Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-01-10
MISCELLANEOUS.
From Blackwood's Magazine.
LOVE IN THE WILDERNESS.
Concluded.

Lucy ASHTON was under the tree-Amy like a
sensible child, busily employed at little distance
gathering flowers; the sun shining the bees hum
ming, the birds chrruping.
You made me wretched all Yesterday said
Indeed had the worthy Caleb no device to
cheer the young masters solitude?
Impossible, even for Caleb's ingenuity, to supply
the want of society he contrives to hide the alb
sence of silver plate. All, why did you not GOMEZ?
q don't recoect having promised TO expose poor
Amy again to the assaults Of wild boar.
Or yourself to the conversation of person like
me-
'Oh! l have told you over and over again, am
delighted to have seen you; and like your con-
versaton amazingly; you are very different indeed
from what expected.
sIn Heavens name, what did you expect / said
'Who ever spoke Of me to you, that knew me?'
Nobody that knew you but you are good
deal spoken of, Notwithstanding. | was curious to
see if they were correct
'And what did they say? will endeavor to cor
rect them if they mistaken
'They said you and your father moped so con-
tinuay in the old house, that you had grown like
Quasimodo) to have resemblance to brick and
mortar yourselves. | expected to see you like
gabe-end, with couple of mullioned windows for
eyes, and dapidated doorway instead of mouth
was astonshed to see you nearly human
sAh you will humanize me still more if YOU
laugh at me you do; do take pity on me- and
don't let me settle down into wal!'
with all my heart for have no turn for archi-
lectures and, by all the descrp tlons hear of the
old court, you don't seem to be Pallados'
There may be other reasons besides want of
skill and inclinatlon,' | said, with a sad feeling of
the ant.architectura condition of our excheGuer
ooh! you mean poverty. Then why don't you
sell the old place"
1t would kill my father to think of it.
But it would not have so dreadful an effect on
you? know you could get it sold if you like
AN old impudent fellow by the name of Jeeks
wishes to force us into a sale. / will see him and
all his race at the bottom of the Red Sea first
Would you sell it then !" she said
'No-but fair Lucy Ashton, why do you ask?'
Because If you parted with one brick of the OLD
house, one blade of grass Of the old park one lea
of one old tree in the old wood, our acquaintance
would end. as rapidly as it began
Then 1t shall suffer no decay | said, and tool
her hand, which she held out to me with homes
warmth; and now let Inc find out if l can, who i
is that gives me such admirable advice | called OF
Mr. Dobbe yesterday
He told you great many things, by the by, die
he not" she said
You know him, see, and he knows you' As
said this, looked with the air of a man who ha
discovered a portentous secret; but she bore m,
look with the same celestial open smile as ever
what happy man he must be in knowing 81
first rate parshioner. Did he boast much Of on
acqualntanceF
He seemed to know more of your brothers AM
sisters, said
Oh, which of them did he like the best? How
many did he say had"
This was puzzer; for was quite undecide
whether to consider her daughter of the house G
Jufies with fourteen children, or roggs with onl
two
Amy seemed great favorte,' replied
But my brothers-what did he say Of nv brotl
ers?
He said-but perhaps it was in condolences
Twill not mention all he told me- He spoke hghl
OF the whole family of Mr. Poggs.
And very properly too. We are all pleasar
people in this nelghborhood; and, indeed, | wonde
he can make any distinction IN the degrees of am
ability between the Poggses, Juffleses, Higginson
Jeekses, Wicoxes, and all the late and present oc
cupiers Of the Raleigh estates'
'Higginses? WilcoXes? he never mentione
them; but as to the Jeekses, pray don't speak
those detestable wretches | hope you despis
young Jeeks as heartily as | do
Not quite perhaps
mo" looked at her. Gracious powers! is
possible this beautiful creature can be SO blinde
by the fortune of the wretched animal, as to loo
upon him without disgust. Are you intimate wit
him p | enquired
'Oh, yes we are all very social down here: r
ceremony between neighbors. He is good sport
man..
Oh, then, it must be your brothers that are h
friends not your
{ certainly don't go out shooting with him
'act nave no tlne. am engaged IN educatir
Amy SO many hours, that | could not practic
enough to be able to hit bonassus, like celebr
ridge = r''
And you educate Amy and yet you have brot
ersY and don't despise young Jeeks? and know e
cry bodyp "''N '''''" :
And like them all, she added
And equally " | inquired.
WIN difference, a body NAV saw
And Amy is your sister,