The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1859-08-06

and began Co realize thal .ho /ughI 10 bs
asIr,p. ! kneg Per6diy w% that il MAS
my duty o. offer her aUITng place ou nv
shoulder, but hardly had courage 70 as'-
that innocent hee 10 lay on my arm, which,
vas not 90 che rougbl TO-, that Of cousin
aud o mauiui MAN. kreolleoling, however,
th-l il was my duty 10 make her com'ura.
Bile, and that ] could scarcely dreri,e her
more than had already done, prniirtsd tho
pssil tyilitT She hlushrd slightly, but
thanked me- and aoerptd Il by lemiuB her
head lightly against my shoulder, snd tsak-
/ Ing up into my eyua With a smile. said. ''hs
you are my cousin" Soon Ahrr, her ryss
closed md shc slept sweetly and calmly. ss
, II resting in security and peace.
looked down on Iho beautiful face, slight
/ ly palrd silh fatigue, that resled against me,
and felt llhe a villain, ] dared not touch her
yith my arm, although the bounding Of tho
can Josled her very much, sat rsmons-
los' until the sleeper seIled the matter BY
slipping forward aud weakening, She open
cd hr eyes instantly. and smiled.
"lt is No. use lGr me- 10 ny 10 Alsep With
/ my bonnet on" she said "for II is,sry much
I iu the way Tor me, and am sure Il troubles
you" su ,he removed Il, giving me the
urci'y liulg toy with iit graceful riblsps
upd hpNers, tu pgr 70" uo rack above vs. I
preferred 90 hold IL, telling hpr II would bo
slfrr with me, and after few objections, shs
resigned Il, being In truth too sleepy 10 eon-
/ test TIC point then lyiug the blue silk veil
over h"r GLOSSY hair she leaned against my
shoulder and slept again, This time when
the motion began 10 shake and annoy her. |
sl0pd the irprulehes of my conscience, aud
passing my arm liglly round her slender
waist, drew har lead upon ms breast, where
+ IL lay ~ night, She slept the sleep Of in
n1ccucc, serene and peaceful, but It Is need
less 10 say that could NOT close my eyes or
ease my Conscience, could only gaze down
0n ihe beautiful, sill face, and imagine how
it would confront me, II she knew what I
was, and how had deceived or dreaming
more wildly slil, reproduced 1t in hundred
scenes which had gctrr before paused TO
imagine, rs the face uf MY wife. had new
&C. loved, unless the butterfly loves of Sara
--tcr.n -ruti Newport might br w riigUtrd, and
still lr.s had ever dreamed or thought Of
marJiug, even us possibility or f,r oil con.
uugrney. Never before sulrmnly aver.
had sccu the woman whom ! wished To
make my wfc-neyer before had so ongrd
10 call anything my own, as did that love
Iy face lying on my heart, 40 it wa, i'm
possible for me to sleep.
Ia the morning We reached Buffalo, and
spent the day at Niagara. Ir had thouglt
her lovely while sleeping, wlaI Was shc when
the light of l,c.irg and expression played
over her face, a, she cluqucply admired the
scene before us, or Wa, even more eloquent
'iiu, don't think / looked az the cataract
~ much as did ~ her. OF thought the ono
creation more beautiful than the other
She was now quite familiar with mr in her
imnoecnt way, calling me "cou,in FranksD
and seeming 10 take ccrtia pleasure in my
7 saeicts sRt-Prytecljou. 1t W. -dtlightfal 10
be grcciedto gladly by her, when entered
the hotel parlor, 10 have her come from the
lonely seat Nhcrc she had been Whiting, not
unubScryed or unno,iccl to receive me--to
have her hang on my 0rm-look up into my
EIec-tell me all her little adventures alone.
(how long It seemed To mcD while every
word, look and smile seemed douhly dear to
mc, because knew the prccarious tenure by
which held my right to them. She busted
herself too, while ! Was gone out, with our
joint baggage, and rumaging sll over her
trunks to find q box which had expressed n
desire 10 see. She mtndcd my gloves. sew
Lodi ~
my cigar case whenever had lost il, which
vas about twenty times day, while she
scoldcd me for the cIre,gssness which Ahe
declared almos; cqualled her. own. Long
ago she had given over into my possession
her elegant little portmonnaic with all tho
money in it, which she was sure she would
lose, as she could never keep anything" and
as She had ordered me to take out all that
was wanted for her travelling expenses. I
opened 1t with trembling hands when was
alone, and examined it's contents There
wcrc besides all the bank bills with which
she had probably been furnished for her
journey and which, with pious care, she
had packed into the smallest possible COM
pass, as much gold as her pretty toy could
carry, tiny pear ring too small 70 fit any
fingers but hers-whieA am afraid kissed
"A card with her name on it, and a mcmo-
randum in a pretty hand, NO. - Oliro
street, St Louis" which as rightly coujee-
turcd was the residence of her cousin Jenny
whose husband was very fortunate dis
coycry for mel-;tdl ler-ii, rrrrS Tar, rnr5t found
the way Of the tran'gressor hard, in external
circumstances at least, and when with her
forgot everything but her grace and beauty.
and my fem resolution to be no more to her
than her cousin should be; hut out of that
charmed presence my conscience made mo