The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-06-04

, wait uli hchI 'hles 'oN Drdl sPcah thS b"c
lie, for really the saft sort o beautiful Eng
lish she speaks gies her great advantage.
"As ye sac, Mr.. Kirkton," continued he
ladyship, who, like all great takers, peve
attended TO what any one said but herself
" Jeannie has a great advantage owre her
but she's weel enough for a that"
In the meantime the young lady, who wa
the subject Of this conversation, troubled
herself very little as 10 what Lady Claver
said or thought on the occasion. | shall no
on any account say that she was in love, fol
highly disapprove of such speedy surren
der to Dan Cupid in the softer sex; but al
all events she was highly delighted with the
novelty of the scene, and evidently pleased
with her partner. No scruple of the same
kind rcstrains me from mentioning the state
Of Charles Melville's heart lie was as deep
ly in love rs ever was the hero Of romance
ard in the pauses of the dance, INDUCED in
various reveries about love aud cottage
and number of other absurd notions, which
dre quite common, believe, on such occa-
sioi,s. He never deigned to think on so con-
temptible sn object as a butchers bill, OF
how inconvenient ii would be TO maintain a
wife and four or five angels Of either SEX
on ninety pounds a year; but at the same
time | must do him the justice TO state, that,
although he was a Scotchman, Tie fact OF
Miss Mowbray'S being an heircss never en-
tered into his contcmplatior-and if | may
mention my own opinion, | really believe he
would have been better pleased if she had
been as portioncss as himself. But time and
tide wear through the roughest day no won
der, then, they wore very rapidly through
the happest evening he had ever spent.
The Duke and the more distant visitors had
taken their leave; the mir,h and fun grew
fast and furious among the younger and
better acquainted parties who were left but
greatly TO the modification Of the young SOL
dicr his partner was called away at the end
of dance, Just when be had been anticipa-
ting delightful tete-a-tcte while the next
was forming With his heart nearly burst
ing with admiration aud regret he wrapped
her in her cloal,s and shawls. and in silent
detection, with only warm pressure of the
hand, which he was enchanted TO find re-
turned, he handed her into Mrs. Carmichael's
old-fashioned open car, though the night was
lark and stormy--and after listening TO the
last sound of the wheels as they were lost A.
mong the snow, he slowly turned and re en-
tered the ball room. Their absence, to all
appearance, had not been noiiced by single
eye-a thing at which he, as a lover under
such circumstances is bound 10 be, was great
~ surprised Blockheads !" he said, 'they
would not see the darkness if the sun were
cxtinguished at midday" And he fell into
1 train of reflections, which, from the ex-
preston of his countcnance, did not seem
TO be Of very exhilarating nature. In a
bout twenty minutes. however, after his re-
turn, he was reused by the hcnchman. whom
he had spoken Of at dinner, who beckoned
him from the hall.
at he bonAy cratur the bonny ciatur!"
he began" an sic a nicht TO gang home in
the stars a put out the snow beginnin' to
drift, an a spate in the Lugas Moo if auid
Andrew Strachon, the Teddy Carmichael's
coachman, dotted auld body, and mar than
half lou' tries the ford-oh, the lassie, the
IL l,,,
The heart 10 spend the crown-piece she slip
pit Into my hand just aforc the dancin'"
But what more the worthy hchchmar
might have sad must remain a mystery to all
succeeding time ; for, long before he had
come TO the episode of the crown, Charles
had rushed hatless into the open air, and
dashed forward at the top OF his speed TO O.
vertake the carriage, in time TO warn them
from the ford But the snow had alre ady
formed itself into enormous wreaths, which,
besides impeding his progress, intcrlered
greatly with his knowledge Of localities, and
he pursued his tolsome way more in despair
than hope. lie shouted in the expectation
of his voice being heard, but he heard no re.
ply. lie stopped down to see the track OF
The whoels, but the snow fell so fast and
driited at the same time, that it was quite
undistinguishable even If the darkness had
not been so deep. However, onward he
pre- ssed towards the ford, shouting loud
er and louder as he approached it. The
roaring Of the stream, now swollen to a pro
digious height, drowned his cries, and hi
eyes in vain searched for the object of hi
pursuit; far and near, up and down, he di
rected his gaze, and in the transport of jo!
at the hope which their absence presented
that they had gone round by the bridge an'
we're saved, he was turning round to returl
home, when he though, he heard in benz
in the river, little way down, faint scream
above the roaring of the torrent. Quick a
; lightning he rushed towards the spot, an
hallooed rs loud as he could, The shrie
was distinctly repeated, and great way ou
in the water, he saw some substance of cen
siderable size. lie shouted again, and
voice replied to him from the river. An
in an instant he had plunged into the stream
and, though it was rushing with the creates
5 impetuosity, it was luckily not so deep as t
E prevent his wadlng. And after considerabl
, toll, for the water was above his breast, b
r succeeded in reaching the object he had de
scried from the bank. 1t wos, indeed, Mr.
+ Carmichael's car, and in it he had the ines
nressihle delinht 10 find the two lalins in,