The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-09-01
Miscellaneous,
r,om ,lpe n. Y. Jour Of Commerce..
TIE BROTHER,

l,'' icons. and may indeed bo known 10y
.o, a. far M has been Told IN Magazine
,s. Romancea Of real liis ~" more
,I.n,, ,han most men Imagine, and Ills his
ana of ihem. For tile main features
I'm sory. and indeed for tho truth Of eve
~ ,moor,suI PORTION Of II, ] may FUtdF yuu to-
,{s inhabitants n Dauphn County, In Penn
''i,,oi, spd 10 the older residents ola town
sg me- blak Of the Delaware River, ~ the
nme slale
N that Town manly years ngo-iDr in this,
q 10 MI similar histories wa must go back 10
h,. Ihnl live only ~ the memories OF Tar
,,f'Ird pilgrims there was family well
,asf and Well loved 10y all the inhabitants,
.lf, by the unfh.lirg, underwriting course
A-.,l4, NJ length dwlndlcd dawn a. twO
hers, n brother mud sister, orphans,
Ntll in all To each other. To make this
n, complete romance, should perhaps
s,Ihl The sister WIS beautiful, md Ponile
Al loycnblr, and that her brother was
-,lt brother ~ such n sister ought To linVc,
Certainly they were linked one "a unulhef,
"a a love exceeding iirallly aud strength, ~
Nm hereafter appear. liui whether SIZE wHs
BEAUTIFUL NJ not cannot tell, nor whether lac
VAS Of tail lunu aud manly appearance. II
enough hat do know that she was wO.
,an whom brother loved, mud lio was no.
Tie in The -pto6f he gave nt a-deNnllon- to
In The love of man for mnu, or for wa
ran, h. sle wife or sister, u sanctrlying,-
uefo Is n reflex action on the soul lhnI loves
/, Ming II more lovely IN itself There ~ no
1ance in this, hui philosophy and reason
si il, aud experience illustrates u. Aud
NJ might pnrlaO 10 funrnfZr on the holi-
p 81 humnn AiIrciiuns-bUJt eFrCriHtty
id oU the extreme hcnuiy Of lintcrnnl
me- hat have not nav ihr iuclination,nud
Foposc to give YOU only hricf statement
iicl', aud let you draw your own nlufcu'
n
| TT1y wo wuti,rt ulunr the ped, az lila
ul N II aud, aud might have walked thus
m ,drli of purify, had not the Temper
tci nuo the Eden become wilderness
vll NOT i well upon The history Of the fall
i,hu child of Eve. Angels were tempted
tsn u the high hnlls Of Heaven, aud An
ces ye, htn aud fell. why blame her be-.
cause she wns wunl, NJ nu angel; would YOU
have had her slrrncr of heart md stronger
10 resist than was l.ucilrr, the Morning Starr
She frU, nud IN Hn hour at agony, md !
-''l i-o, ~, ,rr,i,ee-, 81" dsaIrnyed the of
tiag Of her sin. Thcu came the law, aud
10 was seized, imprisoned, tried, convicted,
end condemned To die. Imagine now II you
ein the meetings between lhat hfullrr mud
sister; llir mournGl looking forward to the
'c0'lah the pail. llr grave mud iorEruulurrT.
There V1s suggestion of hopn, one single
f1ruiiiehl un their darkness, NJ tbs tie
bfohrI started eagerly, shook oil hls gloom,
h0i 'lrn~lrouglt every mcuus pnrsildc tu
..af upon tie Governor of the state to pro
uT pardon.
4 -
't Governor az ibis time IL wnR at NIL a.,
lUs long wny oil from rl,a prison in which
4 poor girl was awaiting death. Day infer
~, week nner week passed aud the cNcru.
We tcmniicd iucXurnhlc, mud the ,istcr wns
A.aUe, Tic brother, interchangeable in appeals
hrmcrcy. remained ut Mnrrisbureh unil the
DAY before the execution was appointed, and
then 'rrceiycd from the Governor fill par
don. H. was on horseback Instantly, and
role swiftly towards tho county in which hs
sister was expecting him or death.
ltNns fearful burden llnt no bore. lie
clIrnla,ed his time accurately mud found hr
'ad noi an honr To spnfc. An day aud NIL
nglit long he assembled and dccscuhcd lhc
mounlnlns, CROSSED v0ilGys, NV III tjirrytF,
now on The 0pcn plnin,urgiug his horse with
ubdlnnh,ng hand aud spur. In the night
foods and the lightning in vivid flashes
''""t'l The undauutGd HnrsGiidu pressing
Steadily on Morning came, aud he undc
90 Pause except to change n horse. lie took
20 food, lost not an instant, for every second
4as worth yenr TO ono lac loved better thnn
'mselC Atnoon lac had almost reached the
i'on walls, hut river SWOLLEN by the night
nm opposed his progress. The bridge was
zone. lie did not hesitate but plunged IN Ia
ne roaring food, There WIS terrible
Hugele oitwo lives, his own aud his sisters
" salvation ~ tho waters The delay was
tafid'ly long. lilo reaches the opposite
Hore: hcsruggcs Out, he pushes on will
flla FEARS accompanying him. lie reaches
"o ,oWn me court house door, the crowd
w sLlrleAs "narllnn- pardaE- hut tho sound
aus on ears to whom 1t has little momeut.-
we enrS that should hnve been glnddcnod lis
" VIII bear no more sounds lilo was us
100 late.
She had gone TO God. Let us trust thai
luch for tho sin was not unpnrd enable uut
/" scailuld is no farther of from beaver
--'' tho church AFFAIR." thank God thai iht
la' SKY bends down just the same over eve
= we've on cnrth, and is Just so fur AWAY
','heach, as II TO teach US that The land We
Ngah of beyond il, is just so near.
ite brother, broken down under I'll,
"e'sht ct his woe sought obscurity. lie bull
sonI half cave, half cabin, on the side of thC
" ,.,n in Danphin county, aud there liveC
pun as little Intercourse ms possible with The
"ot'1, and there, doubt not, had frequen
ip4nnlunlcation with tho spirit Of his sister
.O' mn one of those who firmly believe il
t'oSs, aud nightly vsitntions, either il
"V'hs or IN the soul, Invisible TO tho bodily
;'s' nut visible TO tho delicate mud far-see
have. -,
shook it, storms swept over il. and cloud
and sunshine s,,,oaaJad n,,,,l, -, In ne n,o
~ya'ous history. But the hermit hcodc,
S r.n,g of all This, sitting solemn com
"..,unlon with the departed, until one nigh