St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-29

/ t'- IL Il DIdNt blu iiet- alttT AIT ana
lie makes me think of one. If its con-
toltions are not quite lines Of beauty,
it isn't well for green saplings to say
much about it,
Good, Clara! Hurrah. Old Flynt
ought to be here cried Charley.
"Human nature isn't worse than tree
nature" she persisted. 1t was her turn
| to talk now. Il have seen ii gnaG!ed
ash, with one of its main limbs actually
broken off short 10y SNOW weight. send
| Ing out. from the stump, delicate. re .
silent shoots, darting straight up to
heaven. Once free to follow its own
thought, the upward tendency was re-
Sistless. Humanity works under pres
| sure in the same way remove the
| pressure and YOU may find it has
/ wings
"Periect nonsense! Romance and
nonsense. Comes of novel-reading,"
cried Mr.. Steele. i'll high vexation. Il
should say that this family had taken
! leave of its senses
"Why don't Nou write Il lecture on
| Labor Reform, Clara You would
have it all your own way on the plat
| FORM remarked Frank, suggeStively,
'and make money, too But when
You melt old Flynt you'll have beaten
| Lucy Stone. He's good against all ;he
| feminine steam-power in this c"un-
| try"
Clara made no reply. in her heart
quietly wondering whether he WIS.
! He had been very gentle in the nldcn
/ days when hrtrothcd to her sister Lii
ian. She had known him we'll enough
then; he had seemed almost like II
| brother. But, since Liliam'S death. he
! had drifted away from them all. Mon
eN had come to him. besides. and with
( il the anNictieS of money making. His
brow was deeply furrowed no" he
had paid dear for his wealth. Il know
he likes me" thought Clara. nothing
daunted. land his face does soften now
and then"
That very evening She went down t"
| Sila> FlNmtS office. As she entered i'll
the pale. amber twilight. he was hot
/ startled. scarcely even surprised into u
guess at her crrlnd. \ soft familiar
( presence like the one which had glidcd
into his life Nr;IIS before. there could
hr no jar. II" intrusion wherever 1t
might come. Ii >ilas Thought of II at
/ ali. the thought WAS some vague idea
of Il blessing. Even when she began
on the matter she had at heart. he
listened with dull apprehension. She
wanted some money for the McCanr :.
did she! He would open that drawer.
10y and by, and tell her to help herself.
McanWhilr the sweet voice sounded
Pleasantly : il WAS reSttul after his
day W"lk. But one or two cltarl|
put sentences Iuu>cd him al last. II
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