Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-12-06
DECEMR 6, 1919.


Not that Mr.. Simpson wasby any means in.
sensible to female fascination; he was, 6nforius
natey, for his own peace Of mind somewhat 100
snscepHble; an ardent admrer Of beauty III 6iiaE
lts iues aud varieties from the fair and delicate
grace and beauty or the maidnns of the pale
north, to the richer glow and warmer tints of
oriental lDveness; The strict sajveilIanceo 81 his
honored f'ther, joined to st1tioual timidity
hn was quite unable to overcome, II ID however,
Saiced during that gentieoan's lifetime to pre-
VEN rash impulse roneveatuaing in rash deed
lie was also, must nenion extremely fast
di1us in his notions Ut feminine ielicacy and re \
serve; and his especial antipthies were red
bar, or any hue approaching to RED, aai obqui-.
lyofvision offhe slighlesk KNIT. SucH was lhe,
Mr.. Robert Simpson ui,o aboni two u'clocl; on
ElIlp afternoon of March the. Let, lsi7, stepped
rchlyand scgupulousy attifed, into a Brongb-
al. specially retllued to convey hinlo dine d.
his fripl, Ar. Ialm Puekfort's, modest batcom-
Portable establishment at Mile.End, where he
wasbY express afrgBgeuent 70 .1aess. his expect
Yea expcerant BeloFe, Is Sc, rclsii.is
Whist there befell him, il will be, Necessary to
PIT the reader il possession Of certain Important
incidents which had occurred during the ihreo
prcvious days,
On the eveding Of the preceding Tuesday
Nj SrIpsons finding himself at the east end OF
Ih, tgy1;a,n moreover strongly disposed for a
cup Of ten aud quiet gossip, resolved to = drop
IN" ufSO bis new acquaintance, Mr.. John Puck
fDcl, iopmg to'ini hin and his wI'c alone. In
this, hp~over, he was doomed to dlsappoln ncUt
for he had scarcely withdrawn his hand from the
knncker, when he was startled MI. Simpson
vas, rs have before limited, singularly bash
fiji person 10 the presence Of the fairer and bet
Ter half Of creatlonby tie sound of female
voices issuing, IN exuberant merriment. from
the pelo,4 There was company, it was evi
lrotg anl NJ. Simpsons first impulse was to fly
oS t'le lllon.ht cr,ssed his mind the door opened
and Mr.. Pnckl0rd, vino CHANGED TO be IN the
pas, lge, cs2ying him, he was fan to make I
vlrfue oil necessity ami was speedily in the mlds
lic merry party whose gayety had so alarmed
,iim. That the intIOdurtlon was managed III thu
usual way, have no doubt but the names
however distinctly uttered, seem TO have mad
30 Impression upon the confused brain Of tn
bnshul visitor; so that wien, after the lapse q
< 4 few wi6Wts, he began to recover his compo
'ure, he tn6Gdsl rseIt in the presence Of Tire
AIDES aud ptie 9pnllanan, of whose names, a
well as persons, he was profoundly ignorant
The LADIES' were three OF Mr.. Puckford's marie
sisters, and Mss Fortcscue. a young lady Of IT
dUccd iotiune at present occupied as Il teaci
'rma nelghboIing seminry. The gentleum
was Mr.. AI,eIsGray, bachelor like Mr. sim
sou but nothing like so old, and scarcely
b,shful. Mrs. Frazer, he eldest Of the two 81
y lers, u charming lady-Iike persun, oi, yoo WON
Jay Judging from Appearances, nbout twent
.l,req OF twenty four years o age, sremed-t
I'M as ilii NJ, ast hair 3
bsnnells eo,nplexion, contrastad MOI unavo raB
with tbe lighter figure. fair hair and featur
Of her sister--to engrnss NJ 81 pson's who
attention, and to srouse, alter while all his CO
! vers 'tionil energies, which, by the way, we
by 10 means contemplate. Mr.. Simpsons til
was cone : ere 4 couple of hours had fed, Il
hipr>s itounoager vas hurt Isl all surgery
had fallen desperately IN love with ntrri,
+" lads, nnl The mother of thee or four chli q
+ GA The only single female present, Miss Fc
" )cscue, Mr.. Simpson had be9LoAe but ol
7 glance Oh entering the apartinrit 1t: dat bad be-
u quite sufficient to check any desire (r a no
: ntimlte peru.ai OF hes features. The lady COZ
i biucL hi, two anllpah iea-her hair was dccl
= eddy red, and Il srong eanmon br ancy I" Ii
= nlu snncng eyes. She took very slight p.
I" in the conversation and hat liue, SO absorb
was Mr. ST epson, WAS by him utterly unhetdo
e She wo Q, like her friend Mrs Fmzer q pa
Dress an the aplisna name of both was N
~.
Tue ladies' dcpatad carly, and Mr. Sinps
: anfMr Gray followed their example few Il
mites afterwards.
l. "Nr. Gay" said he f9saA gentleman, as
r took cave Of his co npatlloFi at the end of I
r street, "v'hlt is that chrrniag persons nam
" | have quite iuTgotten t."as
u (Which chrnug person?' inquired Mr. 4
c. fred Gray, with quiet smile.
1t. This Mr.. Simpson Thought very absl
rs question he, however, replied The lady
sc the pIAld dress Mry, Mrs Puckford call
in her"
in THE lady in plaid dress. whom Mrs, Pm
II (ofd called Mary, is Miss Fortescue she /
OF feather of music aid drawing," rejnined
IN Gray, with donure acc mt 1t was too dark
IT. Mr.. Simpson to see his eyes,
81 "Thank you, sir; good night" rejolned
p cnamor d municipal dgmtary Mr. Smp,
y WAS soDn Mt home and before an hour had Ella
. ed had carefully penne,, and posted with
o own hands, n letter to his friend Puckford.
n then retired to bed, and dreamt dreams.
IS Sarah." said Mr. Puckford the next MORN
II to ts wife, after reading letter, just deliver
n. with ii pe,pexed expression oi cpuntenanct
ID, "dId Mr.. Simpson seem to you rarticnla
he stuck with Mary Furtescue yesterday ev'
O. iug?"
by {" With Mary Fortescue Surely not w
", do you ak ?"
40 "Only that here is 4 lelter6on Simpson, p
ry Tossing violent love for hersan stating nls'
IS. termlnatson, should you aaa f be able to asst
", him, which he scarcely dares venture to DO
on thai she is dsengagel, loiMnediately solicit
lal hand in marriage"
is "Gmcinus lis II possible 7"
10. Z" Read the letter yourself Her beauty,
as observes, is, he Is qune sure, her least rect
p- mend ion. Conical, is ut it :" ~
be "Well, 1t is odd but she is, you kno"
he most arniable cseaarss anl will make,
us sure, n admirable wife"
Ike I" Aud he. too, TINT so especially detests
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