The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-02

/ suited with Johnny respecting the details
Of reparation anj irno, alton in progress
q, the old charcl, he also vas the bear.
cr Of the now unssaed permission o'
Johnny. faecole. leading the choir. u
NAV readily be ,mseined tia, johnny.
heart warmed towards his new friend
never had be frli himself of such impor.
lance before. never Lad his cottage been
50 hunorcd by guest since Damian lad
soJourned ,herr. O1en he would *.
claim. in the fullncss Of his heart
"What lucky fellow I am =. how
grateful oueh, to be Here I had
three wishes, and all are gra,ifed; my
boy is becoming great sceolar, my fas.
eol.t heads the choir, and the dear old
church is ,>au,iful. Do declare that If
! wa. a.k,d TO wish .or something clsc
] dou'. know what ii could be; except,
ind ed. he a1l,A .Longhtfully, that
know who my benefae:or was
But pow he had found one 10 whom
he might speak, aud it uns no, long ere
he disburdencd his mind, and related all
be- knew concerning Daminn The rev.
erend gentleman could afford no definite
information but when they had often
conrcrsed together on the subject, new
lsh, seemed to spring up in the lat'ers
mind and bv degrees lac unfuldcd the fol-
lowing fact. 10 the wandering Johnny,
leaving him to draw lis own inference.
The lord Of ST. Hubert, Priory held
the living Of I.aurisheim in his own gift
he was known TO be An cctntric noble !
man. and Ind not long returned to his |,
native land. after many years absence |
He was unmarried, led n hermit's life, !
and was .ignalizcd by absiruse botanical
discoveries. II was whispered that al
early ,ragical story. attending some lost
love. had once bligh,ed his reason; but
nothing wa. known on that score with
certainty.
But Of tbs can speak positively"
continued the narrator, that it was at
st lIuber,'s particular request your flag !
colct, Johnny, usurped the place of a
small organ once in contemplation for
the old church its repairs also were ac-
celebrated through the same instrumental
ity. With regard to the forest scene you
accidentally witnessed, when Damian AL.
dressed the wild flower. perhaps you are
not aware that Lime is the name of a
beautiful weed, originally selected by n
great botnni.t to bear this appcllalIon.
and that j, is also the endearing abLrevi.
alton for Linette. All attempts TO trans
plant this delicate flower from lis wood
land solitude have proved fixtures; j,
dies Immediately and have heard that
enthusiastic botanists seek the shady for.
ct depths for weeks together, where
alone they can examine The shrinking
beauty in its full perfection OF growth
and maturity. Now, friend Johnny.
your clever brain may not find much diff
fcul,y in solving the problem Of Dami-
ans visit to your cottage. Perhaps, also,
he entertained private recollcc'ions at
,ached TO the spot, which peculiarly on
deared it to his memory, associa'ne the
fair lady Of the woods with one who had
borne its name in the days OF his early
and happy YOUTH !
That evening. far down the peaceful
valley, were heard tlr strains OF TIC flag |
colet, and the prolonged echoes were
slow and solemn, SO tha, folks said one TO
anohcr---
Johannellinus is practising for the
Saskatchewan it he grand to have such
fine church mu-io p
The roses still continued TO bloom on
the crave, whose headstone recorded the
name of Lincttc." years after Johnny
the Diminuli,e have found last rest
ing-placc close at hand.--years after
Johnny's orphan nephew had become a
good, a wise. and great man.