The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-02-11

STORY OF T,.-DAY
IN THREE PAETS.-PAET l.
have occasion in particular to remember
my morning visits to the Boston Athcnaun
Gallery two winters ago. For the quiet happi
ness ever found there. could never think
Of the place but with pleasure To me it is
and has ever been, charmed retreat. To &c
in there after a walk down the great fashion
able promenade, Washington street. to find
myself at once removed from the noise and
hustle ofthe great city, imprcssc> me strange
lv,and enjoy it with a peculiar kind Of hap
plncss. The moment | enter the building |
feel the influence Of the place stealing over
me. The rcverhcration of nv footsteps up
! the bronzcl and spacious stairs. as i: goes
singing and cchoing with hollow. musical
tone alon" the corridors, and of throur!.
lofty and distant rooms, seems to me almost A
PROCLAMATION. Once within those pictured
eellcric>. could never forget the solemn still
ness Ii" strIn9c :!ai drcirny a'no>; ;,urrc OF
the place. \ feeling which canaot define.
crccp> over me- feel away i:om the wor!,!
not in or OF it and such seems to be the
feeling Of many w,lon have chanrcd %
meet there. And this brings me 10 the re-
cular interest Which ;,tta-h to tint season
1T the .itLcna'um. Sometimes turning t'ton
The pcturc,. my eve wo;,I curiousy scru:;n
izc the coun'enJnccS O.. those Ike my,c.i
lingcrcrS .!icrc. ana II some q.:ct corner |
loved TO >it an,! speculate upon thci. pi ohal.t
characters and histories. Handy common cu-
rio>ity could have drawn The mos, OF thc.u
thithcr. Possibly that pale. deiira.ciy
featured man is an artist perhaps he
las a life interest in some ricturc on these
WALL: that dark-cycd. bri.liant-lookine Girl
taking the measure o. the Il .ucrS in that linc
painting by Wc;r, is evidently onc. That
ijic,urc-thc mention OF it has recalled dis
'inctl, its every feature to nv recollection
,Lo ;,to,:or oi nm I,,ru, c,I;, ,or,. .l;r,
du>hy. all English soldier si,tin. hy thc door.
on a lo.. his back toward, vou and, before
n"..>'auHln@ snrnt a,n"r,iv',l, =, An !n''i."-
looking. down INTO tie face OF his captor
p!eah;ngly, apYca!in-lv, and ro:a,in
10 woman OF his own race. sitting on til,
cabin floor her elbow resting upon her lap
her hca'' bowed "poA her hands, over which
her long. strait hMr has fallen, concci'lne
her face; but though yoa see 1t moi. the at'l
tuic ewes you painful sense oi hcr Gccl
aAl mute dr-poir. In" picture Is remarNa
Die. even 10 the most minute H2r'>-fhc YER
2rNn oi ffi' leg SHOWS !i>'iil"t where it Ia
been cut oi-'he WitheF''' leaves upon Il
'Ioor seem 10 have been I"'f "ri't'' IN ny "a
autumn VIM, 3A' yoH '3n"y tHem 10 lee :u.'
Ing Yt'.
fnc Iay.pa>>iI.e into the din rccc whe"
hung Coles great picture. found my.c,f' j,
trulir~u,on 2 r4ir vho >.oYl ,l.rrc IN co,
t ver.a;;on. They must h2yc!,crn Ii,ltau Loa
l. IN ,liot same ,lacc for no one h,1 ,,>,cl y,
: Ipr;Yr that time. a,I ,lcv rcn,;ucd a> lon
after. 50 ncrtcctlv absorbed inc,ch o.hcr
: 70 he alorcther REGARDLESS ofotlcrs cn;criir
/ the room. Many one I Observed Ike N,
self. rccarlnr with almirinr eve The wom1
who. uncorl>iou>,v TO herself, stood in su.h
po>;,;on ,l,. her whole face and f,nre w..
in distinct Eoht.wbil. I'll hrvon1 was obs.nr
X And surely NO ,,i.tnrrI ,,y,.,;nr -, H.. ,,,
n ccu,lIcJ the cxrcc}inr },,n.v ot. +,
wo,uan Sho must hive bcrn tucn,v-.nv.
O. tall fuu IN farm an rrc,;>h G,,rn ,;.r,
a .,c. f,.,,.s ,;,, ,,,.,;,o ,o,.,.,ox;.n -,
Ii f.,,uros \.,or r.r. ,.o,., ,oo -,
ii .oflr,.> 50 sw.o,I, and b,r,o,;o,,.,, No,
N' cd Soft fair hair was ,rr,ro.J !, o,os.
'c h,>.,ors ,r,vo. ,:,;,,.,,o .,,.,;:.., r,.
ro '">''"'' waves .'Nl"@ tic exquisite lines
her forehead. and then di>po>cl in rin.l
" curl> shadu. away from The ;;:ir oval Of /
cheek. Her features were perfect. will
kin! Of r;'il tlia, is rarely seen: Tie cx;.
sion alone troubled me: there w9>-no. -
" shall ay-ah it was the consciousness
''' it at least. in the Deep dark. broo,!inc. be,
tIiUl ewes in the pa>>l0n-hrr1.hinr limos
,lcr1onth. and Quilt ,Ionc couIJ Lovc lro,,.
Il" to ,lat soft c,col tho sro. ., ,,;o.
st. inv, n,oro Go,.,l,. ,;ll.
h, 80 ''''''s "'''!i"At ever! j