Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-12-14
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From the Olive Branch.
EUGENE SUTHERLAND;
OR THE
REWARD OF FILIAL LOVE.
BY MRS. S. NJ. HUMPHREY.
Continued.
BY MRS. S. NJ. HUMPHREY.

Continued
But to continue. Eugene understood all, and
soon managed by his easy conversation to restore
her tn elEpoeeoscionJ and ofter nnanu nnuri 90,
such as poteness would admit, and as long an
interview as consistency would allow, they sepa.
rated.
AS Eugene tore himself from the spot reflect.
ing that this was the last interview, he checked
the rising sigh, and bent his steps homeward,
renewing his former resolutions. The steathy
Anna paused to compose herself before she went
into the presence of her father and Sir Charles,
and as bird painting for liberty looks from its wi
ny prison house back to its native bowers amidst
the green woodlands, SO looked Anna back to the
bowers of love she had left; and though she
loved her father, as the bird loves the hand that
feeds il, she sighed for liberty. On her entrance
Mr.. Moreland, entirely unsuspicious, rose to give
her the seat he occupied by the side of Sir
Charles, and as he did so, laid his hand tendery
on her head, saying-"Ah, my little runaway
you are as fond of solitude as ever | was inst
exposing you to Sir Charles, and telling him
what strange creature you are, and how often
you desert me"
Anna made no reply, for she was not accus.
toned to deceive her father, and she half re.
preached herself as she remembered how he
doated upon her. At an early hour she retired
to press sleepcss pillow, disturbed by the hal
formed, dreamy visions of love- The succeed
ing day passed heavily away, although Sir Charles
was at her side, more than commonly animated
by the extreme loneliness of the weather, and
more attentive than she had ever known him.
She strovc to appear interested in all he did Of
said, but after vanIy essaying to Join him in con
versation, she concluded that she should do her
self more credit by listening in silence to hi
enthusiastic admiration of the lovely in nature
or what at other times could not have failed t.
interest her, his vivid description of the variet
scenes through which he had travelled embel
Iished with the overAowngs of his richly store
mind. She could not forget the interview c
the proceeding evening; for she knew that tire
days must elapse before she should have the leas
chance of again seeing Eugene, as he had in
formed her that business would detain him i
the city for that time and she felt that they mus
be unexpectedly monotonous and dull.
On the afternoon of the second day, as sb
was seated on luxurlant lounge, where she ha
YEARLY flung herself, and where for some me
ments she had been engaged in contemplation
she CHANGED to raise her eyes and beheId thos
of Sir Charles resting upon her with an EXPIRE,
sion which seemed to her like admiration, if nc
fondness. She quickly dismissed the though
believing, as she really wished to, that it wa
impossible for her, at least without striving, I
win his love- She was perfectly right in suppc
sing Sir Charles extremely fastidious, but ther
hers was face on which few could look wit
Indifference; and though he had seen much
female loneliness, outward charms faded into il
significance before the soul-lit eyes of woma
with mind like Annals. In his previous int
course with her sex, he had ever found them e
tremely susceptible to the tender passion; b.
Anna was to him mystery, since, though
, could not reproach her with GOODNESS, he hi
never seen one manifestation that would JUST
= him in hoping that she regarded him with al