The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-12-21

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only to destroy your nntipathy. am sure
you would like him.
'Are you quite sure, Aunt? because,
must confess, am very difficult in my
tastes
THAT should susDect from the fact that
you are almost twenty-five years old, and
still heart-free. Nevertheless, l am not
without fears that you will find 1t difficult
to resist our little schoolmaster. Pray tell
me, sweet niece, what the man must be.
who can lay claim TO your virgin affections!
'Oh, perfect, of course. That is, hand
some, graceful, talented and refined ; lofty
in his principles and pure in his feelings
eloquent, accomplished, agreeable, and not
a schoolmaster.'
Henry Waldo will never do for lover
for you then; yet fancy you would like
him as an acquaintance. He is, in the first
place, three or four years younger than
yourself. Would that be an obstacle 2
Masquerade to lover-ofno consequence
to mere acquaintance
He is plain, decidedly plain. With the
exception of his eyes and forehead, he has
no pretty feature. His smile, however, is
irresistably sweet. Light hair, blue eyes,
and fair skin, give him a very juvenile look,
and his form, also, is boyish, if not ungrace-
full. So much for his personal appearance.
Talented, he Is. decidedly 4; eloquent, also,
and refined. have reason TO believe that
his principles arc correct, though cannot
affirm it positively from the slight acquaint-
ance have with him. By the way, be is
to lecture before our Lyceum tomorrow
evening so you will have an opportunity
of Judging of his talents and requirements.
'Lyceum didn't know that you were
so literary here
'Ah !! | see my pretty niece, that shall
have it in my power to remove some of your
prejudices against country villages and
schoolmasters. Intelligent and fastidious
as you are, possibly YOU will not find our
Lyceum utterly devoid of interest
'Oh am already deeply interested, dear
Aunt, especially in the young lecturer, re-
Piled Madeline, laughing. And just as she
said this, her crayon made blunder upon
the picture, which required some minutes
labor with the India rubber to erase
The next morning Phil called according
TO appointment, and found the picture fin
ished in the neatest possible style. He was
in ecstasises. Such another being as Miss
Bartlett he did not believe existed in the
world and as for the picture.-he had new
er heard of Angelo and Raphael. but If he
had, he certainly would never have dream
ed they could have accomplished anything
so perfect and beautiful as Madeline's pic
ture of the village school-house, and the
truant boys.
Madeline found her Aunt even more busy
than on the preceding morning, preparing
variety of tea-table delicacles with true
Yankee righteousness.
PRAY, Aunt, what is all this cakc-makIng
for ? Are you preparing for party 7
mo dear but Henry Waldo will be here
to tea, and you know he is fnvorlte OF mine.
Besides, he always praises my cake.
SIS that the reason he is favorite, Aunt!
And so, YOU have taken the pains to invite
him here that may fall in love with him.
You may be sure shall resist out of pure
obstinacy, if for no other reason
NAY MadeIine.the little fellow will come
of his own accord, if at all. He knows I'm
Gle lothian never goes out to public NEE
tings, and also that Am very fond of going.
For this reason he never fails to take tea
with me on Thursday evenings, and alter
wards accompany me othe Lyceumi lie
always likes, too, to have my opinion upon
his lectures and debates, for lie says am
the only one who will freely tell him his
faults. So you see have not made any
wonderful effort to bring about anntervIew;
and besides, think it very absurd IN me TO
project any love afair,after the masquerade
obstacles" you have pointed out
Certainly, Aunt. But as he is so kind
to you, and seems to enjoy so much OF your
confidence and esteem, will endeavor TO
be as civil as possible TO him, notwIthstan-
ding he is a schoolmaster.'
Madeline had some feminine feeling a.
bout her personal appearance, and Aunt
lydia silently observed that her lively niece
was more becomingly attired than usual,
when she entered the parlor an hour or two
after dinner. She brought down several adj
ditiona books, too, and laid them on the
table. i
sIhope you have your drawings in ORDER
said Aunt Lydia. 'Our schoomaster has
a fine taste for pictures, and IS, himself
somewhat an artist
mo, Aunt, do not, on any consideration,
let him imagine ever saw crayon' Ii
you do, he will at once detect me as the au- !
thor of the little sketch which was SO silly
as to give away this morning.
You forget, Madeline. that he was watcn-
ing YOU all the while from the windo;@.'
9Oh well, there was certainly no harm in
It, was there, Aunt, only l am afraid the
fellows vanity will be flattered.'
As she spoke, a rap al the door betoken-
ID the arrival of t.tleir visitor. Aunt Lydia
opened it, Ind cordially welcomed Mr..
Waldo, Introducing him playfully to her
lily nice. The young schoolmaster was
lightly embarrassed at meeting, so unex-
oectedIy, a beautiful young lady in the So
Der dwelling of Uncle lothian. However,
he instantly recognized her, and recovering
himself, alluded pleasantly to the scene
a window