The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-09-18
Tho Red Bracelet.
fcoo,ludea from la, week u

AZ "Ellenbrnkcs' again
II was lovely evening Of August when |
arrived, and the old mansion was fairly em-
powered in foliage and flowers. II smiled
upon me rs came and need say that
smiled too ?
Those months at college had been one
long thought Of her she had made mo pur.
cr end bcttcr with all the passing day.
had come to love her more and more and
now | looked forward TO the moment when
We should meet again with the most cxquis-
tie knppneS., oh, bounding heart Of youth
oh, ccstacy Of first pure !oyc oh, days Of tn.
multnou' dclisht.whcn the pulse, ,hruh and
the eager eyes are strained toward the dis.
tant. roof which covers her we love. am
an ol+-Rentlcmah, good friend, and may he
HS'aoncd for this slight apostrophc to youth
and love. My brother veterans, at least. viii
unyiy~Nnd aud road6y excuse mrj for /
think the frliics, If you please, of rary man.
hood are better than the worldly wisdom"
of our ripcr agc-thc fresh wild flowers Of
the forest faircr than an hol-housc plant,
whatever.
So | came again to "Elenhrakcs," aud
has,cncd along the broad, white, gravel
cd walk which led to the mansion. TIE old
Aiai!aF= Hllrtsriit,firti mr. rf iJrT==
There was her rose bush, here was her bed of
dazzling vcrbcnhs--rhe little glossy sparid
who had always followed her cane ,wagging
his bushy tail and gamboling in sign Of well
come. could see, in every object, only fIal-
lie, Halle, Halle! The very aiilucnce Of the
golden day told Of her eloquently. "'Twas
/ in the mild September" when the Halle of
the song went wandering wnh her lover ;
but it was August when hastcncd forward
to greet mme--the richest month Of all the
/ ycar-the queen of beauty and ripe lowell
ness among them all.
/ But carriage stood at the door Thus
"the world" would intcrpose between us when
we met but still cared not; =ho must give
me her hand and smile upon me That was
quite enough.
| entered the sitting-room laughing. 1t
was full of young ladies, and at Hallic's side
sat-Mr. Warton. AS her glances fell on
me | saw her stnrt--a flush invaded her
chcck-thcn she turned pale bowed and
held out my hand. She had risen coldly and
scarcely took my hand. Her own was MS
cold and unrcsponsive to rhc warm pressure
as that Of marble statue.
l must have stood for at least n minute
looking at her in silence--a silence unbroken
by any of the company. Then recovered
my senses, and said,
"How do you do, cousin Halle ?"
"llow do you do ?" she said, almost adding
"Sir' to the sentence. And then with state
ly coldncss she introduced me to the compa-
ny. | had rcgained my selfpossession--a
species Of naughty wretehedness replaced my
surprise bowed tremendously, and quiet
ly sat down beside one OF Inc young ladies.
! She waSa fashionable "bellc of the ball room, .
whom had known in the college town, now
on visit to the "Elenbrakes" neighborhood
Miss Mira Blank. With Miss Mira now
commenced cold and stately conversation.
which was. terminated very soon by her de
parture and that of her companions, includ-
ing Warton, whose presence had scarcely
noticed.
thought he looked at me with singular
expression Of triumphant cunning as he pass
ed but l took no no.ice OF this. i saw no
one but Hallie--thought Of nothing but the
interview l should hold with her when the
company had taken their departure.
1t duly took place When her guests had
disappeared, she tranquilly--or affecting
tranquilityi-as / afterward kncw--returned
to the drawing. room. She was n brave girl
Another would have suddenly discovered n
headache, or an indispensable engagement
Halle came and "fuced" me.
might relate the conversation which en-
sued with ease, for even n this distance of
time recall every detaili almost every word.
But it is nqt necessary TO my narrative. J
shall only SLY that discovtred nothing the