St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-08-27
From Chambers Journal
A Seaside Adventure.

caused 10y long and asSidnouS attention
To business III the firm to which be
lonSed III thrutchcd Friars. Nv phv-
Slclan recommended rest and sea air.
/ W;lS to go to some quiet spot on the Sc;-
side, hNc simply, avoid late hours and
all calISr> for larasSmcnt. 1t would he
Il great thing it | could. night after
night. get Il sound sleep. and he for Il
Time free of amy anxiety. Rest for the
! BRAIN was to he the sovereign cure.
! Acting on tins pleasant advice. | chose
| LulwoIth III DOlSctShirc. rs uuci and
dull Il place aS could possibly hc dis
| covered. 10 help the cure, | WAS med
Ically recommended To avoid the glare
| OF sunshine. to wear blue sprctaclcS
and have my hair cut short all which,
! with other adNlccS. attended to. Pass
IN" over amy account of the journey
except that Il fisherman. of the name of
We, who happened To he at Wool Uhc
| little station tor Lulworth.) drove me
across III his gig to my destination. and
proved tO bc Il very agreeable ronIpal-
ION behold me ut Iulworth. poking
about FOR lodgings. and tindin" accom-
n"dati"n at AN old fashioned cottage.
kept by one Mrs. CruNlcN. As for tlul-
ness. nothing could match the situation.
! he onlN living objects to aroIIs,. curl
">ity We're Il lady and her daughter.
who. walking about. seemed to he borne
down 10y some awful sorrow. saw
that the daughter WAS an extremely i'll
t"rc>ting girl. with Il pair of eyes which
a> they met mine. Impaired even through
my blue >pcclaclc> Il peculiar sensation.
For days and days | spent the most
monotonou> and regular life. 10y degrees
extending my walks along the cliffs.
and making the acquaintance of the
coast guard. cn>conccd in his turf >hcl-
ter Just above the cove. Wherever |
went. there were the two ladies. peer
ing about. and exciting cIIIio>it, in their
moNcmcutS. wander where | would
along the rIill>. They appeared 10 he
forever on the "ullook t"I some object
on til" h"llI"m. There Na> Il my lstrlN
ah"ut them | could not illhum.
Well three weeks passed. and one
afternoon. after Il heavy >r;i-iuT which
hId lasted tnl ~iN-and -thiItN hours. |
~irnllrd Tar away aCIn>S the downs. and
struck the coast almost at the rAtIcmU
western end of the range ot tall ciIIlk
cliffs II WIS the iiTthrrr>t point | had
just reached. and it revealed the altered
character of the cuuHtiN and shore.
which here gradually iiattcmcd out. i'm
til il WAS nearly Il dead level. stretching
towards the distant town at WcN mouth.
/ The solitude of the spot. the balmlN
autumnal air. the smooth >ca. and
/ pheasant sandy beach. all suggested a
bath. Claml,li ing down he locks. Wis
about To- undIc>> under the lee of the
cliffs. when WAS startled at hearing.
~ imagined. :; tnot>tcp in the lno>,.
~hIm"lc. Vet. II" human cIca1uIr WIS
visible. concluded that the >"an,I
Mis- Il mere fancy and 80 assured. |
Was soon III the full enjoyment "t u de
li"lltul bath il the placid ocean before
me.
BY ~ INNING ont L" some rocks that
lose above The sea. ! abandoned my self
/ to the pleasant novelty of the situation.
| only 10y claucc did | east my ewes
. landWarI. ANA there l." my NcNatInII.
Was Il stranger on the beach. 1t must
have been his t""t>trp had heard. and
how he had conccacd himself. could
not div me Vet thcIc he WIS: ami TT
add Ia my cou>trruati"n. lac began t'
take of his own clothes. and To dlc>-
himself ir mine. Ny tiI>t impulse Na>
to call ont. and next I" swim hastily !,
the shore and give chase. All my If
toIt, were in vain. Before | t"uchro
the >himgly beach. the stranger. or THE
must call him. had d"nncd my @;I-
mcmtS and vanished anon" the cliffs.
WIS naked and helpless. My only rr
>oIiIcc was tn put on the clothes Whirl
the Wretch had left a> his "Wn.
Here Was an cNtlH"It!iuaIN source "
prII,lcNitv. The Thought ut having t,
put on these clothes filled me with dis
gust. \ more m"tlrl and coarse ai1ir'
| had never seen. only lit. a. imHgiu
ed. tor u mountchamk of the loves
character. Thcr" was. however. N
choice. unless wished To walk T." l.ul
worth IN thr cost uunc ui ouI first parCGt-
1t WAS some CONSULTATION that this III
comprehensive dress WAS tolcIahlN clraI
and W:l> not Oh the whole u bad iil
The odd thing Wa> The diversity =
, color> aud marks. There were cniI
:. >picu"u>ll stamped the letters i. :
and below them the figures .n.Ij. ii
dicul"uS ~ WIS this strange attire.
\ WIS cIr.tr that should hasten to TIA
- nearest -guaid station and "iN
notice "i the robbery. As he altcrm""
/, WAS waning. there Was no time To It
lost.
:. ON Struggling, hatlcSS. up the sid" {
the clii1. noticed two figures Watchin
me ruriously from above. They Wcl
boys. who ~ approached them. wave
thcr caps. and with Il Sudden Slnu
ran of at the top OF their speed. CAN
ing the crest of the high down. ayai
# caught sight of the boys. still runmim:
:, Presently. two men met them th,
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