Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-03-13

D.
looks like rather serious business
I he next day Dcbby had long inter.
view with her mother and after dinner,
Mf. Wilder wished 10 have some converse
iion with her husband in the pnrlor.
We'll nv dear, said she 'Drbby and 10 |
srph are bent upon eouing marriod II seems
that ,hey made up their minds to It some
months ago, and now they have fixed upon
the time They s1v they mus, be married
week after next Nov, J think we had
better fall in with it Nuh MS good feelings
as we can, and make the best Of H. Thee
knows have always said these things will
have their own way and when young folks
gets their minds made up don't lh!nk us
n good plan TO interfere with EN- As
long o. Jos. ph is clever and respectable.
and good to work, think we ough, to feel
con,cntcd about II, although he 10 poor i'll
seems TO me thai there ATE Us m,ny f'ks
that marry poor, that make out well in the
world as there are that marry rich
| Ar,cr little reflection upon the subject
| Wilder came TO the conclusion Tint his wife
! had nearly the right OF It, and told her he
would makeno further opposition to the
match they might be married as soon a,
they chose
Well, nv dear. sad Mrs Wilder Deb
bv needs q little change TO get some things
with this week, in order 10 get ready TO be
married.
How much will she wan, this week
said Mr. Wilder
1fttec can can 1T her have fifteen or
twenty dollars, said Mrs Wilder, Il think ii
would DO for the present
Well. now, have no money by me. SAID
Mr. Wilder, excepting n hundred dollar
bill md IFS impossible to get tina, changed
short Of sending it to the bank, II dls,Iuce Of
ten miles. tti,d all over the uclrhhor.
hood last week 10 &c, nchinged &conld not
succeed shall be too busy to 20 myself
to morrow but if Dchby has mind to prl
on The old horse in the morning AMI take
the bill 10 the bank nnl set II changed, she
may have some Of the money.
This proposition was soon reported 10
D-hby, who SAID, she had jus, as leaves
take III" rllc us not
The mater beng thus omicnJly
arranged with Mr. Wilder there vas
morning 20 hinder going forward with com.
fort noi sp1,ch in mixing proportions
for the wedding D,bhy was in c1crlcn,
+ spirits, turned of the work with rcmarka.
bic facility, an cvnceI unusual soliciruic
in her attentions 10 her father, an,ic M 9
all his wants al most before he had tim IL
nrrnc them. And on the other hand, Mr.
Wi Ter WINS IN unusual good humor to-
wards Dolby Having ut last brough,
nd \ u,.u ,,Itfs
which he bad 50 strongly opposed, his feel
| ings were now in a state Of reaction, whic!
caus d him TO reglrdD 'bhywith uncommon
, tenderness. His eye followed her abou
, the house with looks Of love, md n tone o
kindness bre,hci on every word he uttered
>, The next morning his old gray horse wa.
, Standing By tho door and eating provcndcr
4 full two hours before Dolby was ready t
r start and Mr. Wilder had been gu, Hff
n dozen times 10 examine the saddle and bri
d die to see that every thing was right, and
= had lifted up the horses feet, one after an
!. other all around to sec it any of the shoe
:. were Loose And when 'Debby was rcndy
he lead old gray to the horse block, M,
r. held him I'LL she was we'll seated in ih,
$ saddle, and then he handed her the bri lie
I. and shortened her stirrup.leathcr, and buck
$ led the grtha lulc tighter 10 proven, tn
: danger Of the saddles turning and when h.
h had seen that all was right, he stepped int,
r. the house and fetched out his liue ridin,
/, whip aud placed it into her hand. and civ
r ing her hundred charges to take care G
n herself mud be careful she did no, fail. h
he stopped up on the horse. block and soo
/, ID h,1 10 10 a.
| md assembled the hill, ill she was cntirel,
e out of sight
Dehby iro,rd along lei.urely over III
IT long road she had TO ,ravci, bot she was To-
"a full OF pleasant Thoughts and nniicipalions /,
!, feel weary at the distance, or lonely il, ia
solitude The rond was but inlle ,iavc
lie ID. and she met but two persons in ia
n whole dis ancs, one a she was desc nding
T hill abou, n mile from home, and the olhc
IN the long valley Ola dark woods about mi
a, way Of her Journey. Had she been OF
= tiiad disposition shr would have frll 200
10 dcalof uncaslncss when she saw this la
pr person approaching her HIS nppcaranr
10 WINS dark and rulIirnlv they were two mil
90 from any house and m 'hc m NJ, Of dec
{. s'"iA wilderness, Bot II 'thv', rcrv,
wrr' unmov'd, sic rrlurnsi his bow j
ID passing and kept on her wuywhh peric'
y cuunposure
ID 81" reached tho md Of her jou-n,y
20. doc tmr, htchoI her horse 10 the shrI 2
u. tie Wig" hotel, anil inqn Ired ofthe waite
ut nj the door the woyto the bank A. b
he was pointing ont n her ne location she q
m s"ry'da tall dark looking man, with bln'
ed whiskers md heavy cye brow', loon
e. ing sten1ilynt her. She however TUNE
H. away without noticing him any lutheran
n. wen, directly 10 the bank When st