Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-11-30
GREEN MOUNT AIN FREEMAN.

cruel theatricaIs. Do see those insulting Will
mots-hOw mortified they are You served
them rght-and the noble Sir Edward Walton
is, | am sure, in love with their country nuis-
ance.' o charming! charming! Now they will
have a chance to envy instead of despise. But
here he comes laughing right merrily'
"A truly delightful c,medy, Miss Dalton said
he; but like the closing scene BEST and, Miss
Howard, judging from your happy face, our
tastes are not entirely disslmiar
And only think, Sir Edward exclaimed En-
lily, how cruel to keep me in ignorance of the
plot, even my own tenderhearted father enjoy
ing my mortifcaion-lndeed suspect him Of
conspiracy But there it Isl half conceive
their motive, and suppose l must feign cure,
for fear of another bitter dose. o Louisa, that
Elegant chair and piaHnay,
By this time the whole company had learned
that the country rustic was an assumed part and
were fast and loud in their expressions of admi-
ration of her superior grace and beauty Some
laughingly repeated Emily, can't do
1t, and it's no use to try others-'sOme apples
are green when ripe;' and others still-'take away
the country nuisance Some praised her we'll
spoken Latin, others her Italian performance,
while peaIs of merry laughter reverberated
through the apartments. The Inundated viii.
mots, whose insulting remarks had not been
at all private, now saw themselves objects of
rdicule, and as early as possible, made their es-
cape.
The remainder of the evening was delightful
to all, especially to Sir Edward, who bestowed
an almost undivided attention upon Louisa, be-
coming more aud more pleased with her grace
OF manners and conversation, so entirely devoid
of the artificial Emily felt no pang of envy at
this monopoly but rather triumphed in her cous-
ms success-ever and anon whispering to her
happy father, What a sweetly matched couple
how admirably adapted-how intelligent and
how happy they lOok-the invincbeSir Edward
is conquered at last o charming! charmng
was her favorite expression Of delight
After the conclusion of the festivities, she as
sured her father and cousin that this had been
the most joyous birthda anniversary she had
ever known. The tears of morning. like show
ers in April, had been chased away by the
beaming sun of happiness and had left no i'm .
press
On the following day she read WIN rranop"r.
a letter from her aforementioned absent lover,
containing intelligence OF the success of his ex
petition and a promise of speedy return, and
withal, crouched in such winning, affectionate
terms, as 10 awaken the slumbering but not ex-
tnguisheL flame in herheart Long she wept over
her past ingratitude, in having we'll nigh forgot
ten one. who, for her sake, had forsaken home
and friends, and noby braved the peris of the
ocean and dangers of a sckly foreign cline, in
order to render his fortune equal to her own,
since his lofty soul shrunk from dependency, and
burned with Impotence to distinguish himself
from the grovelling fortune hunters, who ever
beset beautiful heress-and such was Emily
Howard.
And here we leave such minute details, and
trust to the Imagination of the reader to portray
the joyous return, the two happy bridals which
followed, the transport of the parents, the travels
on the continent, the still increasing affection of
Sir Edward FOX his charming bride, and her fiat.
tering reception by his English friends; and,
above all, the entire reform of the now happy
Emily, and the delightful seasons passed by the
parties in pleasant, and often laughable reminis-
cences, among the.quiet groves Of Mr.. Dalton's
sweet country home.