The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-09-18

young lady met all my questions, complaints
approaches, with an uneonquerable coolness
aud reserve. She was truly sorry that
found her manner changed, she said, but all
things were doomed 10 change in this world 3
and, by-the-by, did have pleasant session
at eollegeP
/ did not wish 20 talk about college
preferred speaking of herself, and the cool
ness Of her manner' That was unfortunate
her manner was not under her eontrol--feH
I persona had il in their power TO force smiles
and cordislity when they were anything but
gay--and that reminded her that Miss Mira
| Blank seemed wonderfully smart and spright-
! ly. had known her beforehand / not
That was all At the end Of half an hour
during which had not discovered the least
change in her manner-tho remotcst indica-
/ ton Of an intention 10 return 10 her old con
/ fdential tone tone Of cordaity llallio rose
aud said that she would 60 and tell mamma
that had come, She was not very well to-
/ day. and ! must excuse papa, he had ridden
out.
/ With these words she lcft me, calmly
But at the door she turned poised on one
/ foot for - single instant, she threw glance
toward me, and that glance betrayed, like O
flash Of lightning ilumining deep darkness,
all her acting. 1t was 30 sad, 30 fearful, so
eloquent of wounded feelings aud regret that
| Il haunted me for months. With a suppress
ed sob, and raising her white handkcrchiefto
her eyes she disappeared, leaving me rooted
10 the chair in which sat.
/ remained molionless, looking at tho door
through which she had departed, with. am
sure, the expression Of an idiot. Had been
dreaming Halle meet me thus? lIallic,
who had always hSs,encd out to welcome me,
and given me both her hands, and onl,
laughed and scolded when kissed her
check Was the world coming to an end ?
! was aroused from my rc,erie of stupcGcd
incredibly by an old servant, who greeted
me With cordial grins, and said that | must
come and see mistress IN her chamber.
went, and was greeted by my kind cousin
or aunt, rs always called her--with the ut
most warmth and after a while by her hus-
band, whom also called uncle.
hs to HSli-rslte did not make her appear
nhee. Having been perfectly polite aud ob.
servant Of "thc courtcsics" IN Tho sitting
room, she doubtless reflected that no more
was required from her, and so kept her
chamber At tea she sent word that she
had headache, which doubt not was the
ruth land finally / Mas len to nlyself ia ~
ny b& iRno oh75a5rTc Tc6SGaGciiiFnBs, al Just GssI
had leit it nearly wear before. The old Bi-
he still lay on the toilet, some French books
Formerly used by Hattie, on the mantle-piccc
nothing had been changed ~
J But scarcely looked at any OF these OBJ
jecis. Half undrcsscd, leaned back in my
chair, and for an hour was torn by hundred
conflicting cmRionS-emotions Of love and
.0Rer pride and WfcIchcdness, ,decp scorn
and utter misery
i What should do7 Could / remain in O
house where my presence evidently was disa.
greeablc-whcre the coolness Of member OF
the family amounted, under tkc peculiar cir.
cumstanccs, TO supreme dislike and even in
suit Every spark of pride in my character
and | have no little-blazcd up like con.
hagration at the thought. No / would go
away at once on the morrow would rot
stay TO be trampled on, and humliated by
disdainful coldncEs-by hand scarce mov-
ing when my own was held out by n set
tied, icy Indifference in eye, and lip,and ever,
word At least was still 6cntloman-nc
blot on my escuteheon-I would leave q
house in which had been insulted.
But could II Could thus leave the NO.
man whom had come TO love with all the
yigor Of my nature-who had been "all the
world TO mo" Tor many months-who had
been shrned in my memory and heart as tn,
lovelicst and dearest of her scI--the hope
and chief aim OF my life? And then those
tears in her eyes as she left the drawing
-room-that suppressed Sob-that lingering
unhappy, yearning gaze
Thus the two powerful emotions-iove aut
pride-cla'hed in my heart; and for many
hours l lay sleepless. tossing angrily nnt
clenching my hands wildly. At last deter
mined to remain at least single day soor
after which fell into an uneasy slumbcr.
V.
A week nherward was still at ELLEN.
brakes"
1t was, beyond all doubt, the most misera
Bile week Of my entire life. had succeeded
in extracting nothing from Halle hel
eoldness remained unchanged she woult
explain no part OF her manner toward me
1t would be a disugreeable duty to describe
my pangS and fits of rage and love, and
pride, and despair ri~t4roughou those misera
bic days. Deeply outraged in my feelings
and despising myself for the weakness which
kept me from departing, l had yet no power
TO leave her. She drew me and retained me
at her side by an irresistible attraction
More than once, when had thoroughly re-.