The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-06-22
Miscellaneous.
From Dipkersla lIoqsnhpld Words.
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several 3eais eRa mVdp y tour 'iitssleh
f0ine olihe eoolherb countries Of Enslslid
win frirnh. Wa tFagBled 10 An OpaD ear
rage, Stopping ioF q lew hOufs dag, az
week, 40 ii lplgllt be whsreynf there was
auyIhllR 10 be srrpl and No feherally got
lhrougi one s,aga heloru breakfast, because
gave o,ir hofsvp rrel, aud 0nrsolYea the
Glance of enjoying ille brown bread, new
milk and ncfh east Of u,ogo country road
sili liins, WHICH Hra M hgrHHiHR FuiIrrts
it archaeological illletflFailon,
Quo esenpg. ~ Oiye,l gaid, tomorrow,
40 will bruaklhsi al lrvr-. / want 10 n-
quiTe nb0utA a flnlily nbllod l.ogell, who us.
cd Co Use fe ~ nlet thV hsabhnd nnd
wHs MAJ ~ y. '~--.i asNssteti. O'ti HHNhHHFAt
t'xHgutii We became yery Intimate. and
thought them particularly Interesting people,
hui have never seen than since.
The nuSt mornings snn shouo us brightly
fs honrI could deairo, and after a delightful
lrlye wo reached ihe outskirts Of lho town
ahuul y o'cocR.
'Oh. whnl prety innp said I, ~ We ap,
pronchcd a small Whito housa, with sign
'wlnglnR IN front oiil, aud a flower garden
on one side.
Stop, John,' cried Hy friend, we shut got
u much cleaner hroakihst here lhnn in town,
ldlre say, aud II there IL apyihing 10 bo seen
iloro, We eau walk 10 ~ 80 we nlighcd, aud
we're shown iuio u uont lilIlo pnror, wilh
Whitc cuT;nnh,w hero m uncNCcptiuuhllc ru-
ral breakfast WAS soon placed heibrc M.
Pray DO YOU happen To know anything Of
family named Lowell n inquired my friend,
whore nnma hy tho way was Markham MIR
Lowell was n Clergyman.
Yes MnAm, answered the girl WHO nttCu-
dcd us, apparently Tho lnudlord's daughter,
Mr. Lowell Is the vicar of our parish
'ndrcd md docs lie live near here p
Yes, Mn'nfn, lfe lives ~ thu ,icarago. It's
Just dawn lint lnudAopposiie about n quarter
ui mile FROM here; or you eau go across lhC
fields, if you please, To where you sca thai
loweri rs close 10y there
And which is tho pleasanlest roadT ia
quirod Mrs Markham.
'WclL Mu'nm, | think by the fields is the
pcasanlost. IL you don't miud a slilo or two;
aud besides you get the best view of the Al.
hcy, going that wny,'
is that tower we see pnrt uflhe Ahhcyi 2
Yes Mn'anb,' replied ihc girl 'and the vi
garage is jusi the other sido oft
Aimed with these Instructions, ms room az
we lad flushed our bfepkinsi We started n
cross lbs fields. aud nfiet rIcasaut walk of
twenty minutes we found oufsrlgcs IN hn Old
churchyard, amongst n cluster of the most A..
picturesque ruins we had ever seen. With
de exception 0f the grey lower which
had doubtless been tllo bolfIoy, the rnHIuins I
were not considerable. There was tl,e ont.
Cr wall of lhe chnncel, mud The broken step
that had led Ia The high nllar.nnd thcrowcro !
sections of aisles ntd iArt Of cluistcr, all /
gracefully frsiOoncd with moses and ivy
Whilst mingled with The prussg grown graves /
ufthe prosaic dead, thore were the massive |
ronhS ofihc daule Alargerys aud Sir Hide. |
brands of more romantic periods, All Mas I
itun aud dccny-but such poetic ruin such /
picturesque ltcay! Aud Just beyond tine
tail grey tower there was the lovcliest suil-
ing htlc garden, mud tic pfclliest cottage
'hai imagination could picture. The day.
was so bright, the grn-s 30 green, the flow
rre 81 Phy Tie airSO hHluy with their sweet
prriilupcr, tue birds spug 20 cheerily IN tire
-aplc and cherry Lees, uiai all nalIle SCAM
Ci rejoicing.
Well said my friend, as she seated her
self on the fragment ofH pillar, aud looked
around her, nov that ! see this place, ! ur-
d"tstnnd the sort Of people the LoVeIls
Werc.'
'Whli sort ofreoplo were They = said !.
why. asI said before, interesting people.
In the first place, they were both extremely
hrulsune'
'Bu the locality had nothing to tlo with
their good looks, presume
lam not sure .f ilial,' she answered. T.
when there is the least. foundation of lastc
or intel'cct To sci out with, the beauty of cX-
lcrnal uhture. aud the picturesque accidents
TIM bnrmnuizc with IL. do, Rm persuaded, T.
hy their gentle and clcvEtthg Influences on
Eitr tttttti lfttt,l~e..+-,
and the ugly less ugly. Bur ii was not alone
the good looks ftilG L0vctls that struck me,
hut their air Of refinement aud high breed
ing, and should say high hirib-thongh |
know nothing nbehi their exiraciiou--coni.
blued with their uudisgused poverty mud IN
evident couicntmcnt. Now, ] can under
stand such people finding horc nj nppropri-
Hie hoHo,nud being satisfied with their snnll
shnre of this worlds gos,l-; hdeaase here tie
dreams Of romance writer's about love in Il
Cottage might be somewhat realised; power
" might be graceful and pootcal. here; aud
then, you know, they have no rent TO pay
Very trne, said |; but suppose they had
sixteen daughters, iiTtku hutfsruy efiieef
once met on board steamboat"
THAI would spoil il certainly snid Mrs
MarkhDm; but let us hope they have not.
When. knew them they had only TWO chill
,dren, boy aud girl, called Charles and
Emily Two OF the prettiest children ! ever
heheldH
. AS my friend thought Il vet FaIher carly
for u visit, we had remained chniicring in this
wny for more than an hour, sometimes seat
ed on n tombstone, or fallen column; sc ,ne-
times peerlng amongst tho carved fragments
that were scattered about the ground, anf
sometimes looking over the hedge into, the
little gnrdcu, the wicket Of which wns in,ne-
dinIely behind the tower. The wenthet'be.
Jag warm. most of the windows of The vicar
hgc were open,Hnd the blinds were all down;
we had not YET seen n soul stirring ,ufftf were f
Just wondering whether we might venture To
present ourselves at the door, when strain
of distant music struck upon our ears. L'llark!
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