St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-08-25

really glad that it WAS in my power ID
act in some >Ort as her protector, Dnty
is delightful when ii assumes the form ot
taking lovely airl-wilow under ones
protecting VIM.
As | stepped ON +" the platform at
Dedborougl, m Inspector on duty Ill
quirci if my name were Hopkins. Won
dcring What prompted the question, |
replied that il was; and havin" farther
made me give the address oi my firm in
London, he hAnl,d me a telegram which
had passed my train upon the wires,
and which told me that the purchase
would not he completed till the Friday
morning, Il: the deeds were not ready for
delivery t" ihr purchaser. by ;ll
means, .:tid To myself, $50 much the
better. shall he delighted to have
another day in the country. | will 90
over and see this old place which Mr..
Ponsonby has bought" have Il special
passi,J for old houses in the country. y
good part of my boyhool WAS passed at
one such, in pleasant Ilartlorlehirr,'
and in memory Of it | love them all
Meanwhile | placed my companion and
her travelling la" in Il cab, and drove
with her To the Blue Crocodile, which
was the hous. in Dclburou"h that 1 had
been advised tn stay at.
found the hotel one "f the pleasant,
old-laShiuncI, comfortable hou+r~--now,
alas. becoming scarcrr every yrar-in
which the huXom Iandlady receives one
as an old friend, and caters for ones
comfort with kind solici;ulc. A treat
contract To the ''ladymanagrr' OF the
modern monster hotel, who sits in an in
accessible office, and IS lar too Grand to
take any interest in the welfare of tie
guests, who She knows only aS mo.
3D." or whatever the number in which
their identity i lost may chance 10 be-.
My companion woull have nothing but
tea, and, seated at the tra-tahlr, She
looked more hrautilul and child like than
ever.
1t WAS Il lovely summer evening, soft
and balmy, and, sitting at an open win
dow before a Garden iull "i roscs and
mi@nonrttc, the air That filled the room
was laden with th,ir fragrance. The
sun went down ia Glorious statc-a
crimson b,li into y purple srI of mist.
A river ran below the bottom OF the gar
den, rctl,ciin. ~ in - "la-~ the Gorgeous
cOlorS Ut the western Ky, while the pla>h
of an occasional boat broke from time to
time the stiffness ui the ni"ht. There
was piano in our room, AMI IL / at
musin" IN the "loaminy, my companion
seated herself before it. and IN an absent
mood struck Il lew chords. Gradually
she seemed novel t. more effort, and IN
u few minutes the pl,inti,c strains OF
Mozart'> 'Iio g'o'H~" Iosr upon the
AIR. The melancholy -olcmnlty of tine
prayer seemed Ia hnrmoniir with her
state OF sorrow, AMI shr >nn% the word,
with heart i,It pat;,"-. Like Rubin,
She appeared To la " "Ir.u~ IN her voice, ~
which brcathcd the very spirit ot p:t--ion-
ate sorrow. sat rnlInucrd IN Il dream
OF bliss. Each element of heauly seemed
To- hci.htcn and enhance the rc-t-musir
never sounds 50 swc,tly a. at such Il time
and rs the voice of the >iu@rr-hcr>yll
almost uh>ccn-trrmblcd forth into u
flood Of melody, wished that could
sit and listen 10 it forever. What u lite.
| thought, cnrumPa-s,d 10y such siaht-
and sounlS and ira%rancc, compared 10
the wrrtrhcd lrudgrry OF my own,
All too soon it came to an end My
fellow Traveller soon closed the piano, and
with simple ''"nod-ni.ht," left mo tu
build what castles | might in her alb
stncc. She had lett her handkerchief on
the Ground. Ipichrl it up and pressed
it to my lips, and as did 50 saw Il
beautifully embroidered 'Maric" in unr
corner ot it, which thought c!arinin.
name | kept it aS LONG a. dared, and
then rang for the chamber maid f. take
it up 10 her. sat Tor some time Longer
but the %lury was departed, and | was
soon clad To follow her example, ami to
fake what rcmcmhrancc could Of my
pleasure into dream Land with ne.
In the morning | hrr:tktlstcd alone,
Madame De Fonlan"cs Gor that, found,
was her namr) sending me her compli-
mcnts, and saying that She preferred IL
take her coffee in her own room. de
tcrmincl TO make the most Of my day
but first | placed my pocket book, CON
tanning the important check, in my tray
elinr-ha"; and having carefully locked
it, | locked the ha% itself into one of the
drawers OF the wardrobe in my bedroom,
and placed the key in my pocket. | had
been debating with myself rs To the safest
manner of keeping This check, which wa,
rather a cloud upon ay happiness, and
deemed this the safest manner of taking
care of it. Having got this matter of
my mind, | applied myself vigorously to
the breakfast before me, rcvclin@ in the
golden butter and creamy milk of the
country, after the manufactured articles
OF Lavender Crescent, where the butter
was made Of fat, and the milk chiefly
supplied 10y the COW with the iron tail.
Nor did forget the more substantial
items of cg"s and bacon, deeming it adj
visab!e, with Major Dalgctty, to proven
der the garrison against possible Segcs
1t WAS Il charming morning, and as
started of 10 walk TO '.Foxholcs." the
place which our client had purchased,
couldn't help devoutly wishing that my
lines had fallen in such pleasant places
as the country around Dcdborough No
one enjoys the country like a cockney,
who is imprisoned in the smoke and stir
of London, Every flower and blade OF
grass appeals to him with force and
vividncSs which the rustic never feels
and ii he chance TO have passed the hap
py hours of childhood amidst such scenes,
they touch a chord in his heart which