The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-12

hal Luln's solemn assurance thar sho la,
never 'reafhed it to living human bein.
and her word was worth a thousand oaths.
! can only account for it upon the croun,
t"at discarded individual las something a
houf him 'nd'rative, at first sight, of his con
d'tion ELSE why the Invariable d;srox.r,
"f the state of things? Wrap your secret il
me triple hTazen armOr Of freservc-it will h,
'trreh; h'nd mademoiselle by the most i'm
"os'ng oaths-yOu are no safer: climD into ;
rec I" have Your interview. like Mon.i-u,
.jarqurs and Mr. Brlttouthe. in the novel
bird o' the air will carry the matter.
Fitzarthur had evidently Uncovered eve
ryth'ng, as have said, and Lulu did not rel
'sh h's sarcastic allu>lon>, careless and elc
CANT a. they were. The great Fifzsrthu,
saw that he was tor the moment beneath ?
cioud-he collected his knowlr,lyc OF militia
ry farfIcS-he retired 10 his favorte Nrura
non on such orcaS'ons, OF corresponding with
thr Young lady who's" ast three letters had
remained unansw ere'. Willy Fi,zarthur who
could conquer your supreme self possession
and kno%ledse OF the weakness of th. ene
my?
Fitz srthur having departed. il soon seem
ed 10 occur TO Miss Rose that sn,h pro,e-,l
ING upon her part. too, would not be- at all
aniss Who ran fathOm the trt of youn,
IaleS under such circumstances. and who hu,
adnIre> the ca>, sang trod with which tn-v
perform their oh,iou> duty: Jenny ALWAYS
re''res when William and Mary are thrown
together. and reveal, bv their tel,-tale eyes
their desire TO utter to each other con6i.n-
t'al no;hlnSs. Much more does JENNY sud-
denly reco'Iect something up stars. when
her old friend, PhilI,da. is thrown with him
she has 't"n'ed"-and neither by b,s.rch
IN. glance, nor private telegraph, nor curry
ING brow. can Pmllila retain. in the apart-
m'nt. the hn'I person. who proverhially neu.
fraiize> >,mIlar interviews. and slpnces tb.
lover. II thus suddenly occurred to dmur.
little Rose. into whose good cracrs. | nav
here SAY. had in>innated myself thai. nrr
hapS. aunt Nimi'le wished her to aid in cut
TN" out new dress they had been discuss.
lng: and 50. the little darl>r rliicd oui,,ly
from 'hc ROOM and Disappeared.
", however. Rose thought that a private
ana c"h'i'rnt'ai interview was desired or ex-
re"ted tv Mr. Tom Corydon. she was very
much mistaken. That gentleman. a. the
Reader has perceived. had come to take the
most philosophical view imacinahI. Of maj.
t"r> ami things connected with Miss Luin
fiIle': and prnrtrit"1 with the rerol!ert;on
OF his extreme 'oly upon the stream. he hisl
no Intention OF procrraiin. to rerna.t ,h.,
comedy. or. rather. farce and he wai,,I e
hr addressed by Miss Lulu. with great elna
nimitv and chtrrtuln->>
Lulu sat down. and pl ,vinc with lie So.
ond volume OF "tl1crtin Durwa,I." 81 /!
smiling:
II am very c'.l to 500 Won d. ga ,ra-c
cousin; but indeed now. <lr not iMo,at.
Not Al al. r..,. :. '....~. ~.
smile with much cool '.-'r..-. II :t.......
as hearty As a buck. ac.in."
''I' was a frigh'fu Danger"
'I'r"adfnl. Lulu-vou mirht have been
drowned. and. IN that event | Nee. no' tell
Won. never should have returned TO aun,
Wimplr"
"ph d"n'r speak Of myself" She said
II had only slight wct,ins. which chance
ot dress cured at once. But Just think =
had that blow killed Won -"
And Lulu. with her impul>ive imacna
ton. embraced III. Who'll. seen. ac,in in her
minds eve. and turned pale At the thoncht
For moment. this >oli,itud. about my>..f
sent glow through NV frame: but a voice
As Snii"nlv. seemed 10 whisper in nv ear
"Tik" care. don't make fool of Yourself a.
gam II was. therefore, with a car,l.>.
smile. that replied:
"kIllri me- =: Tin sure | should have been
very sorry But. Won sec. | am not u1,,e
4 al vet and SO. We NAV -erollcct the iirte
scene down there IN pcrf"cfl, pleasant way
regard II ONLY As COMEDY If AIS we'll
that EuhS Well in which comedy we were
the sol" performers, and rcaped all the glory
and honor
uttered the word with tie most natural
and wrll-ex"rntcd langh-and considering
the fact that ! was dead in love with Lulu
actually worse than at any prcvions period
i think too much praise canno, be award
ed TO NV hi>.rionic ahi,itir~
Lulu was an excellent cirl-she was true
and kind-and she sincerely regretted NJ,
, Disappointment and was cricved At the rain
had suffered. Nevertheless, I don't think
she was pleased with nv easy unconrern
and smiling good humor. under the circum
, stances. Lulu. think. would preferred a
few groans a moderate quantity of protes,a
tions Of eternal misery; for snch is woman
and she was one of the hest of them She
therefore. pouted when laughed. and tosset
!. her head when uttered my Jest
I But. suddenly. her mood changed: he,
, brilliant eye was fixed upon nv face, a
though TO read me- through and through
don't know shat she saw there whether Sh,
! penetrated my mask of assumed carel->>ness
: AMI saw my real PAIN or. as ! am Incline,
to think. suspected that NV laughter hid ;
: sentiment of di>dain and anger at her laugh
>. ter on the stream. However this NAV hav,
. been. Luln did not at least resent NV non
chalance. The Pout disappeared a Sigh
!, color came into her cheek and. rising from
:. her seat. she threw aside The volume OF
4 ''Qnentin Durwar,l." and suddenly stood be
!. side my chair Then, leaning her whit,
arm upon my shoulder, her deIirate han,
touching nv hair, she said with the softrs
n and kindcst look. As she had said before
} You won't bc angry with me will YOU
}. cousin 2"
: Her beauty, as she looked at me thus, fair
!. ly made my head ache, and was, for a mo
/ ment. deprived Of the power of speaking
? have never seen any human countenanc,
: half so lovely; and still she stands there
' leaning on the back of the old carved chair
smiling forever, in my memory and m,
b, heart. 1t had followed the bent of nv feel
ings, ! would have fallen at her feet. anf
D pressed the hem of her dress to NV lips, and
5 burst forth into the most passionate oratior
r upon the insanity of the idea that could b.
: angry with such an angel. But, You see,
' had made an orafion OF this description upon
previous occasion. and | naturally feared
} that any repetition Of it would meet with a