Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-04-09

ne QeSlTeu, ii Satisfactorily W VIZ i"'AS' " -~'
and to the parties more Immediately concerned
But during the last illness of this lady, which
was somewhat protracted, her maternal anxiety
in this matter. had arrived at point at which
nothing would satisfy her, but solemn and mu-
tua engagement between the children, IN the
presence of their parents This was accord
ingy entered into, and although at the time it
seemed something only amusing to the blue
eyed and light-hearted school girl, she had
since been taught to regard it as a solemn and
binding rite. There was but little reason tot
suppose that young Eston would relinqulsh his
claim to the hand of Lilias, endowed, as she
was, with all the charms of youth and beauty; orI
that she would experience any reluctance toI
fulfil so sacred promise, especially when 1t re-
lated to a connexion with one whose education,
bearing, aud rank in society might have won an
untrammeed heart
Something of this Waldetord had heard, but
ignorant of the main truth, he feared that to
MIN, in this case, ignorance was bliss He
scarcely knew his own heart, or the state of his
own feelings, but INDUCED in a dream of unde-
fined pleasure of which Lilias was always the
subject and the centre. They had mingled in
their sports, and often sVmpathized with each
others sorrows; but saw not, or would not allow
themselves to contemplate, their growing attach
ment. Waldelord had, at length, found that he
could no longer conceal from himself the fact,
that heloved his cousin, and he was bent on
disclosing to her his feelings, and learning from
her the truth. But whenever he attempted to
introduce the subject, she seemed as if by in
tuition, to know his intentions, and partly, per-
haps from knowledge that such an interview
must be one of painful disclosures, laughed
, off every word and look that spoke of sentiment
or feeling.
Miss Lee proceeded to inform her companion
Of the expected arrival of her only brother from
college; of which they had Just received inteiIi-
gence by letter. He was to be accompanied
E she said, by friend and cassmate, who would
spend the vacation with them. She did moi
mention the name of their expected guest. and
Wadelord dared not ask, lest, if his suspicious
should prove true, his countenancc should be-
tray the unpleasant nature of the intelligence
and as Llas concluded,
Will YOU not be happy with them! only
replied,
Your happiness cousin Lilly, is sufficient
guaranty for mine
Quite disnterested YOUTH truly she re.
piled, looking up with affected gaiety. Ha
yonder sun-burnt stole Of the woods who ha
been your companion so much of late, cousin
George, been schooling your
would he could teach me not to teeI wa
the brief reply, with which, for the time thei
conversation terminated at the door of the pater
nal mansion,
After the morning meal, while walking il
the garden, and revolving in his mind the sub
9 ject uppcrmost in his thoughts, Waldeford wa
Joined by the worthy parent of his fair friend
who, after abiding to the expected arrival o
William and young EIston added,
If you young people do not enjoy yourselves
during this pleasant weather, it must be you
own fault
1t certainly will not be the fault of our kline
host and friend replied the other, evadng di
rect answer, and half turning to conceal the
effect which the name of their expected CUES
had upon his countenance.
This Elston | have not seen, since he was
lad of sixteen, continued Mr. Lee, but i
common report speaks truly, and William.
statement is not exaggerated, we shall find
him very pleasant accession to our little
society
Mr.. Lee did not suspect the nature of Waldo
Gords feelings, although he entertained real
affection for his young relative, and under 9TH
err circumstances would have seen him win his
daughters hand with more pleasure than he
could experience in sanctloning her union with
another. Wadeford expressed much pleasure
at the prospect of meeting William Lee and
his companions, and said that his sports would
be much enhanced in value, when shared by
his young friends, and then informing Mr. Lee
that he was about embarking on fishing ex-
cursion some miles up the lake, hastily deaprted,
with promise to procure for his friends table
supply of a rare and choice species of the
piscatory race, to be found at spot, unknown
only to his red companion. Although Waldo
ford and Wongqh, were bent nominaly upon a
fishing expedition they each took with them, as
was their wont, on such occasions, their shoot
ting apparatus, so that if disappointed or wear-
ed in one kind of sport, they might be prepared
to have recourse to the other. Now it so &C.
cured that, instead of going up the lake, as
Wadeford had in good faith informed Mr.. Lee,
was their intention the sportsmen, upon con-
sultaton, and on the advice of the more expe-
renced native of the woods, that the day would
not prove favorable for their intended pasime
raised a temporary SAIL and glided six or seven
miles in the opposite direction, to the vicinity
of favorite hunting ground
While resting beneath the shade of one of
the forest trees, having wandered far from the
Indian, he was startled by the sound of voices
apparently at no great distance.
Approaching the spot, what was his conster-
nation on beholding, in an obscure road, which
he then recognized as one leading from a neigh
boring settlement to the residence of Mr.. Lee,