Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-01-25

erv man take care OF himself Is my mot
to,n :" And NIUE" replied Elizabeth, "let
ererg woman Be careful aohom she toeds"
frederick" she continued, have
long Struggled TO reveal to you my fixed
resolution never to wed rumseller, buta
fear of wounding your feelings has thus
long delayed me ia the discharge of This
solemn duty, | now say TO you, THIS as my
fred, Waalterabte resolution, and nothing
shall drive me from it-besides, If you
were moi rumseller, should not dare TO
link my fortune 10 yours, os your real
character has developed iiselfthis tvenlug.
! Your cold hearted, selfish motto, "let
erery man take care ofhimset," without
some very essential qualifications, will
never do for rule of my life. Any man,
whose feelings are governed, and lIf; reg
uiated BY this naked, unqualified rule, can
never love woman as be ought. Such
love the slightest wind Of adversely would
scatter, and leave The heart cold and desc
late. Frederick, | thank heaven this dis
closure has been thus early made. ! say
early, because your disguise has been
thrown of before the day arrived which
should witness our union III marriage -
J Not yielding the slightest obedience to
J your RUE, aud feeling none OF Its obliga-
lions resting upon me, can now say 10
! you in the sincerity OF my heart, that my
morning and evening prisons shall be that
you may yet become true hearted Wash
lngtonian'in principle and practice y
Thus did Elizabeth in the fullness of her
heart address him who was once the object
Of her fondest affections lie listened 10
Iher remarks in silence. His feelings were
Of such nature that he dared not trust
himself 10 give them uitsrance. He knew
enough Of The character Of Elizabeth to
teach him that nothing could change her
! resolution, bat decided change in his
oVn character. However much he might
have secretly wished for this change ol
character at this particular time, still his
pride, and the exasperaied slate Of his feel
ings, entirely prevented him from maxim
any acknowledgements, or giving any
further expanalion cf his sordld views
Thus they passed on 10 silence until they
, arrived at her fathers house, and there /
, final separation took place. Frederick
has never attended any temperance meet
ings since his engagement with Elizabelt
was broken off He still continues in tht
degraded employment of rinsin dirty tum
: blerS for a Few customers. He has be
: come also an open enemy to the cause o
: Temperance, and if report be true, quite al
improbable customer 10 the parlne1shiI
, liquor. Elizabeth is still among US, tn
: same lively good hearted girl, cheering
the social circle with her presence, and en-
; couragIug the hearts and strenethenin.
! The hands Of the Westinghouse 10 th
: ueighborhood where she resides. An,
. | Waskiugtonian, who may be lucky enous
: TO win her heart, would have abnndan
J cause to bless the planet under which h
c was born.
! | am aware that some Of our uovel rea.
q = ladies' Will be ready 10 excaim that Eliza
= beth's love was not deep and lastng-lha
i she too easily threw j, of, and this becaus
= she did not pine away, and die Of a brok
Z en- heart But let me say to these dear
Y susceptible creatures, that Elizabeth's al
fiction for Frederick Ssarsmont was dee
: and strong, and would have remained a
: abiding prInclpte In her heart, if she ha
not fortunately made the discovery tha; th
= object of her love was wholly unworthy
y She was not 50 blind to the beauties of Il;
ture, and her own duties as to forget ever
II thing else but such an unworthy creatur
as Frederick proved himself TO De. Ha
% she oeen of that sickIy cast, she woul
- nave probably made ner exit from til
!" world according TO the most approved fasI
- ion but thank Heaven, she vet lives an
- breathes our own temperance atmosphel
"a living monument of the triumph
y pure Wh>hingtonian principles oyer tn
= love which, for once In tie q0or!d, was n
II so blind as to be totally unable 10 discov,
r unworthlntss. in lis object. HoNEsTus.
,e Gray, Dec. 24ih, 1912
Of VERMONT TELEGRAPH.