The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-02-23

I time. knew that |, for one. fell quit
J.. into the habit of missing him if ever
day passed without his coming, for h
r quiet, gentle presence had in it a grea
p charm to me. and he had fallen so kint
!. ly and naturally into my ways, that
r had felt, almost from the first day, tina
r he was not stranger but friend
0 Nor was l the only one who watche
+. for his daily visits,or felt lonely when h
did not come My dear child seldom
spoke much of him when he was away
; even when he was with us she was ofte
very quiet, but l knew that in bot
, their hearts deep, true love was grow
/ ing up. and that my darling would on
day be Neylls wife. And he deserved
her and she him. Timid as she wa
now, knew that it would not always
, be so knew that, presently, when al
was understood By them, her present re
serve would pass away. and my Fortune
as she really was. with her bright, sunny
gaiety, with her graceful, hoping wo
mans nature, with her deeply loving
faithful heart, would stand beside him
to illuminc and to brighten his whole
life. Such happy days those were while
these two young hearts were drawing
to each other-happy to them and me
though over my joy there was still one
little cloud
Mr. and Mrs. Beresford were the on
ly persons among our new friends to
whom l had told my Fortunes story !
did not feel it was thing l need to
tell to every one but now was anxious
that Nevill should know it, and felt un-
easy as day after day passed and kept
him still in ignorance, But indeed |
was perplexed what to do, for he and l
were almost never alone. and in the state
in which matters were yet between him
and Fortune, it would have been prema-
ture and even indelicate to ask Mrs
Beresford to interfere. There was only
one opportunity had for speaking to
him, and that lost. | remember that
day we'll My father and Fortune had
gone after dinner to my sister Kates
expecting to be back in an hour, and
when the hour had nearly elapsed, Ne
vill came in alone. bringing a request
that they would return with him to
spend the evening at the Beresfords.
thought they would soon be in, so he
willingly agreed to wait and sitting be-
side me at the open window he presently
began--it was the first time he had ever
done soto talk of Fortune. 1t was
strange without a word of preparation
or introduction. he SPOKE Of her as only
one who loved her could speak For a
moment 1 was startled. then fell into
his tone. and 1 too talked of my child
as l could have done to few but him.
There was no explanation between us
but each read the others heart fully and
perfectly And yet not even then did
l tell him Fortunes story I longed
to do tit was on my lips again and a,
gain-but | was expecting her return
with my father every moment, and l
feared to be interrupted when l had
once begun. So the time went past, and
l was vexed with myself when it was
gone, that my tale was still untold
Though it was after sunset when they
came in Neyill pcrsuaded them still to
accompany him back remember well
MS ~. warn 'hopgh s'lent farewell 10 me
@ 'n"' n'S"'' ,enleu'ocri 'oo' "n.n lucy
Meie al away, no" .Ung l iay anu tuo I
ha IN '"e summer lTi1ignl o'gn' TO
nave peeh g'au' anu ""S giau' Du, yet
so',e low, sau voice 'na' 'hougn'
nau nusneI 70 s'lence years ago forever
Woulu aMahe IN my heart again. making
l'ie preah 'he beauty o. mat summer
evening si'h my repeiiious tears IL
was ohly LOT niue .llne, ior | VINO had
peen 50 haPpy' whai figGt haa 10 weep
because some hopes had died lpressed
my tears DICK praying 10 be forgiven,
ana soon tile stiffness ot the night calm
ed me and thought again OF my
GEAR emo, ana eagerly ana hopefully as
ever 1 haa done when | was young, l
dreamed brlgnt dreams Tor her future
ne hen was young ! was but
nine ana twenty now, yet how Tar back
my youth seemed Strange there was
scarcely two years between me and Ne
VII, ,s He' now iN,S every one.noM one Ts ne, now
with him
1t was late when they came home that
night, and thought my darling looked
sad-I had thought so once or twice of
late. She slept in a room opening from
mine; and always came the last thing to
say good night to me, Tonight. when
came, | was grieved. for she looked as if
she had been weeping. She stood be-
side my couch-the light from behind
that streaned through the opened door
falling on her bright unbound hair, and