St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-09-03

: door post, behind him in the darkncs
rose and fell the ocean, with that myste
rous rhythm which bards are foreve
: valnIy seeking to set to their music il
front OF HIM sea of brilliant women vi
brated to the tidal infiuencings of wall:
OF Strauss Oi the men / speak not il
that ball room they were but the slim
spars. the black drift, as from some burn
ed ship, floating on pillows ofbluc, Green
argentine, and crimson, at the mercy o
their wildly surging partners.
Should he venture in He, the help
less male, possessed OF no special wave to
harmonic him with the grand oceanic
motion, to roll miserabIy in the trough
between tulle and muslin, to come to erie
against the rocky reef of some dining
room pillar, where all the other drift
wood would miserably bump and bruise
him, and the laughing waves play dis
tractingly with his corns?
While revolving these thoughts, So
proper TO every single man who stands
on the borders OF such surge, Il gorge
Gus billow of blue grenadine came bound
ing landward, and cleverly beached her
black drift at his very feet. From her
mermaid arms it fell into the helplcs>Iy
collapsed posture peculiar TO drift, GOOD
society, and hot weather, and began
trickiing softly to its diSengagcd biilow,
drtl-hke still in all but the sharp fresh
ness OF brine. As the gentleman turned
his face toward the door, the first thought
that struck Mr.. Bufium was his marvel
Gus resemblance to Adolphus At first
sight he could almost have imagined that
his ward had been playing him trick,
and really stood there II! prqpy,a l,0-sys.a.
but another glance convinced him of hi-
error, though the likeness was still a-.
tonlsllng. The next thought that occur
red TO HIM was, how singularly out Of
harmony the young fellow was with liz
brilliant partner. Not at all the man
tor her in any respect 50 slight. 50
boyish, 50 unframed Ms youthful cXu-
hcraucc 50 little cha>tcncd by the sa.rr
experience OF manhoo! And she. 80
developed, - wumaniy, 80 ,uccnlv He
had scarcely time to make this reflection
when the youth addressed her a. Mis-
l-umIvy. The word 81 startled Mr.. liu!-
lam mat he flushed 1" the temples, con-
Sciou- ol having mentally tr!ckcd a"I
played the traitor to himself Had =
second person suggested 10 N!r. Hua1,u
the di>cprd which lie had iu-t noIit..! ni
his own ol1.inal discrimination. lie vyuII
have felt compelled to reply. Il dr.y II.
Sir; deny it IN tuto! Whv mo, i,.
man tor her !-wi.y net the womau ,,r
h,m Prove il, s.: | say. jror. i,...'
Eat Il i rverv mans privilege to t.. .-
Illogical - h. p.ea-rs with himself. ~.
hearing ii irom Il second person. ii.lah
Bgitnm con,y--eI it ia I'll, ;yc.A u. i.e
la-t will and Testament Of AI,pnu,
>h-ar~worth, SENIOR - confessed tina,
Charlotte i.umiey would hc iuI,al IL
mated with -Adolphus. junior; and be
with her
in truth she was ROYAL woman
Erect, and made al curves plant ~ Il
llche'@; tall and far. ehe,ldin" round
her the sweet dignity OF Il .Iuno: in cv-
cry motion the woman OF Ii4hlv devcl-
oprd nature. vet in her look, her lrc~s.
and every tone OF her rich co.nralto
voice, the woman ut perfected social art.
To all of these things B,!ah Bnflum was
a, wide awake as the most Illogical man.
~ YET, neither She nor I'll, yerv Young
youth had seen him. And acain. through
tie pressure OF the crowd. Mr.. BCtium
was forced TO listen TO a conversation NOT
INTENDED for his ears. First. he heard
the voice of the youth-Adolphus' voice
but not saving Adolphu-'s thinrs.
"IIc l. really the laughinc-stnck ,f tbr
room Such Il ri,liculJus tieure, If
You'll excuse the vulgar provcrb. lutte
like Il Cat in Il strange rarrct. i grass
cloth coat at ball Why, in Heaven,
name, must he appear in such an o,et,,
costume !-tor All the world like a we'll
to-do farmer goinr out to look after his
haying."
B,.lah Butium boiled. The clear voice
II. was HStcnirg = for replied:
..Indeel. Mr.. Popruy. Won gentlemen
are sad gossip,, If YOU talk 50 about
each othc. to the ladies', how do vou talk
about the lidics to the gentlemen ,"
Il assure you we no d them sacred
For myself, can say that only breathe
in my heart the name OF one ~
That apartment must he much less
crowded than your seA mana"e to keep
it generally replied Miss I.umlcv, light
ly, without the least sign OF appropriate
ton. Your enslaverS can not have to
stand on trunk 10 dress when they don
the brilliant tissues OF your fancy. Qniie
unlike the rest of our Long Branch ac-
commodatlons, Mr.. Poproy. But As to
the gentleman whom you mention, for