The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-05-11

b repeating mp worda anar bus, then be-
odd sly sr9 tssknd Brhpm, quickly, !
UraUt-nus oh MOI oi ouurap ] could not rec
ugHiSs him, hrrnuHr--l bod never trru LIu
Lrlplrt Hilll j L Elu han Instantly 60 be- r.
i0ead 81 lhe afInih. lila plying look
-ius- n hne, hs said before, leif ts sym
paihy, Hnd-aud, tut you mutt les mr 90 uH
wlihmy story alwaya bluudrr a. The best -
When was d Oh ~ galhed my prison
Would you b. free ir whispered Fref'-
4 spnna 20 mY icaiii gaapnd. / shnhdnred az
che words. fnr why, % could not be- ppHsl-
Llr Seven years barred and CRgrd, tIr nry,
rr illt myself aL liberty " stretch my arms 60
iirtr utmost lrnPthi fFVfn years denied the
iageEsf wlHa4HR mY Zee AsdIed thpuEhiG
rrvrn yrHrH ri1Ufd 10 tiir drupnur Will ni O
tynnll ldbruy sfeued CO. me, 40 the excess
at power and glory apprFftd o. Mlhpmct--a,
way up 900 tho seventh h0ayrui uEd not Tor
suru 40
"'Yuu sfailb be fsr,. 30 whispered arain,
aud I was aloud IT, oHutr once mnTr, uud
wo arrrcd uIwb 70 plan offseHpri bot % WlB
twelve months before a could bee brought g.
u4tuulY lirL4d money Viytu hlu secretly
u.s. his irtndly 'ifuu, Ga without hIH cooper
.run, br hsl tayCr ruruprd Finally Aefs
Nr hrr' What do y0u thiHk Of my story
,----Lll..- llug-. murmu5rd Doc widow,
zen lbH
"Etrcm mr Houc cIfcpWalaurtt ! could
almost believe =, continued Nsdlm "a.st'rn,
uubcrdmRy.
'Dglryr whit"
"And yet--yoi-thorc - % Likeness -hrav.
suA a W4uld 0ycrwbcim mri what ts he
weeping Tor t'' shr asked hastily, nu The for
,irurr. eyes sore muisirurd Wtth tears
"lio IL thinking, very lkcly, ofhs home,
aud The mother who dia0wna HIM
"Alas said tho widow, "and | was think,
-'''r--pt s''re't'i iay Poas boJ MLallt4lAAnn-
dcTsN-'
"Alolhefr' tucd the stranger, no longer
Hble 90 control hs emotion, ~ am Sircnc,
mothcr' fsm your long lost child forgive ihc
deception, Dl my mother 80 md he sank
upon his knees at her feet A modern picture
81 "lho sacrifice oflPhiefnIl, De represent
I'D her mother yelled az the ultor--"l i,lt that
could not dcNiet upon her cuuuicu1ucr the
anguish 0ia mothers heart, whrL hhc gives
darling child u death
50 It rs ,mporsbc for feeble pen 10 dclin,
cato Me 10y, thd strong tide Of hilrrton, fresh.
" lowing tUfh from the long sealed fountain
oi her love. th Il animated aud lighted uP the
face ofthr widow Nalktcu, 10 this unlocked
tlrt- hi----,i ou'ur, with one whom she
had long considered not only lost e. hct, but
lost 10 honor, Epra while she could .ly moth,
tuEi bat Wcpt aud t0Ll., Il like very child.
ashAe liP paiV-fed, aHd She tgTasd b. iAa
window ~ conceal hcJ emotion. BrfiTlm,
'Sho had ianeied the while that an would ter,
sniuatc in merfIment, and who was fully pre-,
pared % be- n pbftakcr IN the ply, found the
!
zoo was obliged 10 turn lbs eyes To- the garden,
oatsdc, iot icuf they should be- seen
ssNhy dan 4 you 40 aud kiss your BROTHER
tIe said abruptly hfrHisiHp ttu nitlurr, Hfiur-
once or twice slcailhiy moving his hands a.
crors his -yrH-
a blush ovcrHptcad her face ctcpt even 10
she very roots Of her hair,
ayes; ! knew not that q sister would wrl
conn me- come here Lena come here my dear
sister exclaimed Stecnc, rising suddenly .
and advancing towards her.
still Icnh drew hack, aud h'sitAtcd, Bert. F
ram looked on with hnlf cnNious eyes,
"Comc, Lem, said the widow, "you are Gs
Gear 90 me az a daughters you ahpuld--
"lheu shc % not your child - exclaimed
Bcritnm and Sccnc, "a the same breath,
'Shc was brlfothcd To poor Elsnnoi had he
lived, she wouIdimyc been hia wife
go no; fcr ucc,' exclaimed Bct,rhm,a
shadow darkcuing his brow.
''Whht do you mean f'
"Why, SLaonc, IL dontknow, 10 tell yon
che truth, stAinmctCd Bcttram, "Hoinchow,
thoughL, hoped she was your sister but-no
muttcr, sec how Il viii all cnd HOiri aud he
bent penetrating glance on Lena, who pllc
aud fearful, hufficdly len the room, Madam
Walsuen, pcrctiying her agitation, followed
hrr.
"whnt do you mean, pcrram- can't
81 wish you may be happy, stccnc, muir.
murcd the poor fellow, turning Ia leave his
ttcml,
"smy, BcrlrNm, We 6,ust not part until you
explain yourself really can't think TO what
YOU have reference
2why, cna-lcna, Of course Lena loves
you; and he lburhrd cnnVuriVelyi
"Ilow do YOU know that p asked Stccnc, .
npchkiug IN a very low tone, and thoughuul' /
", as IT not displcascd with the information /
"Know a. why glance revealed a. but
i-pshaw' what hlockhcad am what did
sou say, Stccut ''
"Nothing," replied he friend, who appear. |.
I'd 10 be IA a brown study,
"Thon why don you say something Don't
s.ss, -seri=I iga4s!tl hat a tunl am making Of
myself you ought to be happy, but
I'D hope. Stcrnc, she ,raS your sister Nev.
cr mind I'm not 90 deeply wounded, not 80
sadly wounded, not 80 seriously hurt" and
he laughed again, tnntly, "but that may re-.
cover YET. Strange what an Impression such
a thlug will nuke on mans mind eh I
had her-but nonsense, my imaginnli1n al
ways runs riot
"Bcflran, YOU ntc H0T crazy 5rr y7u
asked Stconc, seriously.
al dom know; do / look crazy The fact
~, m tool,a ronSumnate one, To let thing
nr this sort take such possession of me; don't
YOU think so, Stccno -
"You may be- mistaken"
"What, in Lcna's loving you'' Oh nos !
tell you she iOrtS yOuiYOur brother, you know,
Tor ilis sukc--your mother, tenderly attached
your resemblance In him ell ? All these
things rurubir1r 20 make her hcurt leap tow. i
ards you. But, Stocnc, don't think of itagan ,
IL really feel better already land when ]
have fairly made up my mind To il, why it {
- ~ not be 50 very hard, assure you And
chen shall be happy ifyou arc-wo are broth
crs, yet, Stcenc; his will never separate US, I
md hc held out his iu,nd. Il
,"Ncvcr," said the other, gtnsping il, seven ,
if il isso."
al tell vou Il is,ond hopc YOU can return :