The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-12
III -" i"U WON EE ANGRY, COUSIN -

| was confined 10 nv bed for a week. and
10 my chamber tor another during whi,h h
time saw The tender hearted Iulu ofien bu'
never except when the doctor or the nurse
was IN the room She was As kind as a hu-
msn being could be. and made me dozen
IIfflt '!rlIcaclc> which She brought with her
own hands. lookIn. At me- kindly and com
pa>>i"nately. and sometimes. when our ewes
met. with sort OF In,n. lou see. when a
youn- lady OF GOOD feeling has discarded one
whom she likes. and who loves her >inrrrclv
she EXPERIENCES SORT Of rcyr,t and rom;,a>-
SION. which prompts hc~ 10 hc>'ow upon him
any favor III her power herself rxrryt.d
| say | was confined 10 NV bed and m,
chamber, with the wound on nv head. iol
;wo weeks At The crd Of that time u,;ict-
" proceeded down stairs, expressly against
the doctors commands. and. bur,ing mv>rli
in one of the hurp old chairs in the drawing
room. began to amu>e myself bv gazing at h
portraits high up on the wain>co'td wall
trlt not the least pam, As reflected upor
the scene al the stream: it appeared rather
amusing. Somehow. had grown Older. and
sort OF carclc>sness had taken possession of
me
9 The fact is" said. smiling. "a vonns
CcntrmanS education is not finished until he
has made him~'lt ride uIOns with vonnc Ia
dv. and been promptly discarded for his pains
How ridIrulon>ly d"iact down there in tn,
t"'at Is a plty some romance writer can
G"t my speech: II would make acapiial para
graph. But suppose it, the fate of human
'tv, and feel that I'm growing wiser. 4
any rate.l wont put on long face. and groan
and make Lniu unhappy with my obtrusiv,
nnharpinc>S. won't 90 away either, As
determined I'll >,av here and see the fur
ont. W hat have TO complain Of? ] sup
pose its alwavs so. No ,.oubt cran,lmam
up there. that venerable lady in lace an,
powder. wa. called upon 10 do as Lulu ha
done: and grandpa. respected gentleman
was probably quite as much disappointed a
myself. at some period of his life. I'm sur,
great Aunt Helen Wonder, who seems to hav
been pretty girl of seventeen. was frequent
ly called upon to say NO. thank you.' an,
the emotions of the srifOr were much tn
same as INV own. Well, | won't sich an,
groan. Ill laugh. and leave the rest to hop
and happier times"
Having come to this philosophical conclusio,
with a rapdify which, for youth OF nineteen
was very creditabe, | think. | took ur
"Qnentin Durward." and began to inter
est myself in bis love affair with the countess
AS | raised my eyes, in turning over Leaf
| saw Lulu approaching through the grow,
with Fitzsrthur and Rose-Jack having de
serted his sweetheart. temporarily. in virv
OF the superior attractions OF partridge hunt
Lulu clapped her white hands, and ran
enthusiastically, toward my arm chair, declar
ing. as she ran, that she was once more j,
good spirits at seeing me down again. Mis-
Lulu then repeated the ceremony with her
hands; and, with slight blush which aston
,>hed me, appealed to Mr.. Fitzarthur to know
il my paleness did not improve me.
F'tzatthur scanned my physlognomy Will
smiling attention and then, caressine hi,
elegant imperial. uttered in an exquisite
drawl, which | have never known surpass
ed, the expressive words Aw well, aw
-ra,her!' And then the elegant fellow
hang him smiled significantly, and asked
if | had recovered from the consequences of
my misadventure wholly? 1t was perfectly
plain to what Mr.. Fitzarthur's wicked smile
alluded, and Miss Lulu pouted beautifully
Plainly, the whole thing had transpired, and
to this day, am puzzled to account for it