The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-06-30
From tho n, Y, jour ofCommerct,l
r HEVILLAG Ecu u re II,

II Stood on tho West side Of lhe greenland
behind 10, and ar0uni li lay lie heeplng wi
layers. They silent we'll. Their lives Wern
not 80 lempestuous No ours iu lie world new
euheless, when their work was ended, Ihey
folded tbeir arms more willingly lhnu No DO,
aud went 20 lhelr rest, used % fli On Ille
fence when was boy, and look over The
many mounds, and wish That ne covering
might be removed and every face restored 10
'tho appearance u tore whut the eSss s'efe
closed, and The sleep came down on them
What smiling cOuHtenuncrs ~ rnlm and
hopeful suniber were they all No passion
ate expressions, nor agony marked features,
nor murdered men, nor murderers, nor self
dostfuyerA; nor any tliHl passed away by rru-
son Of mems hatred 70 man, liut each iu his
une hHd fallen on sleep, Maiden anu mot,
ron, man aud boy, ono by ono lel lho hold
aud tho cottage aud the fose-coyrrrd porch,
aud The embraces THE loving and wcrr
carried 20 HE faulty riHi iu the churrh-Jhrd'
And how could the ohLrcil hu Utiirr Than
sncrod place, when The loved Onoa lly ilpir
all around H. Close 10y lhe side Of tie pnih
Iup 90 the door vested the old Elder who
died when was riill hoy, and his long
grave reminded ~ Of his giant FORM nH we
walked slowly and reycrcplly 10 HE church
Of q Sunday morning There hus hcru q
grave mAduhy tho side Of his since then,hud
Of the village, Wil you listen while ! tell
you the storyY
4 Elder Loan wnH a stern mnn, THll,gaunt
mud stout limbrd mud with ~ hnrsh c0uute-
nance thul frightened the childrun into tul-
mission. You have seen such men, Thar
religion h. not exactly bigotri, but II T. harsh
nnd unpleasant They wogld dive mcn IN
~ heaven 10y tho tefr0rH ~ the law, ruihcf
Than win them by Tho beauties OF our holy
- ..... La
passed away, nm glad Ia any, with a go0o'
rutou now ALMOST gone, aud yet lhry were
good mon IN thuir way ,hopesi,upufh, manly
J, and Grni
John MI .onn hpd family oflour SOM and
one daughter, who bad grawH gp aTauHd hts
hearth, aud who were we'll worthy OF llic nd
iniroliou they received. Three OF he sous
were hrowucy listed men, The fourth, Allan,
was thglily formed hoy,wth keen, quick
black cyc and thoughtful face. The young,
'ckt child, Jessie, was like him, hnd she wHH
inaidcnly aud Nrry ilonHif+ ! saw them M
they used 10 walk down the road under the
Film row every sunday morning side 10y bidc.
Tho Others oftho family were married, aud
hnd lett home before Jessie was sixteen, aud
she wns her mojhcr's pc, mud only compnn.
ion. Thcu her mother died, aud was carried
10 the church-ynrl. aud jessie wcpt bitter
tears after that. John MLcan wup not Tnn
10 WIN love lfuili lln tlnlNttNs lWNl l'NlfNt
bat bad none of that affection for him
which mnkes n home happy They lrcmhlud
when lac came IN NJ evening, for his words
were seldom Of pheasant things, but ho usu'
ally found muli With jessie aud Hcoldud Allan
aud sAt gloOmily down before the fire all the
evening. At nine O'Clock hr called oil the
household IN for prayers aud then saw eve
~ light IN the house pat out hcloro ho rctir'
od.
One night when the hell was rung for pray
rr, all were present hui Allan, aud hr was
now here 10 be found. Jessie proicsAcd ".
uoruncc OF his whereabouts, and none of Ilic
servants had seen him since dark a liOwn
gathered on the Ellgr's face ns be cumncur.a
ed, aud his voice was uucommonly harsh.
While hc was yet reading, Allan entered and
took his seat ~ silence. Ills father puuscd
aud looked ut linn
"Whorc have you been sir, ~ late M this
81 have boon ~ Mr. Whites, sir, spending
T the evening
Now May White was 10y Car the prctljcst
girl in all the country except Jessie, and q
smile pissed over the face ofthr Inter m she
heard Alau's explanation. smile during
prayer time Gus objectionable, sand llip anger
OF the EldmVcnmo down on them both ~
voice of thunder,
. Allan had long been growing more and
more impatient Of his fathers severity, mud
= his cuuditiou HOW b,r'|-sad- III lnntShoss.
do not commundhis course. II was wrong,
and lac bitterly rcpcnlcd it nfcrwnrd, but let
him who cetdemns, remember the pnllinilou.
There is no agony greater thon that which n
chAd experiences from severe father
pnrent needs heart as wc1t as head, aud
! lfJohn Mclean lad heart, no Que ever de
/ covered ii. -
Allan arose from, his chair while his idthor
was spcnking. Ills face was pale, but his eye
| flashed insnnely. lie walked ncross tho room
/ bowed his lips to Jcssic's incc aud kissed her,
md whispered "Good-hye. Jessie; God keep
you sal.;n aud without look towards his
/ intIer, who shl silent aud motioncss with
surprise, walked swiftly OUT of the door. Tho
htlier, pale aud tcrror-slriken, rushed from
the house aud cnlcd "AllanI Allnn,' but re.
ceivcd no answer. Through many lonely
year after this, thnt mourning iniher called
his wandering sou, but he returned to him
-tnofe,-tit'Il- HIaa4ent of his depart
TIRE.
Jessie was len alone. saddcst of all That
her selfish brother should so have forgotten
her And the fire blnzod on the hcqrlh through
five winters and five times the spring flow.
ers hloomed on the bank Of the stream at the
foot Of the garden, and Jessie M'Lcan was
twenty-one, and beyond description beauti.
| full
But the hour had 'cdme for John ArLean
TO enter the scenes hc had so long spoken of.
I True to his life, his deplh-bcd was calm and
! confident IIo.wns somewhat changed by
! Allnn's departure, aud Jessie had found him
once or twice in tcnrB. His treatment of her
too WINS kinder in measure, but To tho world
lie Ind been always the same.
IL wns nj evening, in tho summer, and tho