The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-02-22

The father knows the joy that crowds instino- |
lively upon him NJ he watches the gradations
of his dArling's growth and the mother only |
can feel full sympathy with this feeling Of his, |
Aud 30 the child 10 another strong tie-or
should be--between them; for man mnst love
that which yieldeth most sympathy, liut that
Is great pleasure Ia which ] am Initiated
My heart was full Of blessing 10 those around
nae l could chime IN with their feeling, |
felt more than any other ] loved al, ~ they
all looked up 10 me- and therefore kne" that
feeling.
Esmond (my mastery was very happy
man, II was a. plain "a dAylight--;,lhe exist-
ence 0f which has never been denied, ~ the
French speculator thanks God-and really
wasn't the slightest pretsNt for doubting in
the premises. Bless your soul how could IL
have been else 7 10 had money a plenty
he had sweet wife that he loved iiIl YOU'D
almost call IL a sin. lilo had three sweet
children of the -EexeEal Aaez OF al, x,-ass- -AHd
four--Ihe last bcing the only daughter. A
bonnie wee thing was little dimplcd Fanny,
tnsmed altar her mother.) aud the dream
apd daylight Of both the brothers, These
were two fue boys EAmond, the elder, aud
Richard, the younger; both comcly aud smart,
All the family ~ healthy ~ |
/ said that Eninond'S Happiness Was AE
plain aa daylight Indeed, now that bothiDk
me, it was much more obvious. Daylight Ia
very complicated, as / understand It's woven
Of coors even M the rainbow His happiness
was far purer than that, for il was wreathed
of Islcction the purcst, of aspirations the hol-
est, OF love the most nntinged. Indeed, ]
wondered, when first thrown into this amia.
bic family. frbw IL was that so much of good
was mingled with so littlc Of evil, | almost
though, tho general curse had not fallen
there
Never again ID ! expect, to see any sight
20 lovely upon this green earth, as | saw m
that peaceful aud happy home Of Esmond.-
There was no strife, nor aught but harmony
in love they worshippcd God ior blessings 10
great that they could non conceive them.
The boys aud girls grew their disposition.
aud physical faculties developed Time bOrc
tho family on in This chariot, which makes no
noise in is going The young men left their
fathers house, bearing unnumbcrcd blessings
and prayers with them They went forth in
the great world Ia grasp It's pleasures and 10
grapplo with il sunga The younger Is
mond went into the great city. His keen, Wig
orous mind carried him swiftly on 10 prosper
ity, as the expert Captain soonest guides his
boat into the haven. lie lived with all the
happiness that wealth could give aud withal
high station. lie married early IN life
know nothing ofhis welded life, OF it, happi-
ness or its cares, for ] never lived with him.
lie used 10 visit us sometimes, though, aud
they were handsome enough couple at any
rate. They had no children.
! Richard also married a sweet, lovely girl
! | can see her now, with the fue, calm face
the bright blue eye, and the fair skin beneath
I l,0r auburn hair, all of which likcued her %
an angel with me. can see her loving pres
sure and his atIcctunntr kiss as gwen when
none whs by save me. Theirs was n heaven
I ly union, God knows-how many such are
thorc, | wonder.
! do not think that Richard was suited Ia
the world rs Esmond at any rate that was
the impression he always made on me. There
was something about him too calm and kind
! ~; something looked forth from his eve when
lac was by himself, and sometimes (thouph
not So otcID when others were near wOuiy
sometimes hook at the book he was reading,
! (for he was ever at his books,) to see if upon
its page there was not something glowing
red hot, which shone up in his eyes aud made
them flash and glisten. Having n compctcn-
cy, he entered into more retired life than
t,rutlrrr- +t~,-,
/ try, wrapped up in love for his iamily-and
ia his ruadinF-Ill lt,ist4k. ',et h, ~ wr,t,, too
wrote books that were sounded abroad every
whore, and sealed his name ON the tongues
! of the great aud small of all the land.
| IdHHI was am )st INC NVry TIC OF ttfC utri
couple, Their heads were now sprinklcd
with the snow flakes which the wing of mer-
cy-yes, of mercy-seatieIv on those who
have seen the spring-tino, aud the summer,
and the autumn of lie; | do not mean rs
seasons in cold and warmth-but as times ot
| life. She soothcd their way-and with her
trained glance saw tho motive 81 their pleas
ures and their joys. She tcnderly spakc to
them of the days past, of their darling SONS
and oh! how every word was "a pearl, ~ with
the good and munifcent girl that she had
read of in the fairy tale years before. She
thought when she read il, that it was all a
foolish fancy and never dreampt "a the day
of her death that il was realized as truth in
her own angelic life
And beautiful Fanny was admired and be-
loved also There came from the city DASH
ing young fellow, wealthy, aud high and
handsome; and her brother Esmond told her
that he was the one for her hand-and she
would laugh and turn away from his earnest
ess with glce. And there was another A
fair young man mot very handsome nor veal
thy, but he had a thoughtful face that made
rme love him, and count him worthy TO marry
sweet Fanny. thought tool can't tell why
that Fanny loved him, Rut'rcally il was
strange TO see her brother Esmond hootinp AT
the idea OF n match with him. And how he
urged tho other ttr0m the Ctity) aud spoke of
his gold But-good graciousi I've been
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