The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-06-03

the mex, four months. ! have J.is
day for ! am influential ncw--scn
Frank lis leave or absence Tor twelve
months, begging him to come home.
1t seems ] am indispensable in n ccr-
tain comfy where ministcs wan: to
keep their supporters in, aud so they
can refuse me nothing
Good Sir Walter |" exclaimed Ger.
ifnte and Alice. .-
'Dlipd Walter still with you, l,u,
lsis 4 Iunail Frank returns, I will keep
Off all sui'ors. Say nothing, only let
us always lie ioseih.r---us three, mean
said the quick cared yoapg man, rs he
caught The sound Of n little sigh from
Alice and your father win give me six
months at least 10 think Of it. Da,, my
dear friends, listen 10 me. must mar
~ now. In whom else, now tha, ]
1G&sAsssa.h hAssy .ssusss and du,ics, can
ccusisie than wiIsf Twenty Eve
thousand year wants somebody who
can see to attend TO it. Had remain.
ed poor, no woman should ever
have had such bnrdcn imposed on her
There is but one girl in the world who
eau ever be my wife. While l
was poor, s,udiously concealed my
feelings but now, my dear Alice, my
riches. my rank. are vain, are vain in
deed il you refuse 10 be mine when
Frank returns
Sir Walter cried tho amazed girl,
pale with a feeling more like alarm
than any thing cl,e-'a poor girl like
me What will your rich friend,
say
Alice, you have for five years been
my most devoted sister; we have stud
led together, thought together, learucd
,ngr,her let us nov, II your he"r b.
reconciled to blind husband, love one
another. am not fit TO be alone; bu,
if yon will not be the poor blind boys
guardian angel | must trust myself 10
some hired servant
Waller! Walter = cried Alice, sob.
bing aloud. Il have always loved You
dearly,meant 70 beg yon to take me for
your wiie-your guide, had you re-
manned poor; for when mother dies !
shall be alone but dare not now ac-
cepi'-----
You have accepted Exclaimed Ger
trude, placing iheir hands one in nm
other and as Alice could not speak,
the betro,hal was over. After few
minutes silence they discussed their
plans, and were in The midst of them
| when Mr. Prescott entered huriied>
y
'Sir Walter. I am proud to congrat-
ulatc. am highly honorcd by your
first call here
Il have to apologize for taking tho
! liberty Of coming 90. unceI enormously
Hours suited to the w0sician become
perhaps unsuitable now
'Sir Waller, rruy consider my hopse
your own said Mr. Prescott. warmly
half from genuine pleasure at the goud
uck of one he liked, us all did, and
half fom the reflection that I2j 900 D.;
year even with blind Baronet, was 4
very splendid prospect for his daugh
ter
From that day all si.tors withdrew
before the young BaTonet. Every bo
dy looked upon the thing as settled -
Miss Gertrude and he, with Alice for ;
companion, drove out together; ant
what other rcsul, could be expected =
But not one word did any Of the twt
say that could be construed into deceit
Mr.. Freccoit allowed matters TO taxi
their course, not even sounding Ger
: irude on the poin, he had at heali.
One morning Sir Walter called toI
mally on Mr. Prescott, and hcma,dr'
the honor Of AN interview. That gen
, tlcman bowed his young friend into th
drawiDg-room, and his heart beating IA
ther more quickly than usual, he sa
down after handing Waller n chair.
, what my dear Sir Walter can ! d
, for you:
i came, said Walter. with almo,
, The only trace Of sarcasm on his Iac
that ever appeared ,heIe--I came t
speak TO your daughter. Miss Gertrude
Indeed " exclaimed Mr.. Pr.scu'
with very Harmless attempt al plaj
ing as,oni,hmcnt IN his tone
You will be very much surprise,
, my dear SIR said Blind Walter n It'll
! timidly, at wla, am going to say
Perhaps no, said papa knowingly
=, ! fancy--
You have fancied wrong, Mr. Pre-
cot,,' said Walter firmly. il you hn,
J sapposcd list have courted you
daughter on your own account. Iis'e
: first and be angry you will aitcrward
i ! have courted for anolher--ior youn
X man who loves her, aud whom Sd
i. loyes---;s lieutenant in the navy, o
:. whom settle The day lac marries, n
sum OF twenty thousand pounds, whic
7 have raised by telling timber, whic
:, was far 10 lsSrriani on my csis.es.
!, But exclaimed Mr. Prescott, qnll
II Modified al The wOftls twenty ihousan
pounds and who WAS besides, a Yer
Il good hearted man at bolom-'but VII
:, iy tie gentleman 2
d 'lour nephew Frank, said Wali'
/ mo, irs tu the door as readily as II /
could see,
II Mr. Prescott bur, into laugh !
y saw a, once !hc whole conspiracy ai