Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1850-01-31

enough to face the world, | will not only
give you notice, but will stand by your side
to support you in your undertaking.
Neglectlng nothing that could contribute
to my cheer Of mind, as well as to the cor
who frequently saw my daughter, brought
me such gratifying accounts of her deep
but unob;rusive grief for my presumed
death, that yearned with more than a pa.
ternal iondness to clasp the dear girl once
more to my heart. LnneI, however, would
not permit this until three weeks had clap
sed, when he entered my room, saying:
Here is letter from dear Sarah, reques-
ting permission to call and ask my advice,
on a matter of importance, at twelve O'Clock
to-day Now, if YOU will promise to com
mand your feelings as well as you can, you
shall be ensconced in the armchair of our
htlle back drawIng-room, and overhear our
interview and after have daly prepared
her for the startling intelligence, | wall an
nounce your resuscitation, and apprisc her
OF your presence
All was done as lie had arranged; but,
though had promised to lie perdu till the
close of their interview, l could not avoid
INDUCING myself in one momentary peep
as she entered the room. Her deep mourn
lug, and tie shade of sorrow upon her fea-
lures, impaired more touching interest to
her beauty. Oh. how lovely did she ap-
pear to me at that moment! OH how my
heart thrilled when l caught the first ac-
cents of her soft and winning voice
After pleading the long intimacy that had
existed between myself and Linnel as an
excuse for the trouble she was giving, she
continued
You are aware that by my dear fathers
will | am reduced from a handsome indie
Pendence to comparative poverty, If | mar
ry Mr. Mason
| am; and if my friend had consulted
me on the subject, | should have told him
1t was foolish and unjustlllabie act. What
possible objection could he have had to
such man as Mason ;!
/ believe that he had none whatever but
| am sure that lie acted from the klndest
motives. He thought that the daughter of
So rich a man ought TO make grand alli-
ance'
In other words, he wanted to crafty his
own ambition al Your expense. \ common
iaihcrly feeling, but not very paternal, for
all that
i had promised my dear father, in his
lifetime, that would never marry Sir. Ma
son without hi> consent; and nothing should
have induced me To violate that pledge but
now that am lefi-now that am alone
now that, unfortunately, have uo--no-'
The dear grl's voice was broken by emo
tion, and she paused moment ere she could
resume. Do yuu think, Doctor ask
you as his oldest aud best lrIend-do YOU
think 1t would show any want OF respect to
my fathers memory, II, after the expiration
OF two years, were still To take tins excel
lent, tins exemplary, this lrreproacha5le man
as my husband p
None whatever, if You think lie is worth
the sacrifice of eight hundred year, and
Mason allows You to make IT.
hat was my great fear. knowing the
depth and dehcacy Of his attachment, and
has dI>Iutcrestcd regard for uy welfare, |
doubted whether | should get his consent
but lie net the proposition with the frank
ness % tine aud nobe nature. " ere
the case reversed SAID he, my heart tells
me that | could not hesitate single moment
to make Tie sacrifice to you; and | do hot
therefore, hesitate a single moment in ac-
ceptlng the sacrifice fr0m You. We shall
siil possess moderate competency; and
though | am but Young, have en- enough
of the world to know that wealth without
happiness Is poverty, aud that poverty with
happiness is wealth.
Mason is a wise man, and Won are Il
sensible gnl; but if you have made up
your minds to this plan, why the deuce
should you wait for two years Why not
marry as soon You are out OF mournlugP
Because | would not ask Mason to take
me without some sort of marrlage-poriion
however small. By saving for two years
the greater part of the handsome income
which my father assigned me in his will, |
shall be enabled to reserve some surplus af-
ter buying and furnishing small house; so
that we shall literally start with love in
cottage, and purse to meet any unexpect-
ed demands
My dear Sarah, tell you once more
that you are an uncommonly sensible girl,
and | approve Of everything you have done
or have proposed doing, though | do not
think it twill be necessary to defer your
marriage Tor two years and II you can
listen to a long story, to narrative of events
so strange as to be almost incredible, | will
tell you Why
Nilh Infinite tact, and the most guarded
circuuspectlon, did he then begin To pre-
pare his audltress for the startling disclo-
snres he had to make First reminding her
that had been subject TO suspensions OF
animation, some of which had continued
for many hours, he added, that there were
well-alested instances of frances lasting 50
long, that the sufferers had been burned,
even after having been kept above ground
for the customary week, and had actually
revived, as had been repeatedly proved by
subsequent inspection ui collins and vaults.
Now, your poor father he continued,
Contrary, as | well know, TO Your earnest
and eteh angry "Reminiscences, was scanda-
lousy hurried 10 the grave III three days
alter his death. Under :hese unusual cIrcum-
stances there would be nothing Improbable
III his revival, nothing Improbable IN his
being rescued from has miserable situation
-nay, II is by no means impossible that al