The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-05-11

90 himself on h6 laid hls W20T away ~
richly ohsrod gold eHur, Repeating Hgnih'
Strange, very strange"
"Whut ply II is TOO warm for your cloak
aud cap" said lierram,
"Dhl no; nobody would know me; look ~
lhls;" aud be- held lo lhe light, ilnoly paint
ad milllulufe Of " Young mau Gf iglleen.
~ III nfe mialnkeni ! should know you "
I had frrH you ~ lhhi age, Ihlr dozen
iitHas, 10 spite ef youF Wliskafz aisd enfla''
"Wlial shall dn, thonF
"Wrhr your foreign costume, ei course
"NhAt lime does lhe ceremony Ial'e
place -
"In half an hour ~ you had best hurry, or
I I stniiIoir7it ny word, PruHliFrt ~ f'r
lhore, and 10 bring my interesting foreign
/ liieud So you ree, dress viii make very
| liulc difference
"Tho fict b., steenc but look here II
| there such thing 40 falling in love at hrE
.ightY iflhcro b., Hm victim I fancy fm
particularly fond Of dat sweet LonA Wal.
slicu; don't smilc, Slccuc, Pm serious, II |
ruu interpret Alright hy looks and actions
but sec you ihluk lm fool Never mhd,
ict him lnugh who wins, ! BAY. By the ig,
I IT dl comrs squire, unc your Influence, VIII
'y.u"
Il will 10 onythiug for you Bcrrnm, MY
hrnthrr.n
Ina few moments more, the two winded
! ller way from tie hotel into the busy thor
ouglihre, The Rrulerquo costume Of Der
trnnl'u friend drew MI eyes upou him, and
mot u few Of the country lnds aud lnsscs, un.
sophisticated souls That they were laughed IN
/ h- face or pointed hncr him when lc had
tpHFsod them.
~ should not wonder IL there vi crowd
| in tie grnvo yard; 90 extraordinary thing
as di-cntomblug n body that his been seven
wears Inferred aud under such singular cir.
/ rumstaUcCH, is rUruiy known, rrfHnrkcd Brr-
tram, nncr they had entered moro retired
street.
"llow viii the scnicos bo couduclodi"
"ln ilc fret place, the widow will have o
public dcuinl Of the long credited rtporI iha'
! Elstnno turned his bnrk cownrd.like, upon
| the enemy / suppose must figure in that
part of the ceremony. Wou' tie people
stare, wien tie purisii clerk calls ouI ny
name =
! "I.ookn murmured his compnni0r, point
| nr "a the direction of ihc church yard
at j. M cXTrcGCif q tlToug viii tIc thrrr
+r,trrlr- ~, however proceed -dsrEriis a.
the grave. Here comes carringe with Mad
nm Walsiicn. aud lhuI pretty Lem; we arc
just IN tinc.'
A line of csoldicry wRs formed each side Of
the grave. The authorities bad ordered tbs
I because lslNiNilh hWh lllf hAfAl ~ ~ fNh'1 q
[ man whose memory Ihcy delighted 10 honor
and because OF the dark disgrace, which
had for 20 many years gathered over h'
urnr~.
B.rtrum aud the stranger stood beside the
gloomy vault The odor of rfIc fresh mould
that ul,vn, reminds enc of death, tic solemn
I nnd nhNious hccs Surrounding lhoni,thc drcT
J Imoubnng OF tlc widow aud Lena iWhlth had
been rcsuWrd fnr this occnson, gave mn unu'
sunl solcmuits to their thoughts. The grave
WINS ntercd la THAI portion Of the ground
tlrai euntcd Ms the cowprd's corner. II was
on al. north side, destitute Of heads,oncs,
and ibo .wceli.ug willow trees, that affection.
ate memory had so proiuscly planted every
/ where else, ia lhut repository Of the dcntb-
J Two mon descended tu bring out the coffin,
liftley should find IL nudccnyed. They bore
/ il forward carefully, towards ~ future rest
/ inc nlpcc. Il was very much dscolored,an
! a nuirn,tr ran through the crowd, Hs u wns
/ pnccd hcsidc HE grave.
t,'t'bc zcxrrn apui,c n tt'w words tn Mutum
/ MnI-rcin. She bowed her head aud grnslSd
7 TcU0's hdnd nrn1ty, ms she threw nearer h'
pcorlr pressed forward, but the soldiers hep'
/ iIcm back, ~ the session stopped 10 IN lh'
/ lid. md the widow knelt beside the remains
of her sou. low cIy escaped her lips, and
she hrui down more eagerly. Then Lena,
who had feared to approach, moved quickly
/ 10 her side. threw back her Vrii, and. leaning
over the dead. rnzed upon hun wiih delight
ed lut mouruiW surprise.
l. la 4Aec EILe cnrlsc wns unnllcredi J he
ulossy curls lny upon his brow, ns Lem had
/ often arranged them; aud The long dark in~h.
| cs +, sted upon the clear check ~ " NE hhu
! touched them anew with liis reNlNllIlng pen
! ell.
Rer,rnm nnd Ihc f,rciCner leaned over the
nnd hrn,ily; and ~ Lena raised her fearful
gT6HccITG IUli, srrrTI 7r Tyr-77rr' ''e-'t'7t'1ii
| Ihc slouchch hat, wcrn bent scurchingly on
her face.
For moment she stood as iC trnnsfNod
IN the gt,ut. her, frntures pale and rigid; tlen
shnddering. shc threw her thick veil again
over her fare, pud drew hastily back.
! Madam Walrtciu kroli for long while he
side her son. There was low moaning
/ sound, as if she were talking iundiy 10 we
/ L,pd. Int il ,yns impossible to distinguish
,n,ht .be said. ThenR wus rapidly decou-
po.inr hose hpHurrtui frutttrr-. Already o
lock or two of rich hair hud fallen from hie
,cmnIes. One Of sthese Madam WaIsleln
I lined carefully, md ihen sought her rturr
beside I.eun, with the treasure in bnr hand
Msny-had- -ioa!ell for pHssinnnte sorrow
/ from her. hul shc was calm, and, as ever
proud even in her grief
/ The services commenced, ana when 'he
name os "fcrtrnm Wnlsh" rang out sonn-
] rously from the s,cniorinn lungs et the clerk
and he answered lhe few brief questions
| there was great, ,comnotion, much swaylng
10 aud fro, of the crowd,a beai OF whispering
nnJ stranding ON ip.tor, TO see II II cdnld re-
nllv bo the Bertrnm Walsh who had been so
| long nro ns they thought, consigned 10 the
Iiorgctiiilness Of the silent home.
The coffin wns lowercd,q vnlley fred over
the grnyc. and the people dispersed. Many
ar,l,cr Mo bod known Berrrnm, however,