St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-07-04

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headache. | waived and remarked
loftily, and taxed her with having re-
fused my friend, She redeemed like IL
rose, ANA said haughtiIy that she had
done no such thing. He had not had
the presumption to ask her.
'Prcsumption - quoth |. land tn
ask Il little vixen All well, You
have sent him away and what's more.
You will never sec him again
At this she paled and painted Il little
then flushed up again. and answered
"Oh! YES we shall, and quite as
soon as we want him. | dare say. Oh
how can you care for him the cruel.
daStardIy oh -"
This made me angry, for don't
like hitting Il man when he's down and
the vision of poor Ducie'S handsome
face, with the haggard. beaten look on
it, us he shook his head to all my hos
pitahlc hopes of soon seeing him again.
rather haunted me. So set myself to
bully Helen hy way of retaliation. told
her she was Il proud. scltrightcous girl.
who didn't deserve to he loved that
she had probably sent a fine Young
f.llow to the bad that she had no right
to Judge anybody : that if Ducie had
acted towards part two wears ago.
he had taken Il hcro's last night that
| doubted very much whether she
would have had the courage to stand
up and blackcm herself for even in he
eyes of any one she loved that
couldn't and that it was Drawer and
nohler deed than saving ten mcu'>
lives.
Would you believe it ! in the mid
die of my abuse She suddenly burst
into tears. and instead of qulrrcllim"
with me. throws herself into my arms
and soh> out
"Oh. Fred So it was. Oh, never
thought of that and | told him told
him-Oh. dear, OH dear
~ lat did you tell him -
II told him never wished to see
him again. hccauSc he could never dc
any thing brave enough To blot out the
memory of that dreadful. dreadful
day.
/ And what did he say -
He said. You never shall oh
Fred. Fred what shall do ,"
"Do Write and tell him yuu ar,
/ very -orry. and ask him To come back
"
which Miss Helen >pliug> up. CLASHES
Thank You. Fred. | have not quit,
lost my -clf-r"spcct Vet even if y"ru
. friend has l"et his. and marches "tl tc
her own room.
went back to my accounts. and
finished them.
Days and weeks slipped by. Our
house was hardly empty before | WA,
otl' myself on a visit to the home of my
hclnycd. Then the hunting season hr
gan: the Hall was again filled viii
guests. and in the constant round -
SpoIt. mcIrimCmt and excitement.
mus confess that the little nridcn
concerning pucir'> departure ESCAPED
my mind. Neither did notice tn,
change in IIrlcn'> looks. and how rapid
" Size WAS losing flesh. and spirits. til
She looked like the shadow of her tUr
mcI self. You see she never lost lac
prcttiueSS and then certain little
maid was spending hcI Christmas Will
lis. and that in itself was reason for II"
being particularly "hScrNaut "t othc
Wumcu> appearance.
Was il the day before Christmas EN,
that the governor told me Lord ii,
Laiur had proposed Ia Helen and beer
refused think :" I'm not >mc
Any WAY. il WIS that day THAI iirS
noticed the girl> White face. and Spok'
To hrI of Durir. Her sweet eyes tia>hr,
up Instantly. and She answered
Nv "uld l"u like to have HIM hcr
this Christmas
My dear. You told him never It
come again"
Then WAS wrong. for il j. not IN,
hou>,." thlp"critirally ,
'lou aIc mistress in it. and I'll hay,
no friends here hum the mistress can
not vclcomc.
She hlu>hcd up high. put her han'
ON my arm. and said enthusiastically
.All your friends are welcome t" me
Fred. Please write and ask him a
once.
| did 81. shall ever forget her fac,
when the answer came Mr. Du,i
had sailed for the Cape three days lac
tore. in the royal mail steamship IdmGI
We all know the end of that gou'
vessel: how she encountered han,
Weather oil the AzoIcS how She >prun;
Il leak which no pumping day and nigh
could hing under: how the boats wcr
hoiStcd ont with Just enough Scamcn L
work the oars. the passengers lowcrc,
into them one hy one, women and chill
,lIpn first. men afterwards. in pcitcc
discipline and order: and how. whcr
all were full. the captain. standing %
the poop deck. gave the l:iSl comman'
to pull away ont of the vortex Of rh
sinking ship: and the men in the boats
, ohcying, saw the gallant vessel. Wit
captain. crew. and officers Standin
hand in hand. brave and rcsolute to h
last. settle heavily down into Il dee
trough of the waves, and disappear tul
ever from mortal ken.
All, me! all English hearts wcr
thrilling with the story in those days
1t makes mine ache now to recall it.
The boats reached the Azores in Saf,
" two days later without having lost
soul hut it was not for months. no
till every inquiry had been made. III
+ till had gone down to Southampto
| myself, and interro%ated the rescue
passengers one by one, that we hear
how. when the boats were all but full
| and there was only one passenger
t descend. one of the crew cried ont
despair. "Oh. my little wife and child
: and the passenger, tall, dark-eyc
p, Young man, turned to him and sale
. Take my place. There is no one h,
. longing to me at home," and had Stoo
| by the captains side at the last me
D ment. and waved his hat to his flicn,
: in the boats in CHEEKY goodbye.
: | found ont that sailor. and he ga,
e me a scrap of paper, which he said I'll
= gentleman had torn from his pocke
= book and given him lis he went ov,
I the side. 1t was to Helen. and coI
q tanned these words