Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-03-10
VOL. 80, NO. a7.-wHOLE NO. 1899.

name, lie, who then had on his hands the az.
hirs OF empires, he condesceuded TO listen to her
TO hear the whole sloty of his poor soldier. lie
sent her away without a positive answer; and
though he spoke in kindly way, poor Bertha was
'l' eadiully frightened. But on that sane evening
the emperor's own surgeon cane to examine my
arm, and next day received my discharge, with
pension.
In the hurry and excitement Of my feelings
throughout his-cntire business had entirely tor
got poor Marie; but as returned slowly TO my
native village with Bertha, you may he sure that,
thought nf little else, and began TO look myself
as something OF II rascal. dare say Bertha then
feared that she had got stlky bargain of nc for
many time and of she questioned nc about my
low splrlis. AZ length WI got home--tn III vii
Iage, sir. stopped NJ the i'm: unbDdy me tie.
There was II qnrsiinn n NY tongue wnicb wi-ll-
ed, but found II Difficult. 10 utter. ,ld not wish
hat Mara might he dead, bu I heartily poHl ri
tl,a she n'sht tr married. Alns! wirD dsked
ne question OF Niingcr, the husWrrer nni rnly
told ue that she was "n'.larrie, huii,' seeing mo
10 lie soldier, added that she engaged 10
her cousin, 80 di'r, who Ind lrrrp long ~, lie
wars As there existed Il Necessity. how-ver, los
coming to explanations, left B-r,hi n, thr ian,
aud, covered Ivy the shades. moved wih re. nrr
slow Steps towards The home whpiC skpnct Il t.
6nd NV mother, my hrolhcf and my - iers. I
found them all sale aud well. aud wnii tirni nom
else Than Marie. i.vrry hndS wrco ned AID ,.,,l.
l
! |, aS | returned her cninmt, 'i,"or ihiu., .iie
loves me- yet, aui iuic 'nows what rascal have
Been liuI "ut u mus, come go asked her It
she r. uenib. red our rugn cement. Marie answer.
ed Yes in low tone, AMI covered er face vi i
her hands. My brother Mchac, 100, .nnl ra h.e
urtll, Oh, remember hat ch ldsii c.,s age
uiruI. made 10 answer hut went on, Us "A very
suffering way, IN tclt how much nal heeu nbi-
.ed Ivy on :, when tar from home; dUh hu1llj. |
got ont that | was married. Marie Ind nrN.r
akru lrr h ,nds from her lace while | ~ Uhr; and
imagining thar she gong 10 give way ~ al
awful explosion OF gtiei was nbuu! 80 lose INV
confession VIII sumg l'"u.ru ant ru!'>p.iu g
words, Wien suddenly tr ,Iah'a hci" Irr.'t-.'.
and face more mi oi stui,rs II MI l'ars dis
closed to me-. Ca, J"Fie>, tell me, are n'I rral-
ly married p Yes ,aM |, RmaZ.dy, drinking
she n''s be going nio mysteries. 'Oh, you dear
jagnes! your dnnr j.q rs = cried she Whe al
the same time my brother Michael came up 10
me- nt'i. with most extraordinary warmth, shook
me again aud nga'n lay the hand. We have broH
boh alike, exclaimed Marie; 'butwe thought you
dead 1t proved, indeed 10 lie The cnse hat hia-
RE, as she grew IN years, has forgotten her child
sh engagement, nnd that n,y brother Michael aud
she had loved each other with something ot real
and serious love but ihey would not marry ill
,hey heard some tidngs about me. My arrival, a
,iarred lnnn, solved The difficulty to their great
.elight. Co. bring Bertha to US, cried Marie
| am dying to embrace hern I was not long ia
bringing i}erihn 10 her friends.
My brother Michael is landlord of the little inn
over The way, sir, and you may guess who his
vile is, aud why we rally each ether about broken
promises. Now you have my siory.' jacques was
happy man.