St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-09-10

al" INV ShIopln river cdHSni Idlnl
| glow as 1t stole away under the dark
green trees. The woods were quiet
now; III the twilight there was no
sound but the soft rushing of the water
over the Weir one began to wish that
these young people might sing in the
gathering darkness, down here by the
side OF the ruSheS. They were thinking
of other things.
''Of course, Miss Newton" SAYS the
taller and younger of the two gentle
men, You will go for an excursion ON
the river tomorrow The fact is. II
man | know has put ii little toy steamel
at my disposal it is down ut Cookham
just now could have it up here for
You ut any hour You chose"
"A steamer ?" says our young Amer
lean friend what Il shame it would
he to bring steamer into this quiet
placer
The barometer of the Young mans
face falls ten degrees and that of his
rival jumps up Il hundred.
And that isn't the worst of it. says
MIR. Humphreys, eagerly. ''Oh, no.
not ut all. The joys of Il trip in Il small
lIver steamer are most multiiarloIIs.
First lsJu lun aground. Then your
waves upset Il Skitf. and the two men in
1t make use of the most awful language.
Then NOu take off somebody's outrig-
ger. And so on. and 81 on, until YOU
wish You had never been born and.
indeed, when You 90 ashore. Your own
mother wouldn't helieve Nou ever had
been, for your identity is completely
lost and smothered up III the coal-dust
tllf has lN.nn SlnNNaI,I NJ,
no. Miss Newton, don't You hc a
mean. don't go in Il river steamer. Now.
if Nou really want To enjoy the river.
I'll show ,nu how. We shall get IL big
flat punt md moor il out below the
weir, and we shall have luncheon ON
board, and plenty of books. and IL box
of watcr-cnlors. If You like to sit and
read. well. If You like to spin for
front. you can have my line. If You
want to sketch. Nou have all the >crncrN
about You. Now that is how l"u ought
t" spend = nice. idlmg. enjoyable day
on the Thames"
Mr. Humphreys WAS quite pleased
with this bur t of oratorN' "Do YOU
like the picruIc!" he might have asked
in the words of the romantic Claude
Mcln"tic. And she did like the pie
turc. She said it was charming. She
hoped we should have that boat.
And the water c"l"l>!" said Nh
Maurice with something "t Il >nrcr.
"Whcrc do N"u propose I" get them
about here
Il brought them with me. replied his
rival with a certain majestic calm.
''Oh. 1t" l"u paint. Nh. Humphrey -"
Miss Amy >aid. directly.
NO. Miss Newton. don't. But |
knew that l"u id and ;" | brought the
c"lor>."
1t Wis not for Il second OF two that
any of us observed how this unhluShing
prl>"u had Iippcd. He had thought
r"l"i> tor her. hut had he not vowed
aud sworn that he WIS never :" SUI
pri>rd in his lite l> when he saw that
carriage drive up t" the door "t the
''C"mplctc Auglrr!
"Prrlap> \"u hInught with Nou the
trout for Which Miss Newton Is To fish!
SAID the Younger man. with a ghastlN
"Iim on his face.
..Oh. dean. IA" There are good trout
about here.
"\cNcr >Iw amy.
''pcrhlp> not moi at HE end of NoIII
own lime. ANY way. But if Nou will
take the trouble tn look through Land
and Water for April l-1:i. l"u will tind
Il description OF Il trout taken hrIc
hich TUNED the scale at >iN pounds
thcrc"
And the happy fisherman -
WAS Your humble servant.
Nov. whether this WAS tluc "r not,
uu one rnuld SAY. for files ot Land and
Water dIc NOT ~ common in the cnun-
| trN I> huttrlrup>. The bold >,Itinu.
hnvrNcI. scored one iol Mr. Humphrey :
and pretty nearly put the finishing touch
/ to his IiNIl> resentment aud chaIrin.
/ We began Ia wonder when these two
| would rush at each other.
"N"W, Young people. said the lady
/ Nh" looks attrr u> all. "don't keep
| lnuugiu. about the Ii\cI side. "r Nnu
viii get chilled. You must all ." off
| for Il >hut walk before bed time. all
except my self. am g"im" indoors tu
| umpack.
In one m"mcnt the Young man had
| d;ntcd forward. He would show Mis-
| Newton the shortest WAY round Ia the
road. Was il not Il delightful evening
for Il stroll and how differently stu
] dltu one WIS III lIlt country
Humphreys and walked after thr>,
two. and "ur light hearted friend WIS
most unCommnuiN mnIo>r. Sometimes
he whisllrd: but that form OF gaNrt\
sounded strangely III the silence of tn,
evening. He had his eyes fixed "n th,
two figures before him. and kept pretty
cl">r upon them.
80 very still and calm was thc even
ing that we could not hut oVcrhc:u
" hat Miss Amy and and her companion
were talking about. Perhaps the 81
Icncc and the strange twilight over tn,
woods had somewhat impressed them
but. III all events. they were speaking
in rather Il sad way of the occurrence,
of life. and of the fashion in whicl
hopes spramg up only tn he lcStroyc'
n bN Il ruthless fate, and of the sympathy
that WAS 81 valuable in healing thcS,
wounds and thIt was 81 rarely to b,
met with. Young Maurice had Il gen
tie and pleasant voice: he WIS tal>m.
in an mdcrtone; these two. us they
walked together along the quiet c"rn
try road, looked very like lovers.
. My companion whistled another ha
of "Ihc Minstrel Boy" and then beSaI
to yawn.
IL think shall 90 back and have ;
cigar before going to bed" said he.
+ Every WE'LL" said |.
But you don't mean to leave thos'
two walking on by themselvesF said he
sharply. "Why, that long legged idi"
would 90 stalking on to the crack q
doom till he tumbled over the edge q
the universe. Call him back. Does h'
want to drag the girl TO the shores %
German Ocean -
called them; they turned and me