The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-11-29

enHhed from her eyes, and fcil raining over
her cheeks, She turned her head aside quick
y, and covered hef hice with her hAnhker-
chief J could not RESTRAIN mystlf; too wspt
~ ] c6mPrchended In silence, that death was
awfnlly near ] walked With my uncle into
the vide, high room the blinds were par
tally closed and thin, noble looking gen
,leman was already pacing the floor Ne only
bowed ~ the Doctor passed him; he seemed
ioo gricfworn 10 speak
AZ the farther eud OF ihc apartment stooda
TTraiurE F7FEIy carved Bedaead, and The
shronicd light fdnhy displayed the outlines
ofa figure INTO which tic white linen clunq
with rigid folds NV old uncle qro,ned aloud
~ he slowly lined tho sheet from The face Of
1Thr-rurrET7 iuvuiuutTrtty VrHrtri trrrir, rirrr
90 dread fear came over me that coull
have rrasped his arm; for serene and Anrcl.
like ~ his sister had appeared, 80 looked he
The long, dark hair was parted like that ~ a
girl, and fell waving over his slight shouldcrs
his forehead. though small and dclicnic. was
vet hrnad m hi' outline and never shall 7
forget how pcrfcrilv beautiful were his sollly
Arrhcd brows, or how dark and curling the
silky lashcs rv-tng AgAinst his checks.
could not IN my eyes from that svee,
fa"c lonped To smooth over the shining
hair and Law nv hand llpon the pure forehead
but then shuddcrcd. for Il was cold icy cold
"when did he die7" asked my uncle, softly
turning IN The tall m,n who now stool beside
him, and who seemed alternately striving IN
conquer his emotion, and giving vent to his
sorrow nJuddcn bursts m violent grief
at four this morning" he replied, In n
husky voice.
with tho sanc sweet smile that stamps
HE fcaturs now !" exclaimed tho lady. who
had rlidcd IN unncrceiycd ''his death was G.
ven moro triumphant than EvAlinc's dear.
blessed saint his sorrows arc all over; u am
going he whispcred-ft Is only narrow
'trcHm, md not dccr NJ all. dear aunt. and
think 7 behold tho shining ones beyond it
: farewell and ~ hr alcd
! The old dorior laid his hand kindly On the
shoulder of the sorrowng parent; "Mr Ins.
RELIES. he .aid, in iow tunc. al can truly
rir- tct, ~, comfort ~ the last, core AeraaYA-
i
angel three in heaven; 7 trust you can say
His will be done who gave and who hath
taken"
The father sirovc 10 rrplv hut could not,
the words faltcrrd and died upon his lips. a
longing, lingering look--ihc lovely face was
oncc more vciled, the father rrain pacing tho
floor in rcstlc's anguish. With feelings indie
srrihahle len that halowcd plncc; Miss FL
canor,AccompAnici us into thc hall. and there
NJ she talked with my uncle, had leisure 10
study her remarkable face. I never before
saw cycs 50 brilliant. or checks with such
rich tingc Of crimson never before saw
80 majestic m expression in hearing and fea-
turc. Just as we were stepping from the hall
door, she smiled while the tcnrs came in her
eycs. and murmurcd in voice intcndcd for
~, aeele'- eay only, The saori6oe is almost
complcte-it requires but myself now, and
shall soon lie beside -thcm."
marked that my uncle did not reply, but
only shook his head as if he half meant re-
buke; but. we whispered our adicus, and the
chaise was once more rolling rapidly along
the smooth road.
After an interval Of silence, the doctor asked
.neiGL noticed what the lady had said as VIC
parted,
] answered that did.
"Wcll, there ls little Siory connected with
that" he replied, "a story ofhcroic fortitudc
and sclfdenial and ifyou wish will drive
you to the spring, and on our way will tell
it to you"
10, do I" exclaimed, "I am so interested
in that unfortunate family
"You say truly,fo in ono sense it has been
an unfortunate family. For three generations
back not one has died on tho mothers side.
but has persisted with consumption and all.
as far as can learn, except this son, who is
only your age, by the way, have deceased
suddenly; from apparently high health they
have wasted into shadows in the space of but
few weeks and sank meteor-like, into the
grave. Evalne. the mother OF young Las
cclles, and Eleanor, were two of the sweetest
babes ever bchcld. The only children of
the last Of her race, ten Of whom had been cut
down in the space Of but thrco years, they
were but five and seven, when was called 10
the bedside of their dying mother. knew at
glance that for her there was no reno
! dy; the arrows of death already rankled in
her heart; she had a long interview with me
in which saw she too considered her case a
hopeless one. That hour can never forget;
she besought me with tenrato perform stern
duty when her children should attain the age
of maturity consented, and soon after
closed her dying eyes.
"How watched over those dear ones you
can imagine the unearthly white, and the
warm crimson that made them SO beautifui 70
others, to me were awful premonitions Of de-
cay. Evaline WAS the hnndsomeSt,tbc proud
est, the most scf-willed; Eleanor had a-deep,.
strong and clear mind both possessed the
strange impslsivencss that accompanies that
fatal disorder Al last Eyaline was eighteen