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

i sit as if we had been four Arabian prince
seated on flying enchanted carpets.
e The game gradually became more iii
4 termittent, the conversation more inces
e SAINT. LeviSon, stiff of neckcloth rs ever
and imperturbable and punctilious as ev
e er. became chat!y. He grew communi.
caiive about his business.
5 Il have at last" he said. in his precise
and measured voice, LATTER years OF atten-
ton to tie subject, discovered the great
/ secret which the water proder> have 81
: long coveted how to let out the heated
air of the body, and yet at the same time
to exclude the rain. On my return to
London. offer this secret to the AIacill-
to>h firm for ten thousand pounds : ii they
refuse the offer, | at once open Il shop in
Paris, call the new fabric MagentoSh. in
, honor of the emperor'S great Italian victo-
ry. and sit down and quietly realize a cool
m,llion-that's my way
..Ah, MAJOR" cried his wife. ever ready
to improve subject, IF you had only
had little of Mr.. Lcvison's prudence and
energy. then, indeed, you'd have been
made colonel of your regiment before
this
Mr.. Levi>on then turned the conversl-
ton to the subject of locks.
IL always use the letter lock myself. =
he sail. MY two taliSmanic words are
Turlurette and Papagayo-two names |
once heard in an old French t;ircc-who
could "ur>s them Ii would take the
alroiir>t thief seven hours TO dccipher even
one. You find letter locks safe. sir p
(IIe turned TO mc.)
: replied ,irily that | did. and asked
what time our train WAS due ut LYONS.
We are due III LYONS at i.3O." said
the major. 1t i muw five 10 four !
don't know how ii i. but have Il sori oi
prc>entlmcnt Tonight OF some break down.
an always in ior H. When | went IL
"er huiimg, ii WAS always my elephant
that the beast pinned. If >ome OF Us were
ordered up Ia an unhealthy. oui-ot-the-
way place, il WAS always my company.
il may bc supcr-titiou>, | Own. but | feel
we shall have Il break down before we CT
10 N;r>cilie-. How fast were goin.
Only see how the carriage rocks -
! ! mcon-ciyu~!y .rcw nervous. bu;
concealed ii, Could The major be Il rogue
planning some scheme against me But
no: lis rcd. Liuti' face, and his clear.
"ood-naturc,l, guilclc>> eyes r,iiIted I'll,
suspicion.
..Non>cn>,.. bc quiet. major ,l.at'> The
way you always make journey '!i>a~ree-
&! able. >aiI ii> wife. arranging herself tol
= >.,cp. Then Lc,i>on began talh.in. about
hi y:.riy HE, az. how. in George til,
. t"urli.> time. lre WIS travelling tor {;
yI9,yat house il BON! street. lie "rcw cl-
: pIu,u; in E:Ncr OF the oil costume.
low Radical fellows" h. >aiI run
down the iir,. gentleman in Europe, as l.,
WAS iu-ily called. respect his memory
/. IIc WAS :. wit ami the friend of wits h,
. Wa, lavi>hIv generous. and di>dained poor
piii;"l economy he dressed we'll, sir: h.
looked well. sir he WIS gentleman o
perfect manners Sir. this Is Il slnvenly
l;.al shabby are When w:lS voune. no
gentleman ever travelled without at least
/ two dozen cr;lvatS four wtalcl,anr Sti.itn-
ci> and an iron Ia smooth the tie and pro.
I ,lucc Il thin, equal cd lgc upon the muslin
There were no les. Sir than eighteen
modes ot putting on the cravai there wa-
. !hc craya:c Il Ia Dina, the crayaie Il Il
rAnelti~c the cravatc au nrud Gor,licn.
, the cr.ivate--'
The train joitcd. novel ON. >lackened
stopped.
| The major thrust his head ont OF the
, window ami shouted TO 4 passing Guard
..Whcrc arc we p
: Twenty miles from Lyons For
, RnI.c. MONSIEUR
What is the matter Anything III,
| matter :"
An English voice answered from til,
: next window
A wheel broken, they tell Us. W,
? shall have Ia wait two hours and transfer
a the lu""a"c.'
Il Good heaven" could not help ex
: claiming
l.cvison put his head out OF the window
| at is hut too trrle" he said, drawing il il
: a@:lin two hours delay. IT least. III
: man SAYS. Tirc~omc. very - but sue
d things will Happen cn the roai-take
:, couiIy. Wen have some colite and an
/ other rubber We must each look 20 on
c Own lu@2age or, if Mr. BIamyre goes i
and orders supper, I'll see TO ii all, liur
II GOOD gracious, what * that shining OF
Y there hy tie station lamps lici, mon
Ii sicur :" Ito passing gendalme whom tll
{ major had hailed) "what is going on at til
| station -
X ''Monsieur, said the gendarme, salutine
If ':those are soldiers OF the First ChaSseueS
2 they happened 10 be at the station o
D" their way 10 Cllalon> the station mastc
+ has sent them TO surround the luggage Vi
is AMI see to the transfer of the baggag,
is No passenger Is 10 90 near it, a there al
government stores OF value on the train.
" Levison spat on the ground, and muttel
1t ed execration~ to himself supposed Z;
II French railways.
IN "By Jove, sir. did YOU ever see sue
clumsy carts ?' said Major Baxter, poin
at ing to two country carts, each with iou
st strong horses, that were drawn up under
ly hedge close to the station for we ha
L. Struggled on as far as the first turn-tabl
Il. some h,n Ircd wards from the first hons