Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-03

arrootu'c. aud seemed 10 be nrgniu! i,m
i,.,r wien l".,itg h'!r kccn 'uo Iuub.' office
wbirn onth.rd hun 10 iNr. UurIc Naunrn
bore ,iu~ilro Us nc had ln'io contempt: un.
tnlry treated Ay men. be- raised h3s "ycs
hi1hog a, trusted in the iuH cc O. Han who
cannot b" deceived.
lie Lived IT, la old loaso IN The -Yhn ,.
whOc uHty YH'p'up.', - poor bu' n.'a- .or-
lyrn iH. .i.n ind.nl. Aurng 'l'e' u.r.a
h3rs iu',e WIS s.iIn woman. who wed by
h.rsplt ~ i rnr.rt. i.n winch ct,5r l1tl
v,nl eol rain. ,}nc vs., a youas gal, pjlr.
..lcut.all vuh uull, y 10 recommend her Bat
her wrcico"lnoss, and her eairnal0a VA IL.
;.h" was never scen speaking 'n any ".her ~ vn-
uiqn, and to song cheercd her g,ro'. %u"
worked vitunut interest and rj uu... rr' Ni'l,r;
doDrC r-.ns g'unm sC'm'd tu cuvc'up u"r lhr
q -hrnud. tier Dc 'rtun ailncrA il11Hre;
he attempted 10 spenh 10 nrr -np r'pupd uuld-
lv. bu; i4 fnv words, Il was cas-, 10 SOC that
she prcIrrrcI her silence aud her solitude to
the Aille huuclb. CHS goodwill; he perceived
it, md said no moro.
Bl, 'rolnctles noel was hardly sufficient
for her surpuit. and rfeson'ly worh fuitd her!
" ui,cc leaned thnt 'ho poor rrl WIS IN want
%! every thing, and hat the t.udesmcu refused
70 give credit. he imncdiatcly went 10 tten,
and rrila'"ly engaged to pay them ior wh't
thcy supplied o.neue with.
Thpcl vent on in this wov for soyc-al
months The young dressnokrr continued on'
of work, an'i she was at lat frightened lt The
h.N Sic r1t contracted with the shop-kreuets.
When size cl."g - IN eXrlu7t.31 with them.
evtrJ t.inE VS. discovered. II = first i"p0 So
was to ruD 80 urC.e Nau,,cc, and thank a.;n on
her es. iior habi'u4l reserve ind given '7 ~
~ . bu.-t 'f Ccepos' fee 'lum l. seemed a. Il
.rlii'ulg lld melted all ,he zee Of tlli nuwbed
il alj.
Dc.ng now no longer cmbarr. siad with \ So
crct, the lric huucnduck could give rrcat'r c,-
; i'ucy t. bis rood Offices TWuolts bccauo 70
Inn a sister. for whose wants be Ind a rir'l TO
provide. Il wos the first time since the death
this mother th,t he had been able to s3lrc hIs
ME with another. The younr woman received
his attentions with ieeiug.-but with reserve
All M1urlcc's efforts were Insufficient 10 dIspp
her gloom: she seemed touched by his KIDD
ness, ana sometimes expressed her sense Of it
with warmth but there she stopped Her Hclrt
was closed book, which the liltle hunchback
might bend over, but could not read. In truth
he cared li,tlo TO do 50: he gave himself up
to the happiness of being no lon1cr alone. aud
took Toincite such as ner long trials had made
her he loved ler 0s sIe was, ard wished for
nothing csc bu, s'ui to enjoy her company.
This thounht insensby took possession of
his'miud. tn the exclusion Of ali besides. Thr
poor ari was iuriorn az him-e!i she had
become accustomed to the d"iurmity Of the
. huncub1Ck K. and she seemed to look on him with
an aiiccllouate sympathy What more could
he wish for? Until them the hopes Of making
himself acceptable 70 a helpinute had been re-
PEELED hv Maurice Ne dream; but chlnce
seemed wiling to make it reality. After
mlch hesitation he took courage and declde1