Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1847-12-30

in the enthusiasm of the moment, Mereditbcaught
her hand, and exclaimed
"You are not happy though so young iycars,
your heart is old in sorrow"
"Rachcl--Rachcl Clay Miss Winter lys do
you come directly to her room and put te new
trimming on her cap" and as the slattcl1y SER
want delivered this message, she looked IN SUR
prise at poor Tots companion.
"Nay, do not detain me moment y sd Ra-
chel, striving to pass Meredith. 49,.
"But an Instant only tell me when 1u VIII
come here again; / have n volume OF "A ierlcan
poems that think will interest you 81 when
YOU will meet me here and look at them"
For moment Rachels keen eyes Pemed
reading her companions soul, so earnest VIZ their
expression, and then as if satisfied with M scru-
tiny she carelessly answered,
ii am usually to be found in the librarlat this
hour"
"Thank YOU tomorrow morning wassSme
O,,d st"Iy Young, while you are engaged Npi my
book Of POEMS"
"No wonder that the sour old woman, adj her
insipid niece think her mind peculiar" inferred
Meredith, as Rachel disappeared. Sorrow and
oppression have chilled the joyous curmt of
youthful spirits, and compelled that younacrea-
ture to turn to these musty books for sypathy
remedy for ennui."
Days and weeks passed, and our prou,Eng-
lishman had learned to look forward TO the stolen
interviews in the library, as the only hoursrorth
counting. Rachel possessed q retentive melorv.
and her mind was literally stored with knotedge
while her heart retained the free. gushing n1uls-
es of childhood, and ere the expiration of h Wis
it, our gentleman knew that guilcless heart with
all IFS wealth of love VIVA his ovp
"This is our last meeting Rachel" saidNler-
edith, on Il golden September evening" as leseat-
cd himself by her side, 'our ship sails to-npirow,
and | must bid you adieu tonight"
Poor Rachel looked sorrowfully into hisface a
moment and then replied
81 shall regret your absence, sir but loieve
me, you will carry to your distant home the good
wishes Of one grateful heart"
"Tell me, Rachel, have you been happier Succ
came p
ooh. yes, much happier-before 1 knew YOU
had no one TO talk with--no one to be kind 10 me
Or pity my hard lot"
"And l, too, have marked the past month as
the brightest of my life" remarked Meredith
"Why then should we be separated? Go With
me to England, Rachel, and l will be friend,
brother, husband every thing to you"
A joyful light broke into the desolate girls ace,
but it was Immediately clouded by look otsct-
tied sorrow
mo, my friend, that can never be-" she rpi-
ed. 'You have wealth, noble connexions, and a
fine person, and What am l Look my
plain features, and think of my dependent position
in life. have not even the mantle of wealth to
draw around my i'll favored person the forbcar-
ance of my more fortunate fellow creatures. /
wish you well, Philip, but my actions would belle
my words were | to accede TO your generous pro-
posals. | am poor, but proud therefore will 1
bring no shadow upon your brighter destiny"
''You disregard your superiority of intellect
when speaking thus, Rachel, and forget that a
noble mind has more attractions for me than a
pretty face. l have wealth enough, without seek
ing for that desidcratum in a bride and, believe
me, l should esteem you none the more, did you
possess all Miss Celcstes coveted gold"
OW VIZ will net nq q oh thA fnf qaTegsaton farther
Meredith held confdental interview with Mr.
Crosby, and when he departed, his eyes dwclt Inst
upon humble Rachel Clay. Aunt Olive and Ce-
lestina in vain questioned Mr. Crosby as to the
subject of their private discourse. They only
learned that Meredith had not sued for the hand
of Miss Crosby and the gentleman would not dis
close any thing more, his bump Of secretiveness
(phrenologcally speaking) had suddenly incr@s-
ed and when few weeks afterwards, Rachel
was placed at a celebrated "Young La!;cs' Sen
mary" they had no idea that it wa5 at the desire
of Mr. Philip Meredith After the lapse of thee
years, however, the gentleman returned and GIN
veyed our ugly subject to his proud English hone,
they suddenly ceased speaking of that mysteriWs
and were sufficiently astonished tiat
he, noble and proud us he was, should fancy ugly
Rachel
And how did the bride wear her new honos
Bravely, as we shall see.
Some six months after her union, she ATTENDED
with her husband an evening party given II a
noble lady.
"By the by" said one of two fashionabes' So
were lounging through the well lighted salbn,
"who is that plain looking woman leaning so FIN
iliarly upon Meredith's arm p
"Why, don't you know? but ah, I forget Nat
you have been an absentee from our circle ; hat
lady is Pills wife,"
impossible Howard, I can hardly credit it,
unless she possesses good share of the precious
metal, and yet | should think Meredith not qiite
q money marrying man; he is too careless of
wealth, to make it a consideration in the select don
of a wife. Pray, can you tell me how much old
Phil received as an offset to that ugly face p
"Not groat, my boy" was the quiet replyI
"Why then did Meredith marry her?"
Because she is whole souled woman-oI of
those rarely found anomalies-a woman W. bse
heart is all tenderness and whose intellect Ian
compass any thing; her mind is far superd to
her husbands, yet she looks up to him with ind
of reverential idolatry And Phil is the pm I'D
est man in England, with his ugly little bridP
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