St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-15

ldSc. l remember her well three Wears
ago. She was 10 then. How prett,
she WAS in her shecpskin jacket and her
blue petticoat Modest and pure
minded was she, and no one could say
a word against her. She was the
daugter of the inn-keeper, and her
condition was IL good one. 1t WAS Il
merry house. and in winter Il constant
round of teastings took place. Telsla
had ii good bit of learning but what
was better, she WAS Il tidy house wife.
and made Inc cheeses. and had IL sweet
voice, and sang well, and had Il good
heart. | think she must have loved
our friend of last night, though nobody
could ever say that she told her
thoughts.
1.-Two years ago, that giIl'S father
married il woman from the Mora coun-
try. have nothing to say against the
dora people. only they are apt to try
and hold their heads away up, like
reese, and lord it over the simpler Dahl
-, 4; and so Tesla and her step-moth-
er did not agree very well. Then
trouble came when Telsla's old father
died, and the Mora woman claimed
most of the property, and IL lawsuit.
which is Il scandal among the Dahl
folk. WAS likely to set in All | could
make out of the story was, that, one
fine day, Tesla sold out to her step
mother all her right IN her fathers e>-
tate, and in desperation-like walked
all alone to the coast and got on board
IL cattle-boat ut Gcfie. and went to
Stockholm, whence she took ship to
America. There int much that Is
strange about that. for lots of our pen-
pie have been going to America.
Either because the Dahl blacksmith
had not been quick enough in telling
his love. being Il modest kind of tcl-
low, or whether they had Il quarrel
over bit of ribbon. certain it i that
while her lower was absent Tel~la went
away and left the country. All | could
learn WAS what he told me. aud he has
been eating his own heart ever since
and living in the dark. though il hap
prnrd most Il wear ayo. He. wanted
to 90 to America in search of her. and
thought perrhamce. that Won might
have some tidinrS of TrlsIa. hcIikr
sceL her. Now. am only Il guide. and
not one of those stuck up fellows. like
the Mora people. who think they can
learn nothing So when he told me
his long story. opened the pack and
took out that book Won carry with the
map> in it. Ii took me an hnuI to ex-
plain tn the poor simple fellow that in
this world Sweden is bat a tiny Spcck.
and that America is most all the rest
of the earth | took him right of to
that cliff there. where there i a clear
fall of IL Thousand feet To the Jagged
rocks below. ANA bid him toss Il p,b-
hlc into the depths. and said Ia hiu.
That little stone l. Tesla America i
that waste of stones and SuliutrI,d
rocks and gravel below there. Do Won
think vou could ever tind that little
round white shining pebble again. Nou
have lust thrown down, The stone i
lost ="
This seemed to strike him. and that
neither he. nor !. nor Nou. sir. nor ANY
one ri~' Sd>c God Couid lind tnI hin,
Where Tcl>la had gone tu. He seemed
stunned at this. bat men IL l"N" N"
m">tlN either up III the sky or down in
Il pit. Still he Kind of hung to the.
idea that You might help him. told
him ,nr were a painter iuuIuryiug
about To draw waterfalls and noun
tain~. and that luu business might not
let Nnu have followers. That it cost Il
heap of monsI-a fortune T." Gloss
away beyond the seas to America. |
did not sly NoH dId not have kiud
heart. To. haV" II" reason To think tu
the contrary. bat | put II I" him. that
a>. YOU had never seen Tcl>la with the
hair OF gold and the deep hluc eyes.
how could ynu ever have known how
she looked. 81 a. t" he ahlc to tell him
about Your hlvin" met her IN America
But he declared that ynu had drawn
her face. made him believe after -
Ion" time that lac had come on Il fool
crramd. and that he had better return Ia
his mountain>ide and 20 To work again,
and pick up heart. hecau>e if he pGt
his trust in God and Trl>la loved him
she would hc sue To send him ;idiuG>
some day.
"Iou know they are very honest il
these parts. 81 when he asked for the
little scrap of paper on which yen had
drawn Il Woman's face. and which lie
had held in his hand all the time. | re-
fused at first to let him have it. The
poor fellow begged dreHdiully hard.
Now. aS | suppose you sell these things.
| made bold then to make kind OF
bargain about it. 1t took vou. sup
pose. not over Il half-hour To draw that
picture. and | thought one whole dav
of my service as Your guide was worth
about us much us the picture. 81. if vou
are agreed to it, | will buy il in that
way tor the lad. The Dahl boy will
certainly repay me the price of this
little picture. either this winter or the
next. when | 90 through his village,
Or. if YOU hold to vomr picture. and
must li,ye if. rs you will stay nt thp
pnrphvrv works tomorrow. tins very
uipht | can cross the country and pct