Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-04-18

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'Eseuc, whit can you be thinking sbou. you
have set full hour in the same posture with your
head reclining upon your hand, looking not at all
Ike my joviai s,ster. Come, now, think it will
require no prophets vision TO divine the current Of
your thoughts. Tell nc, Esielle, are you not this
moment asking your heart " il yield it's sfec.
tons to Morris
Dear Louise. I am Ear from thinking you pos
srsscd Of the power Of prescencc but for once you
have guessed right
We'll, Estelle, wba, Is the result of your ,nedita-
tions for ! should think they had boon sufficient
y lengthy to have Terminated in resolves hope-'
Nay, Louise. no more lectures | am weared
with your preaching. Il s no more than week
since ! sat, with all due reverence, at your lady.
chips feet. and listened to a discourse full two
hours long. You failed. then, with all your logic
TO convince me and presume You have no more
powerful or convincing reasoI.s 10 offer now. In
deed, Louise, am resolved at present not to dis
courage the attentions Of so accomplished
as Morris; so do dismiss iha, heightened phz, aud
appear more cheerful
This, then, is your conclusion, had hoped
3 that my dear sister was beginning to view this i'm
portsnt subject in its true light.
q Yes in its true light do, sis--for half be-
4 heve tho old sdsge. "a reformed rake makes the
bes husband The grand secret is. how to reform
them and am willing TO make the experiment. -
Tor 10 tell you the TRUTH Louise, Morris is coming
this evening TO receive his snswcr whether your
waywsrd SISTER win become his bride or not and
he declares. forsoo,h. that if Isay to him nay be
will torn reese and society shall never know Fred
rick Morris sgsin.'
'Ah, Es,slle-my sister, my companion you
will not be so hasty-you will no, sacrifice your
self Have you forgotten your enga segment to Ed
ward Bsrnest Gao you bio, from your heart all
remembrance ofhis deyotedness Can you bes,ow
your hand upon another, when you are already az.
kanced to him Believe me. If you DO you will
peser have peace Of mind sgsin-- Gods blessing
ss'h set rest upon you.
oh. l.,uise. as 90 my engagements with Ed
ssrd b., you kno~ 1t is mere chd's affair.
pave always told him When be found any ono he
gould love better, would release him
And did he allow you The same privilege p
oh. no he is so self confident, he supposes my
heart inaccessible to all mankind but his own deaf
calf. But 20 be serions Louise wonder he could
not have placed his affections upon 70, instead o
me. lie is so learned d;gnihed, aud so moraG.
rag, that ] wonder he should fancy me. who love
nothing better than to trip the light fantastic too,
10 the merry dance or to read the last novel.'-
Bot DO not fear for him he will soon find anoth
CT better calculated than mytelf 10 make him happy
and Il reqsites 80 prophets vision to divine who
that will he. All ba--thof biHsh, Losise
'Essoiie hosh ! will not listen TO your Levitt
'eacef. loa ~rong yourself-you wrong him L
rhow 700 have pIghied yosr love-
Il wen. Louise, ~ili be serious and now VIVA
- the saA total ~ your objections to Morris 70,
csat but sekro~ ledge that he 10 very mpished
and pe.fcci .idoass. There Is not a young lad,
81 I'll my scqesnisnce who does not admire him
se4 we would moi think herself Fortunate girI I,
be the es.rrt Of his sfeeiinns-spd even you, m,
demnge sssief. half believe pure jealousy is n,
are ihsvr
'k<telie, yos know ihem have told yoo. an
other irsends have ssrxed you. IL be not pro
fsssed gamsieT and have not even yoo. blinded Al
you are. seea ham uhen there vas w.scOnfe.
sssa upon his eogn,eosnee ard IN unns,ur,l excite
nenf Of his spirais =
Well. allowing ell that 10 be true, Though ID.