The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-01-03
4 SAD CASE.

From III. y. \. Commercial Advertiser.
When the steamship Ara.o came INTO port
on FRIDAY last >evtra. days behind her usual
time, she brought rrlrt many :. heart
which would scarce dare trust Itself to dream
its app-chrn>IonS, and vet could not forge:
how but few short months ewes sad ewes
were watching tor those who should meet their
GaZr no more forever
No wonder then tn It when she touched the
wharf. her decks were crowded with eager
and happy faces. that ki>ees were rife ard
manly hands were cla>Iied in waruirst greet
M.
Among those who FASTENED on board was
on. whose heart, rcbounhIny from the depths
Of apprehension to ;hr >imri.it o. serene con-
tent, lent wings to his feet as he eaprd upon
the deck, impatient to clasp the beautiful
form of her who had been pledged to him for
wears. and who in one short week. was to
crown hi happiness by becoming his wife.
BLESSED with the perllou> yItt OF beauty in
It's most delicate. subtle and spiritual phase.
III. had inherited with It the weakness of
constitution which 20 often cuts short the
brinht hopes which such rare natures inspire
And it was with the hope that the tour of
LETT her home and friends but few short
months ago. The voyaIr and the life which
succeeded It, seemed T." have realized almost
entirely the hcye> OF her friends and those
who were with her sent home CLOWN. ar-
counts Of the new charm which the rose tin:
of health had lent to her ex1ul>ifely delicate
beauty.
At length the dav for sailing for home ar
rived. and from that time the hours were
counted with t->er,>h anxiety. When the
REGULAR dav of her arrival passed and brought
no signs of the Arayo. hurried steps We're
heard pacing her wharf through each weary
night, until at last the >iUnal gun announced
her coming up the s'av. The tear gave way
to perfect ioy, and As she touched the shore
the eager lover raI"d upon the deck and
FASTENED to meet and greet his eNpectant
bride \ friendly hand checked his impatient
step. and voice choking with agony. told
Lin that she whom: he sought, lay cold III
death below
Soon after leaving the shores Of Englan
she sickrncd with brain fever. and IN spite
Of all that medical skill and the ienderc>t care
could do. sank swiftly Gown and died, only
two days' saiI from home.
They tore her beneath the kindly root
which was so soon to have sheltered her
nnptlaIs. and thence, drcked in the snowy
robes and ve,tal flowers which had been pre-
pared for her bridal they took her from the
betro,hcd OF years, and gave her to the cold
grave.
Familiar as the sad experience Of life COM
pels us 10 be. with strange and sudden bereave
ments and reverSr>, We can scarcely remem-
ber an instance. in which so many circum-
stances com mbned to invest death with tender
and romantic interest.
To the beauty of which we have spoken,
were united mental and spiritual grace> 50
rare and fascinating, that among all who
knew the lost one there is no tongue that does
not speak eIoQu~ntly in her praise.
We may no farther withdraw the veil from
the sacr-dne>> of grief. than to add that this
short and mournfuI history. like many another
that the world never hears of, lies hidden in
the following simple notice, to be found a
monS the deaths in the city papers OF Satur-
day:
At sea, on board the Arago, on Wednesday
the 81 inst, Miss ANNIE NJ, daughter OF j
y. Lachaise aged 10 years.