The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-10-22
Ny First Love.

admit of @ doubt dcpourd myself like q
person in loves alkcd Iikra person in loves
! looked and frll lIke person iu love. The
HiirciIou lhat bad taken pluro Of my youthful
heart was 900 r'rry day one ] vas sure ~
that There was moi vard, In lhr English
language 90 describe the highth, dertb,length
and breadth of ln grandeur Il Wa des.
tined 20 ho grand accompaniment of the
ages yet % hri principle throughout eler,
uly plant of surprising beauty In the
broad heavens NJ home affections My love
vas returned the strong yearning u my
uinrlccnyrprold heart went out into the di,
rri.Hu of the most hcauliul ofall ,slirc,
10 return sent the ycarnng of her hcah %
meet mine. Twice o week, o. often a. the
vcck came around, I went up 60 the old
brown home ~ d., Sloddard 10 tell his
daughter my love, and as regularly listened
20 o recital NJ ils roturnf from lhe red lips Of
my charming Janet The gosd Doctor made
merry at our expense, and his jolly wife took
o pleasure in constantly reminding ~ of our
youth, Janet was louarcd by dy wG frhccs
20 our playhouse 10 the shed, brT1oHg -,lccy,
ed piualorc' and plnlolcrs Of Nix months be,
lorr while va, offered an old coat " the
dor'or7 for MY mother 10 make into drcss.
ing gown nv me,
We were ucycrDhccs, determined to BE-
married We would steal slyly away from
the house while our cruel friends rcposed To-
the arms of Morpheus bic us on the
wings " love-" 10 the nearest ciiy Janrl
would become id q moment, time Mrs Ju.
son Brown.
AZ once wc set about making preparations
for this important journey Everything, Of
course must be- conducted with the greatest
'ccrc'y At twelve O'Clock was to leave my
home Ncalthily, get my fathers grey uag
uoisclc'sly out % the harm and harness her,
aud then to proceed to Janet. Janet was to
hc waiting for me nj her window. vas 60
place q ladder at the same window shc was
t. descend that hddcri We we're TO ny down
the road by the old lane, 10 the spot where
our horse was fastened, and then the wind
should not oycrlahc u.s.
There v1' but one difficulty in the way
Jaucts room was shared by her sister Fanny,
a mischieyous, Wicked creature Of eleven
years, who, 90 use Jauct's words, "vas awake
at all hour, Of the night" There WIS but
one WY if Fanny was arou,cdi she mus, be-
hdhcd into silence. For tbtpurpo,c placed
in Jaucis hand q round, shining dollar Bot
Janet poodsd es,i'i4ur.7I' so'she cohclud,a ,ta
H
before we started, aud in That case prevent
all ros,ib.li'yof raising the house With g
yy'y:g;r;s= =stssr-t t.
Wcll thr lorg-loohcd for hopcifor. and
clArcadcd hight arrived @, last.
How slowly It, lcaLcu feet carried ava!
the hours onG what rstruge hcathl Of emo.
lious bore up, as sat by my chamber win.
dow looking out, as l thought for the last
time, upon the home Of my father,
The moon was out in all her splcudori she
was kind to me, Lighting up with her silver
touches al the spots my eyes might wish To-
rest Ipon before went out into the world q
vaudcrcr. The broad field. lay on, smooth
and shining before my gaze the fields in
which had worked when boy--ah a dear
hihcr he HAD been To me Al TINS Junetufc
my throat began To swell turned from the
"'nno"'
coy =" ''c ""'"'' once NOR eN'
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a W""''h fo''' WIN my N".'' nan cut ana
n3'' 'or' II on pf'SN'" II ''r>'nuI 10 my
l'pS ana 'h'n Pl''vu II 'enu'r'! IN my YES,
POCKET ! ma no ''mr 10 90 more U'' "'''
clock IN the k"cheh warned me 'o'cmh'l 'na'
my eP'"'"''" uhe hAu oTI'Neu ana WIN
slow sad yet no's'''s' STEP le'' my ehHd'
hoods nome.