The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-07-12
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befor" could ,omprrh-ud the tai torr, of
III" m".>t," It bore. VI, eve, Won lcr,i over
the regulations Of the COMPANY, theIr tt,iI
OF prices. ia. condition. un.i.r which they
nnd"rt"ok their functions and ~ As, revert
ING to the rencill.d lines | reused myself
from the >turor INTO which their rr,.cip, had
thrown me- and understood their purport -
Ellen l.otrell was dvinI. She WAS nav con>.
IN my earliest playmate. my embodiment of
all thai was lovely. pure. and womanlv
have no sister, but had been so blessed. |
could NOT have loved her with a deeper af-
fectloh than ! bestowed on Ellen. Nv re-
gard tor her was utterly pa>sIonie>s. utterly
Indi>rrlbable. Love, in the common acccp-
taioL of the word, had never been mention
ed between us; contiIed to each other all
our tlrtaIons, all the caprice., annovances.
and lealonsieS whirh are the 10 ofyca-.- reo-
pie. When was first engaged 10 Lucy, 7
was not happy until Ellen could share nv
JOY. could see the irct of INV CHOICE and in
sweet si>trrv tones could congratulate me
upon II. Ii was nv delight to see the afi,.c-
ton sprlnging up between nv cousin and her
whom call INV wife, TO hear their mutual
praises OF each other and 10 think that. until
some favored sni'or should come to claim her
tor his own. Ellen would share our new home
This was not To be. just before NV marrlare
my cousin went to burgundy. on visit to m
old >rhooltcilow, whose husband. sickiv
ANA con>umptive man. was COmprllrd 10 re
stt there tor the benefit Of his health Her
stay III France, which was 10 have occupied
but few weeks. extended over six months
| heard from her bat twice during the inter
val but upon the occasion of nv marriare
she wrote loIy and a!rctiona,c letter to
Lucy. telling her tta, she w,> perfectly hap
pv. and >peakIn. IN those mv>frriouS terms
which urls love II use. OF 4 certain \Icomtc
dr Boit. who WAS PAWN. her great attention.
Two months after Ellen sud ierlv returned
to England. accompanied hv her brorh.r
who had been dispatched to hrin. her back
, There was amv>trry connected with her re-
turn which could never f,'hom her mo'h-
er. ind'"d, wrote me 4 pltIntivr rttrr IA.
mrn'inI The folly with which voung urls III.
uaIiy throw away their affections. aud hint
INC that even Etlrn'S Goot sense wa, not
proof against WON tnlv weakness. and that
had >hr not been recalled when She wt> she
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which for reasons hereafter 10 be verbally
explained I" me-. must have been an evcrla~t
inT source OF misery to her. AZ the receipt
OF this letter from nv aunt was. it is need
less TO say. very much PANIED. but being for
hIdhen to answer II (tor Ellen was unaware
that had been written TO. and the SIGHT of
letter in my we'll known hand writing would
doubtless arouse her >u,pic!on>.) | WAS com
peled to wait until further information was
afforded me. That information never came.
and until her brother tc'rEraphrd to me- IN
the words with whivh ha>c comnlrnrr, INV
story, heard nothing OF the I.uttrrI family
" NIthln ten minutes after | received th,.
telegraph message had thrown few things
into carpet-bag. had card stitched on TO II
with my name" and Bolton. T.mworth. for
lie address (tor am old d-ia>hionrd enough al
ways to direct my luggage in ease Of lo>S.)
and was ratlIng in a Hanson to Eu>ton
square. arrived lust in time TO catch the
mal!-tran the platform was thronsel. there
were Oxford men gong back 10 the unIvrr
sitv, barrI>ters >tar'In. on circuit. sporting
men gong Gown for the Lexington stceplc
chase, and Irvali> of to Malvern in search
OF health. Porte"S We're pushing. rushing
against StolId o!d gentlemen. crushing their
feet with enormous heavily laden bArrow>.
and crying, "by your leave" while the sut
terers were cla>ping their mangIrd limbs IN
anguish. The post Office van, with It's trim
arrangement of sorting boxes. and its travel
ing capped clerks. stood gapin. to receive the.
llood OF bags pourn. INTO II from the should
ers OF the Relocated gu .riS non passengers
were budding adIeu 10 their friends at the
doors OF the carrIiyr> the policemen were
bu>Ily unlocking the various labels from
nr,g ,ghhorIn" Be'chlrv to distant Perth. with
which the vehicles We're brdizened: CONNER
cial gents those knowing travellers. were set
ting themselves comfortably on the back seats
OF the second class: the old gentleman who
Is always late, was RAPIDLY hurried to hl>
place; aud fhc black faced >tokrr was lean
ING forward. looking ont for the signal of the
station master to 20 head. when | Spran.
INTO first class compartmt mt and took the
only vacant seat found there
Once started looked round upon nv
travern. companions, who were apparent,
OF rhe usual stamp. There wa. stout. red
faced. elderly. SentIeman- farmer looking
man rather flushed with the last pint OF por,
at simpson AMI the cxrrtion of cramminr a
lat little portmdnteau 9th, corner of which
stli ob>tinately prorrudrd) under the seat
there was thin pae-tac ed cura;e, with nc
whl>ktrS and no SHIRT ollar but with "A lone
oiack coat, and SILK walstcOat bnttOnn.
round the throat. mild, washeI-ou limp
:. afternoon service style OF man, engaged II
reading little book with brass cross or
tie back, "le Lvile o. St Crurfi,lce," EN-
bla;ioned on it in red letters. There was ;
tdgety. pincled-up Old LADY, with a face >c
wrInk led as to MAKE one thankta She was ;
female, as by no earthly means could she hav,
shaved It'who Kept !trPe'ually pccriny INTO
notified looking basket suggestive OF sand
wiche> and >hcrr, TASKS under apprehension
OF having lost her ticket; and ,hcr. was
young man app ,ren'ly devoted to the >toci
brokmg interest, still As TO his aIl-roun,ler
checked as TO his trousers, nattv as to hi
boots. who kept alternately parinr his nail.
>troklng HI, chin, whl>tling popular melo,lle
IN >ubdued tone, and attempting to 90 +
sleep. FINALLY. on the opposite side to me
G. and IN the further corner there was larg
bundle, the only visible component parts OF
which were large poncho cloak, a blac
). beard, and >louched, ioreign-,ooking ha,
:. but these parts were all so blended and hu,l
died together, that after five minutes sbar
scrutiny it wond have been diff, ult to tel
a what the bundle really was
)u had arrived so late at the station, that
had not had time to provide myself with
book. or even, to render the journey NOR
ic tedious by the Dur ha>e of an .v.ninu M