The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-07-06
Miscellaneous
From lloldon's Magazine.
An Evening at Aunt James,

on bright Christmas eve 10 lhe year just
gone,
Heavens! one could acareGly hear aAa'g
self think, Al Ht ouCc-lho GuccH defend
~. there wus usli 40 thr door, uui q tall
straight man entered, with Ihe whole "siN'
grHtJut uVuU tlU,
"Only sec now :" said ho M he tossed a.
loofthe "llulo one,9 Only sco What shonld
| do with nll those ! should be- crnlrl nt
once, tlnl II whnt should be- l'll never
marry uo,ilntl never viii :" cunliuuod be,
~ hc took lig hiIdrs through ilo rooms.
Nov ihcrr i7 Ma Gordon lrrndrr, Auut
jane was Mrs Guriuuj growing old before
her tWc literally wearing hrrHulf uut inr
these ubomiunhlC chldrrU. 'lis TOO bad,
vastly TOO bad, no woman should ho undo
such slave 10y me, I'm too humane fur
iinL TN 2oundsi whit b. tIo mntCri' 90
claimed hc, stopping short in ils lecture mBt-
rmoulhl, aud giving lhr clildrou a pusb, fret
Ibis WY mad thru dim, ha Jumped into thr
middle oftho room, whllo tho 'siN' burs, ipto
q roar of laughter,
Aud luughhblc Indeed it wns 10 look upon
Aim, ns there ho stood making all sorts of
odd grimnro-, throwing hs long lce- uWk-
wardy uhnut. md examining himself To soc
II II were indeed ho, aud be- were still ou.
tire.
Tho fact was, the six had al along plot,
tel uischief against lhc doctor. .fcndcr. our
tall mau wns really au w. ~ III cy had laid
iNcir little heads together and planned and
PUZZLED aud puzzled nnd planned how Il was
10 ho done, o nh they have it now
Good! They will tic bunch Of crackers 10
his cont tail, and then sot FIRE 10 ili IL viii ho
20 amusing say they 20 see him jump a.
bout
'Ycs, indeed " said tlc eldest; " ir only ho
VIII not run against unuimo, or upset the lo.
hlcsn
'or hiI his hc0d against the ceiling ddaed
tho next.
'Or tumble down tie Christmas tee " con.
tiunod the third.
'or run away and leave u.s. suggested ihc
fourth.
'oree, nighIcucdH added Tho nJlo f6uri
wears old pet '''
The youngest sad nolhingi but she |
looked up aud clhppod hcr hands, us though |
heartily ncquicscing IN all lint had been
suid.
so twas voted lliug to be. The 'crnck /
crs purchased all was IN readiness, aud uu .
sooner WINS the doctar's head seen through .
tir closed blinds lthoy must have boon uu .
tno uiorti Than thcy ru.hsd upuu hiur. Thus |
while hc carcs-cd the little one aud scold. (
cd about through tho room thr decd was .
done Crack crack! crack they wcur--
Tho children were hosdo themselves Aunt
Jane looked up In perfect surprise Shc was f
just rcndy 20 ccusurc ihcm, when the hugh. .
Iug eye prthc doctor dllcuccd her. lliu an
the while there WINS irown on his hrow,oud !.
hc continued scoldin&
Only see now what Is this really won.
dor that the very house is NOT thrown down
I wonder that your lives are spurcd rd not
trust mine hera; not ] Jupiter il ii all o.
yer? Hm | safe now is lhcro any moro to
come asked he, vuhcmon,ly, rs hc topped
upon the sofa and stood nlbof from them
ali.
This was The climax. Every one laughed
ealri..lit.- \ hs ciisldrun Mcrn well nigh Wild
The mother must quiet them - TINT the
house might not como tumbling down about
lhrir ears.
flush hush snid she, ut the same time
herself convulscd with mughtcr Nou viii h
iughleu the ncighbors. DO be- quiet, do =
Bur il was of no avail. Al The doctor thcy
al rushed with the cry ofdown dowlf |,
And will you promise me- asked he, be-
Ihnt | shall not be -bl6iSn up ? \
fi1t | shall not
Yes, yes only come down among us and
veil promise anything cried they with one
voice.
80 down lac came; hui-far some tine kept
ham IN continued launhtaF hy ,ledgilfs tit,.ttt
n ail quarters. ns though yet ntraid Of mur- ,
lILlu-
'cstured Ia order and quiet. The contents OF =,
lac christmas trcu; were distributed. The !,
'hildrcn gave presents to all in the house,- !
something OF their own hnudiwork they were, !
and, finally nltcr reading and prayer, kissing ,
nd being kissed, the 'siN were given in care ,
% thegood Elsie, and by. her slowed quietly \
IN bed.
Aud now we turn to tho elder ones of The =
Imily. Aunt Jane, as had always been al. !
4. 4
my aunt, but because ! loved her ~ such,und Il
Iad begged the privilege Of 80 calling her =
vas lnrGc, ine-luoking, noh!c-mindrd wo- !
niu.- Well educated she was ia The true =,
'rpse of the word: aud she had muClt her .
sN' to bo as nearly like her as the branch il !,
Ike the vino. True, each had iis peculiar !,
but at heark they were one {.
and the snme, good wcll-mcaning children. i
Aud o, how they loved the mother No #
Nondcr she grow not old; {tor nolwillstnnd- !,
hg the doctors assertion lat 'shc was grow. :,
ng old before her time she WINS still Young :,
ookng woman0 no wonder say, that she -
rev not seemingly old; or that people ,hot II
Ter much too Young TO be the mother Of so -
nnny' But these very so many givo the !,
iey to the secret. Each one az II had been =
gwen her, was folded to her heart with
lnwcr warmer loyg, IT, indeed, it were posi-.
be- "
My God, tliank thee she hal murmur- al
y, ns the sixth was placed in her aims .
lleln. q help Ia Euiile il ssie eltI y t W
And how hardyct how easily she strOve To :,
manage them No harsh word ever escaped y
Ier lips. lfindccd one over rose iherc, she !,
'ald ill The feeling had passcd,nnd all was :,
care. When she corrected il was. in love: ~,
'' when her word was given II was law: y.
in thus the children knew nt The outsnt.- y
me taught them to love one another, so that W