The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-08-02

effort for Julia's hand, and, if unsuccessful
he would think no more about her for,
thought he she is too proud for Charles
Graham, ever to become his wife,
! 1t was at the close of the school one day
the same winter. that one of the scholars
handed Julia Merton note. She opened
it and read. Charles Graham's compliments
10 Miss Julia Merton, and requests the favor
of attending her to thesleigh.ride on Thurs.
day eve'
We'll, shan't CO. said Julia.
why not 7 replied her sister Ann, you
know that Charles is as likely young man
as there is in the village
Well, don't care if he is shan't 90.
Il suppose you will answer his billet,
Them
Il shall do as please about that replied
Julia angrily.
The sleigh-ride came and passed, but
Charles did not carry Julia Merton; and
again he was seen vending his way over to
her father'.. He found Julia alone, and
sitting down by the side of her. in a sad
tone he said Julia, have come to bid YOU
farewell tomorrow leave the village
Indeed, Charles it is quite a sudden
start is it not 7 returned Julia, slightly COL
oring.
1T 49, said Charles; Il did not think of
going until yesterday
oh understand you now you are
going on account of my not going with you
last evening" returned Julia laughing.
To- IL I'll L.
said, Well Julia, to confess the truth, that
has something to do with it. Julia, 1 did
think that you loved me once, but have
had my opinion altered in regard to it,
Have you, indeed; Charles, and he
stammered few words in reply, then bid
her farewell.
when will you come again 2 said Julia
laughing, as he left the room.
Never = was the reply.
As Charles slowly proceeded towards his
home, he thought he would never think of
Julia Merton again. He knew full well,
that she was a coquette, and if she did love
him she was then too proud to acknowledge
it.
Ann Merton, who had heard of the inten.
ded departure of Charles, was Just returning
from school, and when she saw Charles she,
sprang forward and caught him by the hand,
aid exclaimed Oh, you naughty Charles,
to leave us so what will Julia do when you
are gone? She will cry her eyes out about
you.'
Julia does not love me enough for that
said Charles; { she will be glad when have
gone away
mo she will not She loves you Charles;
but she is too proud to own it,
Il will never ask her to acknowledge it,
replied Charles.
'Oh, don't say so, Charles; you know
that we all love you-and why, then, do you
say so? know now you mean to pun
ish Julia for using you So Now Charles;
| will tell you how to do. You 60 off, ami
Julia will feel terribly and will write to
you,and let you know all about it; and then,
when we have punished her enough you
will come home again. Wont that be cap
ital, Charles
shall not record the answer Of Graham
to AIMS proposition, but only say, that the
next week, Charles was on his way to the
far famed city of Brotherly Love, to join his
brother in the study of the law.
The news of Charles Graham's departure
struck death blow to Julia's coquetish
tricks. For, although she was coquette-
although she loved to tease him with her
tricks,-yet she lov'd him with all the fer
vor Of a woman's heart. When Graham
told her of his intended departure she be-
lieved him not. but thought he was only
trying to elicit her sentiments in regard to
him. His melancholy manner. which be-
traved his true feelings, seemed only to add
TO Julia's determination of teasing him.
The result of her conduct that day and
through the winter, served to fill her cup Of
sorrow for long time. But Julia, although
she had been guilty of great foolishness,
showed that she had good sense enough TO
repent of the folly of her conduct towards
Graham and ever after, no one could just
ly accuse her of a guilty action. Many
and many were the offers she had-but she
steadily refused them all. Although she
had but faint hope Of renewing her init
macy with Graham again, yet she would
have given all the world if she could see
him once more, and could have undone all
her folly had done. But she had brought
her own fate upon her and now she was
doomed to bear it.
Five years passed, and Charles Graham
was an eminent counselor in one of our
Western States. Like meteor which sud.
denly flashes into existence, and in an in.
slant lights up the whole heavens with
glowing FIRE, was Graham's career. After
he left the study of law in Philadelphia, he
removed to the far West, where he settled
in the practice. His argumenttive powers
and thrilling eloquence, soon won for him
a standing among the first lawyers of the
country and no one had ever heard him
when he pleaded the cause of the wronged-
who had ever seen his fine, manly form
stretched to its utmost height-who had ever
heard his deep toned voice in laundering ell.
oquence,-and seen bis glowing eye and i'm.
patient gestute-but said Charles Graham
was worthy of the station which he had