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

tpower may be given to curse yeu as father never
curseda child. | will curse you--hear me-
fcuIse, Curse Fou, hourly, daily, always, until
you end dyour miserable life in gutter There
tsbaHs be no peace for you on this earth, for
feysfy where my curse shall howl in your ears! !"
81 The girl rose and cast long, dcspairing look
at Tom, and said Then may COP forgive you,
father, and help me l will obey you"
"Tom," added she, reaching out her hand to
him, but before he could catch it, she fell swoon
ing to the floor.
"See," said to Tom ''see the result of
your meddling in my affair.""
But he only shook his head vaguely, and
staggered from the room; he must have been
quite broken up by the misery he had caused
but his interference was of no advantage to him,
for Sarah and I were married the next day.
t. ] entertained no doubt that all would now go
Oh smoothly. My wife accompanied me to the
thplne had furnished for her-a home to which
had been brought everything calculated to make
a woman happy. During the first week she
seemed to be in dream--cold,e pale, and re-
signed. Then she recovered little, and took
Frequent rides sabout the country She was
restless, and talked much in her sleep, and
sometimes even screamed while dreaming. 50
that once or twice was greatly alarmed. I
was pained to notice, too, that the color never
returned to her Cheek, nor the old light to her
eyes. found at last that she had resolved to
Ibc'sahappy. Nothing could do would bring
ta slaie to her face, and sometimes she was wick
ed eA0Agh to shudder when l came into her
presence. When her father visited us--an event
seldom occurring-she treated him with cold
respect. and think she was so unfllal as
to deslike even him. In truth, did not lead
4 very happy life, and it was only the hopes Of
the large property which would belong to her,
that induced me to bear with her whims and
humoFs,-
! For some time had not seen Tom No odeabt,
feeling that he.had grossly abused me, he pur-
posely kept Gpm my path. About six months
after my niffiass, however, met him one
day in the street, intoxicated, and of course
Sook no notice of him; he seemed to recognize
no;.and paused to give me an impudcnt, drunk
On store, as I passed.. Upon inquiry, learned
that RisAabits, were very bad that his employ
ers, astonishyAat tho sudden change in his b.
havior, had'bope with his irregularities, and
demonstrated With him, Tathout inducing him to
change for the better and that, ut last he had
been discharged from hisssituation, and was
then residing with sistefNercy, whos when he
was Frustrated by ecdsas,ssook cars>of him.
Once, when Under the inRaas<ce. Of liquor, he
called at MY house, and demanded an interview
with my wife. She very properly refused to SEQ
him, but was so excited by the e'event, that I
was driven to call in physician.i a.. -,
=. We had been married year when my son
was born. A thrill immediately different from
anything have ever before experienced pcnc-
tnted my whole being when fodnd*F was a
father. | had never loved. childrea sbas the
possession of this pne filed ME with strange
joy. Scarcely wasiny child e.vsok old when
my lathcr-in-law died from a stroko of apoplezy
He left by will his whole property fortune
y My My e esssssls IL, knowing i. how uns, sa-
rah was y takscharse oI money, to obtain pos
session os-t aFor ths.e .ehd, l formed and re-
jected, ,nahy plans for working upon my wife's
Imip4 70 induce her tqresign her claim. But
,Atksre was no necessity ofit, for my usual good
i6f5llne attended me even here. One day she
sent for me, and commenced, in the usual cold
blunt style which characterized her intercourse
with me I
1 :. You married me for my money" :
interrupted her with deprecating shake of
the head.
"Don't lie to me-" said she 81 know you
too WELL. You made stepping stone Of broken
hearts, to grasp with your avaricious hand at
my fortune. My father is gone, and the money
is mine. You have been devising schemes to get
it from me-have you mott"
No, upon my honor" :" replied I for she
was getting excited, and preyaricated q little
to save her unnecessary pain. -
Pshaw " sneered she ''deceiying always
Bat. no matter. You know l hate you; you
fear that will, in some way, deprive you Of
that for which you have damned yourself; you
fear that now, perhaps, am about to give TO
works Of CHARITY this money which has runined
measy,sr.s
j tsYousurely don't intend, madam, " exelaim-
led ], d,'terrifed, ''to toss away this valuable prop
erty in any such way! People might think
!, you insane, and perhaps confinement would be
necessary" : vi-@...~,,''
"Don't fear it," answered she calmly. "This
cursed stuff-the whole of it, every cent will
iesty, gladly give to you. BY al my hopes OF
lfsare1, Il will never touch dollar of it! 'SYou,
sellq hsvs. destroyed wife, brother all, for this
little pile Of gold, deserve it ce1tainly,>aud it
shall be yours-yours.
"Thank you, Sarah," said |. "You talk
Like asensible woman you shall make your
will this very day, giving the property to me
for ifyour mind is made up, the sooner it is done
the better"
"a will " cried she; you shall not wait
till my death to possess the property you shall
have it now-this day Arrange the papers ia
bring this about, and | will thank you"
at shall be done Immediately said /, hardly
able to conceal my joy.
"Stay!" p" she added; grant this on one con-
4 dition."
+ tsrned back troubled, for feared her fancies.
Swear to me-" said she, pointing to the child
in her lap, "that this boy shall never receive one
cent.of ii; and that fyou marry again other