The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-02-16

FN'{ H' "lePlvitlhhn nhu un my lha
baud 2
None whalsysk,,ir YOU think he Is woul
Ihe aacriiiru of eigIi huudrrd yenr,nud Ma
son allows you i0 mnkr ~
That was NY groHt irnr knowing lh,
depth mud rirtrury ~ his attachment ai'sl h,
diHinlerustod regard Tor NY welfare, douin
od whether ! should get hls cnnHruti hut D.,
uioi tie proposition with the ffnukness Of
fine und noble nature. Wore tho case a.
'crhed,' said he, 'my heart tells mo Thar
could not hrsltalu u single moment Ia make
tue Haefliiee d ynui aud ! do not uietnlurn
| Hesitate ~ single moment ~ accepting the
sacrifice from you, We shall still possesa d
/ mudeTnto competency; aud though | nm bal
young, have seen enough of the world to
know that wealth without happiness is pow
cry, and that poverty with happiness Ia
/ wealth.
mason ia wise inhu, aud you nrt ~ rru.
hihlr girli hut n you have made up your
luudH To- iliiH plan, why lhe deuce should YOU
wait for Two yonrs2 Why not marry NJ soon
ns you are out Of mourning?
because ] would not nsk Mason 60 take
nie without some sort uf marriage portion,
however small, by saving Tor iwo ycnrs the
greater part Of the handsome income which
ny father nssgnrd me In his will, shnll he
enabled To reserve somo surplus after buyiug
literally start with love ~ cottage, aud n
purse To meet any unexpected demands
My dear Sarah, tell you once more that
you Hro nn uucommuuly sensible pih, aud |
approve OF everything YOU have done or have
proposed dong, though do not think 1t viii
bo necessary To defer your murrngo for Two
ycnrsi md uyou can listen to long story TO
q 1'dIIa1iVV 0T- 1'1U15 ~ 'H,TdTT ~ 10 - -
most Incredible, will tell you why
With infinite tact, mud most guarded CIR
cumspccllou, did ho then begin 10 prepare
las uudllress for the startling disclosures lac
had TO mike. Firri reminding her thgt had
been subject 10 suspensions of nuluntiou,
some ,,of which had continued Tor many
hours, lac added, Tint there were well nlrsi.
cd instances oftrHncca lnsting 30 long, that
the sufferers had beou buried even nner hay-
ing been kept above ground for the customn-
~ week, aud had actually revived, ~ hnd
been repeatedly proved 10y subsequent IN.
speclion of collins and vaults. Now, your
poor iathcr,' lac continued, contrary, Hs
well know, TO your earnest aud even angry
tet''''''-ittttee- seH,tHlo,'-Iy t,tttt,,.l
the grave Ia three dlys after hirdcuth. TN
der these uuusunl circumstances there would
be nothing improbable i'm his reyiyal, moth.
ing Improbable IN his being rescued from his
miserable situaion--nny, II IN hy no means
impossible thar At this very momontrrcovcr-
I'D from the effects Of his premature inter.
meni, ho may he
For Gods sake do not lrilc with my feet
ings,' said Sarah, starting up in the greatest
agitation, aud yehcmcnily clasping her com.
pauiou's hand, ooh, IT you love ne, tell mo,
do tell mn--is there a chance, n hope, pos.
siblity, that my drnr, dear ththcr mny st,ll
bu livlng-thdt mny again embrace him
ihnt may devote iuysclft Ia his recovery
that Amy testify my love, my duty. my un-
bounded gratitude 10 Heaven hy----'
Iuuhr ANY longer to Restrain the loud and
imlnss.onch yenruiugs of my soul, sohbcd
out The words.
chidn
Recognizing my voice. she uttered n cry |
oiloy rushed into the back room, threw her |
nrus around me- pressed me repeatedly ,u
her heart, md kissed me over aud over, ln y |
paroXysm oihystcrcnl rapture.
CHAPTER XIII.
4 very different scene, ah ordeal which | |
both desired Hud dreaded, awaited ne on the .
following day, when | bad resolved to di-.
close my rcsusciluiun 20 my unnatural son,
to dspusscss ium of ,he fortune and estates.
he had 50 iagitously usurpcd, aud To an
uauncg 20 Lin lis utter Lcpmlnllom aud dis.
inheritance, 'pt,= tt,,'t e,4 tsi a. Oak
field llull, for lac was too much infatuated
with the designing Julia to hr Tong absent
lalH IY44+4+.4T ,-+t--ttir rrrtfrtr1Tut
undertake rltIing of an ugilatiug nature l.
'Nccpt under his personal guidance, accom-.
InuIcd me ln his carriage "a the Hall, where
~ iuquirlug nj the park lodge, We were m
urned thut the party we were seeking had
usl cntcrcd the summer house with Miss
l'hufpe, than ihoy mighI view the sportion n
Ne wntor, as Sr Freeman Dashwoud had
A. a
ng accordingly from the carriage, aud lean
ng on my friends arm, ! walked towards :
he Summer house, which stood iu the imnc- ,
late vicinity of the hodge; aud on reaching /
sat down upon the steps to recover my
'rrnlh, when, the door being njar, BECAME
n llnintenliOnnl auditor ofthc following col
oquy:--
i say, Julia wasn't it lucky that the gov T, T,
rnor died before he made any alteration IN :
Us viii ? ] shall come into lots of tin, be ,
tides rli the estates. When he rock crotch !
I into his head he was MS, obstinate as IA
nule; aud he had sworn that If ever mar. "
led you he would cut me oil with shill- :
Hg.'
And if ho bad, dcnr George il would no; F,
ave made the smallest difference in my "
yes. Where there is u sincere attachment :
ihy lucrc ~ never thought Of Thank lleuy-
u, am neither sordd nor selfish. Indeed, !
there's one person in the world whom {
esplse more than nuothcr, it is the girl who ~
larGies for money
AN very fine; but ills no bnd hing to have "
le cash, whether you marry for it or not. | !,
III YOU what have u adc up my mind 10 J!
ne thing. I'll have the best hounds and :
untors in all Suffolk, and the best drng and " y
est racers in all England AT tue next New !
iurkct meeting Aud thcrl's another thing "
I, which have made up my mind; I'll mar ~