St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-11-19
The Timely Warning.

Good night dear papa" said Il sweet,
childish voice.
looked down in surprise at the little
girl that was standing at my fricmd>
| knee: fol though il Was our first meet
ing after Il separation "t some NcaIS.
had surpassed him To hr childI,>S.
She had entered the room 80 noise
lcSsly that until she spoke. neither "f
us had been conscious of her presence.
''Go"d night. my daughter said my
host. Il smile of infinite tenderness
>ottcniug his rather stern features. and
holding ont his arm as he spoke.
The child Sprang quickly t" the >hcl-
ter of the broad brrast. la. ing her soft
cheek lovingly against his.
As he held her thus. striking tender
ly. as II mother might, the shining hair
that mingled with his own ictty locks.
| thought had never seen IL pIcItieI
picture.
She was in form 81 petite. with
features almost imihntilc in their deli
cacN of outline: he WAS :" strong and
stately: her complexion MAS exquisite
II fair. and her eyes ot the >uit,.>l blue
hic his WAS black and piercing. and
his face hromZcd 10y the cXpnSurc to sun
and storm incidental to his adventurous
life.
y mItromly looking woman opened
the door, pau>img upon the threshold
aS If reluctant to disturb them.
A> soon aS my friend observed her.
he arose. and blessing the child with Il
>olcmnitl and tenderness had never
witnessed in him before. dismissed her.
Not y"ur own daughter ?" | said, Us
soon as we were left alone.
mo; hut could not love her hcttcl
if she were. She is the most precious
of all my earthly possessions. is well
she might he. My darling little Kathic
she saved my life.
"What that slender. delicate child p
"Ycs: and when she was younger
and smaller than she is now"
Il will tell You how it was." added
my friend, replying more to the eager
! inquiries in my eyes than to anything
! had said.
ut is not IL Ion. story"
And pushing toward me Il cut glass
dish. of some quaint and curious pat
tern, filled with heavy clusters of grapes
nay host settled himself back in his
easy chair and commenced us follows:
about two years ago, important
! business called me to \, i'll the
western part of Canada. Partly be-
| cause was more accustomed to tina,
style of locomotion. and partly hecauS,
I public convcNanccs in that section al
/ The country were slow and uncertain.
started on horseback.
Il had been about Il fortnight on my
way, and WAS beginning to congratulate
myself that WAS near the termination
of my journey.
..It WAS near sundOwn and the sky
! began to look aS if Il storm We're brew
| mg. | had ridden many hours through
Il rude and thinly settled country. ant
began to look anxiouslN about for som,
human hahitation. 1t WAS. therefore
with a feeling of relief. that | saw.
few rods ahead of me. what seemed t,
br Il public house. 1t was so long sine,
had seen one. that. in spite of it:
drcary appearance. it had pleasan
look to me.
..Tberc were neither trees nor an,
si"us of negotiations around the house
in front of which was crazy lookln:
sinu creaking in the wind that Wa
rising. and upon which could he seen
few letters of What WAS evidently onc
Entertainment of Man and Beast, nov
nearly etlaccd by exposure t" tn
weather.
AS | rode to the door. | SAW Il stout
middle-aged man sitting on the fhd
porch, cleaning Il gun.