The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-06-02
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very young man Of sixty. Like a certain
great minister of state, ever since he was for-
tv-tlvr. he has been growing more juvenile
Time and his tailor have conSrrci in his IA
vor. The ruthless scv.he has never a3-
preached him rather looks he as ifthc carnt
enemy had 9cn''v passed a car,lcn-ro'lrr o.
yer him for u" smooth. as fresh. and as
glossy. aS 4 rnwir 'rinlmod crass-plo.. His
bright Blue eve g'i~ nr< with The mild fire or
youth. more pcrpriallv II lis = fair face on
which he razr> HIS dark brown hair has
dchc'l the si,vcrinr n0wcr oc more than n,'f
ccNtr''r His rhonk blooms u the iirrarcse
ard tonr Of fivr-a and-twcnt": and po~; has
Struggled wit: rlarct. winch ~',an Ia ~ on
that trmD.iar :rOrnI tho rirfn>t color. His
voic" is rs manly, as deep. arl a> so3oror<.
as when Ohir:-rcars aco) he used TO riyr
the word Of comman! 70 his rcrimcnt be-
inro h" sold on: on E.arrvinr his first Mr.
N"S.o~. Nor is t''e framework unworthy of
III" picture. Ar. las seconded Nature. H:s
:lrrSs is nressivc-nx,,r">S Of r:n,;HcCS
symmetry. "rarcfuln">>. ''a>:i.'.v il j. 4 NO
en- in Itself. Ills leg is faq,tl">> in s'ia,.c-
none Of vour taporirr. G''a'iriil"-I,nrinr
legs, but fine full limb of tle>E, and muscle.
that would not shrink from black silk and
kne"-nn"kics: Just the er to sns,ain a ,ish-
oHrir. His step is as fir, md his GAIT as G.
la>'ic as thoSn o; his own son. As for his
waist. and the bend in his back. Did not
know i.::m. Shoull have suspected something
wholly irrcconci'ah.e with tho manly realism
Of his character
will no say that his mind i> quite a.
voH,!tll As his body: vc.. in .ll;S acr o! PIE
mature Development. have mo: with nam,
'ta>:" younr mar of half his years with not
half his bnovan'v l"r instance. his own
ir<f-horn. iciemac'lu> Of whom more a,on.
BIZ. he has brought v:;.i him ou. Of the c;,l,-
trcnth "en'u": SOM "f ;lc I,ccr,iar;:;cS nt
that remote cra. I. he is warm-heartel and
airrtlonsi". ne is also AZ. TO j., lot -hca,ic,,
and Passionate Thus. he Is f.mliarly ca'lci
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ah'. ;'ar combined TO pr"!ur" this r!:r>>io,
1" 'Hr VIA o: W.! iii but what Mor,
contributed :" it taln "l'Arr. wa> a ccr'ai;
mysterious habit ot kr'l'in- them in ii'
''rN Is 10 his intentions. til the moment Of
a. hu"''''i'h' ii' vas al*ayS planning som"
'"ii'@ 'ior th'ir GOOD; iu; ihcr own incl
ha'i""S or wishes never entered! into his cal
c"la'Io':S- lie nc'c. supposed that his plan
could he ollr- than p.ca>an. 10 them. Oncc
already. lad Mary lie niece, been thrown
into sentimental acoi.icS hv the sudden an
no"nc'mcnt 'ha; Size was to he married:
, condition oi HE to which she was hv n,
means inC:spoScd, hut As to which. with In
, singular tcnaci;v o. her sex, she wished tn
privilege Of chocc.
! ne second OF. these provoking notiGration
was hanging over her. when the pccu,l,ritic
: OF ihcoi'allus gave rise to a little t,mil
comedy. the particulars OF wnich viii re
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