St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-07-02


at the head and foot of enterprise. We
never have caught him at anything
mean or Vicious. yet think he is as
subtle as - as the devil '" and the
old gentleman brought out the word
with IN emphasis which strangely re-
minded me of Ralph's own polInce up
on the same word in the Grafton which
he never delivered. The more puz-
zled over him. the less was inclined to
try to solve the mystery 10y speaking to
! him.
So it came about that | stayed
throlg all the exercises and went back
t" my parish. Yet the image of that
Young man followed me and haunted
me. WAS glad to accept So good an
eNcII>i. rs Il commencement at st. john =
fu: making another visit there. | went
and took my place with othelS of my
class. and CLASSES neal mine that
marched i'll that cuStomllilv waving
line from East college to Alumni Hall
where the commencement exercises
were held. My old friend. Treat.
(thrcc Years my junior) and sat next
each other in the hall. lie. too. had
come up after Il long absence from the
place. and our talk WAS mainly of our
contemporaries. We looked over the
program for the day.
The old names get repeated. said
he. 'Iherc is Amr>. We had IN Ames.
N"u know. III our class. lIubbell. Won
der II he is any relation To Peter, " ho
lived III that little hui 10y himself ON
New street Ives. Look here. Butler,
iiaS Ralph turned up again Well.
You Wee >iugulaIly mum about him.
just look at the subject of his oratiuu.
'Nu'icr will out. That's Il curious
topic for flesh louH" fellow to choo>c."
:" he ran on. while my own eyes stared
at the It'll" of Candido Ives "l;tiom.
felt i >hudlcr l> ifthi> ynlIm. man were
t" stand there and disclose his fathers
secret before the whole audience. and
before me, naitcd t,.Nrri>hly for his
speech. II Wa, the last Of The "rati"m~
hrt"i" the Nalr,lirt"rN When his turn
came. the Young mar stepped t"rvard
his IiIhr figure and dark. handsome face
IlNlm" iI', eyes at the old and Young
alike. lie WAS greeted with Il faint an
plam>c. which plant, did NOT cnn,. from
the students. and lay Il hI,lz of ,.NurcIa-
ton. which WH~ m"Ic complimentary
than ANY amount "f applause W"uld
have been.
Il don't >,r any likeness Ia Ralph.
whispered Treat tn me. bar hc left his
eyes ON him. The N"un" speaker wore.
the academic gown. :I> did the Others
hut II WAS noticeable that he did not
treat II H. they did. I> some unvuutcd
and dignity lug robe in which THEN hoy
!~hnr>> NI> t"r u time concealed. Om
the contrary. he used it ;ts it it We're Il
parr ni his speech. now hiuniu" il back
now urappin. it st,rnlN around him.
NOW thrown an end over hi, >hnuldc,
in an audacinuS manner. II vnulL have.
been merely mrlo dramatic in others.
hut in him il seemed To h,. :, com
plciclN in keeping with his nature. and
his words. that found myself com
ing really under Il kind of spell. and
kept my clcs fixed upon that robe. an
alive with the SPEAKERS magnetism. His
theme WAS the common one of the in
rNirahle di>rl">urc "f secret deeds at
some time in some way. He cited in
>1dncc after instance. some t:ImiliHl
others discovered evidently hl hurrnw
in. in the dark galleries of crime. At
last hr paused. Wrapped his cloak about
him. walked >"lcmnly down the Stage
until lir stood liNrdl\ urum his audience
and continued. IN words that burned
themselves int" my memory:
"lhirtN seven years ago. un this very
- til day OF June. in his very precinct.
thcutlIrl side ut hat fruu min" mountain.
which casts its shadow over 4 smil-
imy plain. and has cast from an rtrrni-
ty. in the darkness of night. before tine
dawn had reused ncu from then sleep.
Il man WAS slain. Weeks attrrvard.
his body wa~ fuum,l. drcalinu h> the
road side. hut the murderer WA, NOT