St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-01-16

should like II better. | am sufficiently
warm now without ANY more heating.
But. man alive. clarct is cooling.
There's nothing in the world that will
cool Il man of 50 quick
Mrs. TXhridgc PASSED the Coffee and
tried to change the subject. No Use.
Mine host WAS i'll the minority. and that
would never do. His wife WAS against
him. his prospective son in law d>a-
greed with him. and Walter Uxhridgc.
Esq. iclt himself quite inSultcd. Just
then Mildred entered. and seated her
self opposite her lover.
"IlaNc Il little clarct. Mildred ," i'll
quirrd papa, bottle in hand. ready to
fill her glass.
Just Il little bit. She replied ..Clar-
ct makes one feel 50 comfortably cool.
Aren't you taking amy. Harry Help
him. papa, | have toast to offer
Mr. 'Nhlidgc obeyed with alacrity.
Mildred raised her glass gracefully. aud
said. as her lover followed her example,
Here's to the health of Harry CaIl,
ton. Esq. May he never mount Il woI>r
hol>r than the one he rode to-day. and
may he at last conquer all fear of the
noble animal. aud learn to keep pace
with his cnmpanIou."
~ hearty laugh followed. in which
all Joined hut Mrs. | Nhlidgc. She hld
her tacr h"hlnd the coffee urn. and dld
her best 1" Keep from breaking down.
W ny should She feel :" sick ~ heart
about :" trliilng u matter H. tie drink
img Ot Il little claTct She asked herself
Why did She >huh,lcr and grow cold aS
she lifted her eyes to the radiant face ut
hrl daughter The visitor drained his
glass and his host promptly rctillcd it,
Mildred slipped 4 little OF hers. Wine
evidently had no charm tur this light
hearted. brilliant yonmg lady. The
nest day Mrs. NhlidGr tried to make
hrr daughter understand how k"cull
She felt on this subject of wine. the
drinking. and how miserable occur-
rcmcc~ of the previous evening had
made her.
II thnuoht >nmethinn WAS thr matter
uoibrr." Nildrrd replied. "but Won
need L,yc mo fears oLnut HAIRY. lie
never tnurh,> liuuol of an, kind. He
fold nee. 50 himself. Clal,t i ~ >implc.
Won know: scarcely more than lennon
a.lr. If it had been ANYTHING else.
should not have thought of Offering it
of c"ur>,."
That evening Mildred Aailcd III vain
tnl her lower.
~ here. do yuu think H.. j.. mother 20
,h,. 1,k,d. lrtuu,ii.n from the window
t,,. th, L,y,.uIL INN. Ill, ur\r, dis
.,l,;,,,ii,fcI m, hrf,,l,.. We. shall h,. 1uo
L,r,. ful ,h,. lir,r ;,rf. even if hc ~l,nlld
come iIi, minute" Jud Millr,d re
mn,c,i her .lo\,.> and lac, tasteful nI,rr.,
hat. and prrparrd to >prnd The. irmaiu-
der of tb, cl,ulnr AT home. The next
L,,- n.....d and fL,. u,.\t and -tilI no
iidu,r, f,.,, the, absent lover. MI.IN-
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,t.I;. r,.I,,;,,.. -i,.,.. tb, H., I,,. ,,.rt
.I,,,.,.i,,..I.-,iIi,u win NiIdi.I II
I,,.l.d .,'.,. J.I, -, =, y,,L vj,.,, fin.
,,,,I,,,. I,J,. ,,r,iy,,I th,. f,II,yiu,, uurc =.
..DI-,. NIInrrD. VA, taken y,Iy
i'll ,h.. ui.sht I,tI loul nniI~r. Sinpucd
n the :,tL Ave. Hotel. and have. been
h,r,. ,.,,.,.,iur,.. most nt th,. ti,u,. uu,ou-
sriuu. m, ,rr, much hctic,. al,d
shall 80, .,nu fo-uior,ru.
He came looking vcll III. aud Mr..
T>hridur took him li.hr into her heart
and utlr>cd him like one of her own
children. During ih,. time that inter
lcucd hrtuc,n this and the marriage.
only Il little more than three months.
Mildred had several times been called
unuu +, wander ,r tlIc >rr;Iunc absences
Of her lover. Hi, excuse was illness on
rarI nr,a,iou. and his ha"rard face and
woe hcrollr iunc;,rullrc .scIr.r;,ll>. les
titled 10 it, worth. Nj. I\hrid"c feared
th, >nunu man wnuld hccornt. 4 con
t;,,,..J im,.,IiI. Mr.. I>hriI,,. WAS
,;i.J viii ,l,,,,u, t,r,I,,lin,r. and