The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-01-11

"Tlahenu hos onen' deep aud true,
That nsk no aid from words
Lie yieWless music ifum the harp,
With none 10 wake H. chords"

WIN uuur Va vase W th"lNh'
CONE, Alra c., said the General, As tea wa,
announced, | have an engagementthis even.
Ing with Mr. st. Clair aud ! oppoinrcd O.
iloyk for our meeting,
That {, very early indeed Louisc, come,
de- not ca,pc any dclentou whore l. Kate
Indeed, 10 not know, NIolhcr--shc went
out early tl- afternoon to DO some shop
ping
l. il possible ,hc has not returned yct y Is
II possible, Involuntary cried ont Aunt Nam
ny, who,by the way, was sort of .frhrc in
the hnily, not only for her antiquity but al
49, lo, a certain scat she. always occupied
whore she ,at In stately dignity Il is very
late, very late indeed, continued she, for II
Young Miss 10 be- out-but times have alter.
eel since was Young, Gen, had you not better
send the carriage for her? no. ! am in great
haste and shall only have sufficient time to
fulfill my engagement besides had letter
from Wyoming, this morning, from judge Lc
Sarc,who inform. me that William was there
several days since, and will be- here soon.
Indeed, indeed, WITS the general ,-Aciatfta-
ton,
oh, said Louirc, what did he write about
Geraldine
Not syllaLlc-iti II truly astonishing.
fear, said Alrs c., she is ill,as she lac. not
written.
1t Is possible and highly protat's, chimct
-Aunt-Nrugfg WIN, IKE many others, liked
TO be ascoayoky a. possible, for have had
very ominu6sSA,,1in, OF late,
Fic, dc, said the General, as he rose from
the tablc--rcalitics come fast enough, aud n
truce to your dreams shall be at home
early, aud I hope to find Wfiiidm tcry az +
ap anxious to hear concerning CharIcs-thc
Judge never mentions his name.
For some time after the General lcn, not
"A word was uttered, each one seemed absorb.
nd IN hur- uwu- ruutumptutIuus md perfectly
abstractcd. At last Aunt Nanny, the most
communicative on all occasions where an OK
precision of opinion was demanded, sighingly
exclaimed
Something is going to happen have a
prescntimcnt Of evil. Geraldine or Charles
must be ill., or there is some loye-ailair on tho
tdpis, aud It's all the same Then solioquis-
ing, young people are all so silly, so Thought
less In these lRys==ii Vas not go hGn- L VIA
young-no good over comes from these ilirta-
tions-these tate parties and all their ct cete-
ras
Why, Aunt Nanny ,-rEil Eo,ftsc., ron forget
how you used to dnnce and sing until mid
Night--you are really becoming iorgetihl.
- IL NJ 4 Il.
adjusted a light shawl TINT was rIrrirssfy
thraxn o2er her shoulders, and gave a slight
toss Of this head, forgetful, ehild-my memory
is as retentiye as il ever was, indeed think
it is improving. Aunt Nanny, have GER
RiHiy heard you say, that YOU was once very
gay.
That may be, without dancing and flirting
every night in n week with Col this and Capt.
that and Lord l.. aud Lord b.. who are
no better than any Of our private citizens
when Twas young, that is,when was younger
than am no,o, You did not see young Misses
assuming the airs of young ladies and saying
by their forward manners, II am candidate
for matrimony," no, indeed, they had
more delicacy. But, Aunt Nanny, you are
rather severe are you not?
Why so, Louise, ! generally express MY
sentiments hem
Why Ithink all the young ladies | see APP
pear very modest and eni6blc Aunt Nanny.
That may be, but you are too young to
have observed much. Now there is our
Goraldine-thcrc never was n more beautiful
flower in America, whether YOU select it
from the choicest partcrrc, or from this vast
wilderness ofcountry where are flowers that
would compare with any cline, but
What were you going to say about Geral-
dine, AuntNanny2
Why, that she too, perhaps will lie as fool
nh rs other young ladies aud marry some
foreign nobody, just because the world says
that he is splendid follow, noble, looking
'o'icor o,'indeed. quickly replied Mrs. g. /
my Ghaschlld loves her parents too wellto
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