The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1857-04-18


Las, weeS, in tn" crca; storm, the May
F.en.;rc was wrecked
y lew "ry escaped Mays lips
jazz" gasprd, my husband where is
re
She Looked at ma composclly.
The Nav Fleming wa. wrecked and sunk.
Save the mate and one sailor, who noated
two days Oh broken rat, every soul wa.
lost
coui! after neither cry FOR moan. on
~ looked into the faces of my children. who
gathered afout me. inlul:ins their wild sor-
TOW IN p'ifi cries. Ellen on!v, after brief
i!;nr. scene! TO comprehend my bewi dering
anguish. She pat her young. strong arms
about ME, and led me unresisting, to nv
chamber. and there. watched by her alone,
l2v sien, aud m)iioa'eSs.
Bat 10y brain WI. hl'v. Is it 20 this. an
nntim-ly DEATH | thoa.it. that all love
are faxed to come? My heart was wr.p:. in
ms beautiful Henry. and he laid down to die
II The glory o'his youth. Nv love ro.e ont
o. HI, Hravr and gathered! itself. strong as life
abou; nay husband; and nov, In 80 .it;ie
while, b.. i cone also. Wa, it for this that
| gave NV mind. my hcar'. nv soul, 10 his
children. only ;hit they should LOOK ~ to
ne With their pi,iiul faces. and cry, we are
orplan-, y here was he, when we, his wife
and '''I'lr"n. were m,king Christmas gar
l1n,!-: We were singing a,l weaving the
holy a: cedar hv the warm freight, while
he, now -;ru1 -'in-. now IA ~. and sinking,
w.' .motlrr,d IN the horrible waves,
Snrh thon hts as thr>" filled III. brain with
ce:'e!e-s horror. a'.I all 'iav ay "a om. h.
nance! Bat 'ul.en'y As II crew dark and
Ellen hrnu-ht a lamp into nv CHAMBER.
was struck hy her settled expression OF woe
! had forgotten that | was rot the only sut
terrr. That thought gave me- Streny'h |
ro>r. TOOK her hv The hand and went down to
the o'hrr children | gathered them about
~, an! We III wcpt t'-rther Then. and
moi I'll thin. did tee that could speak to
them 81 comfort
IL" Hrx: morning oar paper came. arr, it's
inr-a'rruH: Of the wreck confirmed the cad
ti!iu4>. DAYS passed. slowly. tearlt.,iy
was beginning TO realize that we. Of t..suh
JOYOUS cr"u;', were .low 'tl.p widow aud H..
t,:heri,.s>
twas evening, AID We al >at in the. i ,-
library. the door If tie raror behind u.
WIS = ~, hu' there Wis 40 ',.ht in there; on
" onr lamp aurncl"' he ,,ian1 forte, which
hal been moved INTO the hale room.
Harry lav in nv arms a,l.cn. his soft curl,
f.llin. over Bis f,rrlead. an bait yel.inr lis
fresh. fair f.rr !. len 2rI Nav. ono on
r.ch .i!,. of M. -: at work on r,onrairc
dresses: ,].n". too. in The corner. W.. vim.
black thhet. II ~ different our labor from
that witch we Hal expected 10 usher in th-
Christmas Eve.
Ev and ". Elem Looked N with an snx
lou, expre.slan.
.No;her. are We poor = she sad.
| wa dad that could answer in the nee,
tive. But aided we know not how .aoa
"" nav h". Til. crr,, M, fortune Ia. taunl,
sthat not'iir.i is sur". We must Tot lean
i.y On what we possess. BIZ, ,,r.,arc orr.
..,ye, far lab,- if need ha To r,,row !!
wish Won site l..1in .r,in vour s.ud.s.'
Jane Gro,,ed her re,dr. end thread
Il thou,ht il WAS uni.r.tooJ thar H.. ,h;'1-
.p.rhars ,ou think am poor and h.i,,c>.:
am nroha,y better able than Won 70 tax.
c,r- of The ch;!Iren.'
Tsis announcement, startled me but there
va, no need Nav threw her arms aronnJ
ny neck. and whispered. Il will not leave
YOU. mother: while Ellen. her ewes rox
ing witt, excitement, answered uriei!, and
firmly
oar mother has the h".t claim OF ~ aunt
Jane, ar. until she sends us We Will never
leave her We have never been :, ban,y
as in this last half past wear. We love her
better than all other friends. and now that
orr f.h-r Is n0i,. We vii! not leave her 4.
lone
NV heart thrilled with cr,titu,;e flat
could 10. utter. ! cnn!,! only 1--WE NV noble
Ellen 4 look ct .lank.uncss ard say
! will he a. faihfu! to Won as Won have
i-rn 10 ,ne. Ellrn.'
Hush " said Nay, starting from her seat.
What Wa. that sound = She went to the
window and cooked cut 1T Was only ;ht
wind an'. sat down ~ I'VE a-ain.'
,Iare siot ind .nart clances at the child
rem
i .;tlr thonyh. that when came here to
-otk aud wear n,.s,lt on: for you. that vou
70 w,tnM ~ soon desert ne for a stranger
Amt Jane s-.lA Ellen. quickly, 'rem"m.
Ter !, !, oar nr.j,.r 81; whom We speak our
.e.oo.. tinller 30 whom we owe 81 n:nrh
Ms Fjr.n'n. was ey"!cnty anuayc'l, bat
~s, sirnt.
i 30 hear ',,'.tci. Sal,i Nav. and a,,in
,~e p.rirI from sha wim|o~, but all was
dark al ,tient
y, hear; ar!lcd with wrary a.s., n.io', and
| ,a.'!. last attempt Z; peace.
SISTER JAM. YOU sake ,cur head bu.
20 were lis ,:>,er. ,n,t n,n>t therefore be
.n,.- :or l;s AXE forgive you for the many
attempts ". have made 10 :urn ny clii,if-n',