The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-01-01


tence, the whole being of the man. Lose of
course he did, and largely. Nor were the
chances of the gaming-table sufficient to allav
that craving for excitement which indeed too
surely grows with what it feeds on" Stock
iobbng, railway shares, mining investments,
all and everything that promised hazardous
ventures and diSprnportionate returns. were
embarked in with an eagcrncss too much in
character with that imaginative disposition
which made him an artist, a poet and a spec
nlator. For time llillingdon's speculations
had met with toerable success; enough in
Iced to encourage him to push his ventures
up to the verge of all his available fortune :;
and his masters spirits. as the old servant de-
>rrIbcd them, were higher than he had ever
known, for think have already mentioned
the singular impassivonCsS of my friends out
ward demeanor; but even this period of tenn
porarv sunshine his eccentric habit was new
cr broken through of sitting undiSturbcd for
| portion OF each day. gazing on that portrait
which appeared to comprise all he valued and
loved upon earth. This was an unaIterahle
rule. and day after dav, his cheek was palcr
| and his eve more haggard after the commun-
ION. which he Strove to think he thus held
with his spirit-love. Then came revcrscs and
t,,1
his trust. Shares went down to no.hinc. An
enterprise in which Lcvcntcr. whom he al
ways di,lIkrd, had persuaded him to ioin fail
ed utterl V. and llllinglon. As the oniv tamil
bic person concerned. suffered severely
Nhoe nights spent dicc-hox in hand were not
likely to restore matters. and ..thc ho"inninr
OF the end became too apparent. All this
time his outward hearing remained totally
unchanged. the same calm dcmcannr. the
sam" mild voice ard placid brow. aud above
all. the sam" sweetness of trmrrr. that won
him the affection of all witL whom he came
III contact. Late or early. GOOD or evil
sad his old servant the tears runnin.t DOWN
hiS withcrrd checks. II never had n >harp
word. or an unkind look from nv beloved
master oh. Captain Grand. vou know what
he was. need not tell 7ou :" and an uncon-
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''''''- '''''''o'''''S '' MS
''' ''''' "'''' - ''' Hat HIS original IN
''''''' "',' ''" "''a''' TO declare 'nt 1t
",r ''> P''''''''' ''''' '"oN'''" upon th' loss
"'' ',,'''"' f"'>>'N>''''S WIN an lnhIfi'r-
'''' l'' '''' ~ '''''S'''' ne iiaa Shapcd the
''''' Vi '"'o"''@ out ''' service as probes
s'''' anu "'''h'h" eventual distinction and
''''''l''h"c''ce III a military career. OF ad-
wee ne seems 10 nave mad plenty, and hclov-
w "> III was he "'Gh'' contrary to the usual
P'"''''e /" S"'h offers, nave had assistance
marry III inc same Proporf'on' but 1t was one
"' HIS lec"''ar''ieS 10 ne indebted to no man,
anu Ills was spirit TO 'hafe above all at the
~e''-meant co"nSci' OF worldly and calcn-
'a''hS 'rl'hn' h"t the philosophy which
co"i" >''"'e cdi'plv at 'hc rum OF a worldly
fortune Shon'u not nave been accompanied by
'he sensitive ana imaginative temperament
that 'iF'hly "ele'ed IN ITS power Of holding
converse WIN oe'hgS OF another sphere; an',
inc eAci'el"eh' OF poor ii'iin@hons later ca
f'er han' IN breaking his health and shattcr-