The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-07-20
ThE DANKENnsScAHiaENr.
ny GWAcr GREENWOOD
CHATTER e.

'NNllEN "
What M your eyes wIth fearful plvor
Like moonlight ou falling ,houerY
Win lent YOU, luvr, your muriui tower,
\ ufpcn.iNo thought and aspect pale.
Your melancholy sweet and frlIl
"A. leriulna gl mo cnglno leNer f1,HausH
Frederic Preston wa the eldest SON of a
rrrpc, table merchant. iu. one of Tie most i'm
pnriant seaport towns in New Euraud III,
Y Wr ayonns man of huc peronnl appearance,
a warm aud honorable heart, aud spirit .in-
pllarly brave aud ad,rnltious From his
hoy yhuod, hi. inclination. had lrl him tp "A
scaltring life, and al Tho age Of twoui, sis,
when hc is presented to the reader. iv had
already made several yoyaGc- % the Enti In
dic.,as .upcwnrpo,in the employ ot the house
iu which hi. hther va. "A partner Hr was
now a. home for u year, awaiting the c1muc-
ton of vessel which was to trade. with Cam
ton, aud whirl, he wis to command
Preston hal, ipr al his love or hanrr and
lra'lerHlat'', taste for i-rrtur,--rlwa,- taxi
.igg' wcll-sclrctcd library with him on his
Nlung Noyagos--Was even, for one Of hi, pur-
suits, rcm1rkahlc for scholarly MJG1mgHte
yet hc sometimes wraricd ol book. and ,tldy
and, a- hc had little ustr tor general society,
often found the tine drag heavily iu his alurr
1 life. Thus Il was that he one dlv cheerful
accepted the invitation uf his mother "a n,-
company her toa -rhonl c1auindulniu which
/ hi- sister wits lo tai" part
Our young gentleman was shown q scat in
1 front near III" platform on which WA, RANGED
the patient pupi-'--"hcauli,s, every -hG,i,r
of brown aud fair"
/ lie ga2ed about rather lisilcssly Tor a wLilr.
hut AZ lrnrth hi' attention became liN,d ou "a
d saItHs lslF 1shs, tl.. ,. l-.aIa, ,4s.4,-
ing with great elegance and precision a, dilli-
oult proposition ,m Euclid lie WE, observing
the admirable taste Of her dress, the drlira,v
and .wlloWy grace of hor ioirr. when sNl-
drnll while raising her arm iu drawing hrr
diagram, a small comb 81 she'll dropped from
her head, and rich mass ut hair trll over her
( shuullrr-.
rllni. not precisely cgrly, but rippling aU
Through with small glossy waves, lust ready
tn mll Themselves into riuglcts, and uf that
peculiar indcscrihthlc color bctvccua brown
aud bright auburn
Preston who felt the possossor of such mao
nidccnt hair must b" hcAuttul waited impa-
urutly Tor a sight ~ the face -i the fair zoo
nctrician; but without turning her head. ,l,c
stepped quietly hack .iopk.up the comb muck
~ rc-arrangcd her hair and went un with
her problem !, was not until thi, was Gn-
ishcd, -aud shc took her seat anouy the other
pupils, that Preston had q fill Wow OF her
faces lie was more kccnly disappointed than
he would have acknowledged, as he saw onl,
plaiunr--, ~ place NJ thr beauty hc 50 ruutf.
IDENTITY expected. Vet Dora Allcu was hv no
mvNls di.ogrccahly plniu her feature, were
regular, and her complexion cNtrcmry fair.
SHE was only thin, wan and somcwhnt spirit
less in appearance. Her face was "si,klicd
o'"r with the pale gast OF thuuphr"- with
. Thought her young cNc seemed shaluwcl, hc,
Young brow bunlrucil. Butthorc was a sweet
and lovcablc spirit looking ont from the
depths of those dreamy cvcs and hovprina A.
bout thnsr quiet and almost colorir-s linz.
which told the observer that her rare intel.
lcctual attanmcnt- had not stood Ia tln. way
of simple affections, to hinder their generous
Development
Frederic Preston liked Dora Aliens fare
somewhat better as he regarded il more close
~, and when, at the close of the exercises.
this young lady was called forward Ia receive
the highest honofa al the Institution when
she advanced umidly and bowed modestly.
20 be crowned with wreath Of rose luds and
lilies OF the valley, while a sudden nu,h Kim.
died in her check, flowed into her pui,crinr
lip-, and Illuminated her whole couutcnnncc,
I sfC PTcw Hbs0fuTCty tcIUTiTuI in his CyC7.
Our hero MAS not sorry to learn that Miss
Allen was the most intimate friend uf his sis
ter Anna,f from whom he soon a,rcrtaincd that
she was an orphan, within few wears past.
I adopted by an uucle,n clergyman of the place
that she was about cightcen-uf an amiahlr
frank and noble dispoSitiuu,yct chiefly dstn-
! gui,hcd for her fine intellectual cudOwments
and sludious habits.
will not dwell on what my .hrcatl t.rntirr
J already anhcipatcs-thc love and marriage
Of Frederic Preston and Dora Allen | viii
not dwell on the sad parting scene, when ii,
months from "thc happic-t do, of his life"
/ Captain Preston set-Sail for Canton his brave
spirit strangely east down, t1r~ourc my tight
of his eyes qurnchcd in tears, and with a
tress of auburn hair lying close against his
heart.
T. nn account of some business ARRANGEMENTS
which he was to make at Canton, ho must be
absent somewhat more than two years. He
desired greatly. to take his young wife with
him bnt feared from knowing her delicate or
ganization, that she could not endure the voy-I
age. lie left her in pretty cottage home,
which he himself fitted up too herrin the sight
!, of the harbor,
Dora had living with her widowed elder
sister, whose society and assistance were much
comfort TO her in her otherwise most lonely
Among the many letters which Captain
Preston received from his loving and constant
wife during his absence, there wa, one which
he read with peculiar joy-with tears o.
grateful emotion, for this was not alonc from
the bride OF his bosom but from the mother
OF his child, Thus wrote Dora;
'"Otlr hoy Is tour weeks old today, and my
heart is already gladdmed hy his striking re-
scmblancc to you, dearest. 'lIc has your fine
olive complexion, yoHr largo htack cy--s aud
dark, curling hair. call him Frcd6,Tc, ami
have great JOY in oiten repeating the beloved
name"
II was early on an April morning that the
merchantmen" "liay State, camc into ----
Scarcely vsaitinp for d1NliuLt Ctpt,ip Proc.
t"a took his AirA hnmcAHlId- Ha found only
Mrs. Mason, his sistcr-in-law, up;bIt received
from her f7riv e~cfing the ai4qrlngc hat