The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-09-13

And that fleming'a cart was ready, as had
haen pr6hised, 70 take the young people %
town, whore they wore "a be entertained At
dinner. IL was all right, and very pleasant
And ule old people sat down to dinner dress.
ell in their best, and saying many times OVER
that u was all right With them aridFery pleas
ant The only thing wm-if Ravens name
had but been Fell Tho Rells having lived
here for I've hundred years.
'Ihe family, but not always the name the
wife observed There was He'll that lived
here once and the land would bc IN the fam
lily still, Ia the best way, Il could A. they had
no children but Janet.
Well that was true, Fell agreed and Il
was all right and very pleasant
CHAPTER THR SECOND.
That evening three ladies went up TO the
chapel 10 see the sunset from this ehurch-yarl
which commanded an exquisite view, II was
place In which, at suoh'an hour, Il was easy
% forRgr, uvUrI with Frrvr-l.-g,,r---tl -tl.-11
eyes. that there was sin or sorrow IN the
Nosld. Tho ladies aai ON the stcps illi the
last glow bad faded from the clouds, and the
mountains stood up, clear aud solemn, against
green sky, from which every tinge OF sun
set had vanished and then they came down,
with thoughts As bright and calm aH the stars
which were beginning 10 come out overhead.
When they entered on long stretch OF
straight road, they saw before them an odd
looking group. In tho dusk il seemed as II
4 man and woman were carrying something
very heavy-muylng toward them at a pace
lhopelessly slow. A woman was some KAY in
advance Of fhem--loitering aud look Dgylack.
When they camd up 10 her, Il was young
woman, viii orange flowers in her bonnet
aud a smart white shawl on her shouldcrps--
She was carrying mans hat, new but half
covered with mud, IL whs now too clear that
the heavy thing which the other two were
trying 10 haul along was man. Never did
a man look moro like a brute. His face, when
/ Il could DO seen, was odious swollen purple
without trace Of reason or feeling lcfi in il (;
but his head hung 40 low, with his long black
hair dripping on the ground, that il was not
easy 10 see has face. His logs trailed behind
him, and his new clothes were spattered with
dirt.
1t looks like apoplcxy,' said the elder lady
10 her companions; and she asked the young
woman who was carrying the hat, whether
the man was in ft,
NO, ma'nm; he has only been overcome
II is his wedding. IIe was married this morn
ing
| Married this morning Aud is that his
] IA ifn p
'Yes, ma'omi and the other his bridegroom's
t,aR,'
poor Janet as the Indies passed-hcr honest
sun-burnod iaos all framed in ornngu flowers
fs.rs' e',I 'fasist IElssleShe put forth her ui-
most strength (Which wss not amAll) 10 hold
up her wretchcd husband from the dirt Of the
road. The other man was a comcly youth,
dressed in his best, with a new plaid fastened
across lHs breast The ladies looked hack,
and saw that il would never do. Tho CIDER
ly lady returned, and laying hcr,hand on the
T'r,s,r- -t,.ii.e 4taraana shnnlder. said. .-
This is no work for you. IL is too much
for you. Let, him lie, while speak 10 the
people at this farmhouse. know thom and
they will send man 10 take him into the
bousc.'
Poor Janet spoke very calmly when she
said they could take him little farther; but
her lips quivered slightly. The lady spoke
to man who was feeding calves by the stable
and asked him TO help 10 dip the bridegroom's
head in cistern by the road side, and then
take him into the house. es
How far is it from his home p tho lady in
quired of Sally. THE High House in Wath-
endale You will not get him there tonight
at this rate
The farmhouse people promised a cart, If
the party could wait till il came by.
How could such n thing happen 2 said the
lady. is there no one TO teach this man his
duty better than this? Docs he know the
Clergyman p
Yes, ma'am,' said Sally, adding very sinp-
ly, but there would be no use in the clergy
man speaking to him now, he would not un-
derstand. H.
No, indeed, replied the lady But he will
feel i'll enough tomorrow, and then hope
somebody that he respects will speak to him
in a way that he will remember
TO think she said 20 her companions, as
they walked away past the cistern where the
grovelling bridegroom was undergoing his
ducking, 'thatis the creature whom the poor
girl bound herself this morning TO love, cher
ish, and obey! What beginning of the
nherishingp
Fell and his wife had not expected the
young people home early; but il was much
later than the latest time they had fixed be-
fore they heard anything of them. When at
last the party appeared, emerging from the
night mist, oil the three sober ones were
dreadfully weary. The ascent had been ter
rible; for Raven had not yet begun to rccov-
or.
No fine sentiment was wasted on the occa-
sion; for the Indifference which had really
shocked the ladies was the real state of mind
OF people too much accustomed % the speeJ,-
Gle Of intemperance. Mrs Fell declared she
was yeNed with him--that she was; and then
she put on her bcd-gown, in order to sit up
with her daughter, for Raven wns now 80 sick
that he must be waited on all night Mrs
Fell said repeatedly, as 80 often before, that
all men are apt TO take too much now and
then; and IL would happen less often now he
had come to live up here. Yet, her hus- |
bands words would run in her head, that il |
was all right, and very pleasant. When, in |
the dawn Of the morning, her daughter made |
her goto bed, she dropped asleep wish those
words in her ears while poor Janet, ckilly. !
SICK at heart, and worn out was Mt length |
melting into tears. ussirul y .gshl.iafhd |
When the next aftcrroon, her husband sat !
nursing has aching -hoad beside the re place, |
he was struck with soIno compensation At the |
sight of hen. red eyes. ofeoursc, he lcciarL |
cd, as -drunkRrds Always do IL should never |
happen again. 0f COURSE he laid the blame. /
as drunkards always do, on other people. OF !
course, he said, as drunkArris always do, that
it wns no habit Of his aud that this was an
accident-.=fnr- nncn and Away. Ofcourse his
wife believed him, as young wives always do
For some time IL appeared all true and /