifrums,HuccA'
"Yc.. hu, mind ! have given up ihe old
game ~ uJfu dcu.dgNly Too me. J
haye promised Emily fever even TO touch d"
/ card ugU.u
Inc cold h6rd eye of the ucaruaie fond
lilo was liulr olrr--gepu,cd muckmgly as
|tirsu 'toud iutcuu0us' Ola pmcuccd gunc
.trr t,ll upnu his ear, but he oi,Iy r.i'llsd,
~ -fv ,,r,iti. 'iUIie ga lH u.y auaF hoy, ebui
como, lrt uc iuitudurr yuu 10 Alr Morton, %
hirll,.rouurc.gd. pCsuuaEc, assure YOU.
b, thr by, Waters" be Qddui, ina cUrcssIug
.c.adI,uiial tuEc, "my uUiuc. iUl Umiiy and
OTHER roasous, " hirh will hereafter explain
,o you, BE- for tlv present, -nndiord.'
"SIud,nui'
"Y,s.do no, forget But aloasor the bad.
|lrt VIII br oyct.
Iva, Introduced in due form To VIZ Mcr.
ton az an did and esteemed lticuj, whom lac
-Saudiurd--had not scct Tor many mouths.
|,tthe concu,ioG OF Dhc ballot, SdUdturd
prouu.rd iIu; wc shuuid adjourn tu thr Iu.
|rop,au Codce-hdu,y, ncai! opposite. Iuis
was agrrul to, nud out we s1illod. ~ the
iup vt the staircase NO lostlcd ugumsi the
commissioner, who, like ~ was leaving the
O.. house. he bowed slightly to- Mr. Mruon's
Hpulugy, aEd biz eye wandered briefly aud
IcoldB over our prrsuusi but not the idluirsi
sign of interest or recognition escaped Inn.
I luousfl ii pnasibir lac Uiit uut know me iu
my changed apparel; but looking back "l'rr
descending "a lew steps, ] Wns quickly uu'
i've both oieucoururomCut aud surprise, shot
-Udt from under his pcuthOuSv hruwE, md NJ
'swiiil, vanished. lie dad not know how lit.
lle L.-L--+-f'urriug 10 Ihc goal We had both
I m.GrM
WI Jtvruvvrrt W.T. TIT rTrrru 1utrfrT NJ yyrrrr
with much entity aud RELISH. Sandlurd cs.
pucinlly was lu cNubcruut spirlIr; Drumming
over with brilliant 0nccdoic aud sparkling
. hadmngc. lie saw ia ulp fresh, rich prey
aud his cngcr spirit rcvrlcd lay anticipation
in tho victory which lao nothing doubted To
obtain oyer my "cAcollcut intentions aud wife
pledged virtue" About hulEpust - o'clock
lac proposed TO adjourn. This was eagerly
usseuicd to 10y Alr Merton, VIM had Tor some
ti,,te.. exhibited uunIiaIakAble symptoms ni
timpntirucG and unrest.
Il you will accompany Us, WMersi' sad
Saudlurd, us we rose 10 depart. "1here II,
/ suppose, no vow registered IN the rIstrln'o-
mini archives against looking on ut game
played Ny others
ooh no: but don't ask me 10 play"
"Ccrraiuly noi;'' and n do,ilish snecr curl
ed his lip. Your virtue shall suffer no temp
talion, be assured"
We soon arrived before the door OF Il OUT
ct, respectable looking house Ia Que oLthc
streets leading from the Strand; low pecii-
liar kEock, given hy Saudlord, was promptly
answered: then II password, which did not
catch, was whispered 10y him through the
kcy-holc, aud we passed IN.
We proceeded up sInirs to the first floor,
tho shutters of which were carefully closed
so that no intimnliun of what was gong on
could possibly reach the street. Tho apart
ment was brilliantly lighted: n roulette table
and dice aud cards were in lulI nc
tlyity: Vine aud liquors Of all varieties were
profusely pnra.'ed. There were about half.
n-dozctt persons present, | soon discovered,