The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-07-01


All +! that's my own" sang Helen
dancing out Of the room.
You knit admirably" said Fred
looking on with an unconscious smile n
admiration.
Helen sat at an open window. through
which rose bushes thrust their blushin,
buds, making both sweet shade and fra
GRANGE. Helen was to work on n Iona
blue stocking, and her fingers few liz,
snow birds
p" You knit admirably; are you FOND
Of z"
" Yes, quite, like it better than
anything else--that isl mean--I car
churn very well"
" And do you read much 2" Fred.
glances had travelled from the corner,
oil ms eyes, over every table, shelf and
corner in search Of some book or paper
But not page, nor a leaf, yellow OF
sere repaid his search.
"Oh yes % said Helen, with a self
satisfied glance.
" What books ? permit me TO ask"
:" read the Bible good deal" she
answered gravely.
Is that all Z"
ALL OF course not and yet what do
we not find in that holy volume? Ills.
tory, poetry, eloquence, romance-thc
most thrilling pathos--" Blushinr and
recolleciing berself, she added, with a
manner as childish as it had been dig.
nifed--
"As for other bookshelf me see.
I've got in my library-first, there's
the primer, Counting on her fingers,
second class reader, Robinson Crusoe,
nursery tales, fairy stories, two or three
elements of something, history of some-
thing, biography of some person or 9th
er, mothers magazine, King Richard
the Third-there isn't that a good as
sortment 7"
Fred smiled
perhaps ! don't know quite as much
as those who have been to school MORE"
she added as if disappointed at his mute
rejoinder; "but in making bread. chur-
ming butter, and keeping house, I'm not
TO be outdone."
The young man left her more in pity
than in love, but his visits did not al
ways so result. He began to feel a
magnetic attraction which he vainly at
tributed to Helen's beauty; but the truth
is, her sweet arilessness of character,
engaging manners, and gentle DISPOSE
ton, quite won upon the city bred and
aristocratic Fred Lane. There was a
freshness and refinement about every
thing she said and did. She perplex ed
as well as delighted him.
Often, as he was wondering how some
homcly expression would be received
in good society, some beautiful senti-
ment would suddenly drop like pearl,
from her lips, not more remarkable for
originality than brilliancy.
If / should fall in the snare" tbo't
he, 81 can educate her. 1t would be
worth trying"
II was useless TO combat with his pas
sion so nt last he fell at his Helen's
feet (fguratively speaking) and confess
sed his love.
" / care not, Helen, only be mine :"
was his invariuble answer to her excla-
nations Of unworihiness how she would
appear in fashionable society, etc.
They were married---hnd re-
turned from their wedding tour, and
at the expiration Of the honeymoon
Fred was more in love than ever. At
grand entertainment given by the rel.
atives of the bridegroom, Helen looked
most beautiful. Her husband did not
insist that she should depart from her
natural simplicity, and indeed, without
jewels or laces, Of blue, and ornaments
Of fair moss roses, she was the most
lovely creature in the room.
As she entered the great saloon, bla-
zing with light, her heart failed her.
a. Shall ] love him as dearly" she ask
ed herself, II | find that he is ashamed
Of me? ] cannot bear the thought; but
should he overcome all conventional
notions. then have husband worthy
to be honored-ihen shall he he proud
Of his wife"
How she watched him as he present.
ed her 10 one and another
Simple" whispered magnificent
looking girl, respondent with diamonds,
As she curled her lip and passed by
The observation escaped neither Helen
nor her husband. She looked at him.
He smiled lovers smile, and only
drew her closer 10 his side. Many in
that brilliant gathering piiied poor
Fred" wondered why he had mariyred
himself on the shrine Of ignorant rustic
iiy.
But he, oh joy be seemed only 10
love her the more as she chung 10 bis
arm 50 iimidly. His noble face express
sed the pride he truly felt : h- looked
as II he would have swept back the
scorners with one motion Of the hand,
had they 'euiored one wave too high
on the shore Of his pride. lie seemed
to excuse every look every word no.
in aric, conformity TO etiquette, and
Helen's hean beat high tears came TO
her ewes, ~hen she thus felt how noble
a heart she had ~on.
T'hs young bride stood near her hus-
band. talking in lo~ tone, and a new
cofner appeared. She ~As beasi,fal
slightly formed creature, With naughty
fraiurrs, and ill-oonocaled soorn lurkcd