The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-08-31

'Oh, certainly, said he, gaily as he
departed 'Good.morning, Sarah we'll
meet again tonight
Both suspected my object, but what
cared II The affair was a novel and
exciting one to me, and was anxious to
be we'll out of it.
Miss Sarah said I, pointedly, you
have no doubt observed the nature of my
feelings toward you
'On the contrary answered the sar
castle girl, i did MT know you had any
extraordinary feeling toward any one
and | certainly never troubled myself
about you at all
Then believe me when say love
you and am come this morning to Of
fer you my hand, my heart,and my-my
Your fortune, no doubt said she lis
that what you intend to say
Yes replied [, determined not to be
moved by her taunts i offer you all
| am rich. [ shall be richer. Your fa-
thcr consents. aud | am here to get your
answer
Then, sir said size, in pct, pardon
me if l refuse the honor you offer.
'Rofuse me 7 exclaimed /, with faint
feeling about the heart and why prayp
Simply because l cannot marry you
Perhaps said [. my brother Tom has
been before me that am too latep
Il will be plain with you said she ;
She has this morning l pledged myself
to marry him.
Had Tom been present. / think I could
have stabbed him. But Disgusting my
feelings, badc her good-morning, and
left, with plan of my own in my mind.
Her father was man of violent temper
and there was no mother, luckily, to in
tercede for her, so knew she must sub.
NIT in time. From the house ] went to
the store of her father, and told him |
had been refused While the counting.
room shook with his oaths, he told me to
rest satisfied that Sarah should be my
wife, and swore that he would break
down her spirit l went back to my bu.
siness satisfied
That night brother Tom did not sec
the young lady according to their agree.
ment, for her stubborn father locked her
in her chamber Tom requested an in
terview with him, and told him he wish
ed to marry Sarah, but was heartily
cursed, and ordered out of the house
Afterward Tom called upon me. lie
was very abusive, and demanded that |
should resign all claim to the girl l lost
my temper, for by this time I hated him
little, and told him he was a fool Then
Nancy came with her pretty face pale
with sorrow, gricving for the brother she
loved so well. She begged me not to
destroy the happiness of Tom and Sarah
but rather to use my influence with the
father and obtain his consent for theii
marriage. told her that she was sill
ly girl that did not believe in wo
mans love which she pratod about; that
Sarah would in time love me a great
deal better than she now did Tom that
it would be wicked for her to lose
rich husband and marry one who had
nothing but his salary to depend on, for
a childish whim; that was no Blue
beard, formed to make wives miserable
and then murder them, as some of my
relatives appeared to think Then Nan
", 700, uepar'cu, ana troubled me ne
more apouV 'ee matter ,
Harah was iorceu 10 consent indeed
of her father. When pressed to appoint
| the day for our marriage, she was sullcn
and named one so distant that / knew
sue was 'rih'he win me put her tathel
came TO my assistance ana the following
oa'uIu"y Wv; was nAea upon Notwlths'ahd
ing all TINS wicked conspiracy was
/; ven ' on loo' 10 10 deceive US all. Luckily
! uiscoScrea 1t; AS l ieit oarah's resi-
dince' the day before the one chosen fol
inc marriage, L detected Tom skulkint
apou, 'ne door' Cnapashed, the scoun
drel looked me poiuiy IN the face yes
al tue very moment when he was medl
,atlng Ir.1, a ueadiy piow at my happiness
WIN certain misglvlngs IN my heart,
Passeu on, heilelhperinS that the man
servant had presented very guilty
looking lace TO Inc at our last encounter
. oegah 10 ieel uncomfortable, and In
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