The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-07-12

~ h''ii' s-ttn. st.,k ~ io-i,. tL.Y,b -.
o. tor r'." t,-f o. aBrfb,i .I..t nj l,,, b,,,
s"-r"ni lrgtN met h.n or- Ia, and
"'I rrh"m'rr how i'nil, h. lran-,l uton
NV ''1''' A. w. walked Together through The
h'i''iar fhor"u.hfarr. IT, sad nothing
"' M" absence, hi~ prospect. O, m, future. or
h'" d"tpfo'n'm"nt- bat talked mostly of IN.
changes fha, had orcorrrl IN hi, Ion, .,ay a.
cross 'hr wafer. TIL bv th. mrr-st accident.
IL seemed TO me, We stood bv the old burial
.roun
Mark expressed a wish TO walk through
"'' " ",'' not seem strange that, from weak
"e>, ana "ear'ness. he sat down opposite a
small. smooth. white stone tha, was familiar
to neither OF us-for | was somewhat of 4
stranger, having been absent the past wear.
ANA when | would have led him further, he
pushed aside the long. damp grass with his
cane ana feil to coming the inscription.
Juif2e OF my own surprise. AZ well A, IN, re-.
morse, when | read the following
Sacred to the memory
NELLIE. GLEN.
Who died Sept. Is. Is,
o. Consumption,
Aged % YEARS
L"r. kn'~S no d'"ogt ia H.ar,n
Il don't Ike To dwell on IN. Scene ,ha, fol.
'""e" Marx WAS smlttrn TO the earth a> Wv
ath"Hirrh"t: conscience his accu.er. There
ne pressed hi, forehead TO the cold store.
ana >"bt"d As never wish t. hear man sob
again. rxrlaI'uinr between: %, Nellie I
was your murderer. ! tell vou. Sr.Iwou,.!nt
have had that mans feeling, for kiroJo,,..
for Kingdoms. SIR.
well he staggered 10 his feet and stac-
Srrrd onf "f Nh" churyh> ard. pressing his soil
ed handkerchief 70 hi> month, arJ 3..,..ua,.c
on me Tor support. / saw thar his hand wa,
stained ana fy d-.rer> rh,. hn,.n crin.>on-,i,
"r"~'hg every E'onicnt deeper and more
>car'"t
"b'nnet what is the matter =" I cried.
Starting with a'fright and closing NV arm
ah""f him, t"'ck"nei 10 hackm.n who VA.
ft>>ihH' h'iitd The poor fellow INTO tI,, car
mage. ana hv the time got hlm home, Their,
was. assure Won. but "A little i,,,. IN hmm
''Sinr" that he has never rallied until This
spell OF fnr weather come; he has been here
regularly every day for week ,onier in
the marble. look az III. d.>irn"
We stepped into the -l.oi,. Thu. man who
WAS working at 'hc stone paused. with h..
hah' upon 'tl" top. and waited for rs I,w.,
Irt'tN d">'-n. ca'ruI ttrd IT, arre>, arten-
hon W" chrruf'> held a >,.rol,. urou VIII n
aihlh h"wrr>. f,ncItnilv arranged, could h.
raced the words N-Li. f,,}L, ,,r,.;r., =.
ne" loii"" 'hr Han"-aIr and date were
lett "ut-and tins quotation of lIolv Writ
came next IN order. "Fnr he that >ow.th 70
the flesh. shall of the flesh rear. corrunr;on
hut he that >"wcth 10 the SAINT. shall @, th,.
>i'T'i reap iltr r,erl,>rirg
"Ah my dear >ir." >ai! my friend ,,,.r
\ long silence. "Wrre An Atheist. The. r,.r.
feet pattern which ,.oor Mark ;, rec.n, life. and
conversation offered. would shake my d,,b,.
ot Christianity. and scatter them 10 ,,, wind.
Does Tins moi sho" ami be pointed to the
>ionr-'a calm i"arl,.>>n,>s OF death An all
rs grim apI'ur'chanct. :"
We walked home to,4ther in thoncb,fnl
tender mode. The next d4v | missed the.
chase, and the next: and the tol,owin.. tL.
monument was gone. The vounr nan WA,
dead