St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-04-18

year ol two after. Judge Garter did
marry, and Eleanor WAS actually IL
bridesmaid ut the wedding. where She
had been expected to take the role oI'
bride, CullinsviIlc wis fairly struck
dumb ut the spectacle.
Eleanor is 81 queer Wa, Mrs.
john Collin>'> oft repeated comment.
but even she now gave up ali nope. ot
mdtrimuny fur her >>tcT-iuiaW.
You must he patient with me.
Molly" said Eleanor: II II do what /
can not to he II burden up"m you. Ask
me anything but to commit Il sin. like
marrying without love.
DO yuu meal tn say that | -Inucd.
because ! married John without ANY of
/ y0Itr romantic. high flown. story hook
notions p
No, Molly | only >peak t"r MY sell
Peoples natures are different. and W bat
IL right inr me To do. l. perhaps WroH&
for another. Don't hc amg.t with m".
Indeed. mean no reflection upon N"u.
or upon any other person.
Ne" So the Wears Went ON. Eleanor
Collins lived her busy. commonplace.
lite. III hcI brother, hou>c Il life full ui
pretty cares. and fall ui the BITTERNESS
of Dependence. She WAS 10y rHrr> the
nurse. the hou>ckcrprr. the tact";r:m.
the drudge oft,ic family. She did m"Ic
than Il servants work -hr never had "a
servants wages Had She been Il >rl-
want indeed. Mrs. Juhn would have re
gaIdcd her ~ m">i InNalG"i'!". and
would haN" Spared neither effort n"I
money T." retain her services.
iHl since she Wits '"hlh E-!tah"i.
her >I>jcr-in-law really Thought herself
very generous III giving her - nome. and
providing f"r her >upp"lr. The very
rlnthiug. whcti ~hc =" Idhnrinu~l, earn
conferred upon her Mrucl ul her ut'n.
she mad literally none Tin cook H.
the kitchen was il Gmitcll her >rircrloI.
- far ~ her position in the flmiit vL~
concerned. She had. AT least. hri rr4l
irr work. fined wdgr>. and SOME rmnc
~nr could call hrI OWE. Eir"uui had
neither | nr"Ii>ci"U-l, the nld mIId
came to lee the bond slave of all the
tam!l>. and had NOT ln,r fu the chill
diem. ., hum >hc had nrou.ht NO. sweet
,lIcd the. >tlNI,,. h,r~ would have h.,.u
a lot almost too hard fur endurance.
iIrI nircc> ana u-l,hr,,> loved hen Iii,
tn t,r.umilrl over her. and t" non,
of the family lid il occur that the dri.'
of obligation WAS ON theil >d,.. nos ri,lr
OF fh, old maid aunt.
sometimes. half-ir>tingl,. thc gIrl,
would SAY. "Auntir. aren't ,nu >nlN
you didn't marry the senator -
~" dear chiidr"n." she would reply
..>n,.ictN did mt. the Injustice. nt NOT al
lowing iur To- earn my own living il
ANY way in which could have done -"
| could not do the great things in tIi'
world. | c"uld not teach. f"r | did u"
know tunu.h fur that profession: lr,
not genius enough 10 paint. OF +" mod
rl nr t" vlltr. "r I" sing. "r t" act.
could have d"nc some, useful and hum
hl,. work that would haNc enabled III.
tu support myself. only a. ~uyi,.IN j.
now arranged. should have lost cast,
/ bl the att, mpt could have been
. good uilincr or drcSSmtkcr. hut N"l
/ wnulu It have liked T" have ynur ;iiu
. engaged III one of these urcup1ti"n~
: You i,u"W. Though I'm sure / coul,
have bccl successful in rithrI
>",irry has been hard "u me. nut In
I, lad didn't revenge myself uu tn
/ cnr,> ,.utinmaliric> that frtirrrd me H.
- doing tine Injustice To ANY man at marry
- img him when didn't love linn. pra
t children. IL AN awful thing /" do. bot
frI your>rl}c, and the man you many
: and It will hc a good thing tnI all con
- rcrncd. W h,u vou girls are brought al
| Ike luu brothers. t" earn H"u "Wr
! living. and 1" marry not for Il h"m"