The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-03-24

Now first of all. should like to know
what YOU mean by a story: You mean wha
other people do: And pray what is that
lou know but vou can't exactly tell.
thought 50 In the course OF pretty lon.
legal experience, have never vet met will
party out OF my late profession, who wa,
capable OF giving corrcc, definition OF any
thing. To judge by your looks, suspect
lou are amused at my talk ng Of any sucl
thing ever having lelonred TO me as pro
tession. la. ha. Here am, with nv toe:
out OF my boots. without a shirt to my back
or rap in my pocket, except the iourrenc,
get out of this charity (a.ain>t the pre>cn
administration of which protestant that
not the PoInt). and yet not two years ago
vas an attorney III large practice in a burst
ing BIZ county town. had a house in III,
High Street. Such giant of a lions, tba,
YOU had TO get up SIX steps to knock at the
front door. had a toot;nan to drive tramps
like me of all or any one of NV six hearth
stoncd-stepS, if they dared sit down on all or
any one Of my six hearth -S,oncd-stcps: a
footman who would give me into custody
now if tried to shake hands with him in the
street. i declined to answer any of your
questions if you ask me any. How cot in
to trouble, and dropped down to w,;erc an,
now ismy secret
Now. absolutely decline to tell Won a sto-
~. But, though won't tell story. | am
really to make a statement \ statement is
a matter OF fact; therefore the enact opposite
of story, which is a matter of frtion.-
What | am now coiu-; to tell vou really hap
pcncd to me.
served my timc-ncvcr mind in whose
office: and started in business for mvselt.
in one Of our English country towns de-
cline stating which, hadn't 4 quarter Of
the capital on-ht TO have lad to hc.in with;
and my friends in the nei -hborhood were
poor and useless enonch with one exception
That exception was Frank Gat!iilc, son of
Mr. Gatliilr, member for the county, the
richest man and the prouie>t for manva mile
round about our parts. Stop bit Won man
in the corner there: yo,l nc Int pcoh ur, aud
look knowing You don't ira any particu-
lars bv the name of Ga,liIc. I'm not bound
to commit myself or anybody else by men
tionin. names. have given YOU the first
that came into my head.
Well Mr.. Frank was Staunch friend of
mine. and ready to recommend me whenever
he 90: the chance had .iven him a little
timely hclp-tor a consideration, of course
in borrowing money at fair rate of interest:
in fact, had saved him from the Jews
The money was borrowed while Mr.. Frank
was at collcge He came back from rollrGc.
and stopped a: home little while and then
there got spread about all our nei ghborhood.
4 report that he had fallen in love as the say
Inc is. with his Young sisters "oycrnc>S. and
that bis mind was made up to marry her
What you're at it again, my man in the cor
ner, You want to know her name. don't
vou What do YOU think of Smith :
Speakin" as a LAWYER. consider Report,
in general way. to be a fool and a liar
But III this case report turned ont 20 be some
~, ~ l! l.. |
was really in love. and said upon his honor
tan absurd expression which voun. chaps Of
h:> age are always using he was determined
10 marry Smith the govcrneSs-thc sweet
darling girl. as h. called her but I'm not
sentimental. and call her Smith the govern
es> with an eve. Of course, to refreshing the
memory of NY friend i'll the corner). Mr.
Franks father, being as proud "a Lucicr
sat No as 20 marvin. the oovcrncs>.
when Mr.. Frank wanted him to say Yes"
lie was a man Of hu>incS>. was old Gatliilr
and he took the proper business course. He
sent the governc>S away with a first charac-
tci and d spanking present, an: t'.,m l.,
ookcl about him to get something for Mr.
Frank to do. While he was looking about
Frank boitcd to London after the "ovcrne>>.
who had nobody alive belonging TO her to 90
% but an aunt-her fathers sister. The
aunt refused to let Mr.. Frank in without the
-,luires ucrmi>sion Mr. Frank writes to his
father. and SAYS he will mary the girl as soon
as he is Of age, or shoot himself Up to the
town comes the squire. and his wife. and his
daughter: ard a lot of Sentimcntaii:v, not in
slightest degree material to the present state
ment takes place among them and the up
sho; Of i, Is that old Gatlitic is forced into
withlr.wing the word No. ard substituting
the word Yes.
| don't believe lie would ever have done it,
though. but for one lucky peculiarly in the
case. The -ovcrnes,'s father was man OF
goo! family y-prettv nigh as good as Ga'lile'S
own. He had been in the army; had sold
out SEE up a ne-merchant- al!ed-d!ed
'if'o his wife. as to the dying part OF it. No
relation. in fact. left for the squire to make
ihIHlre> about but the fathers sister who
A"d "rta'ed, as old Gatliil;c said, IKE
'AoFon-h-brctl scntlcw oman in shutting the
'''T against Mr. Frank in the first instance.
80 % cut the matter short, things were at
.'>' Naie up pleasant cnon1h. The time was
''A'i Tor the wedding. and an announcement
Marriage in High Life and all that
pa mo the country paper. There was
guar biography, besides, of the governess's
.'.ncE. 20 as 70 stop neop!e from talking: