Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1850-12-27

! ROW dumb with astonshmpnt save the e'der
Mis- Waraen
This IS not the Kitchen l'ezekiah,' she
aid lonv.
Il am perfectly aware Of i'll! he replied,
'aln'v.
You are aware also. trust, that we are not
the habit uf eating with our help
Perfectly returned our hero with mnch
/ sang frold
! 'lhls is douccd bo7lr exclaimed Wags'au'
Things ctn't 90 on sn..adderl Mrs. W arden,
| onRlng over the top of her srPctaci'S.
| N''a poured cup ol coffee and passed u
% ll'z 'kiah
i have in'ru'eI myself rnon ycur society
tor The purpose oi relating short story. 'tiI
he attr-. ask your patient attention Tor
lew minutes, and then will trouble you ne
| TO e.
Not many months aro voun1 man had oc-
casl"n to transact some business in tins nrlGh-
b"rho"d. While thus engaged. he, ,bv the
merost accdpn, saw von- oldest daughter, DR..
Warden. He was charmed with her pretty
tace, and in short, completely captvat'd. lh's
! young man had resolved never tn marry wo-
! man who did not lowe him tor hm%eli alone,
aside from rank. wealth. or condition. ms
| fancy, II such ynu Chuo-e 20 term il, had taken
So firm hold upon his m nd. that he determine
ed to carry it out to the very letter H. was
facinatcd with Your daughters beauty; Dnt that
did not blind his Judgment, or shake his resolu-
tol to >iuny her-tu place inns IT in such pr
slllon that he conld and b-erve her day
after day, and week ter week. II the inter.
raj beauies cores ended with the ernal, he
believed he should be in Iced happy.
with this ohicc, in view, the young man
sought and obtained employment as a comnon
labnrer. in your family. He knew not then,
~, bad Il. and nf,t
tie snrprized when no heheld the yonng sister
e1nalnr, if Mt ,,r,,a ssins the TIER in personal
attractions.
'He studied tho character of Rosabc', and it
resulted IN deep disappointment. lie heard
conversations in French ON more than one oc-
ca>inn, that sh'w the real character Of b1th.-
Pardon me- but he prove ed the elder Miss War
den VA n and superficial, and con>cqu 'utly unfit
to fiji | the duties oi "A wife.
lie turned to the Younger; and in her he
fonid a that was g"ue klnd noble, and true
in woman. She saw not the position of the
Young farmer in di-paragin- light. She
had h. 20 e,se to known, tlat ulliag the
soil was not shonortble ccrupa'ion, and
tha. honest labor was not di,graceul.-
This was as il should be- The hred man
gave all his love to | abcl.t Warden, and she
! Heaven bless her-did not receive il with
srorn. Dwelling under the same root with tho
poor young man, was con cited cOXcomb-e
sWind er, who lived bV hS wits. He had man!
aged bv the aid of forged letters, and some of
hs own Clique. t. in>inuat' himself into the
family Of ar. Warden. ostensibly a medical
student. but really to entrap one OF his daugii-
lers into "A marriage which would prove advar-
taGeouS To him IN recunlary view. A far
AS medic ne was concerned. he knew nothing
about il, and had not the ability 10 learn. Tnls
-. 6 /
surance passed tor genuine gpnrilitv' HI
was Suon intimate W N the elder Miss Warden,
The student was bent upon mischief and sooI
made the position of the Young man first mem
toned very uncumf rtatl'. The farmer lad
was summed, slighcd aud scornol by all save
Isabella. He bore all tnlS contempt and insult
with patience, except on one occasion, when
he cha,t>ed the lnSnIence ot a ewndIng cox
comb As il deserved.
A dead body was dis 'ovcrcd in n brook, AM,
it was whispered in the " arden family, that
the Young man was tuc mll,Ic.cr .N-y, al
II II be confused. tor so 1t was This report
whispered with mllcIouS nteHuity to Isl
bella Shn rejected 1t with supreme corn,
an | confessed that she estoomo the stranger
d spite his un'o1unItc n1me.
'Thlt was apuonen' o triumph n the lai-
tor; for among MI tpc'drnsS Of tins world, he
had dl>colertu a tc1 dlpnonl When this
discovery was m1d1 his object was attained.
Our hero paused.
AN th7t Young m1n:' ssil the docto- en-.
rrrly, wlplrT the porspirntion tfan his face.
'Nas the son of DR.. A,nsworth, SAID our
horo calmly.
Cool hc1vooe' exclaimed the doctor;-
hS Is astoundlnrn
At hat instant thorc was 'gint cry from
r"'" md upon looking lqHards her she had
tainted.
aus is inst rrnislm NJ f,r or sins adj
ID the doctor. without needing Iioslh " hln
Bella was bathing her sisters face with water,
Nr. WagStalf made his exit unpcrceiscd.
4 f'c that we hqvn wronrrd you p'~t for
givonos ,''h" doctor continued, grna'cly agita-
tel. All tins is the result of our foolish pride
BY giving me the hml Of your daughter,
vo1 viii atone for all and make Inc the most
toNunlt" Of men
is an hono"r 'h7t 7 c1nnot refuse. Dr.
An5wo-'h: and only regret ihlt must inov-
uab.y SINK 81 low in yoCr esteem But We all
deserve the morticltion of tins moment: and
hope It will le Iru Rose and my wife, H. well
as myself, a wholcson" lesson Take Bella
for she is verify cl YOU
The doctor arose from his chair aul onnl
the hlnls of Bella and our h ro Rose revived
INST in time to tines the Transaction when
she sought her ch1mhor the hot to1rS werd
streaming from her eyes, and her checks wera
suiuSed with bluShcS Of hunlirtion and shame
Our story is toll Mr.. Wagstof was ncyoi
soon again IN that part of the country Bells
did not bcccnc Mr.. Ilc7cilah Spike, hut Mrs
.inSworlh; ami ttc-c womlI iy lrlurS which
had won her hu,hlnl'S regard in the first n
stance, grew brighter ard brighter with rtyol'
ing years.