Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1847-07-29

Il universal laNUrte lie leu HIS cllo9 "l''"uO Vim
Guilty and at the close Ct his course ! returned
to hear him deliver his valcdictory; an honor he
fixed his cyeo in preference to the Latin sauta-
tory which, in p, has always been the prize
of scholarship.
While in college had noticed a peculiar dis
position in Nelson to think sadly. There was a
look Of earncstness about his eye when he heard
any moving story Of sorrow, and tondness for
Ipathos in his reading, and in his own produc-
Itions, that led me to inquire for, and obtain the
HISTORY I have given above. To this was added
another however, which was simply tlIis:-He
loved, and with no idle love- the daughter Of
Judge Pierson, who held the small property
which his mothers will had left to him. The
income from this property amounted to about
three hundred dollars year, which was regular
Ily paid him, and which he had devoted sedulous-
~ to his education. But Judge Picr5on was an
arstocrat of the straitest sect, and the nameless
son Of the widow was no match fer his beautiful
daughter. They correspondent however, through
the assistance Of brother Of the lady; and
when Harry graduated, the father, supposing all
danger at an end consented that Fred and Ellen
should attend Commencement at PricCetOn. |
remember the scene well. How beautifully she
appeared in the gallery, and how her eye dim
med at the nimtabe pathos Of that last appeal
81 tbc student to his brethren Horry's face was
,,1o and contr,stod with his blacl royn 8, rs
to make it more so. As he commenced it began
to be whispered about that he was the lover Of
the fair girl in the gallery and all eyes were turn
ed towards her. She saw none of it, however,
but shaded her face with her hand and listened
oarcrlv TO every word and when at last he
n231scd in tbc midst Of his adeu, and with chok-
cd yoica exclaimed Coed bv. God bless you all,
o DIV Lyar and reached out both his hands to
9rasp the many that were extended to him, |
hoard bcr soh aioud
There was another and sadder scene under
thc stars that niobt had nv horses with me
and while the cav and mirthL6ving were in the
! ballroom 7 took Fred. and Ellen, and Harry
, and drove ont no the Trenton road towards the
old Quaker meetinq-housc, a place not to be
roraotton Inv fine lovers Of the beautiful in OLD
r. Nassau On the bank Of the stream in the calm
,,;rbt tbcv talked Of the future, Fred and nv
n self strolIed away. When we returned she wa
n woopina and lie held her hand, and looked il
o her face
@ 81 have been telling her, Phil, that am poor
0 and wandcrer: and her father says she mus
not love me, and she may marry wealthy man
V and be haDpjcr than with me. In duty to he
i father tell her this much and in duty to mysel
II I tell her that love her She will not hear am
>, of NV story but the last. What shall do
v II am literally homeless now. and namcless.
h am as YOU know. satisfied that it is my duty t
r enter the ministry: her father would never hca
c of her marrying me, a poor clergyman. Wha
II can I say to herr"
e Her ewes were fixed On his: and as he paused
J. she exclaimed, with smile of irresistible beauty
n .sWbere thou poest will col" II was imposs
J. bic to doubt her holy love, or withstand tina
e smile
irI ..Vn must ,va;t awhile Euon y
r. ,sYearsMI caro- mot how lone, will love non
d olso b1t Won. can love no other WIN ask m
W TO forget von77
to $50 be it,
+ A nartv Of revcIlors interruntcd us and W
ID drove back TO the VILLAGE. Three wears ATTIC
,t this Tndgo Piorson was dead. bavinr left will
70 in which his danqbter received Grtnne if sh
70 should NOT marry Henry Nelson. ifsbc did HI
m whole fortune was to ro to Fred his other chill,
nrovded no retained f in ;ts form Of roal cstat
far ton yo,rs and did not mako ovor ,nv ma
,c whatever thereof or Give anv assistance to Ee,
i IF bn navo holm to her the fortune WINS to go +
a, tbo noTt bor-niIa, Who WINS to recover tbo can,
" on nrovina tbc fact Of sncb helm hayinq bee
O. riyen, TLis bcir-at-Iaw bowrvcr w2snot n,mc,
and on this 6ct hanrs the storv
u Trno e. hor ou,, ho,rt FIIo1 ,,,rriod No,so,
IIo as so+tIod .s ,"sor Of small CONFERENCE.-The
! in tbc northcrn n5rt Of TlTno;s wborn7 b9 Ia
k aonc of hs avn Fcboico to nrn,ch tbo words
% frnlb sbn m,Jc ioyeIv ,yon'qn and as III
~ wifa or tbo m;ssonarr was i,def1t;aobc Thq
lived bannv tbongi jabcrjous Gf5 and in e.
,c oucnt letters from Henry learned that his sol
At was stronr, and his hone Growing BRIGHTER rs /
| fixed his eve on the far world beyond the river
at death
10 So we went on our walks in life | cntorc
r. nv profession, and he was nv counsellor an
,u friend, and in his home found welcome oGc
n when weary of the world,
as was one day enraned in oyerhauinp SON
3e papers which | had received from IreIand-e,
DC tracts from parish rcgistries and such affur
- which were to be used in partition suit, the
lc pending in the court of chancery in this Sta
h. and crcuit-wbcn I was struck by the occu