The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-02-02

that the silly gull became perfectly inihIuhl-
ed with her, and actually made her nn offer
Of his hand, which was, OF eourse, Instantly
accepted, That George should bo easily en-
shared, aud be ready 90 throw himself away
for pretty payihing, does not surprise ne,
for he hos ever been spolt child d,AoouhiOm-
ed from boyhood TO have his own way, aud
confirmed by long indulgence IN waywarl-
ness aud obhlinAey, but guoFs my shame aud
wrath when lle Told me-, with an mir Of salts
faction, that the proud old insolyeni had Civ
en- his consent 20 tho marriage solely on con
ditiOn that his daughters husband should
| take tho ruuio Of Thori,pi Nrat unpuruiiui-
! led insolencs How could hs--how could
my son-how could any man dream that af-
tor loilDg aud lolIng for years 10 build up
a fortune, and found family that might per
petuAie my name, should consent to see
that name swnmped, and my hard earned
wealth sacrificed, To continue the fhee, aud
clear the enoumbered estaieA Of a man whom
! hate! ] dismissed my mean spirited son
with an indignant prohibition Of tho maui-
age; and ! have since ndded eodcil 10 my
viii, bequenihing my property Ia the County
Hospital, should ho ever eHpousa JuliaThorpe.
There ~ some little eoittiofI ift that rrnrrr
! tom but leave you 10 Imagine how deeply
how cruelty my heart has been lncernlud by
this dis appointment Of all my fondea and
moS, cherished hopes
CHAPTER H.
III must be confoased that your son, know
ing your anlipSlhy to Mr. Thorpe, did not
make very discreet selection; but Words.
: worm rufiS NJ riIHt -
The ehilfs ne father IF he man,
aud you ought moi therefore, TO expect that
spoill boys should grow upto be duGiul sons.
'Ay, there you go, doctor, girding ni mo
with your Hiefeoiyped smile aud sol voice,
M if you was flnrering Instead of condemn.
! ing nin. Athll events I never spoiled sn.
:sh, indeed, people ured To say that, In my
! blind purlialuy tor George, . neglected hip
sister, aud YET by singular coincidence. as
/ i'll were doomed To bc equally lormepied by
! both my children, shs has committed not
less egroRons net of folly, and hwArted my
wishes ~ a still more offensive and more un-
iillnl manner. Not only has she refused M
oflor from Frank Rashleigh, the mhn upon
whom had set my heart as son.in.lsw,
becauso ho is sure OF being Earl Of Down
pori, but she has confessed her attachment
to MT Mason, the ourHte, a. poor creature
with a miserable 1901 a yonr.'
! But having 40 rich father, he does notI
presume, think u necessary that her husband
should 10 rich
But doi or that she should have rank to
make ntonement for his poverty
What are her objections to the man you
had chosen.
'sho says he is fool, n pronignlo, with
which have nothing TO do. ! ,lo,,,t rae. .Iirs
my son-in-law To be wise man or a moral
nne- hui l-Hnnl TO Aee my daughter n count.
ess As TO the curaIe,she las promised nov
or to marry him without my consent, which
she VIII never got in my life; and nftAr my
death my will Inns efleciunly forbidden the
bnunsi Tor tho lOO0i. n ycnr ! have len her iH
TO be reduced to 200i. II ever sho becomes
I Aff-; Ausuu' tvdit, now, doctor, you deny
that the cimnctorca year has anything TO
do with my ndisposilion, will you not ndmil
thn' have had worry, aud yoXnton md dis
appointment enough 10 disorder any mans
health?
i always like my pnlien, to give mo his
own Impressions ms To the cause ofhis mnla-
dyi but before ] tell you mine, you must de-
tai The symptoms. You have dcrnngcd,
intermitling pulse, but you are not deficient
IN strengthen you have maintained this long
conversation without any apparent exhnus-
ton.'
'ThnI Is purely accidental, for sometimes
am suddenly sieZad with distressing iremOr
| OF Tho heatL gidiinoss IN Tho hehd, noise IN
the enrs, flashing of the eyes, which continue
till become inscusible, and remain so for n
Upon one occasion ] remained three hours
in this state, nnd when | recovered consci-
business, another hour elapsed before could
speak. A week ngo, nner great langour OF
body and mind | was suddenly deprived of
all voluntary motion, my limbs being rigid
ns IL were n stniue, aud while suffering
theao attacks, several blotches have appear.
ed upon my body, mn ailment to which ]
never have been previously subject There,
doctor you hnyo heard my symptoms; now
tell me, what's the matter with meY
These arc dingnosics ofsyncope, pnraly-
sis, and cainlepsy, but presented in so com
picned aud unusual n manner that cannot
exactly specify tho nuture of your mnindy.-I
Two things will frankly toll you-I don't
like these paroxysms, which ARE of n very
ugly type; and do not believe that they have
been surperinduccd by mental anxiety, how.
ever poignant. Before we can suggest n
remedy for your disordered state, We must
try 10 discover the cause, which may perhaps
he traced TO somo recent intempernnce-
some excess either i'm enting or drinking; or,
mt MI events, 10 some deviation from your
customary diet
"A bad guess, doctor, for in no single re-
spcct hnve altered my usual mode OF living
except in taking TWO or three doses day of
Rnby's Restorative
What tho deuce is thaIP
Why, my son George, M told you, is
firm believer in the great danger of the cl- |
mnctcrichl year, aud having heard TINT this
medicine IN a sure and wonderful restorcr
of the vital energies in old men, very kindly |
sent me up large supply from newmarket,
where the palentee resides; and when com
plain of getting woree he is constantly urg-
., r, ,,,a.tntingr.nso tho Iosp ma tho only retn.