The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-03-03
WHOLE NO. 91S,

titul, and wondered at the smile upon it tlro
her fears
Think again Richard. Are you ssrc ou
never heard my altered nanle:"
"Nercr"' ~
Don't move Your head:,o look at me, dear
Richard. Let it lie here while tell m. sto
rv.'
: Il loved generous noble man: loved him
with my whole heart loved him for vcats
an! years: loved linn faithfully, tdcvoted!y !;
loved him with no hope Of return loved hi,r.
knowing nothing Of his highest qualities
not even knowing that he was alive. lie
was a brave soldier. He was hororcd and be-
loved iv thousands of thousands. when IN,
mother O; his dear .ricnd found me ard show
ed me that in all his :-;umnls be had meyer
forgotten me. He WAS wounded in a c-ea,
battle. He was brought, dying, here, into
brussels. came TO watch and tend him. A.
l would have jjovtullv gone, with such a pur.
pose, TO the !rearie>t ends of the earth. Wbe,
he anew no one else, he knew me. VIXEN !,
suffered most, he bore his sufcrinrs harel,
m'rmCrin-, content TO rest his head wb.r,.
yours rests row. When he Ia, IA, the pcir.
OF death. he married! ne. tia. hs might cal;
ME Wife bcio.e be .!c'l. And the name my
dear :ose, that took on tia, forgotten rirl,
Il know II Low :" he soi,bc,l The ,had.
o"y Remembrance siren n.;ie,ls. 1t is come
back t:'aih Heaven tia. M mind !. iu;..
restored, My Mary kiss me /; luli t;.is weary
head 20 rest, or >!.ail die o.crati.u,e. III,
parting words are fulfilled. see Home a.
gain :"
Well They were happy 1, was a isn-
reeo:erE' hat they were hao,y through j, all
l ne $40" had melted Oh The ground, ans, "a.
birds were singing in the Iea:lcss Ticket, o.
The ear y sp:;nr when those three y..-. first
s''e 10 II g oi:' t''r.etl.tr. anl when pcor..,
"'ti,t' a.'o::; The open carriage 10 cheer and
congratulate Captain Hcher,. Dout!cd;.h.
Bnt. e.cn then il became neces>ar, fo- H..
'a:''al;', instead of returning to England, 10
complete IL recover in the climate e So.,b.
rrn France, They found a SPOT upon the
i'ionc. w...lin a rilc Ct the Old town Of Ax:,-
no"- a:d WITHIN view Of its broken ir;l,,
which VA al tiev coull desire: thev lived:
10 :.'g!an!- Mrs Tar. on r:-cuin. ell a.trr
three year>-tlou-ii moi so old tia: her iri-h:
dark eyes wee '::.:..,c', and s,n.. f,,.,,,;....
that her strength Ia been benefited iv the
,han rc.rcsnlye:! TO 90 back for wear TO those
parts. So sha went with a faithful ser.ar,
Who l.at, c.:eE c:r.;c,. la- son in his arms
All he was r'in..a.,.; and csrcric;! home. al
- .e-:sc:i, !. captain Richard Dcrh,c
dit.
Sac wrote regularly 10 her children (as >he
cai.c' them noH J. AMI thcv 10 Ter. She wcn:
10 ;hc nci-!.bc-hool cf AK; ans, .,.crc. il:
their Own chateau near toe farmers house s;,e
rented. She crew into intimacy with family
belonging to that part Of France The init
macy began, in her otter mee:in. among the
vineyards pretty child rrl with most
compassionate hear, who was never tired of
listening to the so!itarr Enclish lady's stories
Of her poor and The cruel wars. The fam
lily were as gentle as the child. and at LENGTH
she come TO know them so we'll, that she ac-
ccpted their invitation TO pass the last month
Of her residence abroad. under their roof. All
this intc.ligen she wrote home, pee e1neaI,
rs II came ahoU.. from time 20 time and. a,
last. enclosed polite note from the head CT
the chateau. soliciting; on the occasion Of Iii,
approaching mission to that neichbo-bood.
the Lonor OF the company OF Get h ,mme .i
.iustcment ceichrc, Monsieur le Cap;tainc
Richard Doubledic,.
Captain Doulelick was now a hardy hand.
some man in the fall vicor of life, hrosi,.
across the chest and shoulders than he had
ever been before he d.spatche,;s a courteous
reply and followed it in person. Travel,;;,
through all that extent of country after ,l,r..
years of Pcare. lie blessed the better d,,s m
which the world had fallen. Tie corr u,.
"o!.'n, not d-e!:rEea in unnatural I'D was
bound in >.lcavcs for food. no, ,roi,len under
,oc; Ly men in mortal ;cht The smose rose
NJ :rral peaceful hcarls. rot Llaz;nr ruins
The carts were laden with the fair fruits Of
earth nc. with wounds and death To him
who ha! so often seen The terrible reverse
those things were beautiful, in the extreme
and they brought him in a softenea s,i.it 10
the old chateau near AK. upon a deep blue
evening.
1t was large chateau o- tae genuine o.I
"loS'lv kind. with roun,i towers aat! cztin-
gu'>acrS and high lcadcn root. and more
windows than Aladlin's Palace. the ja.t;,s
blinds were all thrown open. after the heat o.
the '!av, an! tho-e were slinpses cf rambling
walls and corridors within Then there .ere:
immense outbuildings ialleu into partial &,
cay. masses of dark trees. terrace-rar,]ens
halus'radc> tanks of water. TOO weak 10 plav
ana too dirty &c work. statues. weeds. and
tAickcis oi .ron-raiinc that seemed to have
O,crnrown themselves like III: shrul,lrr;es
and to have bran,Lt ! out into all manner Of
wild shapes. The entrance doors stood open
as foors often do in that countav when the
heat OF the DAY is past; and the Captain saw
no bell Or knocker, and walked in.