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

waTrEN FoH 1nE cALrpoSiAs.
THE
DECEIVER'S REWARD,
A TALE or THE ANDRoscoGGIN
FLonA.


pretty yiliaRe Of D., stood this ncnt white
cottage Of Mr. seldom, tho yillpgo'PM, Shall
We Peopin? A litile blaek'eyed woman IN
hsfsily dhRagc'l' arranging hor china upon the
glossy tea-cloth, whilu Mss Merton, an ex-
tromoly handsome girl OF eighteen, is giving
taIi elegant ptrforimrnrbu ue American Quick
stop, on the Piano Forte, despite her trcm-
bling fingers and nervous agitation.
y "Ifwoald be really provoking, wouldn't il
Julia, II brother didn't cpmt, amer. alGy" said
Mr. sciden
"why, we should be disappointed, to be
sure" replied her sweet fficnd, striving TO
coneoai thOreal lntcrestshe felt in the arrival
of Said gentleman,
"IlArk y returned the other. don't yon hear
the rattle OF the coach wheels ON Lorain's
bridge p" inn
AZ that instant both ladies' flew into the pi-
NzEa, whence they soon discovered that the
bulky vehicle was opposite Mr. scldcus office,
IL would bo difficult 20 aAs. which little heart
heat fastest, Hs they retired 10 the sitting room
10 mako ready for. The welcomc auest. Iulir
took scat by the hGlEopened shutter, where
Sshe might catch the first glimpse Of her lover
cxPcctant and Lizzy had scarcely brought
the cakes aud preserves, and placed four
chairs around the cory table when Mr. Scidrn
and his brothor-in.lu'v- were actually ON the
doorstep The tender greeting of brother
and sstor over, the binshiug Miss Morton
prnsaate'l-to-tf tho uEw-conor, who was
certainly struck by her beauty, and betrayed
sgns, durngfhe evening, Of becoming inter
cstedin his sisters fair friend. Perhaps il is
tinc the reader should lave moro definite
introduction 10 the members Of this little par
~, Etnest and Lizsy Dayton wcrc the only
childrcn'of onc father and mother. Ernest
was but two years her senior, aud tlteir child
ish gambols in the little park that surrounded
Warwick-cottage, whcre they were born, and
bred for many years, served 10 strcnsth-
en- their natural aileution tor each other not
withmhdink the wide difference in their
gradually unfolding minds, AT the ages Of
ten and twelve, they were left orphans the
cottage and park wore sold. Ernest was A.
dopted into the family of paterhaI uncle
while Lizzy was consigned to the care of her
too indulgeht maternal grahdmother,.. Wide
ly different influences were now at work with
their young hearts. L,izzy was allowed the
undisputed rights other childBhSP0rls, while
Ernest was Immediately placed at a high
school, where he commenced n thorough drill
in the elassids. So avidiopsly did he unravel
cvery mystery before him, that at the age Of
ffteen, hewas honorably entered at old Bow
duin. We will pass over the four ambitious
years of his college life, at the close of which,
we again find him at Uncle Dayton's, where
Lzzy had been invited to pay long visit to
her diplomated brother Ernest saw with
pain, how, like a summer flower, her beauty
had unIoided into womsnhood, while the per-
cnnial qualities OF the mind had been sally
neglected. He stroye, by every possible means
"a divert her from the superficial pleasures in
which shr hari been accustomed 70 reVei; and
inaA n more substantial principle of happiness
in her stistcptvU heart BY degrees, her
laughing eye assumed a more mellow and sub
duod exprpssioni "a -chanae eAt4e=nEnr= the
spirit of her dreamy she felt that her broth
crpossessed resources of enjoyment, to which
she was an cntiro stranger But alas, the
first sixteen years of woman's life, fixes mcb
deep and abiding impressions, tis hard there
after TO effect any thing like a permanent
change Through Ernest's influence, Lizzy
was placed at highly reputed boarding
school, where she became the intimate com
lartioH of Julia Merton. The Merton's were
rich and influential, and Lizzy was just the
one to become foiled in such bcwitchery. As
tcrm after term few by, the young girls grew
more closely allied 10 each other; their inter
osts merged into one intorest--thcir stutiies
were ouo, thelrdisersions werQ one, and their
JOYS aid sor+ows woro one, Lizzy passed
her vacations At Julias lpxurious homes and
received many elegant gins from hcr monied
father. $3.50 .1 la.n3 n' isltH -
In the meantime, Ernest was pursuing his
theological studies in the quiet retreat Of
B--,walking in tho uPfigirtncss of heart
and approved of God and man. Often at the
calm TWILIGHT hour Lc sat down alone, To