Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-09-10

my gentle cousin will you not' and she payfuly kiss
ed Cara's cheek os she spoke.
We'll, julia you know never mean to Judge you
hashy, said Clara but it makes so angry to hear
you defend him, you always do when he says such
illnaturod things of you as he docs
Why, what does he say Clara? Incvcr heard
him speak i'll of any one
Perhaps it is wrong for Inc to tell you, but am
sure you will never tell him that mentioned it to YOU
and BESIDES think you ought to know it. He said he
supposed you thought he loved you and intended to
marry YOU but If such were your thoughts, you were
greatly mistaken, and that he very much wondered at
your toolishncss.'
Julia heard no more. The words of her cousin
had sunk like fire into her heart; her BRAN whirIed
and she fell senseless at tue feet of the eacherous
Clara. Herbert waited no longer, but was at her side
in a moment what is the matter with Miss Som
crs !" said he, and he looked sernly in the face of
Clara who turned away to conceal her agtatation and
guilt.
EOh, don't know what can be the NATTER said
Clara, recovering her selfpossession, but perhaps it
may be the contents of this letter arc not of the most
agreeable nature, taking up, as she spoke, letter
which had fallen from Julia's hand Had Clara dared
to raise her eyes to his face she would have read in
every lneament of his speaking countenance that he
was no stranger to her treachery, and falsehoo6.-
Herbert raised Julia in his arms, while Clara brought
some water from the spring, with which they bathed
her pale face, and she began to recover As she
slowly opened her eyes, she had but dim recollection
of what had passed, and not till she saw the large
brilliant eyes Of Clara, fixed upon her with such look
of hatred, triumph and envy, that she compr hended
the whole and turning away witha shuddershe saw on
whose breast she was leaning for support; she
bered in an instant the bitter and unlecling words
Clara had but now been attrbuting to him. and rising
with face white as her Dress she was about to retire
to the house, and Clara had begun to think her plan
had succeeded admirably, when Herbert stepped for
ward, and taking Julias hand kindly inquired the
Of her sudden indisposition. She Immediately with
drew it, and proudly raising hersefto horfull heighth
she said,
Perhaps it were we'll for not to tell the cause,
and can see no reason why you should wish to know,
unless it were crafty the most overweening vanity
and selflove. Mr.. Weston, find have been great
y deceived in my estimation of your character, but
| will say no more
Miss Somers, Julia he exclaimed, springing into
the path before her as she turned to go to the house,
hear me speak one word in Justice to myself and you,
then am sure you will not think of me as you now
do. have heard all that Miss Harwood has been
saying of me- and could have forgiven her, were
tlo oc bor 10 slo
innocent | now feel that have wronged you, Miss
Somers, in listening to the tales of your cousin for
which beg your PARDON and he raised her hand re-
specially to his lips, and this time it was not with
drawn Clara saw she was discovered, and with shame
rage and vexation she Immediately retired to the house,
where, shutting herself in her chamber, she hastily
packed her trunks, and when she appeared at the
tea table, she told her uncle that she had Just received
letter from her father, desiring her to come TO Louis.
vile as soon she received it, and that she intended
to start in the morning She dared not look up for
she knew that Herbert looking at her, and that
Jula's large blue eyes were reading her very SOUL
They were all very much surprised at her so sudden
ly leaving hcm and Mr.. Somers tried to dssuade her
from it, but in vain. He little thought that she had
been trying to ruin the peace of his child and
had come SO near accomplishing it; and when she de-
parted in the morning, it with his blessing and
best wishes TOR her welfare.
Clara never forgot the lesson of that day, but srove
to profit by it; and she wrote to her uncle and Julia
acknowledging her fault but she never forgavo Her
bert Weston for exposing her duplcity. 1t was all
the same to him, for he after had the happiness
of calling Julia Somers, Mrs. Weston,
Mortified, August, 1876