The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-07-12
THE PALE YOUNG MAN,
From .ilr txnnlin,r

From HE Examiner
/ noticed one dav in nv ride toward home.
an od, leather stained, worl and ricke,v
'hdi>c, IN wh''h was seated a pale vounv
man. He was fragile creature. with caL.
! ,rrou> cheek. and hollow. h>r.rhinc ewes.
| that Sil>trncd ttartullv with c.ch roll IN tn.
socket. He bent a> he moved and his breath
came short and ga>EinYlv. HIS garment,
'.nng loo>t III the wide told, over hi, thir
! torn. ttraylng It's >hrunkcn proportions -
It's hands were folded with a. AIR childrsav
| meek. and Vet there seemed certain torlorn-
ness IN that meek arr ana tn. swa,iur Dos.
ture IN which le >at IN the old chase. l,.iok
rn"d extreme rNhau,tIun
I The worn Old ch use. stood before a mar.
be-worker shop, where trol,nr the door.
along the smoky building, and alonc the
>mrered windows. Ian ,hinr in rrrat cracks.
aud on all sides of the ancIert fence that two
! generations had seen. white :! ATS v-ay >,on,..
ma brown slabs, upro>c. Hha>tlv shapes vet
etufiful, with angels and ,hrIuh,.> >cu,:ur.
''i thereon. some for hard i-i.Murt.l men. and
some Tor tender babes som. for blaucl,,s
nAi!> and others for Youths nor Vet world
>faInra Man, of these shapes. t,,..> Of bean
I " more rcrI>hatlt than Themselves. tbourh
mai" hN more cunning hands bore graceful
willow Dropping from The stained marsie ::
doves spread their snowy WINS: urns. In
lrn>ise solitude, waited TOR the tear of rrirf
and over many bent the cold forms of pa,-
~lNc sorrow. as shades, mourning :or the souI
that had d"p,rt,d
| II seemed gloomy s.opnnc place for the
pale man. TO one al"ny whose VEINS bombed
The vigorous pulse "t alth-ani Vet the So
rene farr OF The invalid. >uiiu>ei with r.ad
md almost hnl, expression thar ,otteped IFS
.ha>'i'nr>>. AMI made sadness Dnrr sr,i-it-
na'. formed picture strangely in Keeping
with the surroundings of death. Dsv after
lay a> passed. saw him. usually in the
same place, either being assisted bv som.
dear friend INTO the old leathery cba,>c or
sitting 50 ll>tlc>>ly, Vet so parIrut. w.tchipr
the motions oi the laborcrs eng .,cd at thcl:
work
Vnce fortunately met friend, who. As |
! pointed out the pale Young man. spoke of
'''m as one he had lonu known: and gong
toward the rusty chase. he held forth his
aan1. With glad, htc expression. the IN
vaInl Sra>prd il. saving. Tins Is a ycrv un-
expected pleasure"
"iiow are YOU now, nv friend =" interro-
gated the other.
ell he sad, and the sweetest smile.
/ broke all over his pale feature, I'm nearer
'Ionr th ,n ever thank God ~
There was so much tcrvor in that 'thank
Hod, that it brought the tears INTO INV ewes.
| ~ Is hopeless case. Is 1t not :" | asked
passing aion. with my friend what ran il
he t''''' draws h'u To the shop of the marble
worker: | should think he wa, s,1,e,intend
lng the making OF his monument" added
thou .hltc>>Iv.
nat Is ]u>' what he is dong" answered
my friend. "lIr Is doomed man: and
SHOWING his state. Is overlooking the pror-
re>> ot his own tomb stone
I'll Is horrible w | crlrd startled-"lt is A
hcartir>S whlm-lt he l,, money. surely h,
can spend 1t more Christianity than that, or
leave 1t 70 the poor ="
NO, no: not heartlc>s Mark Bennett i,
lar from That. and the charities he has dis
penSed no man can numter Not AN hnur
of his lite passes without registering some
good deed But let NE ply, Won AN u,I,p.
oi his history.
MARX was handsome. healthy vouns
man ten Years ago, with a file flow of spirits
and nigh expectations. \ fortune was left
hm, and IT proved his snare Never \
more humble, modest and una,sumino youno
man than he before that. but when m, uncl.
died and th" splendid fortune camc-tine toy
tune' ana no mi,'ake-he was off. and on
, the broad road OF dissipation Beginning
WIN moderate Prodlgalty to rid hln,seif of
his golden Incumbrsncc, his desires soon
knew no bounds. Gradually he threw off
'he restraints whIrh once a sense OF duty. en-
gendered 10y a mothers piou> teachings, had
: kept Tim under-punyed into fa>b,ona.
ole fo'l't>, forgot God, ruined his con,ti,u-
, ton aud soon sunk all but a small portion of
his fln' lec.arv. Poor fellow in his ca,, m.
race "ns to .ne swift, but it has ended in hi.
. destruction. And now listen wh,l. ,;;v.
you little romance. In his humber davs
. he loved and was engaged to Miss Nelie(,l,n
sweet, Intelligent and poor girl, of Scotch
descent. Pretty Nellie hers WAS Very
gentle face, the softe,t aud most truly f.m;.
} nlne, think, ever saw Well. when h..
went away to plunge into foreign destination.
she gre" paler for time. but she never
: doubted his love-never doubted his tru,h
) an wcll-somc women are such LOVING
aAd forS,vlng creatures soiIouuiz,d nv
friend, with an absent air, falling into on. Of
his Old bachelor rcvrrieS, from which start
led him by the question.
, "Dld he ever marry her."
NO, he exclaimed. abruptly, mo; he
I went to New York and Philadelphia. dang
, led around few golden satellites from
, thence to Europe-came back to the States.
Pa': court to lady OF wealth. and a heart.
breaking rumor reached Nellie Glen. Poor
, S'r'-poor girl how quickly she faded. 1t
seemed as If one day you saw The rose on her
cheek, the next the pale o: death. Sweet
: Nellie Glen willingly would I"-He paus-
Ell, apparently shocked at hi> half confession ::
then resumed with flushed face.
] After an absence of five years he visited