St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-16
ST. sSohmsburp Galrdonian.
ST. .Iohn>nury. VT. Friday. Jan. 10. 1874.
EHerveScence.

fill Sumcthin" touches the heart Il
sad Storv-n glad story fills 1t with
sympathy -cnthuSia>m-p"p goes the
cork of Indifference. ami out rush the
rood resolutions. the comforting prom
is,.s. the contracts tor tangible c"m>"la-
tion-nut they come. all sparkling and
foaming. and people that don't know
that heart. think the man l. going Ia do
wonders fnl his fellow men: but those
that have had former transactions with
him. though granting his sincerity. put
down his promises inI what tim" VIII
prove them to lie cftrrcSceHc", ami
nothing more.
II won't do to let soda water stand
uncorkcd one must take 1t down ON
the instant. or lose It's refreshing prop
critics. And that i the WAY with these
enthusiastic promi>rr>. and many others
make them available ON The spot. and
You have done Il good stroke ALLOW
Them time to cool of. and they entirely
ignore THEN agreements.
But promises can not always be tui-
filled in he day of them some refer t."
months. wears, Il lifctim" III the future
Yes, and the months, the Years, the
litetimc'S future testify most sadly that
these solemn Vow>rcmaiu unC;lncelled
umre,Iccmed.
1t was only the other day We we've
reading of that heroic Young woman
who gave up her life for the Memphis
sick. The papers were full of glowing
accounts of her bravery. her tenderness.
her seli-S;tcriiicing love. y grand mon
umcmt that Girling was to have; such Il
l.. Il htt .l,-
scurc life. had never dreamed of. All.
how the blessings called down upon that
noble girl filled column after column OF
oIr nation papers. lo-dIH we plrAc"
up Il paper among ON exchanges. con-
tanning The cool statement that, II that
monument Was going Ia he raised at
all, it must he done at once. "r the
funds would not hr forthcoming that
il WAS much more difficult to obtain The
subscriptions now than 1t WAS 1T the
time of the occurrence. Why 80 Has
the deed lost any OF lis %randme>> Ill the
interim Has the life that Young NO
man lad down fol the Memphis citizens
been accounted of less worth III these
weeks than the da! upon which II Vas
sacrificed No. not III all But I" tell
the truth III the matter. the CitrlNc>-
cencc i Suh>idiug. But what matters
il To her. rs. crowned with radlauCc. she
sits at the feet of Him who. looking
down upon her. gently declares. ''t'rcat-
er love hath no man than this. thai IL
man lay down his life. fn hi friends"
Wh,t r,,ttcr. i; Ia the immortal spirit
What houorS. little al nui,h. ai. raised
oven the body which rnrnmh"d it ! Nh.
very little il amounts to her the glnl,
of men --ir1iupa> She doe, within bless
ed hearing of her Master, well done -
If individuals would only keep their
promises towards the Ering, That i
The NEGLECT we must drplulr. Many
Times promi>re never seem t" hr fully
lcalized till the one who called them
forth lies silent in death. till the too
late" starr> us in the face. and removes
our every nppoItunitl.
We know Il mam who took Il gilli>h
bride. to his home three wears ago. " ho
promised to love and cherish her. for
better. for worst. in >irllr c-~ and in
health: and when he made this solemn
vow. he did 81 III the sincerity of his
heart. suppose, Yet when the little
wife got sick, and lay for months and
months on Il weary bed. wasting hen
precious life away. he knew nothing
about chrli>himg then. The house WAS
''glnomy enough. He thanked "hI>
Stm>" his business kept him ont all day.
and that when it didn't. there were
plenty of places in which Ia loitcr away
the time while the Nhitc-tarc child
woman counted the hours in Loneliness
and sadness but. with = murmur as
She acknow lodged to herself. 'fni bet
ten. for worse" hcr promise had been
made. 1t WAS worse than the physical
pain to lie there and know she had he
come Il burdens to the man who once
told her he loved her better than his
life But he didn't know such thoughts
ever entered her mind. How could he
III the few moments which i'll duty
bound he daily spent in the Sick-room
with the duty bound expression on his
serene and placid cuirntcuamcc. He
meant to Ice kind. hut 'Contnmd il ,
This having 4 sick wife ON vnur hands
isn't as agreeable a> it might br :" For
whom! For her! or ton Won We ask
him. He has forgotten all about the
chc,ishing part. He made that promise
to i fair faced. bright eyed pirlin~ but
when the latter i hIirht,d bv an early
FROST when th, mink cheeks fade tu
,rh;t,.r.s. and tLa .,,,I,Ii,,, .yc. rrn,,
an ,,h.n tL, f,.,uiI,. hny,, liz. h,,L
m,,n,, ,l,., I'D +n H. Ln .oo.n, VIII
,h.,n ,,,l,. =, I,u,,I,,, III ,JJio,,i,,,s
tn In,. .u,, ,.L.,i.h ara, al f,,,ntf.n for
they have ,unnuntrJ in fine mean time
to tt1,r,e,ceI,c,- uothiun more,
W, know of another connie who TOOL,
each the other Ia, b.tt.r an worse. ,b.
v,s hut eiohteru he only twenty,
They took each othe, ON trrl,t for what
their undcy.loucd character. mi"ht
uroye. and made their Solemn promise,
arrordinolv. U,rr, didn't tI,ru ont
w,lI Le Iidn,t S.rn to L.vn an,