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

cd u perceive his sentiment, A. may be
easily imagined, this was far from being
pleasant 10 me- 10 the petulnr state of ms
feelings and another circumstance combined
with This 10 make him more dislasiriul lhsu
before llaIlio treated him invariably With
tbe greatest kindness indeed, seemed to
scck his soticty as defense or relief from
my wcarying prosecutions aud lhe nrighbor-
hood began 10 predict that "they would mahe
match" ! was proporionabIy pided-
and an excellent old lady living not far from
/ the scene, aud who was accustomed 10 coll,ct
I the gossip Of the country side, had the good
ness 10 publicly express in my own pressucc
| her sympathy for mci TO which she Hddcd
the consoling assurance that there we're quite
tus good fish in thu sea m ever came out Of H.
J | must not take il too much Ia heart u Hal
| lie married Mr., wauon tUs shu would, m
doubt) and not myself
These various circumstances, IA | hyG
said, were far from deepening any feelings
Of regard ! might have had for Warton In
deed, may ~ well come ont with "a and ,ay
/ that had como 90 hate him IN the most un-
christian manner, and ouly waited for AZ op-
ponunity to acquuint him with the state oc
my sentiments toward him. II came IN On
unexpected way.
! was onomorniug talking with old lun
the carriage driver my faN friend and crony-
who had driven mo on that morning 10 tho
spot where the stag, passed, II suddenly
occurred TO me 10 ask him If he had seen any
thing of the bracelet taken from llalIic's
arm and dropped, as supposed, in the car
riogo.
I llcrpliod that | could not have lUst Il ~
Tile carriage, Tor he had given tho cushions
| thorough dusting on his return, and must
have seen the bracelet Did he sec anything
Of it on the ground at the gate where hal
| taken stuga' No. nu, here an idea seem
ed suddenly TO strike the venerable gray
head Of old Tom, lie remembered that Mr..
Warlon had passed ~ J entered the stage
and now hc nov recullcclcd fact which h.
had forgotten. Just as he mounted to hi,
scat to drive the carriage home. he had seen
Mr.. Warton get oil his horse aud sloop in
I tho road something red had certainly shonc
I in his hand, rs the sun shonc on iti YES, Ger
tainly, that NUT have been the bracelet but
what could have made Mr. War,on Keep
ii?
/ did not wait To reply TO old Tour que
rics or moral reflections ] requested him io
saddle n horse FOR me ht once, aud in fifteen
minutes MAS on the road to Wauon's. only
A few miles distant snon reached the
] fall ltskv fx,s.. nttg .YI
was shown into a splendid drawing ruow..
! Here waited for long time, anl was i.s,t
/ beginning TO reyolvc the propriely of J,rking
the bell beside the fire place, and summon
! ing servant t"nnnouncc me a second time
/ nacn Marion entered, ---...-...--
smIlGgGaitSs according 10 lis wont, 81,
evidently unwilling TO see me. calmly aud
courlcously, but with great ooldness, inform
ed him Of Toms communication 10 me, anA
demanded the return of the bracelet as my
property,
lie replied 10y denying that. he had picked
up any bracelet. It was true, he said that
he had dsmounted in the roudi bat this
movement had bcrT SIMPLY 6te1=i5f'''Jf 't'5 'fis
girth becoming loose--it must have been
this which the servant had soon--All his
girths were red.
i There was something so reasonable in this
explanation thai for an instant was COM
plctcly staggered, and made no rcply-retIco,
ing that | had indeed come on a FOOLS crrand
and unjustly accused my rival Of dishonor-
able seton. But single glance at Warton's
. Il
If ever deceit and falschood were plainly
written OF lman features, they were at this
moment upon his. felt-iu my pulses, in
my blood, in my-Sery,bcmg he was de-
cciving met and he ssS that felt it. His
eye covered and sank before my gnzc-he
turned deadly pale.
"Mr Warton," said, after a moments Al
lcnce, "thc explanation which you have given
me would convince jury, butt do not be-
lirve it. / tell YOU, Sir.-l went on with
gathering Indignation as my conviction deep
encd-'I tell YOU that | do not believe your
word Think as you may Of my @ords-act
as you choose swear, Sir, ,hsk do not
credit syllable Of your tale, aid demand
the surrender OF that bracelet which YOU
hare IL your POSSESSION"
His eye avoided my fiery glance, anil ho
turned psler than before, il it were possible.
For some moments he made no reply, and
when he did speak it uos in so low and indis
tinct voice that scarcely heard him. At
that moment my feelings wholly changed
my anger disappeared humiliation in my
own esteem succecded-I piticj him sincere
ly, aud could not have uttered another word
of insult to him, possibly.
His reply was n rcitcralon of tho former
denial 1t wac, very hard he said, tina,
should come and insult him in his own house
--he desired to have no quarrel with me-