The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-02-24

what was written there: | made them lose
their way, and filled their five wits with ap-
prehenslons of lying out all night, and being
frozen to death. ! took up my hat and went
OUT climbed to the top of the Old Castle, and
looked over the windy hills that slope down
to the Mc'lway; almost believing that could
deScry some o!my Travellers in the distance.
Aftcr II tcl! dark and the Cathedral bell was
heard IN the invisible stccpIc-quitc bower
OF frosty rimc when had last seen it-strik-
INC live, sIx, seven became 50 full of my
Travellers that could cat no dinner. and
fch constrained to watch them still. in tho rod
Goals OF my fire. They were all arrived BY
tins time. thought, had got their tickcts.anl
were gone in. There, my pleasure was dash
cd by the reflection that probably some Trav-
ciicrs had come too late, and were shut ont
After the Cathedral bell had struck c;olt
could smell delicious SAVIOR OF Turkey and
lioa>t Beet, rising to the window of NV al.
Joining bedroom, which looked down into thc
Ihn-vard. Just where the lights of the kitchen
rc'.cncd massive frarmcn. of tbc Castle
Wall. 1t was high time to make the WaSsai,
how &; thcrciore,l had up the materials (Which
together with their proportions and coub;na-
tons. must decline to impart, as the only
secret OF my own was never known to keen
and made glorious ;orum. No. in bowl
Tor, bowl anywhere but on shelf. is a low
superstition irau.ht with cooling and sion.
lin": tut III brown car;hcn pitcher tender
" >l'iiocated when full, with coarse cloth I,
BEN" now upon TIE stroke of nine. set on,
for Watts Charity. carving nv brown bean.
~ IN my arms. would trust Ben the wait.
cr with untold gold but there arc str inrs ~
the human heart which must never lie sound.
ed lv another. and drinks that Imakc M, self
are those very >tring' in mine.
The Travellers were assembled. the cloth
was LAID. an! Ben had brought a great bile,
- '' ''''' 'i''" IL hiiu dlt!'iiiN or thc tOi
ct the fire, so tha, touch or two of the no.
kcr after supper should make roaring bIa.c
Having dclo>itcl my brown beauty in red
nook OF the hearth inside the fender, where
Size soon began TO sing like an ethereal crick
It. diiu>ln- at the same time .o!o.s As of rim,
vineyards. >i'icr forests. and orange rro-cs-
>'v, having stationed my heau'. in place
Of security aud improvement. | introduced
myself TO my guests by shaking hands all
foH.'', and giving them hearty welcome.
found The party to he thus composed
i:s'!y. myself. Secondly. very decent
man indeed. with his rich, arm in ,.inc: who
had certain clcan. a.rcccb,c smell of wood
about him. from which judged lin to have
something TO do with shiIbui,,.inc Thirdly.
l'tic saIior-bov, a mere child with profu-
so" OF rich dark brown hair. and deep wo-
manly locking eyes. Fouril,,y, a shabby
-"n'cr: parsonage in a thrcad,arc black suit.
aa'' apparently in very bad circumstances
with dry. suspicion look: the
a''scn: buttons on his wai>tcoat. .ckcd ON, with
red tape and a bundle of extraordinary
looking papers sticking ont OF an inner brcas,
pocket Fifihlv, foreigner hy birth but an
En@is.man in speech, who carried his min.
III the band of his hat, and lost no time !, t.u
'"5 me IN an easy. simple, engaging way that
he was watch maker from Gcncya.and ;rav
cllcd all about the Continent. mostly on foot
working as .lourn"vman, ana seeing new
counir:cs-possiblv, U t!oushD also SNUG
"''ng watch or so now and then. Sixthly.a
iI't!c widow, who had been very pretty and
was still very Young. but whose beauty had
been wrecked IN >oHc great misfortune, and
whose manner was remarkably timid, scared,
and solitary. Scvcn;hv, and lastly, Tray-
cllcr o. kind familiar to NV hovhooI. but
now almost obsolete q Book okPcldlcr-who
had a quantity of pamphlets and numbers
with hln, and who presently boasted tina. hc
could repeat more verses in an evening. than
he could sell in a twc!vemonth.
Ai these have mentioned. in the order
IN which they sat at table. presided, and
the matronly presence faced me- We were
not Ion- in taking our places, for the supper
had arrived with me, in the following pro-
Myself with the pitcher.
Ben with Beer
lnattentlvc Boy with Ina,tcntivc Boy with
hot plates. hot plates.
THE TURKEY
Female carrying sauces to b" heated on the
spot.
THE BEEF.