The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-10-11

HNAl"Ha thuuEhlh Woull bend eagerly forward
10 the ti6'e when darl same Lizzy win q
mind all like HE own, rich with knowledge
and vltiue' should superpend hs little par
sonagel and aid him 10 his spiritual labors,-
bot here he was 10 be disappointed.
A few months previous 30 tho aspiration
OF his three'ycars-course, the gay Lizsy was
welded 10 Harry stdcn; en- amlahlo aud
promising young mau, bat frr FROM bong eal-
eplnied for the husband Of such caprcious
thing az LizNy Dayton. He snw. the weak
ness Of hit wife, but had not the mauly cour-
age to opposeIl He allowed himself to sue
oumb Ia all hor petty ioihlea, aud soon relaIs-
cd into tho foolish indulgence Of her grand
mother whereas, had he established law
Of his own, and gently but firmly urged upon
her 'he necessity Of strictly adhnriug 20 Il, ~
standard Of cyery-dny Lie. zhe MI LII haze
been assisted TO gain rCMgth over the defects
Of her character
! l.rnost Dayton hal received warm soic-
itation from th0)young Sedcns 10 make them
n long whit, hi,mealstely after his graduation,
which he heartily accepted, ibr he longed To
be- witb/his dark-oyod sister once moro 10
witness her improvements aud seo how well
tile fairy thing could manage a household,
] IL was on tho afternoon fhis arrival, that our
story commences, Julia Merton, whose resi-
deneo was within pleasant drive, was pass
ing f''y days with Mrs Seldcn for il must
hs understood that this little woman hal
planned a match iu her heart and she was
determined to leave no means unlried Tor It's
contamination. Nbd here, Il may bc proper
TO remark upon the different opinions enter
iaincd with rcgardio match making. II must
he admitted, that as general thing, II Is an
odious practice turning out the most unhap.
Py results, No human being can read with
accuracy, the inner heart Of his fellow; he
knows not how IN catch tho strains that will
yibrOte tho most uelodi6usly in bis soul, aud
therefore Il would seem Ike sacriiege for ono
TO knock at the sanctuary Of anathor's heart,
aud present an idol before is nmost shrine.
However, despite all this nice philosophy, IL
is substantial fact, thai there are many in
stances on the record Of time, of the most por-
feet ooninEal bliss, whore the parties would
never have BEEN united but for the suggestion
ofa disintercsted ffio"d Therefore when
dlgeranes-e', tl,i- =t,lj-et orrr,r, 1t wuuir tIu
, well To refer the disputanis 20 the story ofthc
two knights who, happening ono day to
meet from opposite parts pf The country. where
a statue to the godicss OF Victory was set up,
resting her LETT hand upon shield fell into
dispute, Which ended in duel bocausc
one eontcndod that the slGd was gold
aud the-niLss- ll.-ss --u--riitvrr fhg sCJIuJr
was, tie shield was covered with gold upon
one side and silver upon the other and had
tthry taken pains To look upon the opposite
SIDE, deal of trouble, might have been sav-
ed. -...t.fff O.,
But 10 our story We hnve said that Eru-
est BETRAYED srusor bceoniriq Interested in
his sisters fair iricpd he had never seen Ju-
la Merton before, aud there was something
III her merry lip aud flashing eve, that won
upon his admiration for the time But we
neXer shnald s,a t!se 'lssi,t,, -r-r,tir,r of tIr
rainbow, was there not a cloud in the back
ground; thus Ernest was just in tho right
mood TO bo impressed by 40 vivid a change
from the WEAKNESS and depression occasioned
[ by his close confinement and midnight yigils.
| Liyzy-wateled the p=naEe4s al-G GEst-ili4PEaz--
ions with deep interest; aud when the shades
;nf deepest night rnsted silently upon eter,.
object, she tcascd her husband about the fair
beginning she had male in her enierprise.--
When woman leases, there is no resisting,
no thought poor Sclden; and, with his eyes
already sealed by Morpheus magic wand, he
was compelled to acknowledge that Julia had
appeared to the best advantage, and he tho't
there was prospect Of grand success.
Julia's ''fcw days" were protractcd to a few
wcJS for LiEEy cou,d not let her return
homo, till she was the bctrothed OF her broth
or. She was annoyed to hud that his aflcc-
tion for her did not mature so rapidly as she
had anticipated, but she comiortcd herself
with the reflection that such prize as Julia
Merton, when constantly before his eyes,
couldnot fail to secure his deepest love and he
would by and by be constrained to breathe
I forth his tender sentiments. The truth was,
when he found himself refreshed by rest and
relaxation, and the tuniult Of thought passed
away from the mirror Of his soul, so that he
I might EdzU down into its clear depths, and
discern the true sentiments that dwelt' there,
even as you would gaze into pure and limp
id stream, and clearly distinguish the pebbles
that repose upon the smooth surlaco beneath,
the visions of beauty which had 'bewildered
his mental sight during the first days of his
visit, vanished away before the calm dignity
of his manhood. But this was a secret he
dared not diyulge - the object of both la
dies was too obvious to be'misunderstood; he
was forced, though oft-times to the disquiet-
ingof his own conscience, to pay sundry at
tentions to Miss Julia; he must listen with
delight to abe display of her musical talents,
| he must ride and walk by her sida, ha must
discuss with her the beauties of nature, aud
admire with her, her favorite authors, and (if'
such thing were possiblc) he must listen to
her. 1o1ghh Of love for him. Poor Lizzy,she
lid not know how she was poisoning the visit