St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-09-18
VOLUME 3S--NUMBER 1888.

from falling.
"SiIvio. SiIvio, where shall | hide
myself"
Silvio supported her t" the fountain
and dipped her little i.c-cod hands in
the water.
Poor child. poor child he said in
amazcmcnt. And this is your story -
''llidc me, my tlicnd!'
That would he madness. pnveIima" -
said SilVio. "lou are safer at yuul
work aS the cnhhlrr's servant than N"u
would hc in the cIiuningc>t hiding
place. Gou must stay indoors rs much
aS possible for awhile. and will watch
for You all can
~ on do not ask me why am 50 ter
riiicd. and what | have dome"
'l"u shall tell me what You please,
and when !"u please. cannot love
ynm more than do. and will not love
N"u less. lou have forbidden me to
speak like this $"
'Ah. ii WAS :" good To he ut peace"
Il will not spoil your peace. Let me
he Your friend im this difficulty"
,'il'"N"" hl.-SS YOU. my friend Now
Silvio. ga. and let mr get home in my
own fashion"
Len aloi' once more, tht young GlfI
Ill'cd hci pliclcl ana took her way
hravcly. though with pale checks.
through the streets. which. late Il ref
Igr. bad now grown terror t" her.
She shiamN Il hitI" III sight OF every bill
posted on Il wall. and tancicd that pco-
Pile gazcd strangely at h,l us she passed
along thc path. When She returned to
the cohhlrr>' dwelling she found Frisco
alone III u" house. leaning dcicrtrdlN
against the doorway. and rejecting
how hard II WIS that his position III tn"
world would MOI allow INN t" hcSt"W
his lllhd nh LII >r'lpcitl
"licI" sh" comes. looking a> pale iN Il
ghost. Never Ms 4 glll :" changed.
can II" Longer have amy doubt that Sh"
tIrtS AT my C"ldnc>>. Yet | dare not
tell my elders that >i" l. IA love with
me. Nh why am | 81 delightful !
would not hay" her sent out on til"
world hcclI~c of tine warmth of hen
heart ',
Prise" sighed ~ the Young girl set
down her pitcher and silently !, can hcI
accustomed ocCupIiiou>. 1t had been
Ia" painful I" thu >cli-l"N ing Youth L.
h"iI"\" that Ia >caiprtla preferred
SilVio. and he had gradually endowed
hci with an imaginary devotion to him
self. He found il PHEASANT to dwell Oh
the fancy that h,. had tciidrIlN rejected
her. This idea At li>I i plain fallac\
had impciccp1ihll hrcumr Il lclu>inm ni
hi mind: l". when We viii what Ia
bclicvc. We can believe what We will
The appeal ut his uncle and father. them
earnest request that hc wuuld not mar
~ La ScaIpctta. had given "A reality
~ of proof Ia his faith. A. hc watched
the NuIIm. girl. Who had toI9 ,tton hi>
presence. she sighed bitterly. and h,
>plamg Ia her side.
Have courage. ma bella :" hr ,aid
1T is indeed Il haI, fate: but time " III
cure this wound.
..What dn luu mean ;" asked Seal
prtta. tmuin. Whittier than before. and
thinking that the secret of hrl idcnit,
was discovered.
Il am ,niclrd that | cannot offer a.,
my hand. 1t j. not for want ofallrrtiol
that | >Wcan (" yuu: but the WoIlo
rcJuilc> some sacrifice of our feelings
/ he giIl >laIcd at himI-at the self
romplaccut sentimental look ON hi,
face, and c.Irclim" th, full al>urlity ut
his meaning broke into Il fit of sucl
urirN laughter a> brought the. color +,
hen checks a".Iiu. and Transformed he,
tnI 4 moment into the. old Sraru,tt;
once unrc. |, wa, delightful 10 her to
hru tie >nuud of her u,,u l,unI,t,,
again: and she laughed and Lm.hrd ia
tlt,.r echo; with Ih, most ,\uui>itr sens,
nt fun and cnin\rurut of pri>rn'> dis
comlitulr. who hlu>hcd and irovnrd
aud at last walked to the door. II,
SIM. through the fun, of his confusion,
Il h"r>cman riding up to the door. Will,
Sratpc,ta'> irritating laughter WAS dy-
img AWAY in .a>uS of cc>lurN over hi,