The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-11-03

oo"t oil HOuT OoIOTc. OOnSC1encc Snitten, l
returned to the Office and met the BOYS anx-
ious look as ! entered the door ] told him
had Just been to see about the promised situa-
tion. and it was taken. Yet. | thought |
could get him place soon. He thanked me.
but his heart was bursting. saw that an
anxiety. terrible for one SO wong. was wear
ing his life awav.
The next day found him place and en-
gagged it for him. sat in INV office writing.
when the door suddenly opened. and he en-
tered. He was pale, but calmrr than ! had
before seen him.
We'll, my fine fellow" said I. 81 have
60: You place at last You are to have
twenty dollars week. and You shall
have whole months salary in advance, if
YOU like"
He came towards me and handed me slip
OF paper. IL was notice for the nrwspap rs.
and announced tie denh ofh;s moiser.'
! have since had many severe crosses. NV
dear Jim.-I have felt that all was lost, and
that nv life was not worth rush have
seen my tondest hopes crushed by one fell
blow. and have felt to crv out in agony at the
cruel fate that pursued me- But all that
had ever suffered. was nothing 10 what felt
when | looked on that pale. calm, inteller,u-
al boy, with his bright, hig, blue eves gazing
suprrna,uraIly into mine, aud thought how
that. perhaps. but tor INV neglect, his mother
might then have been alive. know not how
| looked or how ! acted, but | know that
man never suffered more in short space Of
time then ! did. have never got over i,
i h,lI
bic 10 realize the full force OF it. but would
not have the saIne touch Of heart break aoain
--no, not for all the lands ever owned by
McGrcoor.'
] tried 10 do what could TO drive away
the deep melancholy. that seemed to have set.
tied upon him. but he would not be comfor-
ted. lie seemed to he impressed With the j.
dra that here, in San Francisco. where SC
many 1--we IN cxtravasan @ and >plcndor, hi.
"nl: friend, his beloved and afirctonat.
mother. had been allowed TO ~ rish in abirc
poverty and neglect. attended the funrrs
and interested some of nv friends in the ras,
so that She had decent burial. But IN.
boy thanked me not. How could he: Comic
he fee: gratitude, that had shown an inter
est in the death. which I had denied to IN.
living. lie seemed disinclnp,, to receiv.
anv favor from me. and his clear, calm. mlt
eve, WAS too much for mc to look at unaii
ed before il. as never 1uailcd before Thai
he might not suppose that it was | who wa
acting in his behalf got a friend to oifrr
hun situation where he could earn NOR,
than his support. But hr did not keep il
long, lie grew paer and palcr each day
and soon was too weak to attend to his .iufic-
at all. Watched him with more than frater
nal interest, and | often went to STE him ir
his room. 1t was evident that he must soor
die. procured a watcher tor him, for m,
own presence seemed to trouble him, an
vixen went the next dav To So. him. toun,
that he was dead. lie died. a, he had lived
cursIng me. believe. in his heart. | fell,
while he lived. that his curse was Justly nm
on me, and | have often recalled the terri
ble lines OF Colrr!se:
An orphans curse would drag 20 he'll,
\ spirit from on high
E'i' Oh. more terrible than that
i a curse in 4 dead mans eve
lie is dead now. dear Jim. but this lesson
| have learned never again to pm, of the
business of another for the sake of INV own
Life or death may depend upon his. while
NINE. YOU know. is Of little Importance: for
though life is at a stake, ask why should
pprptuate so Gttul an rxistnD,a ,,;.,r Il,