The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-09-25

nurlng your peerless charms IN country
ottagc. Your little hand is still fair and
beautiful" he continued, holding it up in the .
oft moonlight, which was Just breaking over
he merry city; land it gives me unboundcd
JOY to think it will never more he applied to
nenial service. must jewel these delicate
fingers, and | shall expect them to make our
spacious halls ring with melody To-mor-
row, my dear, shall introduce YOU to Lady
the early friend of our deceased un-
Gle. No doubt she will be delighted to reside
with us as your private council, and then her
presence will give ecidt to our drawing room"
Lady Malvern was a proud, ,lignifcd wo-
man of fifty; whose whole life had been one
whirling routine of fashionable gaictv; she
was therefore an untailing guide in all the
little ct ceteras that appcrtancd to their new
position. As it was understood that DIR How
ard wished her to establish the regulations of
his house, her suggestions became laws to the
heart-strickcn wife, whose artlcss, sensitive
nature recoiled from the artificial pleasures
which surrounded her. One thing seemed
the most painful of all-her darling Willie,
now in the most interesting phase of baby
hood. must be torn from her arms, and con-
signed to the guardianship ola strange nurse.
1t would not he gentcA to take charge of her
child; so she must endure this most cruel
separation. To be sure she visited the nur-
scry every day, but the little fellow soon
learned to turn with more fondncSS to his new
mamma. He would nestle his silky head
lovingly in .JcSsic'S bosom. and gaze slvlv a,
the richly robcd being whose yearning hear
was ready to break with sorrow. Then sh,
would seek her private apartment and un
burden her full soul in shower OF tears
When the dinner-hrll startled her from thi
tender indulgence, She must bathc her swol
len ewes. adjust her beautiful trcSses. and as
sumc a happy smile ere she conll meet he
husband and the heroic Lady Malvern. win
would certainly scorn such weakness in tn
wife of DIR Howard
Thus weeks and months passed awav-th
Doctor was becoming exceedingly popula
in his profession. which in itself would hav
been source of iov to his afcrtionatc wife
but the few hours which he found during tn
iav to remain at home. were chiefly spent i
the library and his evenings. which he al
wavs passed in the drawing-ro oh. ho,
unlike the happy fircside scenes at Holly
brook Lady Malvern must have her favor
itc game Of chess, or some new guest must b
announced. ami then Mrs Howard. who wa
a universal object of admiration, must pla
and sin. like nightingale. with poi>onc
chalicr pressed to her lips
The secret of her unhappincss was not 5
much in being obliged to conform to the poll
tc<s' of city life for she was bred in SchoC
of refinement and atllucncc. hut she realize
her fears in finding it threw a restraint upo
the atlrctionatc intercourse between hcrScl
and Bertrand They were no longer alone
with natures holy charms inviting them I
the serene delights of homc-thc cold eve o
criticism was ever upon them She saw wit
indescribablc sorrow that a secret blight an
mildew was gathering upon the unconscio'
heart of him in whom ccntcred all her hope
of earthly bliss. She longcd to throw hcrsel
into his arms once morr-to feel his rcStorln
hand upon her throbhing brow, and LAWS
upon him her wild devotion but there w;
a formal majesty in his hearing that froze til
warm tide of love ere it guShel from its ocl
CHARGED fountains. Not that he was lc
mindful of her wants-god seemed to bio
som in her pathway. And when the ga
throng murmured her praise. it was evidei
: that his heart swclled with pride for the bea'
' tiful being who leaned so gracefully upon h
? arm. Why could he not unbend his ire
2 mind. and receive into warm atmosphc1
: of affection that dropping flower which h
collneSs would certainly bring paralvzcd
his feet? Alas, it was too true that in a fc
: short wears Bertrand Howard had become
: the broadest sense a man OF the world. |
: was not aware of the slightest change towa
y that fair being whom he still preferred TO {
= others. In all his extensive acquaintan
l. there was not a woman half so beautiful
n him as Inez: but his manhood had blott
out the tenderness Of youth-he had lost sig
It of the fond endearments of welded life
f razino so earnestly at the revolutions of tC
d tunes phosphorescent wheel.
1t was grateful relief to Inez. when S
IT was permitted to retire from those scenes
" which she felt that she could but little long
/ dissemble her true feelings, and play so tal
u part. The Doctor had kindly ordered
pleasantcst apartment in the mansion to
'' elegantly fitted up for her special comfort
II Here she enjoyed undisturbed intercoul
IL with little Willie, now beautiful, dark-cy
Is boy of five years. This was source OF dee
H. est ioy TO the almost broken-hearted motht
t. she found in the development OF his you
III mind temperament warm and affection;
1 like her own, and now that he was permit
III to he her constant companion, he concei'
'e for her passionate tondness.
i ~ don't love father" exclaimed Willie G
re- re-, dav, as he gazed soberly into his mothe
49, 49, pale face.
That is very wrong, m, dear, not to le
10 YOUR father, who is SO kind to his little DO
If "Well, can't help it, indeed can't