St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-17

! Is another way You speak now, since
you hcf been to Glasgow /: and | waSS
thinking it was no longer yourself that
| SAW, but Il stranger: and You het
come back to Darroch like Il stranger
and You will speak no more like us,
and You waSS he for growing ashamed
of the people that WAS your friends
long ago
1T is bad welcome you will give
me this day. Ailasa." said he, sadly ::
''and it is hard words that you hef
spoken"
They stood silent for Il minute or
twu-silent and embarrassed. Then he
said
Were yon going on to the farm,
Ailasa ?"
Il waS coming only to see if the news
wasS true; and now am going back to
Carn- Slean."
Il will row you across the water,
said he and then the two walked down
To the shore of the island.
| lie pulled her across the narrow
channel, and moOred the boat in the
| little creek.
Il can swim back" said he. with Il
smile, IF | have not forgotten the way
of the swimming"
And Nou will not come over to Carn-
Slcan and see my mother ?" the girl
said timidly. 1T is many the night We
will hct spoken about You; and when
waSs writing Il letter To YOU. she
would always say, nov You will put
the good English into Nnur letter. Al
las;I, tor All>tcr Lewis. he will he IL
great scholar now, and he will he learn
ing the good English | did not know
when | WAS writing to You, AliSter. that
that"
That there WAS any change in me -
the Young man said. Indignantly. "Wcll
there is no change in me: but if there
is any change.it is you hat are changed.
AiIs;l Macdonald, that Nou have forgot
| ten Your old friends. And may be there.
are new friends, he added, with sud
den wild suspicion, for IL Young lass
has many to look after her
The girl blushed rosc-rcd.
Il hct no friends that had not when
!N"n went away to Glasgow. AiiStcr
| Lewis. she said, with her eyes cast
down. ho is il that would be for
coming tn killecna 1t is IL very lone
ly life that We are now living at Xii
lcema.'
/ YES, indeed" said he: '.and many
WAS the night in Glasgow that was
thinking OF You and of the farm. anu
of the hard life in the winter time
But then. | was SAYING to myself. that
will not he always. There will lie
coming the Young man from Zig. or
from Harris, who will many her. and
he viii take her away from the lonely
life III kl.lcena. and may bc he will take
her up to StoIn"way and give her Il
time house there"
"Ihcn Nou WaS> ferry much mistaken.
Ali>tcr Lewis, she said. with some as
pcIitN. "Ih"Ic is not any Young man
coming from Zig. oI Harris. OF Storno-
way, to do any such thing. And You
would better hcf been with your books
than thinking such nonsense
but Il young lass must marry, All
la>;I. he said.
There isS no need for that there iss
no need for that whltetfer." she said
proudly.
''Becau>c. AilaSa. this was what
WAS thinking" he said. with the hand
some. fine face and dark eyes turned
timidly aS we'll a> sadly toward her
this wa> what | WAS thinking many Il
day and many Il night since | went
AWAY from Darroch. that if there WIS
none of the Young men coming about
tu marry you. Ailas;. if there WAS ne
one at all that yuu were thinking OF
that would ask you. Ailas;. to he my
wife some day. when had some none Y
gathered together. and waSs ready tu
give you Il house"
And this is what | will say to you.
AliSter Lewis She said. turning round
to confront him. and Vet with her eyes
cast down and her face pale THAT il
ever | marry any Young man. it will
hr Nou yourself that will marry. and
II" other one that is iwhat hcf said
to myself. But do not think | will
ever marry you. Alistcr Lewis: hckas>
when Nou hef money and you hcf he
come Il rich man. Nou Will not think OF
Il poor lass that was> living in killeen;l
and that iSS what expect, and | will
not he angry with you when yOu will
not marry Il lass that will bring shame
on Nou hck;iSS she haSS not got fine
clothes and does not know the good
English
"Aila>;l. il is II bargain that You hav,
made between us two this day. said
he. paying II" heed To hcl depreciation
of herself.
And so they drew near to -Slean
and they walked hand in hand. aS they
had often done in their childhood
They spoke little, but there WAS /;
: proud and confident look on the youn.
mans face Mrs Macdonald wa,
warned of their coming 10y the suddcr
>campering off OF il collie to meet then
aud when she came ont. she poured on
in rapid Gaelic her praises of the alter
alton in Ali>tcr Lcwis'> appearance an,
would have him drink Il glass of whis
key in his own honor. The Young man
refused that friendly offer: but hc sal
down Oh one of the big stohes 10y tn,
door: and proceeded to tell Ailas.:
mother, with an occasional >tamIncl
in his Gaelic, of all his adventures il
Glasgow. She was greatly diS:Ippoint.
ed that he had not seen the Duke %
AryN II, nor Vet Sir James Mathcson
but when he told h"r that his master
knew the Lord Provost nt Glasgow ano
several of the hailic> and town couu-
+ cilors she regarded the Young man Will
something of awe. and then with th,
ShrcwdnrS~ of age, hoped that he woul,
reap some practical advantage from
even the rcmoteSt relations with tlIos,
great people.
Then he rose to take his leave, aftc
having eaten Il piece of oat cake an,
drank glass of milk.
lou will take the boat over the VA
ter. Alister Lewis, said Mrs. Macdon
aid. "Aud John Cameron he will tax,
it back III the morning"
1T is no Use the trnublc, said Ais
ter, lit * many the time | have swan
across.
"And with all your fine Glasgow
clnthrs nnw said lIr nIutIrI indir rIEImtlN