St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-12-13

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".ud l".rd llIldr.lIi,. .md llihl...u,l,
Idu.ud only. ht nIs e" ,Intu,.u.,.. col
O." Impr'~> thr ir"t~ "u the Ii"i,.-- -.,r e
mnd. th" unhappy ,"utlr =" ampliu,d.
Warned. hrtI"vcIcd. aud m-~plu.l, Il
them that redundancy could 10" further
20. Had his listener been thIr~tlu. al
his life Ion" tn hciI lust thi- c"mmuui-
cation. he would haN" rrI"utrd ere II
W"Ic we'll begun hui hc had not thiI~l
ed. The end came at Last. lca>iu.
Edward with glowing checks. kindin.
eyes. and the conviction that he had
made Il deep impression and the Pro
ir>>or we'll. the Professors face WIS
shaded 10y his hand. hut it WAS likely
he had been deeply impressed for all
that
lie remained mdrm"mstIativc 80 Ion"
that Edward began To grow restless.
Not that he doubted of the result his
cause wa> too reasonable. too we'll plead
ed for that but he did feel Il slight
that the response had
not come with more gu>h and spon-
tamciyN. To dn him justice. he hdd ;rS
good grounds for hope ;iS most Young
men i'll his position and had it not
been for one untoWard circumstance.
which he could not hc blamed for over
looking. all might have been well. In
aSmuch aS Il knowledge of this circum-
stance will throw considerable light ON
developments. he the reader
informed that it WAS simply this: the
Professor himself Wa> iii love with
llildgaIdc, If Edward had only known
that
The Professor. aS the world goes. had
always been an excellent man he had
not had much occasion To- hc anything
else. Now men with Il great amount OF
uninNr>tcd intellect are uut always safe.
a> regards Themselves "r others. hut il
was not exactly to he expected that he
should enrich Il rival ut the expense of
both purse and heart. in spite of current
fiction. Nor could he he severely
blamed for taking such advantage OF Il
Young and handsome rival a> Il gentle
man on the shady side, of lite might find
possible. He held tw" trump> his
wealth. and Edwards Ignorance of his
IiNal>hip. Who will say he had NO
right t" play them At any rate. hr
resolved To do 50: the best way. Wa>
the newt question.
The II"tr>>nr pressed the fingers and
rhumh of h~ right hand across his eyes
and down the sides ut his nose. then
looked up at Edward. His expression
WAS in>crutahlr. his voice unusually
Edward. will hc frank with lou.
\ on have surprised. even shaken. me
not Il little. \ fathers love and care
toward Ilildrgardc could hardly equal
mine: but am not therefore blind to
her highest good. And if | must I've
and iudici"lrS. Il" not think
me selfish.
oh dear. no, Edward would d" moth
in" of the sort. He WIS poor. he knew e.
hut trusted not To Ice ALWAYS 50: hoped
that in time
''lhc practice of Nour aiG will enrich
You. imtcrpo>cd the Professor. >trukiug
his n"~'' gently. ''lc>. but does genius
alwaN mean wealth D"r>m'l the very
excellence of l"uI picture. tor Instance.
Pr"n"unc" against it, popularity lis
- rule "f nature the lottirr. the more
isolated"
"liiu might not even that narrow cir
Gle hc sufficient -
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audience. 40 matter how limited and
your fortune MAY still hr >,curc M,
gain the patI"ma"c of hut Il single in
div idual Wh">,. means and taste are
alike of the lir>t order. and why seek
further! -" N"u take my meaning -
~ the l'rui,'>>nr AT this .iuncturc in
serted his night hand int" his pocket
and elected thence i gentle clinkiu"
sound. the inference Wa> irresistible
Edward started, with Il glance of qur>-
tionim" >uIpri~r The other nodded
his head slowly.
'.Om tW" c"uditi"r>. said he. "hnth
simple and easy "t tuiillmcmt. engage
I" a>>uur N"Im fortune. First. all pie
tmr"> N"H paint are I" hcl"n" /" me ::
second. Nou are Ia paint u"thimg hut
copies of the picture NOW ON Your easel
Do Nou agree
Edward grasprd the Professor : hands
frrNrntll. Could il hc true How
good how kind. how
The l'r"ic>>nr mouth Wore Il pcrul-
in smile. ''\oW a~ in terms. Slid he
''F"r the first copy I'll give l"n one
Thousand dollaI>. fifteen hundred fnr
the second. tw" thousand for the third.
and 80 ON. raising five hundred dollars
on every successive copy. On Nuur
diligence. therefore. will il depend in
now many ih"i..IlN "i Years on ai' ri'h.
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