Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-04-05
miscellaneous.
VIII She Ride or Walk.

= VIII She Ride or Walk.
T.
The center Of the city is like the palm OF
/ a hand. From il the long fingers stretch
out one over the mill-dam another along
the flats the longest of all bridges the river,
and then going on and on, the straight wide
street steadily rising until it ovorlooks the
bay suddenly bends like the crook Of finger.
until its tip touches the water
II is a ladder-a hill of difiiculty-to the
Z dwelers at this end of the town, most Of
whom began life at its foot, in the dngy shops
and tcnemont-houses there and have slowly
struggled up some to the long blocks Of
comfortable dwellings Others going on still
farther, have reached the most pretentions
point Of all-that lying close down to the
water upon the other side
There is an air Of uewness, flavor of
Jouah's gourd about the Italo.Chnese pa.
godas with French roofs here. They seem,
indeed to have sprung up in a night the
dampness Of the mould still clingine to them.
There is . straining after piunaces and towers
aud topknots in architecture-aiter effects
quite disproportioned to means in landscape
gardening, and, in fact, an evident attempt
to crowd to their utmost capacity the present
limited space and time.
| This is the foundation built upon the rock
gold Another generation will develop the
| fine arts. and possibly the sciences
| In the mean time I will tel nv I,lo
story.
Paul HAYES was sent bere 70 nro,ob tho
| GOSPEL. for there are cburcbos Sorno or ho,,,
even so soon. are beoinning to nrido thor,'
selves. not upon their sanct7tv bnt mon tho
| high social position or their mombors IL
other words, upon the distance AZ which tbev
! live from the foot of the straat which IL ,Lo;,
social scale
Fortunately. Paul's church was not ononc
'uN9C' II ohu nas 10 uehl WIN ignorant peo-
FIe, IL y ge''er 70 taNe 'nem IN the rough,
nospihil,as ~ "p'u'a. pna s'a'o nous wouuefiul
ina rhat c. Dus ,io"MsPo'.eu 'u tue s'he''-
- 70" 0'' uo WIN j"
ms Gnurch was only mission chapel sup
ported hy richer society OF the same de-
nomination his peope-the men and women
70 "nom one goes with uDgloved hands. But
ne was young ana strong and believed him
sen ca'Ied oil uod' which is the best prepara-
tion ior any work lie threw afide bis books
""1 ~ ioau ne"'
~ Sa;t ~ a ie" eAoeP'lous 10 'he houses
80 ~. 80 '''' ~ 'uo ,"orc ur'stocratic part
mia ,1 ~" y. a,.nS G"o VIII sunee 70 prove the
i,aio,,. ,L, s.''1;,' ~ 'lo" 'ne street. Just
r;so T., = ""''I "o'el 'na' crowns i'S
H.. Ia, - STUART Vi sVonc' auu painted
possibl, =, fum oIe LII. I.u % P,e"sau' garuen
49, '9 aai, ~ I We oui' III ooiouiai times, wheh
- I SIs I,"u s%ePe III neIe from tne sea,
u" I'oioA.n " any'ning save 'nese walls and
so f,r cau,bt ,bo .ns;, " IS 'O,oS' oS 'rees ~ mas
a. I5 saus"s ,no sP't,' Nv. VI houeIn tlnics as 10
n;llo~s st;li roma;U % oii ,H 'I'. n,. JJ.'u'nlau
''a'a'''' 10 "eii Us 'ne "nite stone
'''" " '''" 'O''"""' uPO" e''uer s'ue'
II.
Vesey Wells stood upon the beartb.rng in
the long, low drawine.room. awaiting the
coming of her guests. Ordinarily She wiobt
be trife pale-quiet, possibly-tho9ph
with depths quickly stirred by the dropping
Of a careless stone Tonight she was flush
ed, tremuous, excited.
Z" BY the way" said her father, pausing at
the door as he passed through the hail. g |
met that young minister-Hayes, you know
this morning, aud asked him up to dinner
" But don't know - rosrorded Vos.v os
he nassed on. her evos oroving y;der on5 w;
der in dismav - don't NOV him ~ oil
And to.niobt Of all nigbtq - sbe baIcsohboJ
pulling at the flowers in the norcelain vase be.
fore her. until the one rod roso drorrod al
its petals at her feet.
Ii was TO he the last of tho ,,o,son, oro.
ninps that had brichtoned ali the w;n,or
Darrel Winslow and lie nno,,,or w., ,oa,,,;,
to dine with them once more before co;nS
home. They had been BOARDING nj the bote7
lust above. two or three months Vesev had
built so manv bones nnon tb;s o,ooiuo, H.
now
She was fastening a bunch of daphnc-
sweet-scented, velvet.leafed-ipto her belt
who, PAM o,,o.o1 ~ -, ,sp.:l
fair ~ he said 10 himself at climrse Of tbss
bent head.
THE Rev. Paul HAYES ~ onnouncod the
servant. She turned onicklv NOT co,cbinr
the name beorin1 onIv ,bo s5nnd d' oe 'S" sao,
the openinc of the door Rnt tho a,sh mon
her face was not far him Tho rnaIadrpssa
with which sbe besitated and ben oarno ~
moot him ,vos sor,o,Lin,, - T.; -.
graceful self.noesosoed "
Ill am Miss Welles - with r.,bor -,
necessary frankness Nv G,hor Ill w;, ~
down in n moment Ue w9s nnnsn.lIn l.,
from town to.nigbtp Tho Ios, ' w"rd, saro ,aso
uttered with her rrandest mir in her o,orts
| 20 oo,,,,,oso tar,aic 49, :" "'' N"o' =
" But bangbty and cold - poul oddod man
tally. as he t9rned N meot ber c,Ler
Then. at last, Mrs WinsIow md Darre,
came
"Who tbe-is this man Yp Looked ont Of
Dor.oI,s o,a, -. ~, "'1~ 'Oeu ou. VI
presented him to paui and Paul 10 norroHy.
mother
so Glad I'm spre murmured NJ. Win.
low, effasiyeIy. I" Always delegated 10 meet
our CLERGY HAYES did vo9 s,v9 Ana
where"
Vesey interposed. II would never do 70
chill the air, already frioed with theological
cbnrobwon,oo p.,I Is" ''Aeu0n 90
other faith.