St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-05-19


i hustle, very high tide and 4 good catcl
: of fish being confidently expected. Th
fisherman, his wife and son went dowl
9 to the beach, while Edith remained Il
e home to prepare breakfast. Their grca
t expectations were fully realized-neve
Y did they remember another such catcl
; and they returned home delighted
7 aud John, Junior, alias Jack, was at
r once dispatched, without his breakfast,
: to borrow Farmer Norris's pony anG
cart, TO convey the fish to the neighbor.
ing market their little hand truck, ii
which they usually carried fish TO town
not being half large enough on the pres
l ent occasion. 1t was customary fol
John and his son 10 take all the fish they
caught to Rockton market, leaving the
: wife and Filth to dry the clothes, mend
the nets, and do the household work.
, John. Junior, alias Jack, soon re-
turned with Farmer Norris's pCny and
!, cart, and the family sat down 10 an cx-
ccllcnt breakfast before six o'clock. The
, fare was homely, but good Nice brown
bread, cheese, fresh fish in abundance,
with very weak tca-for tea in those
days to Il poor ii'hcrman's family was Il
great luxury, and only in'lulacl in on
evcnttul days ike the present, when they
all fanciel they were on the high road
to fOrtunc-consti,utcd tue rcpas;.
"Elith, my girl" said the father, as
they were finishing their meal, '.thou
hast often SAID thee shoutd>t like to come
to market some day with me and John
If mother can spare thee this morning,
thou shalt come with us"
II should like it very much, answered
the girl.
''Thou@h | shall miss her sadly, [
don't mind for this once" chimcd in Jane
"Wcll, then, the thing is settled. BE
ready, lass, in quarter of an hour"
Edith retired 10 her room and hunted
out all her Sunday clothes and little bits
Of fancy, speedily arrayed herself in
them, AMI after putting on the most be
witchin% sun bonnet, she gave Il sly peep
AT piece of broken looking glass, nearly
triangular, and measuring an inch and a
quarter at the base, skipped bIitheiy into
the kitchen, anl announced that she was
quite ready.
Then the baskets of fish were placed
in the pony cart, John sitting on one
basket and Elith on another, while
John, Junior, otherwise Jack, drove the
animal. Tney proceeded towards Rock
ton; and pleasant ride it seemed to
Edith, plre, fresh morning breeze
blowing her brown curlS all across one
shoulder, and making her checks As rud-
dy A. apples. As they stopped at the
town toll gate the clock of one of the
churches struck seven.
''Wc are in capital time" remarked
John. I'VE shall b. first in the mar
kct."
81 say, father broke in the boy, eve
shall never sell - much fish as this in
the market
well try, Jack
Il was thinking" said Eiith. ''tIat |
could stand at the market stall with one
basket, while Jack went round To the
shops with the others"
"Just what | should like" said Jack
"Not Il bad idea, said his father
'Suppose we try it
The market-pace was soon reached,
lust as the collector was unlocking the
gates. Eliths basket of fish was car
ricd in and unpackcd, and Edith placed
herself behind the staff with all the I'M
portaucc Imaginable, until the first Gus.
TONER came 10 her, when She blu>llcd 50
deeply, AMI became 81 confused, that she
hardly knew Tor the moment one sort OF
fish from another. Presently III. became
81 busy in attcndm" to customers that
She had no time To think of herself, and
appeared Us composed Us though she had
been salcswoman all her lite. When
business began to sllcken, and when all
her p p,ri,hable goods had been disposed
of, her attention was attracted to
gentleman standing little way oft, eye
ilg her with the utmost interest. Her
face became crimson, and she turncl
away ashamed, but her eyes soon encoun-
tered those OF the gentleman again.
She need not have been ashamed or
alarmed. There w;ls not the slightest
shadow Of disrcspect in the gcntlcman's
glance or manner His was a look OF
surprise and interest. Seeing her move
away, he also retired and commenced
talking to lady who had been awaiting
him. lie was Il tall, fine man of about
sixty, with silvercd hair and whiskers,
and upon whose brow bcncvolcncc and
goodness and frankncSs were written in
unmiStakablc characters. After short
conversation with his companion he ap-
preached the nearest stall-kccpcr who
happened to be butcher, AMI inquired
whether he could tell him anything
about the young person opposite.
"No, Sir"
''Do you not know her name p
mo, sir Shes quite stranger in
the market"
''Is she the daughter of the fisherman,
do you think ?'
Cant say, Im sure, sir John
Stone, whose stall she's keeping, was
here n few minutes ago, but suppose
he's stepped out, as l can't sec him"
"Do you see any one else in the mar
ket likely TO tell me more about her ~
NO more than have told you"
''Thank you. Good-mornin@.'
''Sir, sir, before you go" cried the
butcher, eagerly, as though lie had for
gotten something important, and causing
the gentleman to return in haste; sir,
can sell you Il good joint of meat
Capital leg OF mutton, sir; prime ribs OF
beef, sir; splendid sirloin, sir"
''Not to-day, | thank you," lie laugh
ingly replied, as he left the market with
| his Communion