The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-02-26

Z d The pay she ussht receive. was
dong the sewing fssshe family. ~.
!bc present lime, however. she was
engaged in !ookiag ever the nsses Of
q magazine.
] Aroand~ on the other side oe tho
crate from where 81 Li,zy, reposed
within the depths Il cspacicus .,uf-
fed chair, tho Urn Of cid Captain
Aaron Simpson, merry old fellow.
who bad spen, TIE meridian Of bis
days in The UPS and downs Of ocean
l,fc, and now se.tkd down with a
competent fortune to enjoy himself as
best lie could. lie loyed life for The
joys it gave hin, aud mas never more
happy lnan Wien he felt hc was in.
parting happiness 70 otiicts.
'Li1y,' said the oltlman, Who had
been regarding the fair girl for full
,s, ,ss I,ssIs.' s sea,s !. as'ss xl'h
Book repeated l.izzy. loohinc
NJ from Page Of advertisements.
'Oh. am just looking it over
'nN5r, i, i. = returned the Cd man.
with merry so:, OF twinkle III bis
eyes. you've been king at that
same page COR the last ten minutes
Ah I'm afraid LIzzy. that there is
something else Oh YOUR miad besides
boohs. =
Yes, your kindness in giving me
home responded the fair girl, with
b,i .ht smile uron her face. That
rests upon my mind
My tiddlcsitck, uttered the old
man. i bel We you were thinking o.
that youns-Captaiu Simpson said 10
lnole, for at tha, ,aomcnt L.14y sprang
from her chair ami c'appcd her hand
over hiS mouth, uateling as size did
90:
stop, sir. I shant allow you to take
liberties with my private affairs, even
tAongh he for the present depend.
ent upon your bounty
\ moment after fhe lauglter-lo,inc
oirl had taken her hand from the o!C!
man. s mouth he gazed aiicclionatev in.
to her face, and then, in low, inur.
muriug tone half to himself, he uttered
All, the man who gets you wont
want money TO make him happy"
Iizzy might have made reply to hi,
honest piece OF tiattcry had not y van,
at that moment announced Messrs. Tim.
o;ly and Edward Barbour. hut as the
name ut III" latter sisu"h upou E,g car
the old man thought the small hand
. which had been transferred r.an IL.
1 lips to his shoulder rrembled rather
, more pcrceptibly than was its wont, and
. another twinkle, more roguish than the
: f,si, aparkledfn u. eyes.
, The young gentleman entered tlit
room and were received ly the old mnr
with that kindness which marked til,
+. reception of all his friends, while th'
young ladies expressed "n equal pleas
a urc in tiris ,i,.t, though they shove,
t il somewhat differently. Arabeiia u
: ralcd herself n,aguiGcently, smiled he
witchincly. and di Lo; fear to speal
Ter pleasure in words, Will. Lizzy, witt
a feeling too deep 70? outward show, on
: " blnshed as she received Edward
n good evening. aud then resumed he
t seat ut the woih table.
{ The evening had passed half away
;. Mr.. Timothy Harbournnd Arabella ha
u been saying all sorts OF fine things ahou
q music, poetry, pro:c, tileatrical-. &r.&C
while Edward had spent most Of hi
;, time in conversation with Captain Simp
- son. The old man talked Of ship, storm,
. rocks and foreign ports, and anou i
would listen 10 some Of his yOun
J. friends remarks upon business ma'tcr>
= such as stocks, stores, uri markets. -
$ Lizzy, all this time, Iemaiccd nH almos
t silent member If the socia, company.
- Now Captain Simpsons parlors we,
= very long Timothy snd Arabcila wer
by lhc street windows and at the otAe
-, end Of the apartments there were als
: windows which overlooked the cardcr
said windows being situated IN deer
,apestried alcn,es. At length Ljzz
= Florence arose from her seat by the Il
Y bio and went 20 one Of rl!ese back win
r. dows. where .hc seated herself upon n
u ottoman. Why she should have don
e this il j, almost impossible 10 tell, 10
# the ottoman in that recess was not ha
r. 50 comfortable Il seat as Lad been ia
70 easy chair by the fire which she hr
left. She could not have gone there I
=, enjoy ll.eFayden scenery, for eyerythin
:. was coveted wit., snow, nSr- could sl
iayc gone llere 10 look IT the neon an
ic siag-, fot the ,hichly failing snow -Aast
Il entirely Tia them from view. TLsue1
as movement, wa, made by old Simpsor
u, who, w.thou, a word Of farewell p", c
o. his hat and ,aiied out Of The room,
u Edward Saael a5on! Eim Ger a N
re mcnt after be was thus le!t a.on
Of \ projection of tie Moorish arch tn
tn divided tie two apartments hid Ar
as bella and his brother from view, b.
n, an accidental glance uron tic sur:a'
b, or tel, tale mirror revealed to Ii
G, the solemn fact that Mr., Iimo:hy ~
s. mos; -rle@,iy pressin- to hl7 l.fs Il
he fair hand Of lie gii;ering bel!
4. Pcrhays ,l;s cir. instance aifJyle
e. to EiRayl an example, !9r Tilh
rs sularu ip~ulsc he s,.r;e r.yla !