The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-08-04
Miscellaneous.
THE VILLAGE DOCTOR,
,,oa rur rREEon ~ COUNTESS n'aRHou-
VILE,
CoHriuded.


rend.ng on circumstances, W. subjugnle
IIsm Ono night Lord Jnmes shnt ior ine
lls eas u pain Amer Mountaineering tht
rees,.ay remedies, I remained 10y his bed
,le 20 watch their fflrct. The room WIS
Js,k single wax candle showed tho out
line of ohlerls, NiIli0ui illuminating ihem-
Tie male mad po,le head of Lord JanieA wna
I lbf1Nn hick npon his pillow. lie oyrs were
SbgL according Ia his custom when suffering
4 a. n hs concentrated his moral energies
i within hHl, lls HgVGT complained, hut lay
stretched out IN his bed,-hlrnght nud no,
Nonles asa kings statue upon a marble
4 r-L ~ ETuurui hs ret ~sFsts.lady IN leAd
nl.m hoping rlllier "a distract his thoughlr
i'm his pains, or 10 be lulled 10 sleep by lhr
nrolonotH sound.
Upon lhHl nifil 30 made sign 10 me with
,smrHgre hand ~ tHke book md rend, bui
bought one Nv vaini books aud newspapeTf
Nd of been removed Ia the drns,inF, room
m doors were locked, mud unless fnns aud
reused the house, book was not TO ho had.
/ lnrl james made n gesture Of impnIienca,
ltfn one of resignation, md heckQned me- to
,r,umc ny scat hy his side. We remained
ffsnme tine without spcHhing, almost IN
darkness, lhr silence broken only hy The tick
NO. Of tie clork Sleep came not. Sudtsen-
IS Lofd Jimcs opened his eyes.
"Sprnk n me-" be- said, "Icll mo some
IhiiG Whatever You like"
IT, c,cs closed, aud he waited NV heart
b1f'trnrly. The momcnt had come
NY Lord" said I, II Grally frnr know
6'g HAT viii Interest Your lordship. /
II G'cbk bli ofmyselG Of the events Of my
Y --hitd The history &c il,c rtebi rti.s oflhe
Il ~ wcrr necessary to dX your nticiHion,-
A.'i con nTc1Fnni have TO shy, WHO has liy,
Eton'rulcd with little. In ohscurily mud re-.
4 ~r have scarcely quilted my village nay
\ IN. IT, Is ptcuy mUuntfhn hamlet, where
"ntIoso noi horn ihcro uight well lee
I'Ci 70 dwell, Nrnr II r. u r-t,uu,fy house
F' lnvc known inlnhilcd by rich pco-
'ho co"ld have leii 70 II they had liked,
,Rho remained, because the woods were
"a, Sc paths bordcrod Widi flowers, the
,rauG bright and rapid ia lhcirrgcly beds
Alas, they were two IN tliit housc-- and soon
q leo5 WoeNt -tlt,.te fipi,,-, until tlr-
birth Of hrr ,on, Nv lord, rhc l. n country.
woman NJ yous, M English womnu.Ofhcnu-
IS surL ~ Is seldom seen either IN ENGLAND
in France; good ns, hcrldes her, only the
rsc'sin heaven can be- She had Ius com
ttl her eighteenth ycnr when | lelt her
A--hrss. unthrtlass, aud nlrrndy widowed
dn ntorcd hush1ud; she is feeble, dtirulc,
'url IN, aud yet rle must livc.-who
Netj protect that little childS Oh! my,lurd,
llr-o ar very unhappy leings Ia this wurli,
tolt Nlappy hl middle li.', or old Ngc, Is
l)uI8rs, sad. but still you have Ind YOUR
l'r yuur share. your happiness bui "a wrrp
euta you are eighteen Is FAR snddrr, for
oNlng van hiring back the dead, and The ia
= is dim with tcnrs. Poor creature We
ssa hcggnr Ivy the roadside sul;ring from
MIND hunger: mud we give him aims, mud
4 NHHpou him without pnin, hrcntlse IL is IN
Hpowcr To relieve him; INT this unimppv,
mken'henrtcd woman, the only rolirftn give
H would he To love ,hcr--Hud mono are
arr' ~ be-iow that aims upon her
"Abuy lord, IL you knew whnt n nuc
ENn' n1u her husband was! hardly three.
aH .iN+nly; u noble countrnnncr, lohy
row-.l,c your own, intelligent and proud;
dliS Il1n eyes, rather pcusivf. rather snd.-v.
AnrN why they were sad. lie lovcd his
Miner and his native land. and he was doom
III TO exile from both, And hnw good ami
mceiul wns his smile An! how ne would
hi'e smiled nj his lrtlr child. had ho lived
nns enough % see il. lle loved il even he.
We II was borH; is1opk pleasure in looking
Tue cradle that awaited II. Poor, poor
lesNg mani snw him on n stormy night,
10 lie dnrk forest, stretched upnn the wet
I-i' ''''-t'-' fi-, EitJ-.,-ry trfS EuruuurE row
7ed with mud, his temple shattered, blood
escaping IA torrents from his wound. saw
Ans saw William
I on saw my sons death ~ cried Lord
"ne' raising himself like n spectre in the
nH'' OF his pilnws, aud iyinR me with eyes
3o'Nendeh and piercing, that started bnrk
I %an bnt Notwithstanding the darkness
geIds. '''' W" '''''''
guy lord replied, II WINS present nj your
S rs death, md ut tho birth OF his chihm
"v'e WAS an lnstAnts silence. Lord james
p"Nou s'eadlastly AZ me. Al last lac made
D'em,en'i ms trembling hand soughr mine,
III 800" u; men his fingers relaxed their CRASH
~ se frfi f'7- upon tfIu brri.
,o,a n!1ousn' SIR: enoughi suffer, need re-
h9wed, and retired.
helore | was out Of the room, Lord James
slreIapsed INTO his habitual position; in,o
"foce and immobiiiy. ..-.
"Hi not teraTt tn YOU my Z, i;itereus aud
rFqlul-Eep representations TO Lord James
'SHl'og'oh, his indccision aud secret anxiety
h. NOW nj last his pnternn love, awakened
+ nj, Wv 1e'ails of the horrible catnsirophe,, his
,, ',, :" ence, revived by, The hope of lenviug
r.. ser 10 his name. trinnphcd over his hit
.,,"S,en'mcnt. Three months after the
T., nave described, | awaited, Oh the
,,r' 't'a n' the house. AT Montpelier, the
~ ol Eva Meredith aud her sons SUM
sf,it Iu u 10 'be inmlly, apd TO the resumption
d,y G ..rr rights. twas proud and happy
,,r '-'uy Mary; perfect mistress Of herselrhad
t,d 'e"'rd her JOY whefr family discussions
!, S .,.m her son heir TO her wealthy broth
and Gun better did she -cnncenl her regret
e., 'ser when Eva Meredith, or rather
6,b.. hyslngton, WAS ,reconciled with her
a{,imn-'aw. Not n cloud appeared upon
d., uafy,s mnrbe forehead. But beneath
s rmsn,aIil calii, how stiany evil passions