The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-02-10

his min,l. witt, sr,,, :niitl AMI holy tl,orghts.
Ny
Why did not tli,rS mother appear npon
this scene of n:iSrrv. and rescue her darling
child from the IRON GRASP oi poverty? Be
cause IIc1hcrt'> hear, was proud. When he
went forth from lis hol>n. IT, cxactcd from
his wife a promise Is sl-rc'i rs an oath. that
she would hold no communication With her
fathers flmilv. mt, hr Lad worked himself
back into the position which he had Just now
lost.
1T is only tor a time. my sweet Alice, only
for time" an! as Herbert said this, he
kissed away the tears which ran in torrents
down her face 81 earned ySe0 last year. and
we shall soon be as well OF as We were he=
fore"
Eut Alice wcat on She was not thinking
of her house. lat of l!erbcr.'s head; she
: knew how he would work. anl She dreaded
what NIGH. he the consequence 20 his mind.
Aaain lid llcrhrr; Conrtenar ;,ecin lifcin
a very small lol@inr: one siitin-rron. one
bedroom. and c'o~c. Which ltc iacctiouslv
cal,cl \ ulv. vas al he could afford. As
to Ali.c. she ilal no servant. Int became
nurse hcrs,lf-how wiling was her service,
, il was to her own cilili
Hero. then. the ,rtior wrote: forgetting
: fame f,r .le rrosert. he strosc for lrcad.--
: "sl:rc." said lr. IS .'ic first weeks rent bc-
came due, Il >l.all fni<li his article tonight;
!. il is one of m.- hest. NJ very best. and, as !
shall he pa;l at once. w nee! not trouble a
h bout to morrow" AMI. 50 saving. hc retired
= to lis c.oso., from Will! SIC could hear the
. scratching Of his pen. as i n"w along the
: coarse ,}ancr on Which lie wrote.
Herbert Cour;cnav cmor-el from his study
tha. NIGHT ~ eleven o'rlock: one hand was
I pressed 10 liz fc-chc2',. will, thc other he
. han,cl Alice .i,c manuscript. and then Dart
:. cd ny stairs 10 ii:> his >,ce,,in- child.
y The Storm hurst on Alice Corr.cnas's head
a the manuscript was full Of widest thoughts
v ard s.ran@c>t words her husband was mad
# Nrick = ;l.oa4!lt. the yor,g wife determined
{. no. 20 make IN observation on villa. She had
It perceived aaa I!erle:t lay ',own to rest. in
fir co.l>r:e:l>ncs> -h.t he h;l provided for
t, his wife and c'.ild. Fat Ace slept not. All
N nirl. Ion. She lay awake, revolving in her
v mind What course she ,s:'>t pursue.
70 The moon >l.ono :rirlitlv into the rco..,
q and Alice l,a-cd upon her elbow. and look
cd upcn .hc hi rh forehead Of her husband
20 as h. iay slam,'rinr peacefully h. r., side.
u That forehead was to her ike a fortress cap
IS tu.cI-likc araace deserted knew that
The home Of thorcllt was VOW dcsolatc. What
e was shc 20 10: Ever in emergency has woni-
l. ans counsel decided quickly. and how often
= decided well ? Alce's plans were mad -
n male fc. in far more than for herself.
4 VI twelve o'clcck Herbert Courtcnav in
= tended TO he with his manuscript at the pub
fishers. where l.c hal hitherto been so wei
e como. ami been :rca'c! VIII: 30 literal a srir-
r it but Alice was there =: ten. She knew
il Mr.. Crotton well. for he hal of;en lincd with
l. Herbert. and 10 him She tod all that had oc
n CURED. and the fact of IIcr,crt's mind being
upset
J. 'Mr. C:at;on." said Alice. as She looked
4 straight at him through h,- tears. "vou are
-, the oni. one on earth that knows this besides
70 myself an! i tell it TO YOU. that you aud
:, NAV hide il from k'm.'
Thcn Alice and lie took counsel together.
,S AMI iv lait-pa-t eleven She ~as al home.
A. !'rncuaiv al twelve O'clock arrived Her
go bert Ccnrtcnay at lis publishers. and showed
+ HIM the manuscript which he had Jus: finish
j. cd; and i; was purchased Tor 20.
II There" said Herbert. landing Alice the
chcluc in triumph. "llcrc, pay this weeks
rt rent: anl now Tor the next. and, in mo-
is r,cnt he was in liz c.o.ct ae.in, writing as
though he had not done an: :tl.ing Tie night
before.
- Alice took the cl,.,r" anl laid j; l,y TO re-
turn 20 M,. Cro:;on. Who WAS 20 perform this
=, innocent piece cf deceit as o::en as occasion
>, required.
" But he did more than this for Alice Cour-
tenav. lie gave her proof sheets TO correct,
. which brought her in ,::o:ieh 10 rlai:ltan,
., with coed management, lyr husband and her
= child: AMI on her d,ily and nightly work
4. the, lived.
NNi
There" said a crcy-ha;rcvi man, as ho
threw down lis pen, anl pressed lis thin
white hands 10 his t.,ro'!Gne temples, lit is
finished row and there Nil 'c brad enough
Tomorrow Then h. Leaned hack in his
,hair a'..l ci:,..,l ,:;s ....-S, ,li,h had lccn
lon. ,!,irau,lcI of I.,rir rcc,,ii rc>,
Th:3> said i!tl !tli Cont nay. and ,,'n he
fll into lorr rc>ii:.~ rcvr,ic - -" past
: IIc had iu>: finished ai.oi!l"r paper, tor ~h'ch
hc was 10 rcrcv- Tie ,hccuc which Nr Crof-
:, ton had already rsia lliin twcn.. fines be
fore.
III Herbert Corrici.:r was Il Innate. but only
y on this one point and even how, amid tie
pages o; his manG,cFil l'is, are 40 bc found .lo-
u rious thoughts as bright >.ars ar. 10 T." sccn
II s,,an.lins the dark vauit OF niri.t.
4, Thus lived Herbert Cou.tcnay and his wife
is Alice fox so:,." fine; i'::.- stirred !u: little
< from hoEi2, the krc;: but little OF what was
ii co;n" on tlac~ were 10Th absorbed. Herbert
v in thinking i.:1: he earned bread, and Alice