St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1869-10-15
N 4 BON.

Let iur tell Won how | tuuui my-,.I in
a box. one summer, niuht. Ii wa> net
a Matchbox, or :, scnt1y-box. or a box
at the opera. or indeed that mctaplluric..i
''prcity box" witch the vulgar U.s., to
signify u unpleasant llri.can.f,i. al
thuuuh. f. le sure. my ,i;uarion wa for
a time decidedly di-a:rccable. The box
TO which refer WAS litrr.liv a box. f.
w:- Six feet loug. ~louid .av. il.rc. feet
wide and two ir..t and a l;,lt deep, and
Was ma lc OF rou1h zine. Ii wa. rather
rgomy. viewed as a hnN. hut when ON,
c..ma TO r,,lr,! it - g. place. of cun,iu,-
n.,i.l for a human iu....- III. ~pac. with
IN was certainly very limg.,
was an un,lcrsraiuJ., ID those l..v-.
:, Freshman. in uniut O.; fac. lin, j. y.;,-
toward ii. clos, ci f,,.. ;:,,; t,rr3 rf ,h,.
wear when TIN, happened. and already
looked forward with tnui autir;r:,tio1 f.,
the time when shoulJ b.rnm, = full
il,.v-r S,rhn,por.. \,v. ..r, ,,,. ..,
inc, f., ,.II what c.,!.,.. +, w.. Gar N; -
ate pro2lc bark eIyn.l alreaav al ir-.i-
tni;nri~ OF learning an! the manners ia
mirEt he u.,I a, IN ar,um,.,,t a.li,,,t :,
lib raj education. Beside. ini, Lappru-
,d ;or. a,o--if seems :. fbou-auJ Year.
10 rlr. Lay. sine. i:.-,ci ,lrou.h 80
MANY auy.u,urv~--,li 40 such dim,
,.ut'i ,..,il,i,. ncrur il tins, tin,,... when
;ubiic ou;ulou and H.. rnIl..aa GOVERN
u,nt bal, cLau,cJ S., ,uuch inr I'M. bel
fer and ,,.L,p. | am told nil th. yr,,..
men Col, 10 h,d REGULARLY ;I ten o,cIork.
.,pd t..E.. i..,.r ,,...ii. L.i,r.. br,alt.,st fl,
,n.. yy,;,l,r.r Is mot IA, boi.lrrouS. You
may y,,r-j,,,.r # il. bay, been = fresh
water or a ,alt wafer co,.co.. - Won
u,,a-,-I u.a DR.. Holiness nrand diyis-
,.u--hl,t ;,t ira.; Won may believe. my
d,,.,r sir. ,i.lt il was NOT tLn university
whence nm graduated with - much
.uuur and YOU. nv dear madam. may
rc,t assured that il vy;,> not thai -,.a; "a
learning " here yuur beloved Harry l. al
present -tuillur ms brains with cu<inr-,
parahula-. Greek roofs. and the like.
with such prai>cwur,hy diligguce.
| was a Freshman, in my last term.
and my uAmr, let u- say. wa, Biaize
McIrcvor. Not that tins WAS my real
maine. you know. tor you will not find it,
on indeed any name mentioned in these
pages, IN any tricunial or biennial or an
uual catalogue ct any university to whose
record, | have Access. There are good
reasons why | should keep my own coun-
sci. in this particular al least, a. you
Will presently understand. il YOU have
not Guessed already. Wei! then, Mr.
H.aizt Mrl'reyor was a young man "t
ninelcyn, remarkably wcli-grown ior hi
a.e, and, dare say, rather conccitcd
although / only conclude tins on general
principles, and not because Mr.. Mcire-
yJr wa. aware OF any such failing at the
time. Mr.. MclIeyor lad been in soci-
cty year or Two already, following the
pruCoc.oUS fashion oi yOuEr hmcricans :;
and he was also III love. The object %!
his alteration WAS Miss licssie Carbon,
the youngest daughter OF an eminent
ship chandler, and already belle, al
though tins was her iirsi season MI
Mclrcvor's passion dl" not manifest IL
erh Ia eiiu>iUnS o! poetry. the customary
manner with young gentlemen IN nov Is.
when similarly afflicted. 1t showed IT.
self mainly IN the more reasonable way
of dancing with her as often during the
winter IL she would permit, OF running
up Il terrible bill at tie livery stable, for
horses 10 drive him from college to the
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