The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-08-14

AhiAN AHhi NhA liDhHHAh bl MhiEhftts Aohlu
| have loshed wiih eldiUoyant vision, aud
beheld her then, locked in her chamber
should have been 80 happy oh, what
fools vanity and pride mako Of ua r. Even
then, with my heart high-strung with hope
and courage, had known ibo truth, / should
have abandoned my friends, the voyage, and
EUROPE, and returned IN the pilots boat, 10
find something more precious than MI the
continents mi eo6hliics' ofthe gltbe. In the
love Of that heart which WA earclessly ling
ing aWsyF
Here WestWood took breath. The ,un
was nov, almost set The Brnirt vas nill
and eool' The heavy dews we're begisning to
fll The shadows " The grefi and Aowrr,d'
unduatonS filed the hollows, like a riding
tide +. the hepdhnl, seen al fiat az fr Asd
small, was growing gradually large and near
aud Ihe horses moved II a quicker pace
Wesiwood lighted lis cigar, drew few Willis
and proceeded,
I'VE had q voyage Of eleven days. Hut 10
me an immense amount Of experience was
crowded into that brief period The fine ~ -
hilarnIion of the slarl,-lhe breeze gradually
Increasing 10 a gale then lorTibb sea.sck.
nc"' homc-siekrcss, loye.sicknc~i amer
which, the weather which sailors love, games,
gnycty, and Irritation. There Z, nd deR
social freedom to he enjoyed anywhere as olp
board an ocean steamer Tie Breaking NJ
old associations, the opening ofA flesh eI.
ietenee, the necessity Of new rclatinnshins,-
this fuses the crust of ronycnIionaiiIy. quick
ems the springs Of life, aud renders character
and fluent. The past (, easily
put awayi We are delighted at The discovery
OF unexpected ulinities, aud asioni.hed 20
TO find in ourselves 80 much wit. cloouenee,
and fine susceptibility which We did not before
dream We possessed,
This freedom is especially provocative Of
We see each fair brow touched
with halo whose colors arc the rejection Of
our own beautiful dreams L1vclinesS Is ten
fold more lovely, bathed in this atmosphere
OF romaneoi and manhood is invested with
ideal graces. The love within us rushee,
with swift, sweet heart-beats. to meet the love
responsive ~ some other. Don't think ann
now artfully preparing your mind to excuse
what am about TO confess. Take these
things into confederation, if you Wills then
think as you please Of the weakness and uilJ
impulse which fell in love with -
We will call her Flora. The most superb,
creature that ever ensnarcd tho
hearts OF the sons Of Adam--A Rne ohre
complexion magnificent dark auburn hair !;
Eyes full of IRE and softnrssi lips that could
pout or smile with Incompatible Ascinationg
figure OF surprising symctry, just voluptuous
enough. But, AFTER all, her great power lay
IN her freedom from all aHcctation and don-.
her spontaneity, her fee,
sparkling. and yiyaciuus manners. She was
The most daring and dazzling Of women,
without ever appearing immodcst or yepul-
'ive. She walked With such proud, secure
'tcps over the commonly accepted barriers Of
'ooial intercourse, TINT even those who
blamed her and pretended to be shocked
Sere compelled to admire. She was the
'ellc, the Juno, Of the saloon, the supreme
ornament of the upper deck Just twenty.
not without wit and eulturc,-full of poetry
md enthusiasm A4, ,.r,ss= isssYHss lftv -,==
mot whit saidi "but Margarct"----
"Ah, Margaret" said Westwood, withA
Ugh "But, you see, had given her up.
Ind when one love is lost, there sink SUI,
"iui chasms into the soul, that, though they
onnot be filled, we must at least bridge them
vcr with new affection. The number oS
marriages. built in this way, upon false founda.,
IONS OF hollowness and despair, ia incompu-
able We talk Of jiltcd lovers and disap-
'ointed girls marrying 'out of spite No.
,oubt, such petty feeling hurries forward
many premature matches. But il is the heart.
ah shaken, unsupported, wrctchedly sinking.
'hich reaches out its feclcrs for svmpathy.
atches at the first penetrable point, and
hngs like helpless vine to the sunny-sidcd
rail- of tho nearest consolation. II YOU wish
o marry girl and can't, and arc weak
nough to desire her still, this is what your
houid do; get some capable man to jill her.
hen seize your chance, All the affections
'hich have gone out to him, unmet, ready to
roop, quivcring with the painful, hungry
instinct to grasp some object may possibly
~ hold of you. Let the world sneer, but
iod pity such natures, which lack the faith
nd fortitude to live and die true TO their
est love!
Out of my own mouth do condemn my
elfP Very we'll, Condemn myself peecari!
had ever loved Margaret, then did not
I'VE Flora. The same heart cannot find its
ountcrpart indiferently in two such oppo-
ties. What charmed me in one was her
urity, softness, and depth of soul. What
'scinated me in the other was her bloom,
cauty, and passion. Which was the true
| did not stop to ask that question when
was most,important that il should be scri-
usy considered | rushed into tho crovJ