The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-07-28

mall Thing Il makes muchl Give IL bu a
grain Of sand and IL eleynies u msuniaini 90
10 latest tbrOb show ii hul ~ atom 10 love,
and again ils pulses revive, Il stops for good
only when oil n void around 10, aud when
even the shadow Of 10 Hilaelions las vanish,
cd from the earth
Time rolled onRnd received letter from
an uncle, my solo surviving relative. My
unelt, a member Ofii,s faculty of Montpelier
summoned no 10 hla side, 10 complete IN
that laprned town my Initiation into tie ST.
crels Of my Rn. tits letter, iu firm ~ iuyi,
talon, was IN iirl nn order, had ~ sct 0ui,
Que morning, ny heart was big, when |
thought Of the Isolation ! which lall The
widow and the orphan, repaired Va the nhila
cottage Ia take leave Of Evn Meredith, !
know not whether hn additional shade Of sad,
ness came over her features When told her
wna about 20 make long absence Since
tho death ofWilliam Meredith such profound
melancholy fNyelt upon her eounienaGeo,
thai smile would hnye heen liie cole per,
eepllls variations SHdHess WA always there.
"You leave usf'sle exclnimed."y our care
ID 90 useful TO my elildH'
1I,H poor lonely wounn forg0t ~ regret the
departure ~ h0r Inst friend; the utOiiHf w.
Wrntur the ioss oI l!1s- IiLy aieiAn- useful 10
her son. did not Complain. To be ireill
II tho sweet rerompennr of the dc, Oied
"Adieu" she uAid, holding Ult her hand.
"WhcreyeT you go, may God hlcss you; aud
should IL he Ills will 10 Hfiiri you, may liz
NJ lenst afford you the sympathy ofu heart
compassionate NJ your own"
bowed over the hand Of Eva Mofcdiih
AMI departed, deeply moved.
The child was Ia the garden uI font OF lAe
house, lying upon tho grasr, W no san.
took him IN my arms aud Kissed him repent.
eddy; looked nj him tong niienuycly, sadly,
aud tear started io-iiy eye. "Oh, 40, 40!
must be mlsiaken!n ! nufuurcd, and lur.
RED from the white cottage.
Good beh,ons, duclof" simultaneously
exclaimed MI DR.. Burnhiy'S audience, what
did you npprcbends"
'Suilrr me 10 finish my story my own way,
replied the village doctor "cyety iliiug shall
leo Told iu iW lurn. ! rslBe il,eso ovonts IA
the order az which they occurred
On my Nrriyhlni Montpelier, ! WINS en-
cccdingly well recciVedby NY uuriri ~l,o
declared, however. that he could neither
lodge nor feed Hc, nor lend ne money, and
that ns a stranger without nane,i must moi
hope for patient ina tuwu 30 full of cviu
bried physicinus.
Then ] will return to my illaRc. uncle
replied I.
"lIy no means" WINS his answer. II hnyc
got n lucrative aud respectable stunlioH. IA
old EnglislinNn, rich, Ev,i'y, ''l.TasilaAs,
wishes To have a doctor 10 live with him, al
intelligent young rnnn who will inko charge
of his health under the superiniendcnco Of
an older physicidii. have proposed YOU
you have been nsrSpted; let uS go to him"
We boiook ourselves Immediately 10 the
residence of Lord James fSysington, large
and handsome house, fIii ofHorYaul-, where,
nilcr waiting some time, first IA the mite
room, aud then in the pnrlors, NC weru
uslicred into the presence Of abe liohlo invn.
lid Seated ~ large prgl-chair wgs M old
Innn Of cool and severe aspect, whose white
hair eontrasied oddly With his eyebrows, still
ofu jet black. lie wns tall aud thin,ns Car ns
could Judge through the folds ofu large
cloth coui, made like dressing gown, Ills
hands disappeared undor his cuffs, and hi-
feet wrapped IN the skin ofa white bear. a
number ofmedicino Vidls were upon n table
beside him.
any lord, this is my nephew, d.. Bnrnnby."
Lord kysinglou bowed; that IL to p,y, he
looked At me, and made scarcely pcrrrpli
bio movement with his head,
hile is well versed IN his profession, aud ]
doubt not That his care will los most bcned-
riul to your lur,l.shipn--
A secoud movement Of the head was the
sole reply vouchsafed
Moreover" continued my relation, shaw
ing had tolerably good education, hu Gun
read 10 your ordship, or write under your
liciaiion."
al shall be obliged to him." replied Lord
II ysinPjon, breaking silence ~ last, aud then
closing his eyes, either from fatigue, or ms n
hint lin. tho rnnx.rSntinn Nxna IN lrpp |
glanced around me. Near tide window sni
lady, very elegantly dressed, who continued
her embroidery without ouce ringing her
eyes, as five were not worthy her notice.
L pom tbs carpet al her feel ftrI-U bUy urIrrs--
ed himself with toys. Tho lady, although
yonng, did moi Of first strike me Ms pretty
because she had blnck hair and eyes; and to
he pretty, according 10 NY notion, was to bc
lair, like Eva Meredith; aud moreover, in my
nexpcricncc, ! held beauty Impossible with
,ut certaiu mir of goodness. II was long
before | could admi; the beauty of this wo-
man, whose brow ,yns naughty, her look dis
iaiafIl; aud her mouth unsmiling. Like
Lord Kysington,Esho wns tall, thin, rather
pale. In character they were TOO much n
ike 10 suit each other well. Formal and the
Turn, they lived together without affection,
almost without converse. The child, too,
lad been taught silenoeiho walked on tipioc,
md at tho least noise severe look from his
mother or from Lord. Kysing,on changed
Iifn into statue. -
IL WINS too late to return 10 my village; hut
is never too late TO regret what one has
owed and lost. My heart achod when
hougli Of my cottage, my valley, my liberty.
Ni,nt learned concerning the cherries
amily had entered was al follows: Lord
Iunics Kysiugior lad come TO Montpelier
or his health doterrloaled hy the cllmntc OF |
pdia, Second sou OF The Duke Of kysing-
On, and a lord only by courtesy, he owed TO
allen, and not TO inheritance his fortune and