The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-07-21

q pHiulrr wa painting tho window shutter.
Tsfrni whilst uhii-sergant polished Tht
ppnes, hnd gpfdcugr h0ed fhellpwer beds.
"All The l'eller" sHid ~ myseG 90 good
rooi me llaI, which covers no one, 10 .so
much losi"
From day 10 daj lha houra improved IN
Iapteariife, Pots Gf flowers triiad the M
Idny ~ The WHllri ihr pnrlerrgs we're planted,
walks weudrd Hpd grnyclrd lud mus.
T. liu runniuHi White na snow, shnuH iu Tie sun
mys, One day pCsl-chhire muled through
ihr village nud dfpyu up a. Tho LILLE house.
Who Wrfr-iHr siraugeraf hune knew, aud
30 drHifed "a learn, Fob long limo nothing
ifnuHWfed without Gi what p1ssed within thu
dwelling, Tie r0se-iTeea hluOWed, aud lho
ifchh-lHid lawn grow yardunE sill nothing
wnH known Many were tho c0nmentatirs
upon the mystery, They were adyenurefa
cuncenlnR themselves they vera a young
unn and lis uirlfess-IG Ell0H, everything
WIS Furssad except the truth. Tho irufh Is
20 HiWplr, that ono does not always hint, 0f
iii once Use mud h iu movement, 10 seeks ~
ihr fight Nud ihr len, aud ellen iurgrls "a
luuk straight before h.. The tsiury pntU
mo huln concern. Na matpf ,giu ~ there
ih"uElt i they urn human, therefore they
VII not los lnIg without suilrfing, Hnd lhrn
they will srud lur zoe, I waited patiently.
~ Loot, ono morning, . messenger came
lNNlli WI " llllN AlflfNilt ln ffflliThl 10
coll upon him ! pot 90 ny beet coat, mud,
I eHdcHt uriuE ~ ASSUME u gravity Suitable tu
ny profession, | ltn,cfsod tho village, not
without sVuo little pride NJ my importance.
That day many euyiud me, Tho villagers
stood NJ lheif lp0fn ip Heo no pass lilo 10
going ~ the white cottage " lhry sHidi whilst
l,Hyuiling hll uGrurincu ufhuslr AID vulgar
curiosity, walked Deliberately, uudding 10 my
ponsaut neighh6fs. Good dBy, nv iirndT, !"
suidi II wlll soo sou hy-uGdlJi tlia mtI.
mug ! an busy Aud thus reached tie
'hillsidr.
Ou entering tho sitting. room oflhc mys.
toriouH hnusg, the trcuu ! byhuld r,Iolrrd
'Wy yuFlgbi, Everything WAS 40 siuplr
aud elegant, lluWofs, tho Chief urulm,ul
ul'ihe apartment, We're so uilrGilly arranged,
lhni gold would not better have rmhtl.ishod
t'lr tUuir- fTrtrrirr Hirii- ',,..-i3,,-gg!4E 81
tire Windows, white calico on the Chnirr---
lllui was hll, but thCro were furus Hud irssh-
mine, nnd hnwrrs of al kiudr,n7 10 a garden,
Tie light was suilrucd 10y Use curtuiH-, the
atmosphere VH- Fragrant ud Il Young riIl
or womHu,iuir aud ifc,h us ull lhW surround.
'i' '''', 3l.ss! iiiali anl.i. mud N ricotut7
mo with sWilc. \ handsome youig nuu
seated near her upon m ottoman. fpsu Wliuu
tiir servant announced Do lilfruhy.
esq., said hc, with strong iny8irn ne.
cont, II have heard go much of his sklll' that
. ! cNpcvlod "a see nu old mnu."
II have rtnNcl diligently, rir' rrllIrd.--
II am deeply Impressed Nl'h The importance
nud responsibility Of my calling yuu may
/ conGdo iu me"
"'lls " ~ hc ruh. - recommend my
VITO Co your Beet care. liof Present. stale
drnDnds udvicr aud pIs.Huliuu. Shc wa-
born IN distant Ia Il, Cor my sake -hr
has quilted ihnlily and tiruds lean bring
4 D. ga al. H.... L 4 q
rNprtlrhrr, reckon upon YOU, -ir. IL la..
lihlr, preserve hcf from al suffering"
4, be- spoke, the Young rBp GN,d upuu
his wiir look 20 iilll of love, that Ilc large
blue oycs ug thr beautiful Foreigner glis',ncd
Niih tears ct gratitude. sim dropped ii.
imN cop thu Wrt cuhio.tpI,ur, md hci iva
laui. rlFprd thc hand uf her hd,hiul -
lo"Iod 81 Ihrpi, AMI louhhi Ia hu,r found
llrir lot ru, liable, hot eomrhoN ur other, the
corltay wns the c1sr. ! i,'lt cad, could not
tell why. had uitcu seen persons weep.
If whom said-'ihcy me hnppy ! saw
William Meredith ard his viz, smile md
could rot help thinking they had much sur.
row. seated myscif near NY charming pa
uruL Never have sccu anything so lovely
NJ Tint swcc, iucc, shadrd 10y long riuglcis OF
mjr hair.
WHAT is your age, madam, z" '-
"srNcuicru."
-. ,bo climate of your native county, very
different from ours Z"
II was born in Amcrica..-nj New O,lcuns
Oh the sun ID fur brighter than here
pngh,laas s!ln feared shc had uttered r.
grct, Tor thU dddU5t -----------
"But every country il beautiful when one
IS ia ones husbands housc, with hgi, and
awaiting his child m
Her gaze sough, that orWilIinu Mcrcdith
then, IN a toucuc, did not understand, she
spoke a few words which sounded 80 son
illat they must have been words ufluvc .-....l
Amer short visit took my lcnvc,proms-
ing To return. did return, aud, n, tho end
Of TWO months, | was almost the friend Of
this young couple. MIR aud Mrs Merrdnh
were not selfish IN their happiness; they found
time to think of others. they saw TINT to
the poor village doctor, whose sole society
was that otpehsnuts, those days were f'sli-
ynls upon which lac passed an hour in
hearing the language of cities. They en-
couragcd mo to frequent them--4ti,lkcd to tnG
of their travels. aud soon, with the prompt
confidence churacterisimg youth, they told
me their story. II was the girl-wiie who
spoke -
"Doctorn she suid "yondor beyond tho
seas, have father, sisters, family, friends
whom long loved, until the day whcu1 low
ed Willing. But then | shut my heart 10
those whA-rrnIlsed my lover. Williams
father forbade him TO wed me, because he
was too noble Tor the daughter of nm Aaleri
eau planter. My father i,xbude me TO love
William, because he was loo proud to give
his daughter To a man whose family refused
her welcome. They tried TO separate us;
but we loved each other Long did we weep
: sIld- slnnllcaleA and innorc the pity dfthosei
tu whom We owed obedrncr3 Ihty fCTfiTrr-
ed iutiexihe, and we iuyed Doctor, did