The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-08-07

ng was the modest smile about their lips. re- ;
embling the gentle curling of the waters /
which the zephyr on summers evening pro-
luces on the surface of an inland lake
All there comes blind Rosa with Herr {
Slaets her bridegroom; how happy she must I
BE-, She has suffered so much She has
been reduced even to the beggar's staff For
four and thirty years she has sucrored and
her soul with hope that she her
self regarded as vain and now nc /,
there. the friend of her childhood,o of her youth.
Led by his hand, she now approached the al
Now shall the VOW made by the cross in the
church-yard be accomplished. and She shall
become Jan Slaets' wife. On her breast gilt
tiers the same gold cross which Tall Jan rave
her. Now she listens to the joyful congratu-
lations, to the song and music which celebrate
his return She trembles with emotion, and
presses his arm closer to her side, as if she
doubted whether her happiness was real.
After them came Nclis with his wife and
children; they were all clad a, wealthy peas
antrv. The parents 90 forward with bowed
heads, and wipe the tears of wonder and
thanktnness from their eyes, So often as they
look upon their blind benetactress. Pcterhen
bears his head proudly erect, and shakes his
light locks. which PLAY about his neck. He
leads his sister by the hand.
But what troop is that -: The remnant of
the camp which the power of time has laid
waste About twenty men followed the chill
dren of Nclis. They really presented a sin
gular spectacle; they are all gra,-haircd
men or bald. Most of them >upI"rr them
selves on their slaves; two 20 on crutchcs.
one is blind and deaf. and all are 80 worn out
and exhausted by long wears of weary labor.
that one might imagine that death had b.
force brought them again from their graves.
Lauw Stevens went first and stopped so
that his hands nearly touched the ground =
blind Bae-, from Plogen, suppooted himself
on thc milers grandfather. These old men
constituted the remains of the generation
which lived when Tall Jan flouri>hcd in the
village, and by his youthful courage alway:
asserted for himself the first place. After
them came the people of the village, men ant
women, who were invited to the welding.
The train entered the church the or
gan was heard accompanying the solemn
music. The younger traveller drew has com
panion aside in the church-yard. He stopped
down, turned round, and presented to th.
other his closed hand, out of which the end
of two bents of grass protruded.
in such haste WHY 50 2" said the other
"Proceet," said the Younger; "the subjer
pleases me and would willingly know wheth
er it will fall to NE or not"
The elder one drew a bent; the younge
one let his fall upon the ground, and sighed
, Il have lost"
: This is the reason. good reader, why the e
II der of the travellers has told you the story o
e Blind Rosa. 1t is pity: for otherwise yo
= would have read in beautiful poetry. whs
III vou have now read in prose. But forum
As another time NAV be more auspicious to yol
MEETING OF CoLoRED MEN.-A Conver
, ton of coiored men has been holden in Ba
!" timore TO consider their condition ndinquil
he what thcv had better do. On the 9th. II
e Committee appointed reported preambl
~ and a long series of resolutions. setting for
the platform and principles Of the Conve
ton They declare all men born free al
ed equal" and entitled to the pursuit of hapI
ar ness" acknowledge the efforts of their viii
nd fridndS for their elevation, but declare tn
those efforts have been unavaiing. and III
10" their condition. both socially and POLITICAL
all is worse now than it was 90 years ago. I'm I
nd face of constantly increasing migration, a
I'd, growing prcjndices against them, they decla
-, there is no present prospect of their bel
Il" placed on footing of equality in this cot
OF try. and therefore pronounce in favor OF er
oys grafton TO Liberia. as the only place VIII,
Sill they can enjoy republican institutions, d
., the right of governing themselves.
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