The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-01-11
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''h' Uhl the desert were my dwelling place.
thHt imtF'r IAN t5fF5rUF human mcol'
Charlcs, Charles, whittier are you bouud
this cold and drcary highland what the deuce
Is the matter that you do not recognize your
old chumY
Ned, is IL you, how dye do, how dye do
replied Charles, hurricdly--l am in terri
blo hurry Just now--don't stop mc--have an
cnFagemcnt-wiD see You tomorrow Ned al
Washington Hall
IL beats thunder muttcrcd Charles, ~ he
slrodc rapidly on through Broadway, with
his man who was carrying his lugpage-a icl-
low cant % out the darkest night that ever
blow, without encountcring .somc would-bc
fricnd-noycr mind | shall soon bc out Of
sight aud hcarinr. Ocs, and shooting too he
added in still lower tone-by my stars il
Is dismal night 10 set sail, and fear they
viii not put oil In such slnrm- come on
Jack, the watchmcn will soon cry the hour
of / /, and we may be hauled up for keeping
late hours-comc on.
la few moments Charles had reached the
vessel britannia, bound for Liverpool, and
with hasty steps he paced her noble deck,
anNiously looking for the Captain, yet fearing
to go below, lest lac should descry among the
Iasscngcrs "somc old familiar face, -" or should
be observed by some one ~ connected with
his fathers family. lie was soon relieved
from his unpleasant situation Of fear and sus-
pcnsc, 10y the appearance Of the Captain, Of
whom he Immediately inquired, whether it
would bc possible 10 set sail that night
oh, yes, yes, We must set of to night as |
have been detained much longer than cx-
I,cct,-,l, aud have no doubt tlac wind will a.
bate by midnight
Charles now began TO feel degree of cop-
posurc to which hc had been a stranger ibr
many days but still, uncnyiablc indeed, was
his situation he had been suspected OF trca-
son, aud whcthcl innocent OF gailly. the sns-
picion itself was sufficient 10 .unncrvS aud
render powcrlcss the brayest hoalt--to bc
branded as a traitor to his country, to be ex-
posed toan ignominious and inglorious death,
was teo APPALLING thomght for A proud aud
gilcd being Ia endure. Aner gazing alb
stractcdly at every thing that was passing n
round HIM, lac selected his statc-room and inn
mcdiatcly rctircdao rcst-- Sleep, how
ever, iorsook him--a thousand phantasics
took possession of his brain, and every sound
agitated ap1 CHARMED his tumultuous breast
About midnight tho sailors -,Yef. heard on
deck, and every PREPARATION WAS bong made
10 fTuHcT IoIrir Urr rU ru1gtrry rtrr, ,rrri soon
the gallant ship was coursing the broad At.
lautic.
Charles felt that he could now breathe
mora irenly--that he was at least exempt
from immediate danger, and hope, thst. angel
OF mercy, which is alike the friend OF ~tAe
iricndless and deserted, as of the gay and the
cheerful, diilused a faint glmmcrng of com.
fort into his iorlorn and wretched, ,hoart BuI
this momenary glean, like the igniuS tIi,n,
of a vision, only had the effect to render more
clearly the darkness within and in his drliri-
um OF sorrow lac inyolunnrily exclaimed
Wretch that l am, to break mothers
hcart--whoso doating kindness to me has
caused her many an anguished tear, land
whose very being seems wrapped in the alice
ton she bears for her children---and what
viii be the feelings of my father when he
hears the rumor that the son in whom he
confided, and who was his fvorite child, is
driven as an outcast-lr his native land
E -etrtsriou5 huIvUn would that | could for
get the lessons my mother taught me--forget
her many prayers that Heaven would protect
her hayward child; could | forget those
pleading eyes upraised to Heaven, would
consign myself to watery gave-then indeed,
all trouble and all sorrow would ond--for
who can change his destiny?
Thus passed the night in fruitless wishes,
vain resolves and still vainer imagnings.-
The morning at length dawned, and Charles,
summoned by the breakfast bell, hastcned to
the cabin.
Who is that young gentleman? said one of
the lady passengers to the Captain,as Charles
slowly advanced to the table; there is some
thing unusually interesting in his manner,
and he appears very tgjcCt5d and lonely.
Well, indeed, / forget his name--he is a
stranger he tells me in this part of the coun-
try-Probably from Yirginia--he has the
bearing ofa Virginian.
Yes, should judge SO, replied the lad, but
he - an unhappy man assure YOU Cooking
intontly at him with that intuidve glance SO
Indicative of perception,
That may be, said the Captain. carelcasly.
and there are few happy persons in the world
---''iivr and b' merry II my motto IT it NOT