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

| Alister Lewis - she said land none
of YOUR friends to come and drink Il
glass to your good health. and not Il
word to any one of them? And it is
only in half an hour that we will hef
dinner. Alister; and what is half an
hour if your are going away to Glas-
gov -
But Won will not be ferry angry
with me. Ailasil." he said, rather shame
faccdlN, "bekass it is Il hard thing to
go away. and will not hef the spirit
to SAY good-hyc to them all only to
You. AiaS;l. and to your mother; and
So good-bye to You, Ailasa, and it will
he ferry good day for me that day
that You will send me II letter to Glas-
gov"
Aiasa was now crying bitterly. She
held out her hand and he. unable to
speak, shook it warmly, and went away.
Then. with some broken sentences in
Gaelic, he hadc goodhye to the old
mother. and hctook himself again to
crossing the wild moor-land on his way
to the SEA.
That night the brothers. who had
only been ont with the lines, came
home late and rather dispiritcd. The
take had been small. When in dG.
course they sat down to supper. the old
! father and mot her included. Ali>tcI only
was absent.
Il suppose he h;SS been all the day
over with that lass at CaIn-Slcan," said
the black haired Duncan. angrily. "llc
is better there than at the fishing. lie
will go to he fishing with us no more
10y kott. he will go with us no
more"
"l"u are right. Duncan Lewis, and
| it is Il hard man Nou are" the old
mother said. beginning to cry. "llc
will not 90 to the fishing with You. not
ANY more. for the boy Is going to
Glasgow"
And II ferry good thing too: and
mlrovcI, said Duncan. "l"omily. "he
Will bt ferry much better in Il counting
house than at IN oar: and he will hct
his fiddle when Inc likes. and his stories.
and his books. 'riS> Il ferry good
thing that he will hc going away to
Glasgow"
"Bl Kntt." exclaimed one of the
other brothers. with il sudden Nchc
mcncc. "f Ali>trr is going tor t" 90
to Glasgow. il iS> not with empty pock-
cts that lac will Z" 1" Glasgow -
NO. no - cried the other brothers.
III his pocket -
Aud here the whtc-haIrrd old father
intrrirrcd and with many wise
shakes oi the head he intlmatcd that he
knew all that lay before Il Young man
/ IA" MAS going To seek his fortune in Il
strange and distant city. Old Hector
| Lewis. tu Ice sure. had never been ont
"t The llrhIldc~. and had never seen
ANY gIratcr or more Z gl"Iinu> city than
/ SinInowal : but he MAS supposed Ia
know much mnIe than most men of
what MAS "oin% on in the Wolld. Ais
ter would soon get II situation. He
could hr recommended To Mr. Mac
/ ilN ham. the painter and glIZicr, ot the
GIllnW gate: and though it WAS too
late to apprentice him to that trade.
| Mr.. Macilw hIm would surely hc able
I" find IN occupation tor Il Young man
who Wa> learned in I'LL matters of book
craft. handwriting. figuring, and the
/ like.
Il waa- thinking he will not get
much money Ton the Writing of VERSES
of poetry that is Il ferry bad trade.
said duncan Lewis. with some CON
tempt.
But this is what | say" said Nic"l
Lewis. the third brother, with unnrrr>-
>ary warmth. Il say there is not amy
finer lad in the Western Isles aS Ali>tcI
Lewis. and it will surely I've Il shame.
and Il great shame. if we was> to let
him fight his own WAY in Il strange
town. And tins i what ~aN. that il
l.. e.
bank of >tnrnuwaN viii hcf To 20. il
ctfrry t:Ithiug and penny Will hcf to
go. Ali>trr he will hr at the college. as
sure H. | am Il liviu" man. 10y kott :,
And there and thcu the three brothers
settled it. Duncan hriu" the only dis
>cnticmt. When Ah>trr came i'll to
supper he WAS pale and silent. He felt
himself an outca>t. and that his brother,
had reason to dcspiSr him for that h,
could not work in the boat as they did
He WAS conscious that he spent his tim,
in idling about the mo"rS and solitude,
IN playing his rude violin 10y the sid,
of lonely streams in reading book,
and stud ing algchraic puzzles that
could hc ut no use tn any one. 50 h,
came III and sat down at the plain
wooden table. silent and ashamed.
And where hcf You been this day
.AIi~tcr ;" said Nicol Lewis.
The lad hit his lip and WAS silent: h,
did not wish to hc laughed at.
AT Carn-Slran that iss where h,
waS>." said Duncan Lewis. looking
dark.
That iSS tue" the lad said ut last
II MASS over at CarnSlcan it was I,
SAY gond-bvc. For am "oin" to GlaS
gov it i>s no Use my being here any
more.
p "Thnt i~ tue word N"u hef spoken
AliSicr Lewis" said his brother Nicol
in Il kindly fashion ''amd we are ferry
glad y"u would think of going To GlaS
gov. hckaSS it is not many haSS sucl
skill a reading and writing lis you
and it waSs Donald, and llamiSh, ant
me. we wa>S >aNin' there iss no grca
expense of the going To the college, an,
) We waSs saying that the expense well
we will TEX the expense, and il iSS n'
great thing that we will TEX the cN
prnSc. And if You get Il place in Glas
aud Your clothes. that waSS ferry wei
" WlatcNcr: hut the college, it iSs Don
add and lIamiSlI, and me, we will pa'
! for the college, and Nnu will send II
: the letter. Alistcr. that will tell us al
the news.
| Surely the boy WAS not fit for tn
hard life of Il fisherman for ut thi
/. moment, when he ought To have beel
glad of heart, any one could have scrl
that tears were running down his face
: He rose abruptly from the table. IL
, went. to the small window IL sinrl
, pm" of glass let into the wall
stood there for Il moment or two. Thel
| he came back, and held ont his hand t.