St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-06


lovers dialect, Who needs to fill them
up! Certainly this boy and girl of
eigtccn. understood each other. And
:" they had parted. The years passed
ON, and still John fingered in Germany.
Il hardworking, lonely student Sue
cess had not come to him in full tide ::
he had been refreshed only 10y IN occa-
Sinnal Scanty ripple. Absence tries the
worth of our friends severely but at
the end of eight Years. John Douglas
had no reason t" complain of his place
i'll Elinor'S heart. And then, Fate. the
great mischief maker, dccrced that the
Rev. Gilbert Palmer should receive IL
"calr' to Thorndalc. And. coming.
what more natural than that he should
find i'll Elinor Reid the dream of his
manhood fulfilled. No one wondered
ut his choice : every body wondered why
his suit WAS not successful Miss Lode
my. who may he considered aS Il sort of
sounding board of the village opinions.
Spcculatcd Il great del on this matter
For my part. she ioId of saving.
its just as plain aS .nr nose on my
face that these two people were cut ont
for each other. He's considerably older
than she is: he's gond-lnokimg. smart.
wcll-c"mncctcd. and pretty we'll off.
AS for that. though, she's got money
enough for both. Only herself and
mother to share all that Reid property"
The mluckN imSinuatiun that perhaps
Elinor WAS waiting for her cousin. never
failed to rnuSc Miss I.odcmN'> imdigna-
tion. '''That : Il likely story What do
y"u s'posc those tw" children knew
about love The new minister" -four
Years residence III Thorndalc had not
been sufficient to rob him of the diStn-
gushing title. "ncw.") will carry the
day. or I'll miss my guess = and Miss
LodcmN nodded her head triumphamtly.
But. owing to our privilege of aII-
thor : clalrNoNancc, We are able to see
that the minister and Eliunr only stood
to each other in that delightful. dan
gcrou~ relation of every dear friends.
Living aS Gilhcrt Palmer did. when he
first came to Ihorndalc. above the vii
lage gossip. no hint of Elinnr'> attach
mcmt to her cousin had reached his cal.
Long ago had he declared his love: long
ago had he received his answer. lli~
quiet words rang constantly in hcl ears.
Il have waited nearly Il lifetime for
Happiness. Eliuur: | shall wait still
longer.
over and over again Eliu"r said t"
herself. Il love John, Ofc"ul>c. love
him - When Il Young woman seeks /"
convince herself in this way. does She
love him
when John comes home" She
Thought. all will hr we'll" And John
had written that he was coming. He
had left GERMANY hut the days had
4 Il 4
months. until over tw" Years had been
spent in drraIN suspense and Waiting.
In this interval. Elim"r Wa> forced t"
admit the humiliating Truth that hcI
affection tor John Douglas had dropped
Ia the level of pune >i>tcrlN feeling.
And now hcgln the battle between love
and tWhHt seemed to b,) duty.
We understand now. the reason of her
tired look. to-day. The submissive at
titudr of the trees. holding up their
%lunt arms tn the sky. seemed tn her Il
type "t the dr>olate. waiting lives in the
world. But for the trees. at least. i Il
coming >prng-timr. She murnurcd.
The next moment she laughed AT her
>cIt.tnr the fancy. Am growing sen
rimcutal y walk I" Aunt Mari"n'>
will cuIc me.
She left the, parloI. and shortly after
presented herself. with hat aud cloak.
ut the door of her mothers room. Il
am going /" Wn"d>idc.
That long. lonely road at this late
houi p
''Thr walk will d" IN" good" replied |
Elin"i. land Aunt Marion will ling me
home after tea.
Nothing escaped Miss Lndcmy. sew
img 10y the window al the little brown
cottage oVcI the way. She watched .
Elimur ont of sight with Il Wise smile
lowering over her thin lips. "Shc'> .
started To seq her aunt. I'll hct and the
went the same way. full two
hours ago. How surprised she'll be"
But another surprise WAS in store tul
Elmer of which Miss L"drmN little
dreamed.
Night came on Il raw. rhcrIlc>> night.
1t WAS too dark to sew longer hN the
and Miss l."dcmy prepared To
light the lamp and draw the curtains.
The sitting room floor. like life. had its
ups and downs Enough To make Il
trilrl >ca-Sick To walk round here"
grUmhlcd the brisk little woman. lS she
rrcakcd shout. stirring the fire and put
ting away her scattered work. sud
denly her attention WAS arrested 10y the
sound of wheels. They Stoipcd at the
house opposite. and. 10y Straining her
rycs in the darkness. she Saw the figure
Of Il man alight from Il close carriagc
and. with haSty strides. z" up the gray
nlrd path to the house. Miss LodrmV
grew excited. She felt unequal to oh
serving this all alone. 1t was high time
Ia call in her sister. and the Shrill voice
pipcd out. "Lorany Lorany :"
The kitchen door opened. and through
il drittcd IN odor of fruits and spices,
md freshly baked bread and pies.
Lorany appeared in the doorway, with
ncr sleeves rolled up, and IL general
THANKSGIVING docsn't-cume-b but -oncc-a
wear air about her. These sisters were
1 curious pair. One, as sharp and Slrn-
Ter aS the needle. the sign of her trade:
he other. round, smooth and heavy as
me of her own apple-dumplings
'What's wanting, Lodcmy! ! Don't
hinder. I'm in hurry to finish up the
work. Seems To me | shall never get
through. The pies are not more'n half
baked: took me pretty much all the
afternoon to pint feather them chickens"
"Somcbody's Gomez" breathleSSly en-
'laimed Miss LOdemY.
..IIerr Good luck - said Lorany,
ooking hclplcsSly down at her half
calico. rather the worse for
Is kitchen experiences.
NO, no, At the Rcid'S. A man has
ust gone in there. It's so dark that |
ant tell who he is, but S'pose'n it should
'.John Douglas - broke in Lorany.
We'll. well, =" and. unmindful of her
Ialf-fniShcd baking. she placidlv sank