St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-12-15

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day that Miss Nancy thought was lust
like heaven" was also an eventtul Sun
day with Bud Means. He had long
adored Miss Martha in his secret heart,
but, like many other giants. while
brave enough to face and fight dragons,
he wa, Il coward in the presence of ;hc
woman that he loved. Let lis honor
him fnr it. The man who loves Il wo-
man truly. lcVcrcnccS her profoundly.
and feels aha>hcd in her presence. The
man who is never al,ashcd in the pres
encc of womanlinod, the man who tells
his love without u tIrluor, j. 4 heart
less. shallow cgotist. Buds nature was
n"t fine. But il was deep, true, and
manly. To him Martina Hawkins WAS
ihc chief of women. What WAS he that
he should aspire 10 possess her!
-Amd yet on that Sunday, with his
crippled ann carefully bound up. with
! his clcanrst shirt. and with his heavy
/ i'nut~ freshly oiled with the fat of the
r,,cc""n. he started hopefully through
/ iirlds white with snow 10 III" house of
/ squire Hawkins. " hen la. started his
spirits we've high. hut they descended
exactly i'll proportion to his proximity
/ to the object Of his love. lie thought
/ himself not dressed we'll enough. lie
! wished his shoulders were not 81 square.
and his arms not 81 stout. He wished
that he had book -lalnin' enough to
court in nice, big word~. And 50. 10y
lrcountin" his own Deficiencies, lac size
crcdcd in making himself feel weak.
and awkward, and generally go"d-t"r-
nothing, by the time he walked up hc-
tween the long rows of hollyhockS to
the SquiIcS front door. to tap II which
took all his remaining strength.
Miss Martha received her prrspiring
lover most graciou>ly, but this only
convinced Bud more than ever that she
WAS Il superior hcin%. II she had slight
ed him Il bit. - rs to awaken his com
hativcnc-s Il little, his ha,litiilm"~S
would have disappeared.
Ii WAS in vain that Martina impaired
about his ann and complim,ntcd his
courage. End could only think of his
hig feet. hi, clumsy hands, and his slow
tongue. He answered III mon">Nlla-
hIc~. using his red >ilk handkerchief
diligently.
is l"urmn improving :" asked Mi.
Hawkins.
YES. link it i~." said Eud. haSti-
~ crossing his right leg over his left.
and Try YIN" 20 q, his fists ont Of sight.
Have H"u heard from Mr. Pearson ,"
No. | ha'nt." answered Bud. rcmov-
ing his right foot To the floor again. he
cause il leaked 50 hig. ami trN in. To
push his left hand int" his p"ri,rt
''Bcaltitli sunshine. i-li't il - said
Martha.
..lcs, liz" answered Bud. sticking
IL, i'll, Il. L..
chair and putting hi right iiaI.A hhiud
him.
This .uu0 inol>> like the -u",, We
have at the East" said Martha. 1T
showed thar VA the time was to B"~-
ting"
Did j, > -aid Bud, not thinking OF
tit" SHOW at all. but thinking how much
hcrtrr hr would have appeared had he
left his arms and legs at home.
Il suppose Mr.. Hartsook rode your
horse 10 I.cwi>hug ,"
"Yc-. hc did :" and Hud hung both
hands At his side.
"Nnu were very Kind.
This sci Buds hcaIt aGoiu@ :" that
hr c"uld .ut ~aN anything. Lui hr Hook
/ ed clcqucntly at Miss Hawkins. dt, ~
. 10th Irct nudrr the chair. and lJnmcd
denly remembering how awkward Il,
$ must look. h. immediately pullcd liz
! hands ont again. and crossed his lr"-
There MAS u silence of a few minutes
during which Bud made mp his mind t,
d" the mos, dc>pciatc thing hv coulr
- think OF to declare HI, love and take
: the Consequences.
''loJ >cr. Mis- lIaWki.,~." hc began
I Il though' aS hu.y iii come over her,
, to-day, and" h,t here his heart flilr'
t hin utterly ''duI Sc -y"u.
I'm glad I" sec y,.u Nr. Means.
o And Thought III tell you MAJ
/. tha VA. sure il WIS coming now. Il"
e. Bud WIS il, dead earnest. "auI though
Il Id just like L. tell \ luu. ct only kT"w :
: Jest how tnt"ll il right here i'Ud ="
- frightened. and did not dare close tht
Il sentence 80 ir had intended
: Il Thought a. hoW y"u might like T.
: know .,i ruthcI | wanted t" tell l"u
|. that he that that W Hll OF IL
II think that / lhat Ne "r' going Il
:. have Il >pcllm' -~rhool = ChrN~'!1.
BE- NIGHT;
e. ..'m real glad to hear H. ~.,id ,h
t bland hIu disappointed Martha. W.
To- used 10 have spcllng-Schonls at tn
d East. But Miss Martha could not rc
member that they had them Il" Boz
II ting
: Hand as il j., for lashiul nln T.
q talk. it is still more difficult tof him T.
=, CLOSE the conversation. Most men lili
II to leave favorable impressions, and
g baSltul nl;tn is always Waitim" with tn
y fnrloln hope that some favorable tur
+ in the talk may lei him ont without all
% >olEtc discontinue. And 50 Bud >tLy
It ed 4 long time; and how he ever iii
II get away he never could tell.