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

port Ills answer was surly and gTowlot
out in some unintelligibls language.
"lt Is my nephew" said the stranger po
litey putting several silver coins into the
gate keepers hand, "he understands very lit
tle German. What he said just now va'
swearing At our being delayed here"
"Ah, n he 10 your nephew, Sir" answered
ths gate keeper, "of course he csn enter with.
out passport, lie viii live 10 your house,
no doubt ?"
"Certainly," said the stranger and viii
| probably remain with me long time"
/ The gate keeper made no further opposi-
I ton, and the stranger and his nephew passed
into the city. The burgomasteT -nd the
whole town we're much displeased with the
conduct Of the pate keeper. Ne should at
least have taken notice Of the nephewb Ian
guage, Il would then have been an easy mat
tsT to decide 10 what patton he and his uncle
belonged. The gate keeper asserted in reply
TO these complaints that il was neither ltal-
ian nor French, but had sounded good deal
like English, aud unless his ears hed deesiy-
ed him, the younger gentleman had said dis
tinetly "llos biz" by this the gate keeper
helped himself out Of his scrape, aud at the
same timr assisted the YssRg aian To a name
for nothing was talked Of now In the city hut
the young Rnglishman.
The young man however was no greater
Trcquenter Of the bowling green or the tavern
than his uncle was, but he furnished the peo-
pie much food for conversation in another
way. IL happened now not unirequcntly,
that in the hitherto silent house would be
heard q frightiul uproar and shrinking, so
that tho passers-by would stop before the
house in crowds and gaze up at the Windows
The young Englishman would be Aeen dress
ed in a red froek and green trowscrs, his
hair erect and his appearance indicating ter
ror, running with great speed through the
rooms from window TO window, the old stran
ger pursuing him with hunting whip in his
hand, and oiten falling Of oyertaking him.
But it sometimes seemed 10 the croWl below
that he had succeeded in catching the young
man, for they could hear, issuing from tho
rooms above, cries Of anguish and sounds Of
concern in this cruel treatment Of the youth
6ul stranger, that they induced the buEgomas.
ter at last To take some notice OF the affair
lie wrote letter to the strange gentleman,
in which ht alluded in vigorous terms TO his
harsh treatment Of his nephew, and threaten
ed him in ease similar scenes continued to
truu'pire, with taking the unfortunate young
man under his especial protection.
Imagine the surprise Of the hurgomaster
when he saw the stranger entering his doors
FOR the only time in ten years. The old gen
tleman excused his conduct towards his ne
phew on the plea Of the peculiar directions
Of ths parents Of tie young man who had in.
trusted him with his education. lie sisted
that the youth was in most respects clever
and intelligent, but tiTat he ifsHFTsts=9sEE1I=E
es with great difficulty, that he wished SO car
nestIy to make his nephew an Accomplished
German scholar that be might afterwards
take tho liberty TO introduce him to the soci-
ETY. Of GrunViesel, and the progress made by
him was so discouraging that on many occa-
sious there was no better course 10 pursue
CATION. The burgomastcr expressed himself
perfectly satisfied with this explanation, re
commended little more moderation in the
iniliclion Of chastisement, and reported in the
evening at the beer saloon that he had rarely
met in his whole life better informed and
more agreeable companion than the stranger
"Tho only pity iS," he added, "that he goes
so little into society, but think as soon as
his nephew can speak a little German he will
visit our circle oftener."
BY this single incident the opinion Of the
city was completely chanped. They regard
ed the stranger as we'll bred man. felt de-
sire to cultivate his acquaintance, and consid-
cred it to be perfectly IN order when now
and then a frghtful shrek was heard to is
sue from the desoiaIe house. Ale is giving I
his nephew lesson in German" the Grun-
wieselonians said and went on without pay
ing further attention to the matter. Three
months passed by, and the tuition in German
seemed to have come to IA close, but the old !
man went step further. There lived in the |.
city an old, infrm Frenchman who gave les
sons in dancing to the young people. This
man the stranger SUNNI oned to his house, !
and told him that he desired him to teach |
his nephew TO dance.
There was nothing, the Frenchuan secret /
ly declared so wonderful as these ddnSing:
lessons. The nephew, n TALL slim young
man with rather short legs, made his appear
nnce he sNid in a red frock, his hair nicely
ourled, wide trousers and white gloves. He
spoke little and with foreign accent, and
seemed in the beginning rather intelligent
and docile, but he frequently broke out into,
the most ridiculous leaps, dancing the widest
tours in which he made e1trechats which sur
passed all the dancing-masters he had ever
seen or heard Of When it was attempted
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