The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-09-11

Poul-toss Of tho head-skghtng sour,
from between the rosy llps-the whole reccly
ed with a covert smile on the pau of lhr
cautious criminal, who has played his game
oflen, Then, perhaps, Mr. Wauan would
come ina distant bow would pass, Tor /
could never bear biz uneasy familiarity and
! would stroll away and leave them alone 90
getheri which gsnalous proceeding, flm all
that could ever observe, was ~ from hcing
peculiarly acceptable 10 Mica lisnk when
/ look back nov, aud rsmcmbcr my conduc
az llIis period, think myselfa most astuto
young gentleman but, NMouf raHify, ! have
always had q sort Of instinct 10 diyinpg Wo-
men and their "Ways." ! was thoroughly
/ jealous of WaTon, but Invariably yelde i
him the field win, an air Of magnanimous in-
difference, do not think Il injured me,
Hut 10 proceed with my ilte story NOR
systematically, remained ~ "Encnbrakes"
for a monlh--a period which afleFv ard came
20 my memory lie breath nom The oIs-
lands Of the hlest"-but at last the time lor
my return 20 college came.
On the evening Of the day preceding that
fixed on for my departure, Halle aud took
long stroll together Ia he wood. How
that autumn ramble lives aull In ny memory
my memory which, losing hundreds pf i'm
porlant things, still Volds, and will ever hold
with deathless grasp, this eve IN NY happy
youth' The afiluept glories Of llc October
woods we're passing but enough Of tho
splendid foliage remained 20 make the furcst
rcsemble fairy land Of almost unimaginable
beauty. Ths great oaks lowered like giants
toward the eionds-the mnple, alder-trce, and
dogwood, burned ia gold and crimson every
where-tho tulips filled the air with perfume
from ten thousand delicate bcll,shapod Aow-
ers-and over all hung, like curtain Of
gaule' the mellow aud enchanting haze Of au-
tumn, wrapping the woodland in its dreamy
influence, IA il flled the hearts Of the Young
man and the girl who gazed upon Il with is
indefnable lnnguor and mysterious sadnc,s.
What ia IL, in these autumn days. which in
clineS the heart TO love aud tenderness, as
the mind 10 aimless rcyerieP know not,
but such an influence they have always had
on me. Wandering nov, when the snows Of
many years have fallen on my hair. amidst
such a scene at such time | experience tho
same vague emotion ns whan, only tweniy
walked 10y the side Of Halle In the wood Of
'Ellenbrakes,' and thought Il was the lovely
little queen OF Fuery who accompanied!
Aud II the autumn forest hives still Ia my
how much more clearly does she
rise before me--,he charm Of the place the
,oung princess Of the wood the maiden
whom / loved and shall love forever! How
fair she vas! By the lohy oaks her slender
figure looked as airy as a fsys--as slight as
4 yapor OF drcam-a mere flower Of the
forest, such as bloom in the pages Of the old
Her wide hat dropped above
'ountenanec no longer merry and mischc,-
'us--a tender sadness made the long dusky
ashes bend toward the chcuk-on the beau
iiul lips pcnsiye languor dwo,t, uu,h,n;,i
~ smiles. thought that my departure had
omc connection with this saducss-shc had
old me 80, indeed and when az last We SIT
'"~ s"asu ~pOn V"v eu'i sVtvnv'y sinHi"B "Nt
shield Of fire behind purple clouds, rcsemb-
ing golden ocean, took both her hand,
n my own, and looked into her eyes, and
old her that l loved her, and would never
gain be happy il size wSIld not be my wife.
Was / wrong?
! raise my hcndr and lean haek in ny ellaits
md for moment lay down the pen | write
Qth. l see her face again us she looked at
nc-hcr bushes, the trcmor Of the lip, the
iecklacc rising and failing with the tumultu-
rus pulsations Of her heart. OF course ut
cred thousand passionate protcSiutions--
md then came Ilallio's almost inaudibIc re
ply. ] shall not repeat her words, though
hiRk remember them every one. They
old me that she could not be my wife-that
,he loved me very much, but not more than
Is girl may love her cousin aud old play
nate-sthat marriage with her must be sol
,mn act-that We were both children almost
no engagement cvcn---no! oh no! she
,ould not
Then IIalic's voice sank and died away
shall not further dwell upon the scene. I,
may easily be imagined that | made every
possible effort TO change her determination
out all was in vain. Halle cried a little.
out she did not yeld and so we returned 81
emily to "Ellenbrakes."
-- III.
My temperament is rapid IN rransition-I
pass quickly from one mood to another
This viii serve to explain the extraordinary
fact that, an hour after the scene which