St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1878-08-02

"Ihen L guess Id better go, moving
toward the door.
.tYes2" interrogatively, as though it
were not of the least Importance wheth-
er he went or stayed.
"Good night !" almost angrily.
"Good night, Mr.. Blakeman," sweet
ly and so they parted.
But when he had gone she went up
to her own room and inconsistently
burst into tears.
Half an hour later Miss MOusewinkle
came down from her room, all traces of
tears removed, and her manner in well
coming Mr.. Schuyler Appleton quite
natural and composed.
"What a lovely night, Mr.. Appletonw
she remarked, when both were seated.
1t was precisely the same observation
she had made to John Brakeman, but
how different the respOnse
"Far lovelier here" said Mr.. Apple
ton, expressively, ethan anywhere else
/ have BEEN"
eyes," said Ruth, ref1ectively, again
pretending to misunderstood; "we do
have a fine vlew."
Johns lip had curled. Mr.. Appleton
smiled.
"And the sky tonight Ruth went
on, with mental note of Appleton's
gentlemanly behavior, sis too lovely
for any thing"
Mr.. Appleton examined the sky with
a critical air.
''I think,n he said cautiously, sit will
be clear Tomorrow"
'rm sure 1 hope so," said Ruth, ''for
Mrs. Deddicote's sake"
"And not for your own, Miss Ruth ?''
The girl blushed. "I don't know
that shall CO." she said.
"Then you deprive me of the pleas
ure."
"You certainly won't stay away on
my account, Mr.. Appleton ~
Certainly, Miss MOusewinkle. What
pleasure would there be for me lii the
charms of the fair Adeliza or any other
of the local sirens F
How different, she thought, from
Johns brusque manners! And what a
charming way of telling her she was
essential to his happiness
''If you would really like me to go,
Mr.. Appleton" she timidly began.
Like you to go!" he repeated, ten
derly. "Like is very inexpensive
word, Miss Ruth. The French are wise
they don't use it,"
Ruth did not understand French
and Mr.. Appleton was always perplex-
ing her.
"What do they use ?" she asked in
nocently.
He looked at her and shook his head
you'll learn it some day or other
Miss Ruth )" then, as he rose, "Pll be
at the wharf at seven o'clock, if you say
so. Well take little sail up the
Sound, and see the fireworks as we
come back"
And so he, too, went away.
3 Now you may think the idea of going
f to display of fireworks in boat very
S odd. But the fact was just this: New
/ Paradise is on the Connecticut shore Of
: Long Island Sound or, to speak more
: properly, on a little inlet that sets il
from the shore; and tongue of land
! that runs out into the Sound above the
: inlet is known as Paradise Point. Here
g it was that Mrs. Deddicote lived, anG
g here that she proposed'tO exhibit hel
4 pyrOtechnics. To enhance the effect
!. especially of the great ElectrOpyrOtech.
D nicon with which the display was tC
f close, it was proposed to view then
l from the water, and for that purpose al
: the rowboats in New Paradise had beer
: provided-the plan being to push Ou
7 far enough from shore to lose sight O.
e the ugly black frames, and yet not 81
{ far as to miss any of the more delicate
D effects. So you will see that Mr.. Ap
0 pleton's project was substantially the
+ same as that of all the other people
:, except that they would go down to tn,
Point in their carriages and there b'
d transferred to the boats, while he woulC
s make the whole distance and round thu
i point in his yacht. To tell the truth
l. it was nothing more than catboat
q but when he first came the people hat
chosen to dignity it by the highe
o sounding title, which had chung to i
e ever since.
e Well, the Fourth was all the mos
IA enthusiastic small boy could desire
e How many fire-crackers were discharged
j in New Paradise, and how many tor
d pedoes exploded, would not dare t,
e say but it is currently told that
n party of tramps, coming through tn
y next day, made small fortune by col
# lecting the paper remains and sellin,
them at a cent pound. All day lon,
a the sky was cloudless and the sun
e though shining with dull glow through
b the smoke of burning woods, was pitt
), lessly hot. Along in the afternoon
e however, light sOutherly breeze sprun
It up. 1t would be pleasant night, Rut
e concluded. The wind would give then
n a fine sail up the Sound, and the over
p hanging smoke would darken the SIX
1t without obscuring the fireworks.
e At seven o'clock Ruth was on hand
1t and so was Mr.. Appleton. Coming t
II the wharf she had passed John Blake
G man in his light wagon, going, n
l. doubt, for Adeliza Boggitt. John ha
d. bowed politely enough, and so had she
st but the sight filled her with an unrea
sonable degree of irritation, consider
y ing, first, that she had herself relin
quished Johns company, and, second
o. that she was going with Mr.. Appleton
III privilege for which any other girl i
1T New Paradise, not even excepting Mis-
BOggitt, would have thrown over job
lie Brakeman in an instant. So it was nc
" with unmixed pleasure that Ruth sc
he out upon her excursion. For the frs
time in her experience Mr.. Appleton
OF society compliments sounded a trifl
,h fiat and unmeaning.
in Going down the harbor Mr.. Appleto
d. experienced no difficulties; nor for ths
Y matter, out into the open Sound.
was not yet sundown, the breeze ws
ut fresh enough to send them bowlin
~ over the waves, and in a short tim
Paradise Point had been left a Ion
le way behind. With the rapid motto
b. and fresh air Ruth's spirits rose. Sh
he began even to feel that she was havin
< good time. Mr.. Appleton, if perple,
Sc ing at times, was nevertheless agreeabl
OF What he meant by telling her that st
nt was beginning to harmonize with hf