Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-03-30

ceiling toward any one and fcertafi1ly never
troubled myself about you at alk' xI..
"Then believe me whsni say lsS you rapa
Ia am n,' come this morning p o6F you my
1 "Your fortune, mo- doubt. ls.ie. sssE /.
that what .yoAptsaa ts aStse fs-ts n
Yes" replied |, dssl l6!iHsa st.to ID b 81 moved
by Dor taan:s.. ''I afsszGssii Il am tish.:. |
IsRal bo richer. ..YsaStasher consents, and | am
here toset ydpranswer.s'
p "Thessar," said she, in aspet, pardon me
tf fseGse the honor you offer"
4 $" Refuse me " exclaimed l, with faint
feeling about the heart " and why, pray'"
& Simply because cannot marry you"
/, !" Perhaps,s said I, & my brother Tom has
| been before me; that.I am toe late! 7"
lssI,Will be plain with you,' said she '"he
sas this morning pledged myself to marry
III Had Tom been 'pFesoars;s 4 ithsnk i cou,s ..avs
stabbed him. But.disgnising N.Y. feelings, 1 bade
\ er goo5,morning, and1eft, with plan of my
Swn in my head. Hef:fstAar was a mar of vio-
iept temper, and thereto, = mother, ,s1lckily,
70 fntercede for her. 40 shc must submit
IN time. From the hodsa 7 .yent to the store Of
her father, and told him a a:been' refused =
Will he countng-s -soom dh3ak with his oaths,
he to- pe to rest satis6ed that Sarah should
be my fe, and swore that he would break
down hey spirit. IwentShome' to my business
satisfied. I
That night brother Tom did not see the young
lady according to their appointment, for her
stubborn father locked her in \her chamber
Tom requested an interview with him, and told
him he wished to marry Sarah, but was heartily
cursed, and ordered out of the house. After
ward Tom called upon me. lie Was very abu-
sive, and demanded that I should resign all
claim to the girl. lost my temper, for by this
time hated him little, and told him he was
fool. Then Nancy came, with hex pretty face
pale with sorrow, grieving for the brother she
loved so well. She begged nae not ta. destroy the
happiness Of Tom and Sarah, but rather to use
my influence with the father, and obtain his
consent for their marriage ltold hek that she
was silly girl; that did not bels4 in wo-
mans love- which she prated about that Sarah
wonld in time love me q great deal better than
she now did Tom that it would bc wicked for
her to lose IA rich husband, and marry one who
had nothing but his salary to depend on, for a
childish whim; that was no Bluebeard, formed
to make wives miserable and then murder them,
as some of my relatives seemed to think Then
Nancy, too, departed, and troubled me no more
about the matter.
Sarah was forced to consent. Indeed, nothing
could withstand the terrible rage Of her father
When pressed to appoint the day for our mar
riage she was sullen, and named one so distant
that knew she was triang with me but he,
father came to my assistance, and the following
Saturday was fixed upon. Notwithstanding all
this, wicked conspiracy was even then on foot
to deceive US all Luckily discovered it. As
| left Sarah's residence, the day before the ont
chosen for the marriage, detected Tom skulk-
ing about the door. Unabashed, the scoundra
looked me boldly in the face; YES, at the very
moment when he was meditatinS deadly blow
at my happiness. With certain misgivings III
my heart, passed on. Remembering that tho
man-sorvant had presented livery guilty looking
face to me at oar last encounter, began to fee
uncomfortable, and in few minutes turned
back. s~
"Now, my man," said l, as the feiloy open
ed the door, "tell me the truth at once. YIN
has my brother given you to aid Nm in thh
wicked schome?
I" Twenty dollars, said he, trembling. ''Sure
Sir, was poor, and tho temptation was toe
great for me; but don't inform on me, beg
you, Sir T.
Listen to me- said Il STUN against them
and when I am married, yod :!a1all have forty
dollars. If you don't DO 70, you Il regret it nn
il the day of your death"
"I'll do any thing you wish, Sir" -
"Thcn, in the first place, what is thisplotr
"Your brother and Miss Sarah ARE to rur
away this afternoon l have promised to gel
her KIT Of the house, but upon my word, Sir,
do ut know to what place they intend go
ing" -. .,-~s-
4 Tilen,' said I, 81 shall trouble you to g
to your mnster sstore with maAow, SO that
cth givshim this inforlaatioiss By this, ! cal
make sure Of you in the mean time.
The man obeyed me. When SaraMS .fatAe
heard our story, he Aaw INTO d most violent pas
sion. was "a ashamed of him Especially on thu
way tp bis house, whittier he iflbediately pro
.dsedsd. followed By The Ssryapt and nesss u
accom- ished the distance IN q kind IF fycSeftet
ktlot; aiking aloud to himself, cursing his daug
Ger and my brother Tom, occasionally shaking
IBIS fat at the servant behind Him until thos
whom he encountered must have regarded him
is drunk or crazy.
We reached the house in seaaoa; for Tom
who had observed the man leaye Nth me, i'm.
mediately fearing betrayal, had managed tc
bring affairs to crisis, and was handing Mis-,
Sarah into carriage as we turned the conner
In moment the lady was dragged into eht
house, followed by the rest Of the party. Sh,
(I really pited hor, she looked 50 pale and
frightened) dropped, nearly fainVng, supon
chair, while her father stood over her, mum
bling in rage, clutching one corner Of his coat
with his trembling hand, dibl striving to rsgair
his power Of speech. Tom stood waiting tt
see what turn affairs would take, and the SEP
want, terrified at the horrid look on his MASTER
face, fed from the room. 1t was dreadful
scene; and had not the old gentleman beer
wealthy, and Sarah his sole heiress too, slioult
have departed, resigning all claims to her hand
| E;nnllu S,,oonh came 10 him II ahnok MI