The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-09-09
WHOLE NO. SOB.

'u!iicu t!tl Ira are TiShi. However lhat ma5
be, We must part. Tint vcu may he happy
is the wish OF SiHYL CAIrEE.
( This folded AMI laid aron the table, where
it would meet his eve on his return from
professional visit
| 1 hal just finished NY last lu,ics, and was
expcctin. the carriiSe every moment, when
Tie door opened and my husband entered.
| liz looked at ne, i,a,itci AZ was for my
Journey, with no little surprise, but said noth-
.nr.
HIS eve fell on the note: he opened it, read
1t ic!ibcraicv y. ana ai it down again.
is this indeed vour final rcsoution?' hc
asked
1T Is, was my reply.
lie WIS silent for few moments, and |
would have given worlds TO have known his
feelings, bat .lis countcnancc was impcnctrN
! bic.
ii last he spoke.
Amy settlement that You may propose,
through vour law;e er. shall receive iuuncdi-
ate a;,cn,ion, he said.
| | bowed coldlv.
This. then, was the thought that occupied
him. He could think g. money matters when
| was suffering a.onicS at parting from HIM.
would have died rather than receive ono
penny from iiiln.
4, .iG>t then ia. carri., ec came 10 the door.
The driver ie3k my trunk, and followed
! hai; IL. husband Va, behind nc, though I
i,! n1, know il.
II !iljcl iic kindly in., The carriage, anA
saii i few friendly -ys-bv word.
! ti.c driver crdcAct his WIN, and VIC were
i'1r'r'! ipr ever.
is,aa bl-A in the coach, AMI we;. bitter
y.
KNEW thai my haSb,n supposed ,rc 10 10
COM. 10 NY a,ints but hal 10 such idea.
! seu!'! - somcwhcrc; dll not care where
% nol.J'.' kiicw mc. and :hcre ! woald earn
n: .Isln-.
Ia ii:c cars | ma;urel my pans. would
- - Is !i's.o,i-irp.n thence, 10 >on,c ,,.a,c a.
n.,l>:c "a her.
wrat to the Revere House, where made
;!s.. i quaint me o Il southern la IL, a leach
CT ii. seminary at the South, AMI under an
a. '&e.c,t ntlnc, engaged tc accompany her q.
Il l. .c!.cr.
| wc;!, with her, AM never wa> there a sad
der hear; t!,,n m.t., dar..ig the n;nc iiontl,.
that / s;'ri., there.
is ;Gnc .i-hI and l>aw mach 10 condemn
But wii,; sloaid | do: Must ! live ON So for
ever: la-AcI nysc.i. ! canno, my wholc
~oy,l would cry cut; but made no dctini,,
plans.
Taxing u1 newspaper. one day, | saw
paragraph winch spoke oi the severe illne.s
, 0t i'r. Carter.
lie may die" gaspci, "anI never Tor give
me.
The thon.l,t was agony. AL false pride
WAS forgotten.
lsiartc! Immediately for home. travelling
day and ni.i!i, rur>uci by tie narrowing
;hoii.h, that Lc might die before | reached
HIM.
icmlaret. as If were common acluain-
lance II !;im hampton. il he Was living.
Thank God, he VS..
1t WAS night, but hurried up TO that we'll
known i!oaoc, on foot and alone.
| ran through the streets entered tho
hoG>c, AMI walked softly up 10 his chamber.
There he lay, sleeping; hi> mother 10y his
bedside. where his wife ,hoylI have been.
Her head was bent forward. and she ,lil
tot see nic Il | .lilcd to ms side.
lie tossed unc,,sily. 'Slb,l.' he murmur-
cd in his sleep.
!. Il ain hc.c, whispered in his car, for I
could bear it .io longer.
iic opened his eyes, fixed ;hcm on me with
f, 4 !ool, ot ioyc, Si'rang forward, and fell back
iain;ns.
Woman. YOU have killed l.iIn," slrickcI
hi, mother.
: I;u, it was no. so. The shock had indeed
: been a great one, but he soon rcgaincd his
CONSCIOUSNESS
There was no ncc,l Of words then: all was
i forgotten. lie could not bear TO Have me
+ leave lis side, and was happy nowhere else.
had i,ccomc very !.ulntlc, for bowed
II.v>cli to my rnothcr-in law. Was .hc not
h,> n!a;i!cv:
y, h,.>i.and >lorl Y recovered, and when
: would nave spoken OF the past, aud begged
r lis i"r.:vncS>. hc replied
Forgive Elc, too, S!byl for my severity
= We haze bo;il suffered much, but We have
! loved i:.u uh and We have learned 4 great
, lesson i.lat oi mutual iorbcarancc.