The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-03-09
Miscellaneous
The $3.50 New Years Present
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ous iunti m we hN"Ni ""pi Whn EehHy pprhr
a, sBl closed,
,llow glad am lao las conn ~ lAsIi /
dauRhl h would never be Two o'clock, hnd
d,ne hastily, shr shook an npronfil'6f gor.
s-ous WorsIud upon ihe carpet, Ionsud heg
h.mLo in lhe midst Of Them, aud whA down
.,ifu efs Ice whom slIe bad Lsen imphgeully
apeeug, had laid nsido his oyerconl.
,Oh, father lhlherH cried she, grasping
,ts hands Of n fine looking man and gazing
earnestly aI hlni Il am 90 glad you've come !
DO yol know ! have been watching AZ the
Winl5S whole hour for youf Ppy, why
aLIJon stay 80 long
80 long, Ellen why, 10 not lalei tho
,s,t 10 now striking
Well, Il has seemed nn age since nosn,'
lTwd hours. an age! ola, ihe eXlraynguuce
ilhese young gir'sr aud lie parent, hull,re-
io,ingly', ,holiJeslingly placed hiH hngera
yon her lipp
Noe don'i, father, pray don't use HAT
sufl.-NOu know Two hours do seem long
a,c, when ono n waiting for them 10 pass.
5. now lay aside HAT irown, for IL was only
cause ! wanted TO soc you 30 much, 80 perlj
,.h, TIA, ll,o iodfa dragged So
Bat why want TO see ne no very mucl 2
4,wcrcd be, iu bnDirring tone. M he Huf-
.sred her "a lead him into the parlor aud seat
an, IN h,s easy chair mot, hope, to got my
conseul 10 giving away this liulo--='
Nov, Glher, don't tease; you kBow am
sever ngoing TO lehyo YOU
AgaH were tia fingers placed upon her
Ip
lnsl now, mn age mcnl Two hourF; and
t1H, never N synonymous WIN q JcHi, Hnd
tfLsps lees, II love aud business can agree.
0t, Ely Ely must chide you sometimes.
B.I tell me, why have you boon 30 anXOus'
Jhwallug meY
Then lhe daughter, nesting AT his feet on
,low sloOl,a resting her head on his knee,
o. shc was wont To do when little child,
Skcd wlsliully into his face, parted her lips
viz TO speak, aud then turned inside her
0unlenHnce ~ though tho was half afraid
. uliet her wishes
You nre strangely Iimid, Ellen. What is
yOu want so very much, and yct dare not
NJ ne for3 Come, let me hear it quickly;
aL # my appetite deceive nc not, the din
rrf bell will ring ere long. ] never refuse
y6u any thing reasonable, do ! =
Oh, no, noi and ihat - she hesiiai-
ca,
Then you want something unreasonable,
10 Jou another silk dress, ero the last has
been worn q half dozen times; or -
a new dress and the lip curled. NO
deed But, father said she, gazing into
's eies az tho going 10 express some slnrt-
lne TACT, do you know II is almost New
infsH
le laughed nsoud.
M know III why, yos, should think
ldd; 1T least ! ought to; have received hi.
r, enough t6 that import, this very morn
NY
BlIela lalher; what kind prnyr
'Ihose TINT tBusl lao answered 10y bnnk
lolrs, Ely. But tell me, did you witch an
.pur al tile wiuduM for me, and fret another
way Mereiy to toll me II is almost New
irarT
Nh, 80; that is only The preface 10 my tale;
sud Sant to nsk YET another. question, he
tore Ibegin the proposition. Which is ihc
Neallllcsl, you or Mr. Grey
What GrG you trying 10 come nt, Ellen ?
Don't you think you arc as rich as he"
why, yes, guess nm. But why ask
NE such n question? You and Juln have
not brcl. quarreliug about your probable
----
julia and quurrelling-wh father hut
vri Jest III tell you now why I've wanted
lo see YOU so much. Mr. Grey returned last
eyen!GG iroln Hnslon, hiid hns brnus lit Juiiat
ah eGgunt gold watch mud chain. But she
snol 10 wear them yet, as he Intended ihem
Tor New Years prcscni; nnd she only IOTd
me- oft because she wanted me To have Que
Just like il, ns we have slways dressed very
nearly nike --J I'~
iQn needn't continue, Ellen. can cusi-
guess the remainder of your story. II is
ly.ls: you want your dear iiahcr Ia be as
generous as Mr. Grey, and give you watch
md chnin fur the New Year. Is il not so.
laughter 2 and he plHyfully patted her flush
I'd cheeks. But let me see. are you old e.
lough 10 wear n watch p u
'Old enoughp repeated the young girl, in
'Ione Of surprise; and rising she drew mp
.st graceful form to its extreme hrigth.-- /
Why. father, was eighteen last month; why I
'old a. tho bills, .shnnt you, Ellen :? said
tire good natured pnrent. But cnn,r, there
Is The bell; we will talk about this ulter dim /
ner'
~ The table, Mrs Lee hnd SO much to say
70 her husband about some preparations for
he approaching holidays, that Ellen could
l9L Without ohtEudiEB, spank u word of Ile
costly gift, aud could only wish, iu secret,
nal The viuuds were despatched and she a.
mn al her fathers feet. Bur, alas for her
l~as they were entering the parlor, he was
Nmmoned in haste TO his counting room, ION |
'hportan; business
ess--business-low hate the word' |
au0ered Ellen, as she proceeded to her
'uamber. Its always business with men,
i%' when their wives aud daughters want
"s!n ! most. ] wish, but she checked her
WI good sense whispered to her, if it were
W. 'or that business, what would Income
VI Hose wives aud daughters? ? But, after
w. sad she to herself, when she had ngaiu
Yu"u her thlmb,e and dcomnleneed re-arrang-
lE ner worsted, III WINS provoking that he
ou'a he called away 80 soon, when il viii
4 80 long before he viii lao ia again, Let
De see what time il is;' and she glanced nt
se clock on the mnntel; half pnst three ,fonr.
Te, SIX sevenl-three hours and half
hlnef may intt,it ttr fr.,,,,, al.au III