The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-08-18

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Thank you, my deur, Charming coat
tace" -.
h certainly worked admirably for n long
SAle-two or three mon,hs-Innd might
i've been quite perfoct system, only we
sdbound ourselves by such solemn vows 10
hts No conceAlments from ono another, that
nhseltneo was rarely quite Mt onse, and
si'slimes felt iia rose .lcnyca lille rumpled
nd uncomfortable, when happening to call
b recollection some trining sflhir that had
ae'er been communicated, for tho simple
reason that II had never been remember.
cd.
Az for myself cannon ray that whs so
much n rienm TO sonsibility, thus wrought
upon by too literal reading of the bond into
which we had both entered; Marianne was
Ne principal martyr.
s'noIimes, perhaps, ! found her looking
fme q, breakfast with almost half tear IN
'ie her coffee getting cold, mud her nDwspa-
reticonlalning possibly breach of promise,
OF even inurder) unread. Aller scalding
my throat with my hot second cup la nat
ural emotion Of surprise, as we'll ns anxiety
to know what WINS the matter, discovered
MAT She did notdeeI "quite right" but rather
I" fshc were unintenlionHlly suppressiug n
Es which had claim TO know-ihat sha
anquile sure she had no motive for con
eeiment, aud was even unconscious OF hnv-
NJ secret, until sho woke up in the night
rinkIng nbout It--nnd really, ihon, foolish as
twas, she could not help crying about IL TOO:
Of this she wna certain, that ihcro could
no affection where there was some con.
oalment.
Aud what was the mighty secret nfler all?
"Oh, no! you mistake me. IL is no nigh
y secre-iaT from IL; for they nre only mere
Aeg1aihiencea, tho Pimbles, though pleas
thipeople enough, but faneicd the conceal
lnenl might look utenlibnnl. Ii 10 something
Mr' Pimblo told me the other day when we
dned there. There IS probability of her
sfi marrying; yes, no rlie says pretty we'll
~ India man. but belieyo the event will not
axe place this ten months"
"oh, well, ifthat's all, the secret WINS not u
MIGHTY one. could have waited the ten
months for the news, aud you know should
nave been sure to have heard IL them"
4laal-s IGEy tEIIa, -Iily- dear: hui ulen. YOU
NoW, IN tho meantime, coneealment---n
such seusibility could not be too tsnderly
eOmated; and when looked round my little
A%I'd Of friends, and my wido Universe of
NluAlnlnnces, delightful indeed was the con-
uIN which ihis candor aud openness presen-
Nl~'1n all directions | could hear family
phases flying about, such as;"Aly wife knows
%'hlng of this" or, "You need not mention
A%iore Edwnrd;n or "There IL no occasion
'ieIl Jane things of this kind" or ale hates
near eooni such matters, so not a syllable,
you p'enSei' whIle we, in our little matri-
so",1 va sahclumi had set up confessional
" "' innocent communications; and ms of.
~ vs. Us we mad anything to say. and u good
N 81. oHoher,io That we could repair for a bliss.
WI interchange of confidence.
IL was necessary 10 give u thought occn-
%nally to the chilling reserve discornihle IN
Nnnles around us, for could not afford to
sNk' less OF the trifiing Inconvenience at
aeni upon our own system. Every day
n 4st' with Il II haiti dezeH small secrets Tor
w shnllowlove TO hide from her husband
If. galors that for her part she had no idea
>, -9g y. about" but on the contrary, eyo-
snuay brought TO my ears, fresh from the in
eu, ilps of my Wiia, II hundred absurii-
~a a winch there was no earthly occasion 10
"e sn, to anybody.
M, WI you are here, are you! have only
L., Ok words-when you have finished your
oilers will do"
~ harlanner now psH ready TO -listan,'
a aqH my pen viii bo hid down, of course.
n n, fiTfesenly wnuld do as well, hut / wished.
W, you shat have heard from mamma
m ! eslerdAy, my love. She was quito well,
NJ ,s 70 gong on smoothly, aud sho had moth
w VS,eoinmunicaie, youiiold me- (.
no,, res, butl have heard again from her this
N "'ngi halcnn-hour ago, only have had
.,,' opportunity Of telling you, and I can't
h.. aty'h'ng to be dwelling on my mind.
No iS, sner letter, you can read it. She has
a, Indulgence 10 ndd to that she sent yester-