Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-01-15

is the contrary. am a child Of poverty yol
of wealth. I an a person doomed to The obscu
rlty of private life yOu are stepping upon TN
public theatre. I am unknown and uncared for
Except in my shop save by yourself; yoH are
well known, and your attentions coveted by ma
ny a young lady. Divine Providence has as
signed me the humber walks of life yOu are in
and can 90 up and down the fashionable thor
oughfare, at your pleasure. Isit, therefore, wortl
your while to seek so humble a companion fol
f your future years as the daughter of widow Ar
lington'F'
"Well, Jane, | have heard you patiently but
while your reasoning has convinced me of the
uprightness Of your intentions and motives, anC
the purity and excellence of your heart, it ha,
failed to satisfy me that you and | are not one in
views and feelings; and why may we not be in
heart-in purpose-tor ever! Say, Jane, shall
it be so 2"
Yes, Robert and | trust shall be the last
to wish release from this cur plighted faith"
"Heaven bless you, my noble girl p said Rob
ert, as he placed the seal of his affection on her
ruby lips, "and keep yon when l am far away
"May God preserve US both" replied Jane,
land grant US, in his own good time, the desire
of our hearts"
Never were two hours fraurht with more in
tense interest to human hearts, or did they fly on
%swiier wing. The clock struck ten, and the
lovers babe each other farewell until college va
cation.
The next morning at an early hour the stage
went whirling up Walnut Hill for the purpose
of conveying Robert Ellison to the scenes of his
college life. He was all ready, and after a
few fond caresses from his mother and sisters,
and some words Of excellent advice from the
good,natured, yet lordly squire, his father, Rob
et bounded upon the coach, and waving an
adieu with his hand, he said to the diver, "l.et
us now be off; the quicker the better" No
sooner said than done; and away leaped the
foaming steeds, and in a few moments the thun-
der of the stage coach died in the distance.
We cannot stop to record all the events that
transpired, or infinitely note the history of Rob-
ert and Jane during the three following years.
1t is enough to say of Robert, that in the culture
Of his intellect, the purity Of his principles, the
regularity Of his habits, the mildness Of his dis
position, his generous and noble bearing towards
his classmates and college friends, who were nu-
merous, and the entire formation of his charac-
ter, he fully met the most sanguine expectations
Of his relatives for, in fact, he was son Of
whom his father might justly be proud, AS for
Jane, she kept on the even tenor Of her ways,
improving all her opportunities to acquire an ed
%ucation, though, comparatively, they were few ;
yet, by attention and diligence the most unwea-
ricd she far outstripped some young ladies who
scorned to acknowledge her their %equal-simply
because she was the 0iHQge d~rcss-mak0, and
eat the bread which her own hands had earned.
We have said that Jane was a handsome Girl
she was also sensible and poIitc,-iust such a
Young woman as Mrs. Sigourney would pronounce
accomplished and worthy. Had Jane been born
of wealthy parents, she would have been carress
ed and adored as an angel but she was poor
only a common drcsS.maher; and this, in the
view of those whose claims to consideration de.
pended entirely on the contingencies of firth and
f fortunc, was enough to doom her to i"rrctrieva.
bic neglect and yet, these very persons, after
having visited her shop on business, could moi
withhold from her the need of praise.
An occasional correspondence was kept up be,
tween Robert and Jane, which did not serve in
the least to lessen young Ellison's estimate of hel
superior worth; and he vowed in himself that
she was the Worthiest girl on earth,-the view,
of worthless coXcombs and chattering birds Of
fashion to the contrary Notwithstanding but still
lie was under the necessity of keeping these
thoughts to himself: it would not do to let Ii,
old squire know the direction in which the full
tide of his affections was flowing and so things
went on until the day when Robert took his ride
to w., with his mother and sisters, on which oc
casion they fell into the company of Albert anc
Sarah Saunders, and their mother, of which W,
have given an account.
On a SPLENDID January evening the elegan
mansion. of Col. Saunders was brilliantly ilumi
mated, and Most liberal preparations were mad,
for a select party. Albert was all life, bound
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tute from parlor to parIor, to see that every thin!
was as it should be, and to wait on the youn!
gents and ladies' as they arrived. Sarah, too
was buoyant with hope, and fall of exhiIaration
The company at length arriyed-Robelt Ellison
and his sister among them-and the festivities o
t the evening began. We will not stay to describ,
r them it is enough to say that every thing wa
foshionoble-except one 'topic of conversation
v which was introduced near the close Of the eve
d ming, namely, a recent rcoQal Of religion in tn
village where Jane' Arlington resided; and thougI
this was not a fashionable subject for a fashiona
d bic party, yet it was tolerated on this occasion
r aud became exceedingly interesting, and elicite'
c many Characteristic remarks. The company ha,
e grown weary Of talking en- mdsSc, and had diyid
l. ed into half dozen groups, each endeavoring i
d vain to keep up the excitement of the occasion
when Oliver Freethinker abruptly exclaimed
Ladies and gentlemen | wonder if you hav
&C heard of the rericaL that's going on down in tn
Ev(lara IF Nj Thnv eoy its reolIv no,.orE,Jj