St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-04-02

Mr.. Raymond and Philip rode up to
Mr.. DeXters door for Clinton. the next
morning, uSt as the sun was pcepiug
over the hills. 1t was as delightful ii
September morning as they could de
sire. As soon as they weIr on the road
Mr.. Raymond said:
'Now, boys, you must keep your
eyes opcn-see all there is To lie seen
and get all the enjoy ment out of going
that you can. We don't have holiday
very often, and we must make the most
OF them when we do have them. Phil
ip and have worked pretty hard lately
and guess, Clinton. that you have. |
believe Il play day will do us all good.
| made up my mind, this morning, to try
and leave all my cares and business be
hind me for once : 50 Nou need have no
fears, if Nou talk To each other all Nuu
please. and ask me as many questions
us you wish. that ii will disturb me ut
ALL"
1t did not escape Mr.. Ray iuond's OBJ
servatiom that his remarks caused the
lads to glance ii; each other iii blank as
tOnislIment. and it cut him to he quick.
What kind of Il father have | been"
he lSked himself. mot TO be able to
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son without having it received with
such surprise. Poor boy, Wonder.
pleasure, guilt and grief aIe all depicted
i'll his countcnance. to-day. After this.
with Gods help. I'll - manage that
he'll never duuht my loving him never
plan to Iun away from his father : house
again"
Nh. Ray lmond spared no pains /" have
ii, I
ford. lie called their attention to every
thing that he thought would interest
them on the way. He told them Win"
owned such and such Il farm when he
WAS Il boy what the land was worth
an acre then. md what WAS its market
value now: who built this house and
that: and he pointed ont where Gen
cral - was born. and where Hon. --
lived till he went to college. He WIS
no les pliu>taking when they GOT to
the city. He took them past Trinity
college, the state house. the high school.
and pniItrd ont the different churches
and told them VIII" preached i'll them {:
he went with them to the AthcnIum
and >pcml an hou with them there.
Sometimes Philip looked at his father
in dumb hrWildcrucut and Wondered it
they really were in Hartford. "r il ii
were all i cream. How social and iu-
Irrc>tng his father Wu>, He trlt ~ If
he never wis acquainted with him he
fore. What delightful time hc should
have had if hr had not been planning
to d" 81 mean Il thing. II his father
knew il. how hr would dc>pI>c him: he
looked At him - earnestly. >umctimc>
he was afraid that hr saw guilt tiugc
his cullutcuaucc. II ne could only get
mp the r"urIg, he would confess the
whole To hi~ father and implorc hi> for
giN"uc>S.
Thus the day wore away. and Philip
was not >"Iry When it WAS time /" >talt
for home.
Aircr Nh RAYMOND lett the lads To
follow "u with the hclfrr. they talked
"NcI tn" events al the past twenty -t"ul
h"w>. together. and they were both
very dccidcdl> of the opinion that they
had htd Il very uarI"w and pr"Nldcn-
tial ESCAPE from committing a disgrace
!ml act: and they both agreed. after q
lutte discussion ON lhlt point. that
they would Hc>:r div ul.r Ia Il human
hciug that they had ever dreamed "t
runulu" away.
II Va> huIi'-pI~' nine when philil
drove the htitrr into his fathers harI
l.tId. Altcl he hId his supper his IA
rhrr asked him t" step out I" the shed
aud Uci a package that WIS under th,
wagon ~c.t. W Whrn he hr"ughl il Nh
Ray lulond opened il aud took from il
> Nv rh>tcI'~ 'uIhlidyrd pictioulrN.
and at down ir his desk and wrote ur
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