The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-03-20

ION to running in debt. he could not there
ore attribute his GOOD fortune to his tailor
Tie made up his mind that he must he loved
or himself alone, and his early novel read
NO favored this romantic conclusion. hut be-
nc naturally of modest tnrn of mind. this
solution on second thought appcarcd improh
able. and he then determined that Lady Mel
will" must be 'aborin. under some strange
and unnatural dclu>inn. |
When the welding iav arrived and the
future husband listened to tn" silver or rath-
or Golden tones Of the rotarv's voice. his as
redouhlc1. He would i,avr $50
sad the marriage ronfract) a country seat in
burgundy. a domain in Normandy. housc
IN the street Saint IIonor- in Paris. and mn
merouS Other goods and chattc's. of which un
I'll t''t day he hal never heard svllal,le. -
la " Melville had riches across the channel
also; roa' mines in Wa:ieS and Grazine land,
IN DrEonShire 1t was to the vounr man a
golden dream from which he dreaded TO a.
wake III" Mav"r had sanctioned and the
priest had ~oicmnlv blessed thrir nnion. vct
with th" rites oftho church and the forms of
law 10 and his reason. the conviction that !,
was all hnt splendid and ur>ul>tantial vis
ion would not leave him. even a. thc feet of
his lawful wife in the bridal ch,mhcr-hr
pressed her hand TO his Inns. he craspcd con-
vul>ivclv the embroidered niGh--irc<<. in h;s
fear that She might srilrnlv vanish into the
arr.
Rise. nv lear Frcdrrirk." acan said his
wife: draw that easy chair Hose to mine and
let m" talk to Won" The younc man did So.
hut without rclra>inr the hlnd of his wife.
AMI Madam" Il" Ia Tour hrgan thus:
"Thcrc was once unon time" Good
Heavens " said Frederick. II am not wronc
then; il i II Is fairy ti'o'' "I.i>tcn. nv
dear sir. There lived once vorno rirl.
whose fimilv had once been rich. hut when
their only daughter was bu, fifteen. they had
no other means Of Subsistence ,han the dailv
carning> OF her father They lived at LYONS
and know not what VAIN hone Of lettering
their condition injured their removal to Par
IS. But some men when 'hcv have once fall
on. never rise a.iin and in.!crl few things
1rr found more difficult Of at tlnmrnt than re-
tri"vinG our fallen fortunes. arain filling our
place in so~ic.v. and moving in the cherished
cir,.l" w" have been Obliged to rrlinGui>h
Ih" father of this poor Girl experienced
tins, I" h'm. 'n<nmm"nnt7h'" d'ifir"!ty.tor at-
yer >'r':"''"" "nr'"" '""r Ton" wears with
'''"r'' 'hH n'@''"'.h' '"' m hoy 'ta! ''er
Mo'h"r> dra'h >oon followed. and III" voung
2l'I WAS len a'"n" In cherries garrett, a
''n! af'ar 81 REM nhP1ii. with tn" chilling
pr''S'n'' "f fw" m~"rohi" un-"nant"d beds
I" 'n'r'a>" her frriInE> OF "rrt and dcSo!a-
o"h' II 'h'r' were T" f'e faIrv IN my story
>''' S''''in. without d""hf. no" present her
sell. hnf there waS not glimpse. not shad-
"w "i one IN" vonng "lrl WAS unknown in
/ RS. without money. with nc'hcr friend
nor protector to sustain and cherish her, ask
'i IN VAIN from strangers employment which
makes the riches "f tn" poor Guilty pleas
"E'' " i true. eS'"hh"d ''> arms I" allure hrr
I'M there are minds :" formed a> ln>'Inrt''"-
I" rove 'lr'h' ana ahh"r vice. and hers
WIS ''li''H "' ''''> >'amP-'u' she must eat.
ana me hnh"'r "' the flr>f day was increased
hN >rclIrSs night, bringing second day
"''''"h' f""i.
l""' fr'd'rlrk. hav" Just risen from Ia
h'' Pr"'">''y covered with the most tempting
I"Nnr'r>. sparkling wines the rar"st fruits,
e'rr''h'n" t" =raiIiy the most fa>fIdi"nS aprr-
me- ana although until Yesterday poor y"n
can nave IL" ''n'"if'"n "' tn" deep misery l
AIN ''''>'f''''hS- IN ''" n''H>' "' Inc mi"i'h-
ce'''' around rs. ana seated a> w" now arrin
t'-r ample chairs. emtr"id"rcd with six and
""in' !"" ma! he aSt"ni>hrh that can con-
lur' mp Snch s''n"-'" I'<'en >'"''
HUNGER ''"'l''lit" inns poor .iri I" nc"
ior 'r">' III "r'ad she >hr"nd'h her hean
IN veli' once her mothers. and her only IN
heri'ah'e' Sh' "'h' hcr h'"I that sh' mn-h'
appear old and inilrm' and went down from
her garret into the street-ther" she extend
ed her >uppliant hand. Alas the hand was
white and dclratcl Y formed. and there would
be danger in allowing it 10 be seen; She bound
the veil around ii. as If 20 hide l"ath>"me
object She took her stand near th" entrance
OF the court ward. far distant from the LIGHT
ofthc street lamps and when there passed a