The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-02-19


hs clothes III yet sVs5 b5ht considered his
dress charming. The gshliemsh Ia be surv
took offence At these balls At iiit kls Uyls
which he introduced. Hitherto the burEo-
master had always opened the ball III bersoR
and the most highly-born young men sHsrl
eised the right Of regulating the rsSt Of thB
dances, bul since tbe young Englishmsnl ar
rival total change had been brought about.
lie would seize the prsttiest girl by the
hand without leave or license, take his place
Rllli, her 10 tie figure, manage every thing
precisely al lie pleased aud constitute him
self without tsftmony lord. master and hing
Of the ball, But a. the ladies found these
manners eEtreiiiely elegant, the young men
dared not Fanldre dn Hslalanee, aud the &c,
centric nephew rstaldtt lnBppossd hls self
assumed dignity and rank,
Such was the behavior adopted hy tho
nephew at balls and parties 10 brunAsissl.--
A IA too ahen the ep'e In Qtktt hHutti, bad
habits come lnto tbglib much easisi liah FOOD
ones, and new and striking fashion. eibtg
tally II Il be rIdeuluis, has sfet sbhsthlbs NJ
II highly attractive for tie young, Who have
not yei formed an aotdfsIs o. sensible judg.
ment Of themselves and the world; soit was
10 urAhRicsel with the nephew and his "a.
traordinnry manners. for, when the young!
eT world perceived that the young stranger
won more Sdmirhtlon that he incurred rebuke
for his awkward habits, his loud laughter, and
his losolent answers to bi' seniors. and that
these baiied merely as evidences Of his spir.
itud nature, they thought To themselves -
"Nothing is easier than 10 make myself eT:
aetly luth another spiritual brute" They
had formerly been induitilousi clever yoytHiI
but nov they thought or what use |; LEARN
ing, when ignorance carries man so much
further" So, abandoning their books, they
spent their time 10 dissipation on the streets
Till now, the GrunWiessl young men had
entertained proper dislike to a rough ard
vulgar demeanorI nov they sang all sorts Of
yils songs, smoked huge pipes Of tobacco. aid
spent much time IN low pot.houses, for with
them they resembed the young Englishman.
Al home, or on a visit, they lay down in boots
and spurs on the ottomaBsI at assemblies
they tilted their chairs, or put both elbows on
the table. w vain their elder friends repre-
sented to them how foolish, how disgraceful
this behavior was they referred 10 the shin
ing example Of the nephew. IL was said to
them, 10 vain, that n certain degree Of rude.
ness mist Be fotslten in the nephew, in con-
sideralion Of his EngliAh birth the young
GrunN ieselonians declared that they had az
good right as The best Englshman In the
world to be vulgar in n spiritual way. In
short, 1t was general complaint that gentle
manly breeding and behavior had been en-.
tirely eradicated from Grunwiesel by the evil
example Of the young stranger
But the pleasure OF the Young men, In
their rude and reckless life, YVES Of short du-
ration. for the following incident changed the
whole aspect Of affairs. A great concert yns
resolved upon, TO elofc the winter ariase-
ments, to be given partly by the regrisr city
musicians, partly by 1killful amateurs Of
Grunwiesel. The burgomastsr played the
yioloncello, the doctor the bassoon, with great
skill, the apotheeary, though he rad no ear,
blew the hiie, several young ladies' Of ifc
city had studied arias, and every preliminary
had been carefully arranged. The old stran-
ger expressed the opinion, that. though doubt
less the concert would be admirabls aa Il was
he noticed that no duet was included In the
PreBrb#Fwsi E#5 that = dust wzsi H. ssvury
one knew, necessary element OF every con-
cert. This opinion oeeasioned n good deal
OF embarrassment The hurgomaster's daugh-
ter, to be sure, sang like nightingale but
where was the eeitltliidh Rho, could sing
luet with h.r 'rL., ,i.,.ktl,. =, j.. r ~
ing back on the old organiSt, Sho had sung
un excellent bass in former days; but the
stranger announced that an this anxiety was
needless, for his nephew had a voice Of sur.
prising cultivation aud power. Tho due,,
therefore. was studied with all haste, and the
evening at length arrived, on which the ears
of the people Of Grunwiesel we're to be Gu
raptured by the concert,
The old stranger was unable 10 bc present
at his nephew's triumph, ia consequence Of
illness, but he gave to the burgomaster, who
visited him during Tie day, some rules for
the guidance bf his eccentric relative. pHe
is good soul" SNid he "but now and then
he is seized with some strange notions, and
breaks out into the widest freaks. regret
extremely, my inability to be present at the
concert this evening, for his dcmeanor ia per-
feetly deeorops while am by. He we'll
knows why, the scampl Let me assure your
excellency that this vivaei,y Of his is not
mental vice, but merely bodily in6rmity.--
Whenever, therefore, any such humor seixes
him, so that he seats himself on a music
stand, or attempts to knock doSh tR6 edhlfR;
bass, or the like, If your excelitnGS SoRij
take the tt6bbte to loosen his cratSt a little,
or, If nothing better can be done, take Il Oft
altogether, yop WIN see how quiet and we'll
bred he viii II once become"