St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-29

mention it. | wish we were out of thi
dark place.
Dolignan-I could be content to spen,
hours here, rcaSsuring you, my dear lady
Miss OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
DoIignan-Pweep, Grave reader
do not put your lips to the next pretty
creature you meet, or you will under
stand what this means.)
Miss llaythorn-Ee, Ee, Ee,
Fricnd-What is the matter
Miss Haythorn - Open the door
Open the door!
There was 4 sound of hurried whis,
pers, the door was shut, and the blind
pulled down with hostile sharpness.
If any critic fails on me for putting
inarticulate sounds in a dialogue a=
-above, answer with all the insulence |
can command at present, "IIit boys Il.
BIZ as yourself :" bigger, perhaps, such a.
Sophocles, Euripele-, and AristophanIs
they began it, and learned it of them,
sore against my will.
Miss Haythorn's scream lost most of
its effect because the engine whistlcd
forty thousand murders at the same mo-
mcnt; and fictictious grief makes itself
heard when real cannot.
Between the tunnel and Bath our
young friend had time to ask himself
whether his conduct had been marked by
that delicate reserve which Is supposed 10
distinguish the perfect gentleman.
With a long face, real or icigned, hc
held open the door; his late friends at
tempted to escape on the other side
impossible. they must pass him. She
whom he had inSuIt~l 0.atin for kis,e,D
! deposited somewhere at his feet look OF
srntle,- blushinS reproach the other,
whom he had not in>utcd, dartcd rcd-hut
dIggers at him from her eyes, and 80 they
parted.
1t was fortunate for Dolignan that he
had the grace to be friend to Major los
kynS OF his regiment. Il veteran laughed
AZ hy the youngsters. for the MAJOR Wa,
too apt 10 look co!dly upon biliiard-ba
AMI cigars; he had seen canuoiI-b.li-
and lin>tocks. He had also, 10 tell the
truth, swallowed a good bit of the mr---
room poker, which made it Il impossible
for MAJOR HuSkyn> to descend to an uu-
Gentemanikc word or action Is TO tl',!-h
his own trowscrs below the knee
Capt Dolignan told this gentleman
his story in glrctui accents but Major
lIoskynS heard him coldIy, and a. coi!!y
answered that he mad known a man TO
los. ms lit,, for thr same thintr
That il nothing" continued the ma
ior, "but unfortunately. he deserved 10
lose 1T
At tins, blood mounted to the younger
mans temples, and his senior added. Il
mean 10 say lie WAS th,rty-nrc, you,
presume, are twenty-une
"'Iwcnty-iive."
That l. much tine same thing; will
you be advised by Inc -
III you will advise me-
speak 10 no one of this. ami send
White the - that he may think You
nave lost the bet
THAT i hard when won it,"
''Do it all ior that, -,r.
LIT the di>belirver- in human p..rtecii
billy know that tins DRAGON caplblr ot 3.
blush did this virtunu- a,t.ut, albeit
with violent reluctance and tins WAS his
first damper. \ wees alter these events,
he was nj ball. lie was IN t:at state
of tactitious discomfort which belongs to
II, amiabie English. lie WAS looking IN
vain tor lady, equal i'll personal atri.c-
t.ons to the iic;. hr ..Au formed OF George
/ D"li.,.a,. 81, - man, when suddenly there
| 1lidcd past him a most delightful Vision
u lady whose beauty and symmetry took
! him l,v the tycS-anOihr lODk ".f
cant be-. Yes it Is =" Miss Hawthorn
mot that he knew her name y but what
;,n apothco>is
The duck had become Il pea hen-ra-
diamt, dazzling, She looked twice H. heau
! titul and almost twice Us large ;.s before
lie lost sight ot her. He found her
again. She WAS 50 lovely She made mm
ill-;ind he, alone, must not dance with
her, speak to her ii he had been con-
tent IL begin her acquaintance the usual
way. it might have ended in kissing, but
having begun with kissing it must end III
nothing. rs sho danced, sparks OF
beauty Irll from her on AL around, but
hlm->he did not see him-onc gentle
man was particularly aSsiduous lie WIS
ugly, bat sho smiled on him. Doliguan
was surprised at his success, ms ill taste.
his u@lincss, his impertlnence. Doiignal
at last found himself injured "who wa,
this man p land what righ. had hc to
70 on so 2" He had never kissed her
| suppose said Dolly. Dolignan could
not prove it, but he felt somehow the
rights OF property were invaded. He
went home and dreamed OF Miss Hay
thorn, and hated all the ugly successful.
lie spent a fortnight trying to find ou
who his beauty was-he never could en-
counter her again. AT last he heard q
her in this way: a lawyers clerk pa,
him IA little visit and commenced a lItt.,
action against him in the name OF Mis-
liaythorn, ior insulting her in "a raiiwa,
train.
The young gentleman was shocked
endeavored to soften TIE lawyers clerk
that machine did not thoroughly conprc
hend the meaning of : the term. Th
: iady's name, however, WAS at last re
vealed by this untoward incident from
her name to her address was but Il shor
I step; and the same day, our crcst-talIe
{ hero lay in wait at her door-and man.
: a succeeding day, without effect. Bu
J one fine afternoon she issued forth quit
!, naturally, as if she did it every day, an
walked bri-kly on the parade. Doligna
did the same, met and passed her man
u times on the parade, and searched 10
, pity in her eyes, but found neither loo