St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-04-29
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I man of considerable talent and fair prom
P ise. lie could sing bass, read French
e play chess, turn Il rhyme, or do any Of ;
y hundred other things, rs occasion requr.
ed. Once on a time he fell into a habit
OF reading. every day, the advertisement,
in the journal which he looks to for hi-
. news, and speculating on the question al
e to what he could make of them. One
. day his eye fell upon modest paragraph
which read as follows:
y You've LADY, of prepossessing ap-
pearance, good education and polished
manners, wishes to open a correspondence
with some young man of similar accom-
pIishmcnts, with a view to matrimony.
Real name required, and photographs ex-
changed.
Address AMY WILTON.
The result of his cogitations upon this
advertisement vas that he determined TO
answer it. After copying and re-copying
five times, he produced and mailed the
following note:
My DEAR Miss WLroN: have read
your advertisement in to-day---.
On consulting my ooking-gla--, my die
tIonary and my dancin.-master, find
am exactly the man you are looking for.
therefore hasten to send YOU my ad-
dress, together with the assurance thar
there i no matter | would atLer inter
view than matrimOny.
Atfcclionatcly yours,
GEORGE BEAYLEY.
/ l.. :. My photograph enclosed will
corroborate at least one of my state
mcnt>. G.. i.
In due time he received an answer. Ell
closing Il really beautiful picture The
correspondence did not hag at all. and IL
les than a fortnight an interview had
been appointed, at the residence of the
tair one
George arrlycl himself in his most
gorgeous apparel and set of. 1t was a
ion@ walk /" the other end of the town. |
and the night WAS a stormy one. But |
my enthusiastic Young friend was inter |
e>tcd and would have circumnavigated |
the globe in perpetual cyclone, if it had
been a necessary prelude 10 the promised
interview.
Arrived at the house, he was about to |
pull the bcll-knob, wien he observed tha. |
the par.or was family li4h,cd AMI one OF |
the wlndow->hade> was parily raised
George wU> one of those fellows who |
have the knack of being extremely eau
uouS at the wron- times. 50 he thought
he would rcconnUitrc Il little before ring
ing for admission. Accordingly he recon
noitred-;Ihuut five minutes lie then
turned and walked away = ithout ringin.
at all. Ii You read the following lines,
which appeared in the paper three days
later, you know "a much of the result OF
the reconnoitering as | do:
l WONDER.
saw two forms in - dim lighted hall:
The c!airs they sat in scare AZ inch assInder
Their -hidow- wcrcb bu upon tie wsI
Wha; were they at, wondcrY
The cat WIS scratching tn piano Ie.
AMI the can 'ry'- pumpne-s -,-m,d to ponder
Before their eyes. They did not a peg.
Were they both blind l wonder:
Around that mansion poured the ratinC rain
And loudly roarcd the Tempest AMI the thunder,
While Darkness pressed his f-cg against the pane
Were they both deaf, wonder?
They might perhaps have been engaged at chess,
And -tudied brilliant moves, feared blund,r,-
Or played game seious-or les,
Which could it he, wonierS
Her head had dropped, and slow her graceful form
S~ayed down as if an unseen blow had stunned her
1t happened luckily to meet his arm
Was it by chance, wonder?
II l in vain represscd Il rising sigh |
That SO much sweetness his lawful plumber, :
And if Il tear of woimwood wet my eye, II
Wac it cause for wouders ,
Her h gad drooped lower, while her little hand [
With toying touch h- brawny palm lay under. |
lie spoke so low l ould understand,
What did he say, wOnderr
Her white cheek suddenly grew rosy red
And-I heard nothing; for just then it thundered !
\ sense of honor hade my head
since then have not wondered
y lew weeks after this affair, George
thought he would try the roll of adver- !
User instead of advcrtisee. So he inscr- :
ed In public print Il notice setting forth
hat desirable young gentleman had got
lred OF being alone III the world, anl
would not be ayerse to starting Il cores
pondencc which might gradually acquire "
any degree Oi tenderness, etc. lie lc-
;cIved numerous answers, from which he
selected the one that gave evidence of "
most culture, and, dsmi-sing the others u
with briet excuses, confined his attention
% that one. Ii grew rapidly in interest, y
md finally he made AN urgent appeal tor
IN interview. The young lady protested II
hat she could not permit him to call ON
Ter; as her father would be highly OF =.
ended if he knew what was going on. y
md perhaps would damage somebody's -
personnel, At length, however. She +,
agreed to meet hIm in front of Trinity II
Church, on a certain afternoon, at The =
moment the clock was striking four. He a
vas to wear sprig of arbor Vita in his n
and she to carry one in her ;,
land. by which they would know each m
'ther. AT the appointed moment, George, 8.
With stylish livery rig, dashed mp to the :.
,urb-stone in front of Trinity Church. 6;
4 few passengers were on the walk, but 8.
lone bearing the symbol. In few sec 4,
'nds, however, appeared an enormous la
woman, evidently native of Africa.
arrying in her hand a sprig of arbor Vita
arge enough for a Christmas-tree. In &.
mother instant the sharp crack of a whip al
vas heard, and the dust of flying wheels th