The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-02-19


Icrt at least Il small sum towards a>~i-tin" he
husband in setting up in business. should he
come home aS poor aS lie went This uave
her a new motive for cyrrtion. She gave hcl
whole mnd to her business. Her house WIS
p"Pnlar; her table was filed 10 nrrrilowin":
her affairs Were we'll managed. She was. a.
she deserved 10 bc-ior there were not ten
ladies IN the city who made more rfrnr,-sh,
VA SrrCE-srII- Her children were pur
ont TO the best schools They improved rap
IDLY IN mind and manners Henry was A treat
h"Ipto her h" was a manly little fellow, with
his fathers kind heart.
i"ttv continued To rule in the kitchen. tho
stout girl was brought IN To serve under hcr
III" boirdcr> always knew Brttv't cooking
no one else nude things taste quite so well:so
-h" kept on the way, doing her full share of
the trcttlng and >rc''Efl". an h..r full share
. ol III" work. 700, She never let her mistress
90 ahead OF heron her feet She would stand-.a>
long as Miss Warren. she knew" if she was
tired enough to drop
GA" morning Mrs Warren was presiding.
As usual. at her cheerful breakfast table. She
looked the prr>oniticatinn of health and neat
hess. Her soft. glossy hair was brushed back
under an rmhr"i'l,rri cap, which was tied
with ro>,--colorrd strings. ,irclaninr a little
the shade oi the pcarh-hlu>>om oh her check
y neat morning dress. fitting her trim firurr.
wt> inl>hr'! oil At top hr a white collar. .whrh
cncr"l"d hrr whit. throat She was hand
M a cup OF coilcc. when she heard the front
door open. " her tah'e WAS full She set down
the cup to listen. Steps were heard on the
stairs Mr. Morton entered the dininr-room.
and a gentleman followed.
y stranger. was he: His Sun-burnt face
was almost concealed bv immense mu>tarhr>
and whl~ker>. He was >tout and slnrt. and
singular! dressed \ stranger. was he:
iye mt eye and heart lrapcd to heart and
with >'rram of joy She >rran- TO met her
husband. le>, il was he. There hr was. ), e
and sound tolls ami 'lsn.rr> notwithstanding
safe IN his own home: the wifi. of h;s early
ln'" Restored t. him: his chilIrcn. hny> OF
whom any man might lie proud. >hou'in- a
round INN; and there. in the rear. faithful
old Betty. wIning her ewes with the r,,rr..r
OF her apron. aud CRYING. lr.rau." '-hc did
n"t know wha, on airrh r~,. To do
As We are strangers. it would br polite to-
the family ia their wril-earnrI iov: but W.
cannot refrain from stealing. hv and hv. away
from the children. up stairs with Harry War
rrn and h. wife, n'u the old chamber NJ
ramihor and ammonia are t!irrc.n HOW. prom.
lie Won. They n. down IN the OLD arm m-,-hair
tn-rhrr aui Julie t. told ovcr her stow
showing the purse whirh when empty with
.tIin. mouth. preached Ia her - lnu.il, an,
trartnlv one ,lav and what effort and toll Il
cost her to ill it. and how mn~h GOOD the r"il
had done her. Then. with trembling voi,r
= and bowed head. She fingered on that night
ri tifIvrc>t sorrow. when Betty gave her ia,
) KEY of The past. and She saw how. through rx-
c,.>>ive >rti>hnc>> She had ~inncd She tod
ton how her heart had asked for hrr hm>haui'
forgiveness. Then can" rL. pan She had
found comfort in. With a,i>rrminE eve ari,l
trembling fingers >h. snapped open The purse
before hin.ari showed 10 him her little trca>-
urc ot' hoar.icd "olh. hoar,lrl tor him alone
~hc poured Ii all out into hi> hard. brown
hand. whil'. III" hiv tears. rn'linT down hi>
>waithv checks ,lrupln'd u;s!n it. ll".wccIing
over it'd. heap of yellow ,lu>t, who in Cal
ifornia> mines had gathered it hv the spade
. l
trca>u,c>.roull have pnr 'ha>cl ior the .raic-
iul man what this had givrn him.
W. mus, not Iingrr over the opening OF the
I'd chest which WAS 80 well trcigh;cl with
native ore: cnnsrh for all. Betty included,
and enough we pr,'>Hmr.tn have sci Mr. War-
,..,, ~. in that very handsome store where We
last saw him.
Juli,.ttc Warren Is still in comfortable
health an energetic woman. and iir>tya,e
hersrkrrper If ever She finds herself ''r',',-
nina du,-u.'' as they sav. She takes 10 her old
Doctor H,rc-fo: and if no ncce>>i Y Is laid
ul,on her for exrrti"n. She laws 1t upon her
, >elt. Long life and happiness 10 them and
their children,
Should there hc anv wives who have moi
vet been able Ia find out what sent their hm>-
hands to California. Iulicttr's history may
1--WE them a little light on the subject.
IIlr OK Ml>S.-IIrrc is capital story of
a cnu,.ic Of Western hunters. Their name:
were Hoffman and Cowan: and both were
excellent shots and not little gIvGi To boast
n. of their skill One dav they wont on
drrr-hunting expedition. and after getting IN
to the woods where they expected t" find deer
they separated. Shortly after, Hoffman Lrarr
Cowam> gun fired oil. when he immr'iiaicl,
went uvcr to the spot where he had hear
the shot. expecting to ha Obliged TO h'll
Cowan hang up deer lie found C"wai
very busily asrd lna'lin4 his gun, and shout
cd out:
; Halo, Cowan what lid you shoot at, jus
now -
None of your business: G" along over thu
hill
SURPRISED at this short an! rrssiy answer
I!urin,an looked around and discovered cdlr
among the bushes. Agaln he cried ont
Il ~av. Cowan, did YOU shoot at the calf :
Yes. did; but ii none of your business.
Why, what made Ya% >hnnt at it -
: Why. | took it for Il deer
We'll. lid v"u hit it -
No. missed it,
How did Won miss it :"
Why, wasn't quite sure that ii wasn't :
calf"
'You are pretty specimen Of a hunter,