The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-03-26

last clause; which, perhaps, was quite as
well. as matters stood
Janet was comtortcd, credulous, and CON
WINGED. She knew no,hin. Of Young girl
living pale in her strOud in a certain church,
ward, because Robert Maylin had first loved
and then deserted her. She had never heard
either Of Mary Williams, the wife of John
Williams, the baker, who took to drinking :
bout a year after she had known Robert Nav
lin. to hide her love and renr0rsc together,
and who had been willing to leave her three
little ones. if hc would have taken off with
him a> he Offered. She was ignorant OF the
history of the pretty hou>cmaid in Bcrkcly
Square, where Robert was tootman, who had
lost her >ituation-and more too-tor love
OF that handsome villain; and who had been
afterwards taken up near Waterloo Brid.r,
mad with despair and dcS,itntion. People
did say he had stole her SAVINGS as well. tho
she was 50 infatuated with him She would not
prosecute him; and on y cried like one dis
trau%ht when he left her TO the work lousc or
to the streets. She knew nothing of the life
he had led since he left home. a bold and
beautiful boy of fifteen, 10 seek his fortune in
the world; and treated aS slandtrs the faint
rumor, every now and then tying about, of
the curse he had been to every pretty woman
who had taken his fancy She believed in
hi worth. because She loved him for his oood
locks; and she made, as all women lu. the
hero Of her heart tie model Of her morality
also
The wcddin@-dav came at last. Miss lIar-
rngton, who had been dgnicd and iIlu>ed
>uNy and snappi>h by turns, rave the dinner
from charity she said d-.aye the wedding
clothes, because country girls have no notion
of propricty. and She did not choose her old
servant to disgrace her house and she "avc
two thirds OF the iurniturc-"ony Y to keep the
poor wretch from the workhouse at first; She
Will tr sure to 90 there in the end.
1T is not hrrau>e approve Of the match,
or like the man, She SAID. Il do neither: ii
i, only from the urrc>t Chart, that give
ANYTHING to them. |; Is 50 shocking to mag
Inc that person who has been as Ion" about
one is Janet has been about me, should 90 IL
the union and live on the parish. after she
has made ones very caps and wore ones We
~ gowu> 1t is horrible and | cannot
bear the thought of it. 50 have done all
this just to keep her out of the house for IN,
own sake. As far Is She is concerned, she
ujoht oo to-morrow for ,ny,biun | Sh,uld
mind Her tnII, :, ,.,,.,.;,,, ill.,, E,h,,
N,yl;n deserves .o,,, ,,,,r;. .hn7n,t
Mis-. U,rr;;rctor ,r,s I'M. IF ,ho>, o,1 m,;l.
who ,r.. .rotn,r,;,.d ,L,+ II.,,., .b,II I,v,
noth;.o 70 i, with Them Tlr;r Charity, !.
oply rout,mpruni, ;lu,,,,iviin. their mor,i
f,i ;t}.c,iou v;n,;,,;,. .,,;,.tnI,.,,. II, ,b,.,
Low. vor. il i from ,.listr.,s and ! thr,
do Won rood il ;s from s.i6>hn.<s ,u,iu Sh,
was reso,ute IN mak;nu herself ont i, evil
minded a> ro>,i,, and t,ol, = Grabbed ,,,a,
arr. IN h.in,, yirtuo,,, and ,,,,.,ri,,,, ,i'i.r.
On the ,lav of the marriarr She sat M STAR
and cried h, whol. time; but she said it wa
from vr>ation at the blund,rs Of the litt
r,.l-h haired n,ri>h o,t->h. had chosen tn
uelic>t and most stunid GIRL in the school
who had taken ,Jaurt'> nIar,. \, for jam.
on the whole. she thought She WAS clad f
ort rid Of her. She had found oYt that ,h
did not quite suit her.
To do Robert M,yI;n ;,i.t,cr h. WA, =
much attached 70 Janet os he rouIJ h. attach
ed 10 any one Hut his love was Of \ kin
that did not wear we'll. il WAS love Lorn q
r.r>onaI t:,u,.v alone. ,lraw;n,, nolhino ot' !,
nouri>bm.nt from rcsn,.ct and les. from, rri,
,r;rI. II WAS all very we'll while the. alo.
Of pcwu.>, lasted an il, but !, soon ore,
thr,adl,are and shabby. and then h. oot tire
of it. The first month, Of hi, married Iii
went ON smoothly anornl The ,r,ttv 60
tare and the urrttv wife ,b4 mir Of n.are an
; loy. within hose iour wall. had 9, charm f,
Robert which surnri,.J himself warrant
J.. wa. ~, r,,ur. IJo I;t,.J L., r,.v ore,
! ,,tio, thar uf ,o,rl,ct c,rI,u,.,,- ~,
-, t;.It H.. crrrt of ;ts bn,rtbf;1 ,ct;on on h
:. frame which wa. NOT I;,tl. .ut.ohInd hy h
| nnJnn habits And h.;nn ,.rv clever f.
, low handy and cor,lln he soon LEARNT h
hu.;po.. =. ,y.Il >. The host Than, and ma,
sor,. srlcnd;d b;ts IN c,I,h,g.., and ,,uI;fo,
, ers i was nl.,.,nt rh.no,. to him air
o,th,r and he d;J not r.or.t his ,lu,b \,
,old.rohLad s,;,l mar. ,b2, o,r. or .yi,.
week when he was t.,<ed with ,naiIs
i b,0lrd lax hlight
Eutt thu season of nI..as,r. ,l;1 nor last Io,
= With In. wanino srmn.r SIM faded Rob,
N,,lin', b.ail rnvcr. ot lov.. ana when +
,u,n,un mnon had r,ssnd ,u.,,. scarce. = l..
remained to scent tho air Ills Garden |
came ,tupid, and his work Jeradino:
:, hou,e was small and mrau-~o different
=. the iolly times Of Gresham nvac. and H.rh
- " Suuar,' His y;t. ,,,, ,,ro,rn, r,d,, :,
!. deemed tire>ome somehow bo wished II
he had never married. II. was deal bc,,
+. oil AS he wa, What need had h.. 10 ser,
>. himself up for life in 4 VILLAGE. with a >i
~, woman and = narcrI of yoLtI. , he nsod
l. say. as he went to the alehon>e; where
. tound more amusement in ski,l. .s and ,
barmaid'> saucv blue ewes than in his o,