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

.'fiA hNfN NNHf HN lNlN or NlHININt
The course " trur l1lc never a.l uu smooth
l.
u b. good 10 br young pnd iu love.
have known some persons who profrssr
10 hold "a different opinion, fouibiug Il b
sneerH and safoasms. liul never gave mur
credit {, r. declarations However tha
may bo-as hr a. myself am concerned,
hold rcsuIutely to the axiom 1t II re,y goo,
TO look with fresh bright eyes on HE, and fee
the heart beat warmly when a certain fooisteI
comes toward you.
/ think Of Halle a. write the words. Sh,
was my cousin, twice removed, and lived viii
her parents at tho old family homestead, "I3l
! lenbrakcs," on the banks Of % Low land river
She was the joy and pride Of all who knew
her-the idol Of her father and mother IN m,
own particular eyes q species Of little angel
! though angels are not accustomed believe
20 wear chip hats and romp IN the most oN
lfaAA-.Ani ii4lIlll ~ -al.iI.ta-t-
ton When went 70 "Elicnbrakes," on m,
way to college, in October of the good yeal
-, Miss Halle was just sixteen and half
Shall | draw her outline with hash Of the
pcn' Fancy, as our Gallic brethren say, a
forest ylph, chad in bright pink dress, de.
ining clearly every outline Of a figure, slcn-
der, graceful, undulating, and already round
ing ipo the perfect flower Of womanhood.
\ ROSY face, Gill Of mischief looking forth
from beneath a wide chip hpt-thc eyes dar C.
Ing with coqucltish aud provoking mirth-
the lips crimpcl by suppressed laughter, or
curved into an expression oraud1oious satire.
Add bare gljto arms--a foot "likc the noun
tain dctrs'--a quantity Of raven curh de,
sccndug at their own Wild viii upon the
plumpost neck imaginablc-and Miss IN her
teens as a growing old bachelor in the
ncighborhQod used to ,a@ hcr, is bciorc you.
Two days after reached "Iillcuhrakcs" /
was desperately in love with llallic DO no
dcridc me, excellent and worthy descendants
Of Diogcncs | was only twenty, ard al
twenty YOU know, for somoml stcrous rcason,
hearts will occasionally beat loud and fast
the chsgh viii ilush without much causc-and
when somcboiy is beside us, "common sense"
tho elegant name for wor.dliucss aud worm
out slmpnthies viii di-nrpcr, from view. /
am siNtJ.,iN, and declare to YOU, upon my
honor that think that early sentiment, sud.
den. aul iTaionaI as il nihs auuc.r WAS trs
life.
hut this is = diprcssion. Let me state The
facts Without apology for ! am not ashamed
OF them. was in love with my Young cous-
in, more or less, from the very frat moment
Of our meeting. had lcn her an awkward
child some years before, and now found her
girl approaching scyentccn-that
period in the lie or women when, as IN the
fully ly.dc,clopcd rosebud, not yet grown into
the imposing flower, all the freshest elements
of beauty often seem to combine themselves.
Ny eyes were immediately opened to the im-
mcnsc difference between the "young lady
now before me and the mere child had LETT.
In past years | had rather regarded it as a ia
yor to carcss Miss Halle, and bestow my
,upcriluous am7rrt of "prttiaE' upon her
Designing now to gracously return to this
agreeable habtudc, | cssayrd to place a
cousiuly salute upon the mniden'S lips, and
was rewarded by an attempt upon her part,
to box my cars.
"Not kiss me, Halle :" cried with admi-
rably dissembcd astouishmcntj 81 didn't
think you had forgotten me, and looked upon
me as stranger"
Hump !" was the pouting young LADY, re-
ply to this tender rcproach; "do you know
how old am, Sir ?"
"You are-let me scc-ncarly seventeen.
But what Of that?"
"a great deal, Sir" cried Halle, bursting
into laughter and tossing her pretty head.
Then bestowing upon me a dangerous and
provoking glance, shot over her round shoul-
der in the most coquetish way, she added
81 am young lady now, aud young ladies
ought not to kiss young gentlemen do you
think they ought? If YOU went away to sea,
or got married, or did any other dreadful
thing. / don't know that l would refuse
but you know you are not married-poor
fellow and are only going to college
You'd only go and tell the boys. l know
how you all do! You'd tell them had kiss
ed you, and they'd think me romp, and
laugh at me when I'm not bit Of romp,
but quietest and demurest young lady in the
world" ~
Having achieved this speech, Halle essay
ed to compose her radiant and mischievous
features into prim, decor GUS formahty. The
attempt terminated in an outrageous burst of
laughter and executing an audacious pirou-
effe upon the point of her little slipper, which
made the damse resemble an animated bal
loon, she dartod into the house, as rapid and
careless as a fawn, to announce my arrival
Yes, think | was in love with her from
that moment What makes you always love
your cousin? In our country il is against the
law, almost, to commence in any other way.
Perhaps youths are affected by the same rea-
sons with myself We had played together
romucd toucthcr robbed the orchards of their