Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-07-06

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posed union between Edward and Miss Ian.
dale; for the latter was of class, alas to-
numerous, too often to be met with in society,"
amiable, accomplished, beautiful, and peniess
1t was severe blow to the young couple.
We must just have patience, Edward,
would the fair and gentle girl say, looking
smilingly in his face tho while, when tn,
former was dcploring, with an impetuosity un
usual to him, the hard destiny which had sc
crually interposed to keep them assunder.
MIR. Warrington, who was now heart broker
as well as ruined man, struggled on for few
years in small way of business, his son Ed.
ward assisting him, but with no good result
they could not make living at it. In these
circumstances, both father and son listened en-,
gerly to the advice of near relative of the
former, who proposed their going out to New
South Wales, and offered them, upon advanta-
geous terms, the loan of from 600 to 93OO.
to engage in the farming or grazing line there.
together with sum sufficient to defrav their
expenses out. With this proposal the War
ringtons gladly closed, and in two months after,
sailed from Grecnock for Sydney
For many years after they had u severe strug-
gle with all the most formidable difficulties that
usually beset the emigrant of limited means.
They had been, besides, exceedingly unfortunate
in the choice of location, and the consequence
was an amount of labor and discomfort under
which they believed they must finally sink.
Their prospects were, in short, of the most
gloomy kind, and year after year passed away
without bringing the slightest improvement.
The letters that Edward wrote home to Eli
"a during this period were full of love and af-
fiction. but they contained also, the most dis
couraging accounts of the present condition and
prospects of the writer and his family. Each
letter, in short, although it rendered to strength
en- Elizas confidence in the fidelity of her lover,
only showed how hopeless was the prospect of
their union.
A period of nearly ten years hadnow elapsed
and the last letter Eliza had from Edward was
as desponding as the one preceding. 1t was
about year after she had received this letter,
and when she was anxiously looking for another
which had been unusually delayed, that Eliza
was startled at pretty late hour one evening,
by loud and impatient rappins at her fathers
door. The door was opened by tho servant.
Miss Langdalc listcned-she heard her name
mentioned. Heavens whose voice was that,
Was it not hist" She grew pale as death /;
her limbs shook beneath her; she grasped a
chair for support. A foot was heard lightly
and rapidly ascending the stairs the door of
her apartment was flung violently open; per-
son rushed in and in the next instant she was
in the arms of Edward Warrington
! What could this mean. What could have
brought him home! IIc was in high health and
spirits, too, and presented anything but tho ap-
pearance of carc-worn and unsuccessful man.
1t was mystery. Miss Langdale looked her
perplexity. Edward understood the look, and
said, You are rather surprised to see me, Eli
"a, but shall astonish you still moro when
shall have told you all. In the meantime let
me mention that have not returned alone the
whole family are with me-father, mother, SIS
ters and brothcrs-all in excellent health and
spirits, and, what will appear to you still more
incxplicablc, with plenty of gold in storc,' as
the old song says. Father and intond COM
mcncing our old business, and, if possible, in
our old shop. And intend" said Edward,
looking slyly at Eliza, " Immediately after that
again, or before, if she prefers it, leading, as
the newspapers phrase it, the blooming Eliza
Langdalc to the hymeneal altar--that is, Of
course, if the said blooming Eliza Langdale has
no objection to be SO led.'
Miss Langdale blushed. Her perp'exity and
amazemcnt increased she limited that an expla-
nation would be acceptable.
Edward smiled and said, 81 It's rather Curl
Gus story-somcthing in the romance way; but
you shall have it briefly. About year and
half ago, there came person of the name Of
Rapslcy to settle in u location next to ours. He
was sheep farmer had been several years in
business in another part of the country, and had
by several successful speculations in wool and
grain, acquired vast deal Of money He was
unmarried, had no family, and no one about
his establishment but hired servants. With this
man, whom we found very obliging, though OF
rough, blunt, and eccentric manners, we soon
became very intimate. He seemed to feel for
our situation, and cvinced an anxiety to serve
US, for which, while grateful we were at loss
to account. He used to come often to our house
and seemed to take Il lively interest in the history
of our misfortuncs, especially in that part of il
which related to the robbery of our shop, re.
garding which he put many questions, and ap.
pcared to muse deeply on our replies. We re-
marked this singnlarity in Rapsley's conduct
but could not, Of course, understand what il
meant.
+" For somc time VIC knew nothing more of tn,
life and character of our neighbor than wha
was comprised in the circumstances above men
toned regarding him; but we at length founc
out that he was relieved convict. On max
| ing this discovery, we avoided his society al
much as possible; but although he could no
but perceive this change in our manner, he per
severed in calling on us as usual.
" Matters went on in this way for some littl
time-we endeavoring to get rid of our new ac
quaintanco by repulsive department, and HI
persevering in maintaing his footing in despit
of this treatment-when he called on US ON
morning at breakfast-time. .aa.a -o.r
+" Having refused, in his blunt way, to shar
in our morning meal, to which common civilit,
induced us to invite him, he sat smoking in sui