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

jm,rh. my ruf.u.Hrr.w .u..u, l..hu
on, and wrote ietrn iia showed mo ono
NJ these, addressed tn fierl ~ Margaret.
m ID be- e1loHcd Floma hrauly l.quaurG ard
supremacy reHfed how rla-maia all lhr
women Jrlnul and Ail tha mon mod wd
linlrd % my Triumph 1 kunA li.4t tli4l lil
irr would meet MwEgrct's fJts,4ua WushuIn
enough 90 Doc pleased,
A. htt one morning, at dWLTrakl went
81 dock aud saw the shores Df ODD Eugaud,
Only d few dHJH before, $50 bad irn America
behind us, brDvu nud leailrss, iuat emerging
nom DO long gloom " Hiuiui uud r0' lie
1lOTra ~ another world arose. FrrrU 1ud iu-
,ling in tlr iutl ~ spring There paH %
iTHrirF hrrrlrf thf flUFB Wni"r ol Oh"
Mrbw rolled up boo NItplla oi beauty lha
hrrih ui thlps, steamers, tlIDpa, lighters pliai-
boots, bounding over thr Nairs, WrrluFi
lacking, plugging, fWWiHr gracefully under
the iu.lsNrilluE canvass pIrsinitl % picture
~ VOpdrriul animation and che minpug
hurs pi sunshine Hud mist hung over all ]
ptcrd the deck ,mlomuly ioyful,t lhuughh
IultirF through me ct dlWhruN
Margaret, # uca radirut fl0wr Of
hope pud happiness superior 60 fate, II Wur
ono uf lhurr times when tho r,rltrl tuul
trunkligurts thc world, aud We marvel hHW
Ne Cuuld ever fuccuul 10 "a Transient Atg.@H
Nlilo the whole universe blooms, Hud Hn iu-
finite future Waib 90 open for ua 100 doors OF
wonder and joy,
IN lIis stilo OF mind lvus ioiucd by Flou.
fhU laid her hand on my Hrnr Uud Wr walked
up md down together shc WA serious,
almost sHd, and sho viewed tho kugll,h mlh
with ponfiycucta WAlca became hrr better
than miTlh
$50" she sighed, "all our litdo romatcn'
como 10 an cbq
"Not fo," mid cor if one romance ouds,
h IL 90 gly0 FluCo 90 unotlhr, hliil trurr and
,wrvlcr oar lNrs may Doc ull % succession
Of romanccs, u We viii mako them bu, !
think now ] viii never doubt thr iulurri iur
find, lhat, Wien have given zap ms dearest
hopes, my best beloved hIrpis, and accepted
tho gloomy belief that ull lifr besides Is bar
Ten,--then comes some new experience, filling
NY empty cup with stIll moro delicious
VIM"
"Dont Ycy mo with your philosophy" mid
Flum "l don't know ANYTHING about 10, All
Know IL THE prc.rut lhis NV This Clrtb
this sen, and tha Juy hclNcrn, which ! can't
gNe up quite so vastly CO.'S you can, with your
beautiful theory that tuWuAIuB better upwr
YOU"
81 have told you," rrpl,rl,-mf hal
hyrn quite frank with hcr,-"how | lcft
AmuriCu,-Vhnt @ Lhua life was 10 me- then
and did ! not turn my back upon oil thut 10
meet face 10 face the greatest happiness which
have ever yet known Ought not this TO
give me faith in the divinity that shapes our
ends p
"And so," she answered "Nhcn have lost
you, shall have the satisfaction of thinking
that you are enjoying some still more OK
quiSito consolation for the slight pangs YOU
MAY have folt NJ parting from me Your
philosophy will make IL cas-, for you to say,
Good bye 1t was u pretty rommcoi | 90
90 fluid pretticr one, hlill ;" and then forget
me altogether"
"And you" said, "will that be easy for
your
"Ios,' she cried, with spilit,-"anylhing l.
Easy 10 u proud impctuous woman, who finds
that the brief romance Of tcu-duya acquniu-
tanco has already become urrsumo 20 the
second party, | am glad have enjoyed
what hayci that is 30 much gain of which
you cannot rob me and now ! can say good,
bye rs coully as you, or ! can die of shame,
or ! can walk over this single rail into the
water, aud quonch this little candle, and so
I'm cud /"
She spOng upon q bench, and, swear TO
you, thought she Wus going down! ] was
90 exalted by this passionate demonstration
that should certainly have gone over with
her and felt perfectly content 90 die IN her
arms,-at least, until began 20 realize what
very di'agrccablc bath we had chosen TO
drown Inv.
drew her Always ! walked mp md down
with that superb creature painting and yulpi-
tntiug almost upon my hcnrti noured into
ID irrr rTr KNOW not what CNuayugunt vuwsi
and before the slow-handgd sailors had
fastened their cable to the buoy in the chan
mel, Ne had knoticd u more subtitle and djili-
cult moose, not TO be so easily mdonc!
Now see what strange, variable loci1 we
are! Months Of tender intercourse had Eil-
81 70 bring u5yut anything like u positive
engagement between Margaret aud myself I,
and hure behold me irrcyocably pledged TO
Flora, after brief tcn-days' acquaintance
Concluded next Wcck)
Romnrknblo Coinoidonoo.