The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-04-12
From Putnam for APRIL
HOW 1 COURTED LULU.
IN SEVEN IABLFATX.

When went TO see Aunt Wimple-not
"'n-at R-ileair, w. The rood wear of ejrh
ten huadrrd and hIauk was nineteen. mad
my pocketS inll OF money, and was called
iom. am lhomaS-----, E>q,ire. now :
hut looking back through the mi-r> of mapy
ears. and making dne allowance for the par
taty OF III" udgr think the fine vonno
fellow was then. tar more enviabIe per
,0naHe than my tmlnentlv respectable self
now. But am not mnch chanycd: NV
muSfache contains hut two or three white
har> a yct-ard those who know me. saw
I'm CAV vounG fellow still. in which opin-
ION ] aurre with them.
I.uIr. aunt Wimplr'> only DAUGHTER. ha,;
-.aii IN town with n>. the winter before. and
| had met III" 'a'r o' nearly every one who
had the t-Inrri'v to erc0nntcr the br,b,
htht ot her d,zHlInI ewes. was not lonr
IN I;iradu. for leave of absence from old
Borcm y Company in whose commission
house lived and in following. .hi, prrioiS-
son ny. hy gra' Ipu>lv accepting NV invita-
,ion to B,irar. arrived AT th. old hall
one evening, when all The birds OF Anrnst
were shining aud when tl, beautiful stream.
=. the foot of the hIll was dancing in the red
sunset. which 1t threw back from rs broad
rvrlr-r ma.niii-cnrIv. wa, warmly well
tom-i ot cour>r. bv kjnI ola aunt Wimnle,
and mor. enthusiast, ally >'l.l hv Jack In
lu'> brother .ud, consequently. nv most IN
tini,rr trend ~ ior I.uiu, she ,.an,r tor
v,rl. rather d"murriv. and qr',.rIv extend
80! hand. >tru.-!ln. - suppress her laughter
vt With commodity ,h> tasrina.nr
rorn. lady always scc.ntd to have an un-
inr"i supply.
'!;v vour leave, mis'res, '" | observed :
and before the dam>el could def, nj herself,
had Impressed upon two Of ,he rc,!,ir>t lips
IN the world "St'n'e'-aS sad our honest
4ncr>'or--far warmer than our relationship
made necessary. lou see. | was nineteen
then. and the heart of nineteen beats warm
} N the bosom
Jack lau.hcd heartily: aunt Wmple's
rnuntena:lcc relaxed; and even Lulu. mr,tter-
IN, "Impur!enr-, burst INTO laurh'er: and
80 wr entered the old antI-r Decorated hall,
ari the Great sitting room where all II. por-
,rlr'> ot nv venerable tor.tathrrS ~ pearls
and powder ru.llrd breasts and lacrS. seem
II ~ extend TO M a serene and courteo>l>lv
iny wtlcom"
There were two visitors At R.Ieair who
Nhht WI WV 'il''i blIFHi NV>t w tioli,
,,.mnre little. quite friend Of Lnn. also A
lor,r,>> flame of Jack ; and Mr.. F,tztrthur,
from town" D,h vou know Fitzarthur. in
those DAYS: To max" negative reply. will
arrur IT. " Won vonr>cf were unknown. How
-l,.n | describe the serene etiur-nre of the
rohlr knjnht what do say the kln. the
cmperor-nf fashion H. wore The ti.hte>t
kl gloves The smallest boots the most tle-
caut aui rcrLer,'ie coats All wa>.-olt>; and
Ii> watch.cha;n. with is bun il- Of seals and
"charm,." then coming into fashion. was the
admiration OF every beholdrr To know
fitz,r'hur wa>, if NOT 10 love at least to ad-
n1irc and wonder ~ bun F,tzar,hnr pat
ron'zrl everybody in the most good -naturc,l
wav-aunt Wimplr. Jack. Rose. the Honor
able Josiah Murcins VI c.. who sometimes
came 10 Bplleair-even Lulu herself, whom
be had met AZ the Springs that year. and to
whom te was ;a,inc his addresses
a. look back on Won now. my dear Fitz
arthur. and rrrollrct how YOU >hone. and
how | f. ared Won would not recognize me in
the country. and how Won wrn' through life
a, Erllrair and IN town. with chanrele>,
smiles and never -haken >elt-e>tcem and All
uira'ion. bow to Won. as thr prince of dan
,ilr> erect an ima1inarv tablet 10 rerorc
your traces and declare that Won nor,
u m mortal almo,t-,,mo>t the PARAGON OF
tor>.
\, have intmatod. Fi'zar'hur accorded
M serene rrroGnifior. uivlng me. for tha
purpose. the end of his kid Glove; and so
with Jicks arm round nr-l wished 1t ha'
been l.uiu>-we were u>h"rcd INTO 'hr Hrea
Supper-room. where thousand merry jest
went round. and whore was eaten. perhaps
the ru-rrir,t supper pf the century. After
wari.. we had the pIta>ante>t lounge upoI
the por'ico, lookn. out upon m" noble chase
with II. century oaks. ard the broad stream
crtrrlu.. through tn" dipping foliage. will
the last red fires of sunset and in GOOD time
threw mtSrlf l0v0u>!v INTO ON" OF those old
honest. tnll-po>ted. leagUe wIhc cou, try
beds. wErrh are scarcely ever seen now. i
our miserable generation. Jack was wit
me. Of course. and talked tor hour>-vou see
liked HIM. and he was a brother of some
iolv-ard then dropped asleep. and all III
scene slipped from me in Ev>ian dreams
F!y,ian for dreamed that ] was marie
70 Lula. and that fitIarthur was my fir:
groom man.
have drhi'af'd these paragraphs 70 th
evening o' my arrival AT H"Ilrarr. hecau,
the hranflfni >nn>hIn" OF that August ev,
MN" SHINES IN my memory >''l.and ever vi
hive there Tor M" 'alr and dreamy. and il
s''nrf with the radianre OF romance an
s"ufh'
y" mnn'h OF An""-' flew hy like dream
anu hr1 no h'f'I'"fv IN r""alI'ng-aS
co"ld r''"'' ~ '''t'' were u nrre>>arv-"'