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blamed myself severely for this innocent G
mistake Of nv youth for, though there !
were many who waited courage 'o &C I
know'cdre the fact there were few of our !
vlllarc lads who had not, at some ,imH or
other. fanccd themselves in love with Nan.
cy lie Baron.
After the death Of my parents, having
received good school education. and be-
inp held down for life to the little hamlet
in which was born, BY no consideration OF
interest, determined to seek my fortune IN
the metropolis. BY 'hc assistance OF tr'.
low townsman, who bad pursued sIml'ar
course with remarkable success, obtained |
situation, which became the stepping !
stone TO all my future good fortune. BY !
unrcmitllng activity and application, Tor 1T |
teen wears, had become the master OF ,
"prctty property"
Ifthe reader has any curiosity to ascor'
tain the connection, between this portion
! Of nv history aud the visit to my native
village, it is but fair tina, he should be graf
fed. | had begun to put a few profitable
interrora,oriCs To my own heart In what
way shall employ these rches' Am
not reitlnr weary of This in'etmnabe nc
cumualion? felt, at the age OF thirty
five. tina, bad lived alone long enough;
and if there was person upon earth, TO
whom desired to say so, that person was
Nancy L. Baron. Ten years before, had
heard some rnmorS Of ml>turluncs III hcr
fathers family; there was mighty differ
cucc between the poor p|oughboy and the
man of handsome estate Nancy might
have become less fas'dlnns wlihal and.
perhaps, might count in some measure,
upon the effect of that cons ancy. which
! had norri-hed for fifteen years, without
even the poor solace of hope deferred -
t Such then confasScdy was the main object
, Of my visit. 1t was my intention. VI Nancy
/ lie Baron were unmarried still. to Offer her
ouce more the hand which she had already
! rel cted.
f / was very forcibly struck BY the change
= which, in So short o space, had taken place
t among the inhabitants Of the village AT
ter | had taken my seat in the meo'Irg-
honse, nd kept my eyes steadily fixed up-
on the -qre's pow for quarter OF an hour,
= I had the modification - see 1t occupied
It by strangers. looked ia VAN for Nancy
IN every corner. | scarcely noticed al ~
: d,vidua o. whom should have been able
n to gather any information IN regard to az
old standard, except major Moody the mil
Ter. whose expression was always about q,
r. sour as great portion of the meal wb,cl
!. he always sold. Or nv return % the tav.
ern, ventured to inrerrogate the iahdia
y dy:
a PRAY said 7, is Squire lie Baron We
lving'
lie Bnron,' said she, i have heard hn
y name we have lived hero only "a few year
), the factory business has brought grea
many new corners 10 The village. who have
is taken the places Of The old folks
" How long have you resided hcrn:
m We have kept tna tavern about sever
years. sir, and have had good run o. bnsl
Is ness. The deacon Is very particular ab u
q his liquors, and gives general satisfaction
:, Cor Re never waters his run, lie has i
4 direct from Deacon Gooseberry'> ds,lliery
h It's great pity, sir. that the whole bust
"a ne.s was not confined to dcacnus au'
i. church members; It would then b. don'
10 upon honor. Shan't fetch You lIll,
IL spirit before dinner, sir, It's very cheering
# after long Sermon
!. Bot, nv good woman, said !, Il hay
r. not been preaching.
'Tha,'s true, replied this tatka,jve hos
Vi tess, bu' often say 80 to Par>on New hist
off Ter aud he always takes II very Elnd'y.'
, At this moment, the woman was cl',nC
awav: and taking my hat and coat Wa K
~ cd forth into the village. 6nutmy cour-
n towards the sqnirc's mansion. l. appear
m ed not TO have uudorgonn any remarkn3l
<. alteration. As walked on the tnrhc
~ side OF the street, observed several cHiI
m dren locking forth from the wlnduws.-
Nancy is married! thouIht |. Those ar
her children. | sIro.Icd forward, eudeav
- orinr to reconcile myself 10 "A dlSaQpon'
~ ment, which had certainly gathered, be
fore It was ripe, a. men OF II certain TEN
~. permanent, are prone to take up trouble at at
" cXDrbtaut rate Of interest. | had wake
ON. till came To the village graveyard
70 Almost unc0uscouly. found myself within
the melancholy pale. My rccoIectlons o
T. men. who had gone entirely from ny
H. memory. were very readlly recalled by lh'
- simple memorials around ma. According
- IN the prevailing custom OF mankind, soml
as twenty years ago, almost every male adult
u. whose name | noticed on the hend>st0u(
p, had been n moderate drinker IN his day
rs A very large proportion had been incor
ct rlqiblo so's. What motley group, tho
y. in the great day Of the resurrection
Y, shall rise together from the drunkardj
ne grave
ut While was thus engaged, my atten
ID ton was aroused by the iootstcp OF per
son, who had approached within few
n feet of the place where stood. l. wa
IN old Enoch Runlet, WIN had excited tn,
IA deacon'S Indignation, on the precedn.
ri evening, by his Importantly for gtog. H.
'e was apparently sober, and his suooth chll
r and general appearance indicated SOM
;, little regard for the outward observunccs
ID at least, of Gods holy day. He knew m