Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-03-01

human pleasures Welgneu'
For long time scarce word was spoken
Each seemed intent on tracing some object Oh
the mind which required the most close and
connected thought Each doubtless, were
thinking of the homes they had left in sorrow,
and the homes to which they were returning in
gladness !
How few of all such bands ever reach the
full measure of their expectations!
Although but youth in years, Leon was
man in strength, abilities and in experience.
" Is it po ,sible, he mused, g that am 60
ing home, to mother and Emma, and st. Aubin!
l cannotrealize it, can scarcely believe it.
And yet here | am-the hard gold about me, to-
buy the old home again-and certainly it looked
less likely that should get the money, than
that should return. ButI don't feel it. 1t
don seem as though was going home. I am
surrounded by some mystery--L walk in dream
i cannot understand it. Who is this mystic
rious parsonage that gave me money to come.
here, and warned me not to return, nor write
have seen him here twice-once last night, and
once in tho lower mines. He means me we'll,
but he must be mistaken. Danger in return
ing ? Pshaw I'll be more of man than to be
cast down by the scnseless warnings of an aged
fanatic How do know but my highest good
was in remaining How do l know he has
warned me to my own destruction? AS like,
fer aught see, to be an enemy as friend I'll
follow my own Judgment, and trust Heaven for
the rest
| But he was not quite easy, nevertheless.
Harry, said Leon, riding up by the side of
another youthful member of the party, and
speaking cheerfully, to shake off the incubus
that weighed down his spirits, "our feelings
are somewhat different to-day from what they
were one year and IA half ago, when we went
up"
Yes, " answered the other demurely.
81 How it rained | have never been out in
such storm before or since. 1t dampened my
spirits, remember, and you comforted me with
saying that a bad beginning made good end
ing. In this case it has
"We can't tell yet.
E" 1t appears so, certainly. | confess tnat
have been prosprred beyond my most sanguine
expectations If had known when went up,
the success that would attend my efforts, l
should have braved cheerfully the most drench-
ing storm. remember my feelings as distinct
ly an yesterday, l had every reason to suppose
that was going to the best region for the reali-
zation of my hopes, and yet, felt low spirited,
depressed and down-hearted. | think 1t is our
duty to shake off such feelings always, and do
as our reason dictates"
DO you think SO " asked Harry, manifest
ing IA shade of interest.
80 yes, a7roays There is no sense in giving
way to these old womanish notions"
DO you think .so?" repeated Harry slow
ly.
Leon started lnvoluntarlly as the question
was repeated, for it revealed to him the unwel-
come fact, that Harry's thoughts were running
in the same channel with his own.
" What aiIs you, Harry ~ exclaimed Leon.
81 hope you are not sad"
" And | hope you are not, replied Harry.
Leon rode for few minutes in silence, de-
batting in his own mind, whether reason was su-
perior to feelings, or whether Consciousness
after all, was over and above reason.
" Am, somewhat confess, but there is rea-
son, Harry
" Reason exclaimed Harry, g what reason,
pray"
Il had dream last night"
And SO had l. But you ignore dreams"
Il do, entirely-but the impressions-how
am to escape the impressions E"
BY reasoning, of urse,-what wonderful
things did you dream, that you can t escape the
impression of sadness " asked Harry.
II dreamed of home l had the most vivid
vision of home, and wretchedness was lying
in kind of trance, not fully awake, nor yet
quite asleep when a vision of the old homestead
and St Aubin, seemed to come down from the
clouds outof Heaven Every tree and shrub
every walk and arbor, was as distinct and clear
to my senses as ever was the reality An ex.
clamation of joy burst from my lips as beheld
the glorious scene-the verdant corn and gram
just springing iLto life-the graveled walk and
the scat among the hemlocks-euerything 80
natural and home-like Down 1t came, gradu-
ally, slowly, never stopping-never varying its
motion. but descending with the most perfect