The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-03-09

'liui Why would they make YOU hO much
happier Ellen Come, tell nin llhl, aud
mayhAp u NY purse ~ long enough, sou can
show ~ splendid gill as Julia
Why-why sou tvo-yGu know, ihuier,'
hogan ihe dnuFlHrG nnt' llifn she Stopped
y hardly know Why said size ~ iouRlh, hut
! feel lliaI llioy would' a
We'll, II you cannot lel me why you
would be happier viii them, perhapn you
eau toll me- Why you would be- nd without
lhcm, Would you have thought of such q
present, ifJulia had not received one =
She did not answer
Come, now, h. frank. Would not tho
greater pan Of your sorrow HTirr from hip
fear that julia would ccliTso yOu2 And
would not The pleasure arise more from q
feeling Of grnliiied vanity Than any Thing
else z
sill sho made no rsply sho did not even
look iuln hiH face. She thought there must
be a ifuWu upon hlH brow, far she know that
lry things were Htofe dsspioablo ,u lia oyea,
lhnn the desire Of making show, OF having
certain lhingr merely bccnuHe others did,
Am not right, dnuglncrT 2 said he very
gently, You would not like 20 have folks
wonder Why Ellen Loc'h father did not make
l6r nu costly "a present Hh Mr. Grey did hia.
You would not like 10 show your young
bcauN, on New Years day q lees expensive
pruH,ut llau hera,'
DO not go ou, Glher pray don'g ! see
nm very loulish-nlmosi wiekedi bui HIn sO
young,
Young | thought you were old iuH now,
Ellen, Hul We have mortified l0ug enough
here, lll wnrraul the tea h stone cold, a
word n your ear, fpr sea. mother " watch.
IuR ua very closely, 10 SEQ how our talk ter
mma,r-i not | suspect without some selfish
thought, lie bent forward fis head, nnd
WiispoiCd FomoIHing % U15, TTTH ~ J5FsiiH
continued, uudlhlyi and now daughter, fora
Li-- and our tea
a dozen, dozen kisses, father y cried tie
young creature Va tone Of ecstacy half
-molhering him will passionate embrucesi
forgetting all Tho significant rcproofs 6he
had Iusi received, la tho excitement bcgotirn
10y the hope Of soon grdiifed wishes
'Oh, am 80 happy nov, 20 worry hnppy'
and hhc sank upon sofa, buried her bead
in is cushions, and dreamed away tho Owe
ming hours Ia golden ibncics, scoming-- even
her father sad to-Io bc imbucd With thD
spirit ofhnppincss,
The Illusion lasted I'LL she had sought her
chamber, aud laid her bend upon her pillow.
liut ~ hor heart prepared to commune with,
holy things, she renl1ed Tint l was excite
nieDt not happiness, whirh thrilled her
She could not conceal from herself the truth
ihat she had desired the watch aud rhninnut
hnlfso iuuch ~ gin to be- treasured in nc
ter years ms coming from fathers hand, o.
to crafty feeling ufvnuly; and she felt the
surnis6 Wus too true, TINT the p0ln OF disnp-
poininent would arise chiefly from the NOR
tiGcbtion ur boiug olHJono by companion.
Sho began TO wonder, too, whht her iathor
would have given hur for u present It she had
not tcQ~rd him for lhir onc acknowledging
4 szputI luNp hnptt tttttglt Iaffsr o.. 90 Ft-
ccivod free will Offering, that what she
feared he would not give ngninst.lis Judg-
mcnL lie was always generous TO his-ianl-
ilyi never gave them "A mean pDsculi hud he
had even suid To her HAT hc hrd appropriate
ed over a hundred dollars for their New
Ncaf gifts. lidt now, why how much these
holidays viii cost him said she aud began
"a. o.csloUlaiol bul ceased whuu she lad added
the price oftht watch aud pitchers,nnd mus.
ed again. 'liut thcu, hu'srich cnolPh' mur-
uutc,i she a0cr n while aud, sitting her con.
science, closed her eyes aud triod to sluni.
lirr. Hut the words of her lathnr,I iods think
ing oCHv poor would recur to her mind
She knew him To hc very churitnhle; and she
knew alsu, That ifhc were rich, his position
brought with it many and heavy expenses
Besides. thCtc was a linit to his wealth, for
lac Nas far from heing millionaire Per
iiHFE u he uade-hia family such nxpGnslrn J
New Year gifts, muny poor families would
suffer- VINO uItIErExi=z- frrYV FtfrfVutf
Hid IrOm his purse.
She had n kind noble heart, aud though
vanity might reign in II for Time, with calm
thought It's crown would ever lreuihlc. IL
was long ere she slept Tint night mud when
at length she did, gold watches, aud ragged
children brilhnnt chains and pale rceJ men
and women, were blended in strange conlu
sinn.
She sccmoda different being the EcSi
morning, when she entered the breakfast
room. SO quiet aud suhduCd was she IN man
ner When her lhther remarked, rs he rose
from the table; that he should be at her dis
posal that evening for voyage of discovery
among the jewclry stores OF the n,iustcad
of half dcvouring hun with kisses, and then
dancing the polka with the wlldnoss OF n
northern maid. she answered only with al
genth smile aud thank you, inthcr.' The
change was not unobsorvcd by him, though
he made no commcII,
Sumc three or four hours later; ms Ellen
stood at the paror window, sire noticed n
Young girl pnss by seYcrnl times, pause n
half moment, and go on. She was evident
ly n child of poverty, aud 1t seemed even of
extreme destiIuliub. Her patched calico
dress and thin cotton shawl, were but feeble |
against the keen mir, while the !
snow had completely snltked her far worn
slippers. Her hands were purple aud slltf, |
and IA the wind swept by her, her fragile |
form covered aud rembed before it's cold |
breath Al length she placed foot upon |
he marble step, glanced at card she held,
md. seemingly irresoIutc, at last turned a
way. Ellen caught glimpse Of her coun-
enance as she stood there; and was deeply
moved by it,so rhin, aud paIe, and sad II was,
bearing traces, too, of recent tears.
4 hope she will stop here mutmurcd FL
en-; she seems to wish to, and yet is afaid,