The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-02-09

: where the boxes had been hid; for ha
e hidden them for some inscrutible reason
AT that moment an earthquake shook in
| city, a flood Of fire rolled past beneat
: the window-Nesuvius had broken loo>
and was upon lis. l cried in my agony
: . Gracious heaven, reveal to me tlos
} wOrds,' when | awoke.
'.Dromont. Dromont Dix minute
, darrete. Mes,eurs."
Half blinded by the sudden light,
| stumbled to the buffet, and asked for ;
cup Of coffee, when three or four noiS,
young English tourists came hurlying in
surrounding quiet, imperturbable elder
ly commercial Traveller. 1t was actual,
Levi-on again. They led him along il
triumph, and called for champagne.
Yes, yes" the leader said, "yol
must have some, old fellow. We hav,
won three games, you know, and yo,
held such cards, too, Come along, lool
alive, you fellow with the night-cap-
Cliquot-gilt top, you duffer. You shal
have your revenge before we oct TO Lyons
old chap"
Levison chatted @ood-humorediy abou
the last %:,lnc, and took the WIZ. In {;
few minutes the young men had drunk
their champagne and had gone ont /,
smoke. In another moment Ltyi>oi
caught my eye.
''Why. cool gracious" said he, .'who'o
have thought of tins We'll. I'm clad to
see YOU. Now, my dear slr. YOU mus
have champagne with me. Here. another
bottle. monsieur. il you please. hope
long before we get to Lyons. TO join YOU
INV dear sir am tired OF the noise o
those youngsters Besides, ] object +,
high stake, on principle"
The mom&n! The waiter brought th,
champagne. Lcyi>on took the bottle.
No." said he, Il never allow any
one TO open wine for me- He turncc
his back from me to remove the wine; ~
moved it, and wa> filling my gi;>>. whcl
up dashed Il bury, lirariy mam 10 >hak,
hand, with me-So awkward iii his hear
illness ,i,,t II. IroLa t,,. cLan,,,np. bo,;l.
Nor :; drop of the wine was saved. Il
was the ma;;or-L,, -. usu.l and IN
trcmcn,ou, hustle.
.R,, I.,,a .;r E,,..J sorry I.t ~.
order a,n,i,r hottie ,l,w ~. yon cen
tirncn. i.ucky, indeed. TO Inject yoI
L,t;, ,r,;, Jnli.,,. with ,L,. I,.nr.,,.,.
VI, can h,. very coz, too,,hrr Mon,
cI,.rmn,on. her, VL,;,. Lnt,,. N Er..,!
Mos, ,i,,,n.f,d ,I;,.,, ,vh..,. Fr.,...,
friend, ot. JuIi. n,,r. oft, Rim. g.,
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fnn ,;,. =, ,,i'., ,,,,., :, r.. IT,. ~
,t.,r.,. H.. Ian u. ~ VI .,'.'...
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pounc~
I.,i,on InokcL r,.hcr .,n,,,,I :.
shall NOT So. Won IN. ..,;l ..f,, =, .,.,;,
or ,wa must io;n tbo... bo,s and l..
them Give me my reyc,o, G,.,r.l m
ont of twenty .,,;nras, h,,,.r,, I.,,
:, ;n,,,r,dapt sine. ,,.,. ,;,..t ~, H.. r,,,I
Good i,yc. maior Hax,,r--aond ike. ,;r
pl,myr,.
wondered how tiis r,..pc.t.l,,e 4,
ItrIInv win, :, Lo.rI, r.I;-L.l Iii .:.,,,,. q,
whist b,J ou holi of ,nv nanr. l,,,
remembered IN = moment tL,t h, mn,
h,v, .eon ,b.. l;r.c,i,p -, my. I,o.,,.,..
EIa-l,.. ,t ,.,im,,,; yal ,recn li.j,;s
,hou, from som, poju,,n,an = nIi,n,..
ol row. Of popIar> and lines of .nIu,.I',,
houses. and we one, more nluro.J in,
the viclin" darkness.
found The major very droll an,i pleas
ant. but evidently ruled hy hi< tir,>v. ZOO
: naturcd. managing. m.,,ruiiur vile. II
was iull of st,ric, OF bungalows. com
pounds and the hill: in all OF wlir! mn
ration he was pcrpetuaiIy intcr,upteI b
: Mr.. Baxter
by Jovc. sir" he said. Il wish coul
sell out and 90 into Your lime of bu,incs,
: am almost sick of In,li:,-it dcr;.ng,
one, liver so inteInally.''
: "Now, John, low can Won 90 on 50
c You know vou never had Il DAYS illness i
all your life, except that week when yo
4 smoked ont Il whole box Of Captain VI:
o sons chcroots"
''WciI. pulled through ii. Julia" s..i
:: the major, striking himself a trcmendor
il blow on the chest ; ''but I've been an III
Y lucky devil as to promolion-aiway> b.!
II luck in everything. Ill bought a hor~,
is it made point of goine lame the he,
If ,lay: never went lii 4 train but !; brol