St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-08-27

til then L was simply to know he h:
made me sole lcgatee upon that cond
ton ,"
Il knew the condition, of course, b,
not the command. The silly resolutio
you have avowed compels me to tell yo
that condition now. Do you know ii
Lunleys ~
I'm aware there is such family
III W orcester, you mean ~
YES, Sir, the very same. Durin
your grandtather's lifetime the Shear:
worths possessed all the large landed e.
tate now owned by them. They wer
his principal creditors. When he die
InSolVent two cotton mills in the height
OF prosperity and five thousand acres q
the best land in this state passed int
their hands from his executors. Th
dream of your fathers life was the resto
ration OF that property to your family
Its re-purchasc was his predominant mo
tive III the accumulation of the FORUM
whose trustee | am. In his lifetime h.
was never able TO effect his purpose bu
with that calm, logical sagacity whicl
marked all his actions he perceived tha
Charlotte Lumley-nt his demise a cir
III boarding school-would necessarily b,
helress TO the whole estate. The condi
tion, then, affixed to the bequest of hi.
whole fortune to you was, that you
should become acquainted with the nirl.
make love 10 her, and, if she would hay,
you, marry her. If she refused you, you
were ab>oIved from the condition; il
you refused to make an effort for her,
then all the property of your late honor
Ell father was TO become mine"
1.-The devil :" calculated AdoIphus, his
black eyes flashing, and his fist clenched
tight. 1T Is intended then to force me
INTO marrying this girl whom | deSpi>e -
"Hoity-toity ,-d,sptse2 A moment
ago you would fall in love with myth
II woman you had never even heard
Of; and now that | mention one that
You have simply never seen, you tell me
ihat you dcspi,c her, Irrational. illogi-
cal boy, what do you despise in this un-
known girl -
81 despise Il tool nywhere-every-
whcrc-ot whatever sex. | despise a
woman who is TO be forced down nv
throat. despi-e her because YOU would
icteat my own lawful will by her, Sir =
viii never speak to her, swear il
mere and may die the day | break my
oath l will ncrer marry Charlotte Lum-
ley :"
''Darc you tell me that, indeed! Do
you remember the penalty cntailed upon
that oath r.
''Do you mean, Sir, to say that you
will consent To accept my property on
such a trivial, paltry, nnetarious cond-
ion ,"
..Why not, sir nGOuDtedly, sir
Am not executor OF your fathers will
bound to see it fulfilled to the last
little -
And do | understand that after the
he property c>chcatS to YOU by such
.Ilcly procured forfeiture YOU will have
he face not TO make me ut once Il decd
Df full surrender ~
That kind OF thing occurs freqently
in novclS-young man. But rational
will show you a much shorter
ut to your property. You will recall
your rash vow, and propose to Charlotte
Lumlcy: then, whether she has you or
not, the condition will be fulfilled, and
lie estate yours. can deludc you with
lac hope of no other way, Sir"
"I.et this be the last time | ever hear
hat proposal of dishonor from your lips
Very well, Mr.. Butium, oppress the or
,han keep the property, Sir, and much
good may it do you. :"
$50 l will, Sir. So will-to the
asst foot of ground-to the last cent OF
Every rational argument is on
ny side"
Are YOU Il villain. Mr.. Butfum ?''
"Draw your conclusions, Master Adol-
)hus."
For II moment the young man looked
1t his senior as if about to pitch into him
bodily; then his old habit OF regard for
got the better Of him, and
changing the expression of wrath for one
If contem, t, he turned his back on MIR.
Butfum and left the room.
One of his favorite retreats when ha-
-assed with protracted spinning in his
GUARDIANS domestic maelstrom had al
ways been the house of James the COACH
cottage on the property of MIR.
nearly a quarter of a mile from
The great house, neatly kept by tidy
wife, who also acted Us dairy of
the estate, and veritable Lotus Bay TO
any who might seek repose from premise
and conclusion For not only could
Adolphus there solacc himself with emol-
lent fresh cream and pot cheese, but
James and his wife, as themselves would
say, were both Irishmen; and where
could any body get further out of the at
mosphere of logic than in such society as
that! Intending therefore to divert his
mind and cool his fever by an hours Cos
sip with the two good natured Paddy
and a comfortable pull at his
cutty as he sat at the porch in their best
easy chair, Adol lphus
now threw himself with angry but grad
ually moderating strides toward the
coachman's cottage. Just as he entered
the house by the front-door he was sure
he saw pretty face and figure slip out
of the back One. In all the world there
is no such fascinating introduction to a
woman rs that
lie was sure she had not gone far,
He felt that exhilarating palpitation OF
heart, that delicate Utilization Ct brain,
which assures young man that his sus-
picions are correct-that the charming
creature is peeping through the blinds or
watching in the shrubbery.
He found James nursing a sore finger,
torn on a nail in the cow-house, in mus
lin sNVathinus aunnla fnr tho anyalppa nj