The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-03-15

merraDtiln Transaction with the amriei0us
kAhrs, the chief turned pottishly away, ex-
claiming
"You want too much for the brown powder
will give you iti but will give you ten
linies ~ much Tor black :"
lle stepped abruptly, and fixing HE bright
dark, searching eye on Ty0n, as tho eager
20 discover u his meaning wa undertood
and how the proposition WIS received
The trader turned aside NJ II ho heard u
not, Nevertheless, IL Was 10th heard ADD
c0mprehcnded 80 the quick wiited kahr
susI ocfod, and he resumed
tfes ! would give much ivory. white a.
tIo clouds in yOndcr sk,, many sEins, many
horns, 20 him who viii bung me the blark
pos dnr and The fre7liGks, lls wagons will
be 20 heavy his oxen will scarce be- able to
draw thcm away, and be- will never need in
crufH the rivers any moro, but may SO in the
sun before biz kraal, and make his women
hoe his corn"
Still Tgon answered not, bat the Ka6r's
words struck a Wild ohordin his heart. Could
hc but bring minself to do the chicis bidding
ih'' t'''id ''t"E ~l's-s taids ss.ihi,F ". had so
lately sighed would ai once be- his; biz chill
dren would no longer be- buried on a frontier
farm, and bis daughter would go where Wal
ter Hume would BE- forgotten But he shrunk
from the means 10y which all thosu objects,
which hc had so much AZ heart, must be- oh.
minod; for, by carrying powder and arms
across the border (sayc for self drirncc) he
would infringe the laws OF the land wherein
be- had pfaapered Tar more than lac had over
hoped when lac landed on its shores,
lIyon had been eager IN hi pursuit of
riches and he had bought cheap and sold
dear, and ho had cShrted from every one a.
the utmost; but be had broken no law save
that OF lcnicnry, and nov hc shrunk from do
ing 20, aud bado the temptation stand of from
him bat u would not The spisit OF gain,
that BE- h,d % long cherished entered into
this new iorm,and haunted him day and night
-hlhng his waking thoughts, and shedding
golden hue over his slumhering visions.
When Tryon next entered his home a.
Willow Dell, the first object that presented
iiAolf was tho smiling happy face of Kate, the
next the almost dctcstcd one of him who had
drawn him from the dGptla OF thnfish River.
IL required littlc penetration ca perceive that
Waiter Hume was the declared lover OF Kate;
aud AZ soon a. might Do Waltor confirmed
lryons suspicious Ly entreiting his sanction
10 the already given consent of Kate,
The iather was silent for a few moments.
But IL was only Ia consider how lio might
best reject the man whom ho owed to much,
and what effect that rejection would have ON
the happiness Of Kate; but ON this latter point
ho stood satisfied himsolf that once removed
10 thr other scenes, this il-placcd (ior so he
considered ~ proposition would soon pass n
way ag4d k.lte La-a tar happicr and murc
prosperous woman than II lac had yielded 60
what hc knew were her present irclings.--
Then, rising from his seat be turned To the
anxious suitor, and spoke kipdly aud firmly
81 owe YOU much, Hume very murh, even
a life, aud believe me- do not underrato the
service, nor the risk "a which IL was rcnder-
mud itufl ftta al nflaav
gut Il had been given YOU with pleasure; but
| cannot put my own life in comparison with
! my daughters welfare.
'NhatoVcr may be- your decision, Mr. Try
'yr aitsT Tiruisii iis,si,rif ii,,t,ttt..t
deadly pale with apprehension, "and / much
fear Il is against me, do not wish an act OF
! common humanity due from one man 20 an-
other To be remembered, far less looked ON
as a claim. But your daughter has given me
l her heart" be added earnestly; "aud. IL YOU
will trust her 10 me, IL shall bo the study OF
my whole life that she never ropents the
git"
"IIcr heart" said Tryon, lightly. "Pooh
she is scarcely of an age 10 know she has one
but have other hopes for her" he continued
higher hopes.-iar higher" aud the one,
povcrty-strickcn man drew himself up proud
ly, as he thought on the wealth his children
would possess.
Hume felt that those words aud that man
nor sealed his lips TO further cntrcaty neai
As was the object to his heart; aud, SIMPLY eN
pressing hope that Kate might he happier
in the future her father designed ior her thai
he could have made her he bowed, aud LET
the house with a crushed and cmbittcrc,
heart.
But however great might be Walters sor
row. it did not exceed that of Kate, when sh,
learned her fathers unlocked Tor dicision re-
garding one toward whom she owed 80 much
both at,f til-tiet, I,ad tEltitnda-But- ut-alL Ae
tears, and the yet more touching cloqucnct
of her pale ch eeks and faded smiles were un
ayailing, and It seemed As II naught cOul,
shake Tryons resolution.
And vet the fathers heart was only les
sad than those OF the lovers. For Robor
1'ryon loved his daughter too fondly to lool
on her grief with Indifference; and il was bu
the hopes ofa proud future. when Waite
IIume's name should have lost all interest TO
Kate. that enabled him 10 remain steadtast il
, his resolves.
, Meanwhile he was occupied with prcpaia
tions ior another journey into haiirlandS "A
length the day came for his departure.
HlIcf me see more rosy checks on my re
/ turn, child, he said, fondly, as he took leave
/ gofher ''Don't you know l mean to piak'
, my Kate a lady Z"
M '"l have no wish to be a lady; father salt
, Kate, with a subducd smic m can only d,
/ my duty in the state to which ann called, j
will suffice for me"
Flush, girl, you know not of what yos
/ talk =" replied Tryan, hastily; ere long my
beautiful Kate will be rich aud happy"
Kate sighed as though she had no sncl
glaldcning dreams; but her father heard hel
, not-he was already Watching the departur'
r of his wagons, for whose safety he had nevel
before appeared so solieitous. Little die
i. those around him suspect they contained ,
4 secret whose discovery would prove then
, owners ruin whose safe-kceping and success
, he hoped would Well-nigh complete the build
, ing-up oc his fortunes. II might have beer
, that Tryon had withstood the temptation
longer, nay, perhaps, even overcome 1t alto
II retl..Er had it not hecn for the attachment 0t
! Hume, and his anxiety to remove Kate trpu
Willow Dell, where of course. her rocollec
> ton OF him would be strongest.
Thus the voice of ambition spoke loudly
, within Tryon's heart, ovcrpowcrng all 9th
ors, aud he no. longer hosiiated TO avail him
self of the opportunity fortune had cast IL