St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-05-10


If the gentleman is not born in Il man.
it cannot hc bred in him. If il j. bonn
in him. il cannot bc bred ont of him
August Wchlr had inherited from hi,
mother the instinct of true gentle
manlluc>>. And now. when Andrew
rclap>cd into silence and abstraction.
he did not attempt to rouse him. but
bidding him good night. with his own
hands threw the ropr-laddcr ont the
window and started up the hollow
toward home. The air WAS >utrl and
oppressive. the moon had been cmgult-
ed. and the first thunder CLOUD of the
>prn" WIS pushing itself towards the
zenith. while the boughS of the trees
were qrlvcring with Il prcm"nitulN
>huddcr. But August did NOT hasten.
/ The real storm WAS within. Andrew :
story had raised doubts. When he went
down the rii\imr the lnN" of Julia I'm
dcI>"m shon" upon his heart ;i> benign
~ ~ the moon upon the waters. Nov
| the light Was gone, and the black cloud
of il doubt had shut out his peace.
/ .iUlC AndcTSOnS father WAS rich. He
| had not thought of it hctorc' iiut now
/ he remembered how murh woodland
| he owned. and how he had two large
farms. julie Anderson WoHld not mar
Il poor boy. And II Dut"hmam She
WAS not sincere. She WAS triiling with
him and teasing her parents. Or. if
She were SINCERE. now. she would not bc
faithful to him against every tempting
offer. And he would have to drive on
the rocks, too. as Andrew had. At any
rate, he would not marry her until he
] It,, a.
| her.
The wind was Swaying him about in
its tittul gusts. and he rather liked il.
In his anguish of spirit it WAS pleas
lIre to contend with the storm. The
wind. the lightning. the sudden sharp
clapS of thunder were on his own key
! He felt in the temper of old Lear. The
winds might blow and crack their
! checks.
But it WAS not alone the suggestions
of Andrew that aroused his suspicious.
lie now recalled Il strange statement
that Samuel Anderson made III dis
charging him. "Iou said what you
| had no right to say about my wife. in
talking to Julia" What had he said !
only that some woman had moi treated
Andrew lust right" Who the woman
might he he had not known until his
present interview with Andrew Had
Julia been making mischief herself by
/ repeating his words and giving them Il
| direction he had not intended He
could not have dreamed of her acting
such IL part but for the strange influence
of Andrews : strange story. And 81 hc
staggered on. wet to the skin. dcfNimg
in his heart the lightning and the wind,
until he came To the cabin of his father
| Climbing the fence, for there WAS ne
gate, he pulled the latchstring and en-
tered. They were all asleep; the hard
working family went to bed. But
chubby faced Wilhelmina. the fnvoritc
sister, had set up to wait for August
and now he found her fast asleep in the
chair.
.Wilhelmina wake up" he said.
"Oh, August :" she said, opening tn,
corner of one eye and yawning, 81
wasn't asleep. only -ah-shut my
eyes II minute. How wet you are. Did
You go to see the pretty girl up at MIR
| AmdersOn'S ?"
''NO,' said August.
80 August, she is pretty, and she il
good and sweet" and Willelmina tool
his wet cheeks between her chubby
hands and gave him sleepy kiss, ant
then crept off to bed.
And, somehow, the faith of the chile
Wilhelmina counteracted the skeptcisn
of the man Andrew, and August fel
the storm subsiding.