The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-10-04


profession, when kind fortune knocked us all
on the head, aud % had 10 turn my hand 10
the FIRST thing that offered which happened
10 be a elerkship 10 store at three hundred
and any dollars year This was barely O.
nough 10 keep hodS Sand soul tpgetheri yet,
! Vas thankful for 10 much, and tried 10 keep
down mumuring spirit AZ the end Of a
year, having given every satisfaction 10 my
employer, he said 10 me one day-'Yon have
shown far more business capacity than tho't
you possessed, and, think, are the very man
/ want 10 go out west with stock ofFoods,--
Can you command any oapiialf' Not d0l-
lar, FEAR was my reply dm sorry for that,
said he, for want man who is able 10 take
AN interes, In the business, Don't you think
you could raise a couple Of thousand dollaru
In cash ? ! shook my head, doubtfully. We
had good deal more eonyoraation on the
sublert.
''When went home, I mentioned TO my
wife what Mr L., my employer, had said
and Ua talked mselr abuut the proposition, Z
Expressed Prea, deal of regret ht not bding
able 10 furnish capital, as the offer had re-
eeived was plainly an advantageous one, and
Wou'd give me iar starr "a the world
Would you be willing 70 90 oH 20 the west 2
! asked Of Florine, while we talked over tho
subject Wherever you think Il best to go,
will go ehccrially,' was her brave answer,
Thus far she hal borne our change of fortune
with a Kind Of .hcroism that more than any
thing else helped 10 sustain me. We were liv
ing with my fathers fhmily and bad one child,
My father, Of whose misfortuncs YOU are aware
had obtained the Office Of president In an In
snranee company, with a salary Of two thou,
sand a year, and this enabled him still 10 keep
his family around him, aud, though Injuries
had 10 br given up, his income afforded eve
~ comfort We had a room with them. and,
though my income was small, We had all that
health and peace ofmind required.
"On the day ancr the conversation with
my wife about the west, she mot me on com
ing home TO dinner, with s6 happy, vet mean
ing a smile on her face, that could not holp
nquiring what Il meant As aAt down by
her side, She drew from her pockot A small
roll of-bank bills, and. handing them 10 me,
said--'thcrc Is the capital YOU want | took
the money, and .unrolline Il in mute surprise.
counted out the som Of two thousand dollars I
Where did this oous from p 1 inquired. She
glanced Acroys the room, and my eyes follow
cd the direction hers- -kal-iak kas,---I ! -sni--c,i
something II was her piano Explain your.
self Fiorinc, said That is easily done,
she rcpliod,as she looked tonderly Ia my face.
u have sold my piano and watch,lny diamond
pin, bracelet and ring, and every article Of
cwelry and Jyouierie in my possession. but
his holding up her wedding ring and there
YOU have The money / cannot tell you how
saual. ~... ,.,.,,.rl lr +iiriir, ,ut ry,rySrrs7
| used the two thousand dollars in the way
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