Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-02-11


Harry, with his eminent advantages, was not
so vain as many men with half his pretensons
are but still he was vain 1t was one blemish
in his character. 1t made him sometimes guilty
of positive folly.
The affair had now been of some weeks du-
ration, when one morning | ventured to quiz
Harry on his success.
when must send to town tor white lavors
and cards?' aughingly asked For suppose
will be groomsman.
'Pshaw You are like all the rest retorted
Harry. Can't one flirt with pretty GIRL with
out being set down for benedict in perspective!
Kate and | admire each other we'll enough but
but, and he stroked his whiskers, i We no idea
of marrying so young
was really angry at the eonceited pupyism
of the fellow, and ashamed of him as a friend
you don't mean to say retorted, that you
have been only flirting with Kate
'What else could mean, my dear fellow!' he
said, trying to laugh it off
Let me tell YOU said warmly, that Kate is
too fine girl to be triAed with; though to triAe
with any woman is very pretty work for gentle
man.
He coored, but rallied and said, with another
laugh, good humordly,
You always were a plain spoken friend and
its no use getting angry with you. But have
not monoplized all Kates time. | did not take
her out with me on our sleghng party last
night
Il know it; and that is why | make free to
speak to you about her. She had expected it
nay believed no doubt, that she had right to
expect it-and when you passed her by, she
was, for a moment, thunder-struck. | could
read in the momentarY expression Of her face
a keen sense of neglect and offended pride,
as we'll as the anguish, as thought of rejected
love- Now, Harry we nave been friends from
boyhood; but if you play the fool with that sweet
girl, | shall despise you forever No one, |
am confident read her emotions but myself, for
she rallied instantly, and for the rest of the eve
ming was the gayest of the gay. She was the
partner of young Maxwell from the city
man by the bye, should not like to have for q
rival
o. threw this out to see if Harry WINGED under
il; but he was on his guard, his keen eyes en-
deavoring to read my very soul He must have
suspected my motive, for he answered gay az
~ he rose and went to the mirror to arrange biz
whiskers Perhaps this movement, however
was intended as much to conceal his face a
= otherwise when he spoke.
so you think the dear creature is in Io2t
with me- he said 'And-fath!-I am hal
inclined to have her too She is certainly
most bewitching GIRL and and, as you say, it:
scarcely fair to triAe with her. The fact is
ng and now he turned and laced me, 'the fact is
ur have carried the Irritation little too far, unes
tor intend to marry Kate. But really one can
help making love a-sleighing. How can Aesl
au and blood resist it, when one sits so coziy b
~ the side of his partner that he can feel he
TX breath on his cheek, and can hear the loves
sV- whisper of her trembling voice Then, too
icy you must both be under one buffao-and you
OF feet will nestle together-and your hand stray
od naturally to take hers-and, by and bye, eve
your lips get somehow close to the sweet one
he beside you, and you catch yourself kissing tn
u.s. struggling beauty before you are aware of it,.
I've There's many a sweet little dear loses her hea
ITO at such times If was an old rich Hunks, an
mp didn't wish my daughter to get married, wher
TO- ever gay gallant asked her to a segh-rlde L
take the impudent scoundrel by by the colIa
l- and-baucry or no battery!-cant him within a
ny inch Of his life. One can't resist counting in
20, sleigh; | ought not to have said as much t.
Dol Kate, perhaps; and it was not fair to play he
such trick last night But I'll make it a
Ills up this evening, even if | have to pop tn
". question
,"' Il hope she may cut you dead | said, pique
10 at his affected puppyism, for you richly desers
Gu it. You are head over ears in love, though 70
try to conceal it from me by talking like col
f'h ceited lop 1t would serve you right if Kate
c" cured Of her incipjent passion by your last night
Il conduct, should marry this'young Maxwell, wi
rr is noble fellow, and one of the first matches
Pc the country
vas Harry made no reply; but he smiled, raise
his eyebrows, and stroked his whiskers evasiQe
ye the puppy.
a9 When evening came we met again at the G,
Ill., lonels. Young Maxwell was there, all deyotc
YES to Kate. A whisper from the Coloners wifi
I'LL informed me that he was an old lover of he
ed. cousins, whom he had followed from the cit
OF where their engagement was common repor
&C. l glanced at Kate; she was in high spirits an
the l began to wonder if had not been wrong
Gu thinking she admired Harry.
ce' Harry colored, for he had heard what ha
In been said ALSO but Immediately after saw hi
ere approach Kate, and with low bow adore
Tue her.
nS- Shall hand you to the seighl' he said.
me Kate looked up with half start.
lite Srr she said.
Harry repeated his question, but with consi
we cradle less assurance
IAN Shall have the pleasure of your compar
eeP in my sleighl
'"e Kate, for moment, looked him through al
ape through with her dark eyes, and beneath tn
-, look Harrys assurance fell inch by inch.
IIul last she said with quiet dinnitu