The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-08-31
WHOLE NO. GS3.

w NInlr lh//i was iu hppk srllors shOp,
rlw'IHg The presents Gr "thDse az humc,,d
'hr could not hrlp srrug HAT gentleman,
who we rrdtrdtu tho shop, luDkinn 0,rr
a.mr pamphlets observes, lnri yri, attentive
Vs., lrm hir appearance, which was tliat of
~ erunrman, bat uno without any preianziun
~ -iylr or fashion, she gipssrd him tO bs A
J clergy probably "a college fellow, Or pro-
i,'--or, lle watched her listrncd to All she
snid o. tho Elrupnun withuut the mir oi nuflaf,-
inns curiosity which b. not unrOmm1u ih Lon
/ 'lrnrfu go such ap Dpaann. Lizzy Gilt a lit
! ile "u'lHrfa-srl Tor moment, bat SOMEHOW
| Size could not De- displrlsrd with the stranger
! Presently hc spoke Ia the .hoIanan, aud ak ed
. inr new work -"tarlylrH Translation nf
| Nilhclm Mcislor'- winch hal Just coine our.
! Tits wrs too much fdr LiYzy, That book
lmi hccn the ulicri other drsiro for . Girt-
'''i IN aid Lerr Alls sainG uur AptiiallY eoing
10 buy d before her hoc She turned in,oI-
] nniarll!, with q slight smile, towards the
stranger smilc of-ympnthy with hs taste,
lie saw = and aid, ut q very dno, Il il not.
madamt"
"lt must hc hut have not soen H."
~ Thought you looked o. II you had read
II 'lnrc say looked a. ir should like TO
road it, Aud, having said this, Lizzy re-
turned a. her purchase, paid Tor them, aud
len the shop,
s. sho walked home, she thought she
should Ike tn know thar man, and rhc won
dcrcd, with snilc, whether be- approved of
the way Ia which she had spcut her thirteen
-lilliugs, She certainly saw him laugh "a
She pot hack "Gcolo9y made casy," price
tNo slnllng-, which The .hopman particular
ly RECOMMENDED tpr q child often years 0f
age, while she rlp-. littlc book Of Fairy
Tales, prirc hllid crown, instead. lie seem
Vd tu watch her ~ much, that she feared he
s'w She was rontrr Ing IA got all she wanted
iur thirteen shillingH, ~ ns to save four for the
innucl. However hc bad wished her "gnod
WurtinN AMI uprnrl the do-ir Tor her, a.
rrNrrrntlN as II she had hrcn a duchess, and
Therefore hc thought her want of money no
reason why hc should fail in the rcspcct
which every man owes 10 woman. LiEzy
h'.1d The stranger Ahd spreulhird about him
ttl'r't'' tF-rrrr,i frrvI-vrrTur Srtiurc when she
forgot him and everything else but prcpara-
tons for her journey the next day.
She packed mp hor two hnNcs, had them
corded and taken down stair. into the hall
that evening. and sent IA book her place by
tc CoIonUy C0Tri wiIiriI- FtHrtrti NJ severn
o'clock the nest morning from an inn in
the city. Onc of thr uaid. promised "a call
her ~ haltpast i've, aud 10 have hackncy
coach ready at the door for her at a quarter
past sN' aud ligzy went to bed with that
thought ut ,'.hunl, hldrcn IN her heart
"Nhcu shall be- At this time tomorrow ?"
Just o. shc wns luiug 10 undrcss. rhc re-
mcmhcrrd her parrcl of presents; they were
not packed up! That ihithlcss houkscldr
h'd nrvcr sent them She rang the bell and
requested Susan tu inquire among the SER
wants whether paracl had not come from
--,, the hupkscllcr
Susan returned with pnrrrl IN her hand
was "NrtN sorry, hu, IL was not her fault
N'rn'- had taken II IA, and forgotten io .nNu
il "a her
"Ncycr mind.Su,lu; dislike to have small
package, hut dare say can dspusc of
tin. IN my basket without uucorling MY box.
Nhru Susan was gone, !lzy wanted Ia
,ft;;--=
"w ni the shop Then she -milvdat herself
Tor hving ~ childish; aud soon she found q
very GOOD reason for looking at thcrn-shc
must write all their names ia thrm nf cour.o!
She sat down bv the fire. and drew the par
eel aud the ink,iand towards llrr.
Was not the p1wct rather large ? She
had only bought four small books; there must
hc some mistake. Aud she prcrrcdcd to cN-
anime the contents, There were her four
b,oks and the rccriptcd bills hut what were
those three larger Volumes She took uponc
and read, "Nilhclm Mci,tcr's Apprentice
~hip.' another Wilhelm Mcstcr's Apprcn-
ticr>hip "auothor--"N1lhctm Mciytet's Tray
els She could not lail lo recall the stran-
ger in the shop Her wit. without being very
great, could jump 10 n solution of the diff
Guilty. That pompous shopmnn must have
madc mistake, and put mp the gcutleman's
books ia her parcel. Poor man perhaps he
wa, wondering at that moment why thev had
not come. They must hc sent back TO the
shop directly. She ruyC TO ring the belt, and
aS she did 50, note, whi,n had probably
Slipped from one OF the hooks into her lap.f,il
ON he floor. II was addressed 10 Miss Viii
SOM; The ContCHtS were Ns f01Iows
4Alllam--Nill ,nu accept tlis book from
one who has more money than he can spend
Tor hi, own wants We shall probably new
cr meet again; but thai Is no reason why Won
should not retain, in this book, n pleasing
mcmcnto oia stranger. Let me have the sat
i>t.,ction ofknowing that | have afforded one
OF the highest intellectual pleasures TO one
who can. am sure, appreciate il.
am, madam, yours respectfully,
T. NJ
j, Siam unknown to your. bookseller.
Ii@zy was very much pleased. Some la
dies would have been too proud to accept
present from n stranger, and would have sent
hack the books ,, the rhur,-Eizzv vvrs much
too high-mindcd, too full of genuine heart
dciicat'y, 10 bc guilty Of an i,cJ at such mean
pride; she quietly and gladly accepted any
testimony of honest disintcrcstcd, Kind feel
always appreciated it,whcthcr shown
tu others or tn herself She smiled as She
thuught how much She in similar position
TO this man, should have cuioycd doing such
a thing herself How often she had desired
to buy books and TOYS for strange children,
whu~c wishes (Iikc her own that day in the
booksellers shop)wcrc larger than their g.
nanres. "l os, my unknown friend | will
accept the present; and am glad there are
pcoplGin thc world able rs wcil rs willing to
'la st,th iIiot:-." She felt inclined Ia write
ind tell him 50, but she remembered that she
tiUt not know his uaiuc, nor did the booksel-
lrr
"Bcttcr So, she thoughtit will always be
pleasant little affair, How il will puzzle ma
nll Tom will make y capital story OF it,
lny-anc bat her mother of it; because Toni
might tcazc,hcr, and say things which she
Id uot-likc on che subjrct Tom could new
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