The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-12-25

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Christiana Lynds had neither father nor
mother brother nor sistor, The lev years
. Of her life we're thickly moltled with shadows
/ although lew words will tell her history,
ller fnther, who WIS q clergyman, died
soon after her hluh, Her mother vas gem
de, sensitive woman, from On old, bot decay
ed English family who had come a. America
20 repair their fortunes, Mrs Lyndp's hus-
band left her no property, aud her own hare
ly managed ~ support her and her child, ~
the LADY became an invalid soon aler her
ii't-hHfd's death, She had nFYrrherH HrrUEr
I toned % the practice n economy aud hahit
and her filing health rendered the luXuHcs
Of lie necessities with her So year by year
her small fortune disappohyed, and ~ length,
With the remnants Oft, she retired 10 the VII
! lagc ~ Pentonyile, a. all her immediate Tela-
lions were dead, and she needed country sir
AID quiet. iicre she resided several years,
ialing slowly, but ftll experimenting the
education of fhtr daughter. Thelas year ~
her life, her faculties became partially pnral-
yEed, and the entire rare of the household
deyulyed upon her daughter, whose mind
: Wa ihis sti'#al4ted- to -preeaeinna RcllHliy-
They were obliged 10 dispense with their only
damesiic, aud al Last Christiana was forced
p 70 dispense Nth their only domestic, and NJ
/ last Christians was forced 10 dispuse Of a
ports on Of their furniture 70 procure her
mothers medicine, aud the few delioAoies
which tempted her falling appetite.
With rare discretion for oue 40 young, the
child Of fifteen concealed their strengthened
circunstage,s from her mother, who little inn
/ ,gined. ~ she las IN the bedroom of her
small coltrgo that the pnrlor and chamber
we're stripped Of their furniture,
a last the end came, and the gentle, long
suffering invalid reused, Tor brief interval,
, TO the fun possession Of her faculties, gave
her child EOmc advice respecting her course
in future, and then blessing the broken
hearted girl, the life Of MrL Lynde went
slowly down under the solemn arches Of the
river Of death. ChnstianA Lynde woke up
from the fret paralysis induced by the loss
Of her mother, % find that immediate action
] on her part would alone secure her mother
from q charitable burial from which the soul
OF the proud, senstiye giil utterly revoted.
They hud but few acquaintance IN the VII;
lage Of Pentontille, aud although these we're
very Kind in rendering her apy neighbnfiy
oihcos, slill,aho could not endure the thought
Of applying to them for means TO defpy the
expenses Of her mothers funeral
There WIS but cne resource left her moth
cr had valuable brooch. the sole relic Of
"hetter days." which Mrs. Lyhde had greatly
priced because Il belonged TO her mother,
aud both ladies had worn II nt their bridals.
II cost ChrsuAna O great effort 10 part With
: this brooch. so precious because Of is associ-
ations. but there was no alternative. She
prevailed upon neghbor 10 take her 10
Boston, the morning after her mothers death
aud disposed of the brooch Tor forty dollars,
after rcctiyinga promise from the jcwellei
that she should have il for SIXTY, II she called
for it within four months.
This money, With that neighborly assist
unee hich country people usually render
each other in times Of trouble betrayed the
expenses OF the quiet funeral. Then Christi
ana Lynde bes,irfed herself, for she had that
hard problem for the Young and tender 10
solve that problem which Carlyle says "is
+ the first Of all philosophy, the keeping OF soul
and body together Persistent energy il
sirc to triumph sooner or later, aud in
3 short time the young girl obtained the situu'
ton of district school teacher, in the village
Of Pcnianrillc, and her tlai-ie term -elaEcd- the
week before Christmas.
= The young teacher wa, still sitting with her
/ head bowed on her hands, before the fire,
when there MAS a loud shout at the door, and
then five noisy, bright-faccd boys aud girls
broke into the room, aud the little, silent fig
urc ia the corner sprang up, aud put on
smiles again at the JOY OF the childreni smiles
partly assumed, parity real, for ChnstiAna
was very young, and those who suiler early
have gpcat rccuperutive power So the chill
dren gathered round her with noisy, glccful
shouts, aud held up their toys for her to eN-
anime, and the oldest boy, James Price, pldc-
ed in her own a small, but very pretty carved
work-boN, neatly furnished with needles and
tape, thimble and thread, saying with smile
aud a blush,
please mo'am, Mother says it's your 'mer-
~ Christmas from all US children"
Then the glad tears lcnped up 10 the little
f.achstis aNeE NJ uhe took tho piff- aud tplt
that she, too, orphaned though she was,
Sas not among all Gods creatures desolate.
"N little more in the center, MstIic there,
now, the orange buds are just right. Oh,
don't they look exquisitely p
Don't they thought" aud the two fair
young bridesmaids stcppede baok,an survey
ed, with looks OF intense admiration, the
blushing girl who was to take upon herself
in about two hours, the new name of wife.
She looked very beautiful as she stood
there, blushing up softly through the bridal
xeiL she Mns .irying on and whose embroi.
derry fell all about her, Ike some 2IIyCF ctUut1
that embosses May sky at noon,
ave shall have a beautiful evening. Nam
ma was saying. this morning, she never saw
u 6ncr New Years day. All, Genevra, dar-
ling. it's good sign to have fair weather at
ones bridal"
lis ii, Lottc ?" responded the destined
bride, half nb,tractedly. "Come, girls. do
take these things oil, and let me have little
rest. You don't know how worn out am,
with trying OH ,tinery, looking at the cake,
giving all sorts of orders, and kept in n state |
Of constant excitement, / declare, if I'd
known what work it was to get married, |
don't believe I'd ever consented, ever in the
world"
The bridesmaids clapped their hands, and
peal OF laughter thrilled the room and the
hail. aud foatcd down the stairs, and caught /
the ear of young girl who stood on the
steps.
"Well, now, poor Gcuevra," said Lottie,
with little kindly satire in her voice, while /
sL, ,,ncI,sVed ,b,. hridal ,,.i, ,ias ,ou b,y,