The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-07-27

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declaration:
doubt that the stars are fire,
Doubt that the sun doth move,
Doubt truth to be liar,
But never doubt my love-"
Aunt Milly laughed, 'As these sstro-
nomical facts are rather questionable, you
must excuse my doubling little still. But
time will show. Meanwhile do not despair;
be diligent,. and be careful Of the little you
have left, Matters might have been worse
with you.'
.Ah, Aunt MilIy. what a cheerful heart
you have! But trouble never comes to you
as it does to other people,
You are little mistaken, Godfrey. Al
this moment am n greater distress than you.
By Sharples' failure have lost every far
thing had in the world
was struck dumb with surprise and re-
gret. Poor dear Aunt Milly! when she was
listening to my lamentations, and consoliug
me, how little did know that she was more
unfortunate than myself Aud yet she
neither complained nor Responded, but only
smiled-a little sadly perhaps-and said she
knew even this disaster was all for the best,
| though she could not see it al the time. She
calmly made preparations for quitting her
pretty home, conhded her little handmade TO
one cousin. in whose kitchen Rachel was
gladly admitted; gave her few household pets
TO another, and prepared TO brave the wide
world as she best could Some unfeelIng
people forgot Aunt Milly in her trouble; but
the create, part of her friendly circle proved
how much they esteemed and valued her.
Some asked her TO visit them for a month
three months, year: indeed, had she chosen,
Aunt Milly might have spent her life as
passing guest among her friends; but she was
to proud 10 DO so,
At last third or fourth cousiu-a widower
Of large fortune-invired Miss Mii!yto reside
at his house, as chaperon to his two daugh-
tiers, young girls just growing up into woman
hood. This proposal, kindly meant, was
warmly accepted; and Aunt Milly set forward
on her long journey, for EIphinstone Hall
was some hundred miles of-a formidable
distance 10 one who had never been days
journey from her own home; now, alas! hers
no morel Still neither dependency nor fear
troubled her blithe spiiit, as little Miss Milly
sci out with her valorous nephew; for had
pleaded SO earnestly myFight to be her squire
| to Mr.. Elphinstone's door, that the conces-
sion was yielded at last.
or all the gloomy looking old avenues that
ever led to baronial hall, the one wa. passed
through was the gIoomiest. IL might have
been pretty in May, but on wet day in DC
| toher il was most melancholy. Poor Aunl
MiIy shivered as the wind rushed and
whistled in the trees, aud toe dead leaves
fell in clouds on the top of the pos,-chaise
We alighted, and entered hall equally lugu-
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The solemn old porter was warming his
chilled hands at the tiny fire: he and the
house were in perfect keeping-dreary, dull
and melancholy. The master was much in
The same style: tall, black figure, with a
long face and white neckcloth, was the per
sonifed idea left of MIR. ElphinstODe. When
he was gone, earnestly entrested Aunt Mil
| ly TO return with me, and not stay in this
desolate place; but she refused,
My cousin seemG kind she said: 'he
looked and spoke as though he were glad to
see me- Il was too cold to hear or see much,
certainly, but / did notice this very friendly
rcception,) My dear Godfrey Aunt Mil
ly continued, i will stay and try to make a
home here: the two girls may be amiable, aud
| shall soon love them: at all events, let us
hope for the BEST
My hopes for Aunt Milly all vanished
into thin air when. at the iiigid dinner fable,
where the very eatables seemed made oil
stone, saw two young ladies' Of fifteen or
Whereabouts: one the widest and rudest hoy
den that ever dssraced feminine habiliments;
the other, pale. STOPPING girl, with sleepy
blue eyes, and lank fair hair, who never ut
tered a word, nor once lifted her eyes from
the table cloth.
What will become of poor Amt MiIlyl,
! thought internally. Yet there she was, as
cheerful as ever, talking to that solemn old
icicle Of Mr.. Ephinsione; listening patiently
10 The lava-flood Of Miss Louisa's tongue; and
now and then speaking to Miss Euphemia,
whose only answer was nod of the head, or
stare from her immense blue eyes -
'Well!' mentally calculated. Aunt Milly's
talent for making the best Of every thing will
be called into full requisition here | su.-
pct
Nevertheless, when we parted, she assured
me that she was quite content, that she would
no doubt be very comfortable at the Hall.
But those two dreadful gills. how will
you manage them, Aunt Milk!' and faint
vision Of The tall stout Louisa knocking my
poor little aunt of her chair, in anger, came
across my minds eve.
Poor things they have no mother to
teach them better. | am sorry for them: ]
was motherless child myself said Aunt
Milly softly. They will improve by and by:
depend upon it, Godfrey, all will turn Out
well for both you and me-
Amen" said in my heart; for I thought
of my own Laura, how different she was
from Miss EIphinstone. And the image OF
my beloved eclipsed that Of desolate Aunt
Milly, fear, before | had travelled many
miles from the Hall,
Aunt Milly's epislles were not very fire.
queni; for, like many excellent people, she |
dlsliked Ieter-writing, and only INDUCED her
very particular friends with few lines now |
and then. in which she fully acted up to :he |
golden rule, Say what you have 10 say in as
lew words as you can, and then say no
more Thus my information as to how
matters we've going on at EIphinstone Hall
vas Of very slender nature. However.
when few months had rolled by, chance
ed NE into the neip hhor hood and aurnriead |