The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-03-23
MIsCELLANEoUS.
.H4.l From cAsmtsrs' Edinburr Journal
An Old Woman's "Reminiscences.

I " bV lOu TtNBcUIVcT, utuT hult NUN,
at length said "that you once prumised 3
tell me story connected with that gran
house and your own little cottage? Suppos
you iellit me on my birthday: i, VIII b
doubly pleasant to sit here and listen :
you" v rla ' H'-
The calm, happy expression of Aunt Ruth
fi,ce, which had never before seen disturb
ed, suddenly changed to one ofintensc sor
row; or rather, quick thrill ofpuin seemev
to follow my words. This, however, wa
only nomentnry; in another minute I'll,
placid tenderness 50 natural to her face re
sumed its swav, and discovered no othe
sign ~ emotions rs shc answered.
81 You shall have your wish my love :
and then added In Il low voice: at is Iish
that sh' should hear the promised history
and that should tell it," The latter par
Of her speech. the venerable lady rathe
mur,nured to herself than addressed to me
then drawing her fine figure 10 It's utmos
height, and folding her thin white hands up
on her lap, she commenced her narratiye-
which, however, | prefer putting into my
own lancua.e, believing That Aunt Ruth,
natural molesty prevented her from doing
ius,;re N the ber',;ne of the st,ry '#.
Walter is lnte this evening. Mildred
and VET am almost certain that saw hin
pass ON the river mn hour ago. may have
heen mistaken. hut wish you would run
down to the old Summer house and see il
the hni. is moorrd. We ought u have got
oON p"''''" " ''' '"''''e'' w
III. S,, r..l.-...
Inc sPcaNer' '"e ou ''''' VI s.'i'e sc'c"
winners 'urncd us tie sP"Se 'owmrus u
deeI w'hd"w' wherc Young nnh striRi"s'y
,"'"esone woman sat resting her che"h upon
I.er hahu' anu g'..nS WIN n"k %, "ps,rac
''"" upon ',' 'w''S,' sn''oWs us 'hey ueeP
n''vu over TIE pr'au river. urw'hS ut Tue
'"''.'i vi q p'g 'srrace-wi'N ~ front o
'hS n"lSe' Hor 'ather voice suddenly
r'"e', "'r ",e"hy 'nooSn's IN" r's'hS mast
iy, sne said - >,
.r s. "e', .s.ner. ! s''', o'y'y s""''
"''u " 'u0 r'"' ': "''' r"t !Is q"
-, .'''' WIZ ~. w" az n'"o '"oo'
'n" t"' e"''''neL'"o.So' ~, wv "I' N'o"
W''t may nave aeti'ne' mui'er; sue auu'
~" ~. t,'r's nv, r' L'. ."o wv ma .,,, n ~
ner ups, "o A"'"' yo" III f""J '".
~, ""u "n .s.s," - "o''' ~. "'.'"'
Mildred ver,nn wns rho only child Of II
widowed par~nt. A beauty and an heires.. .
sho was ns mich, be sunnnsed. not witbout
- coodlv s,r;nr ol odn;rc,s. ,r these. her
G,,h.,'s cbo;cc and ber own nlI,.,,inn fell
nro, K, rol,,,;,s of hor n,vn whnn Lar nth.
sr h,d brnnrh, n, 70 his orn c,il;n.-tha,
IF nm e., J,di, ,re,c,nn, Accustomed
from h,yhn,d "a re,,rd lis c,usin with aile,.-
,;,nn,e nduirn,;on7 Waller Y..rnon deemed
Il an easy t,,,k n, MIR. Vernon's afI.c,,on,tc
suggestion. l., Weld nm n FREQ hear; TO he,
kesrinc. and he agreed. gratefully TO the
rr,nosn,s made 20 him by his uncc, which
end ded in his heipy M twenty.one the pron,.
isr1 husband oC ths bpuu,;inl Mildred. ana
IL. exnec,,n, neir 10 her fathers ;mmcns,
Entune 10 Mildred h,ve,er. who's. 10.
nnronce nj Mr Vcrn,n's nrryious inauenc,
w;,I, Lor c,ns;, l.J hcr N hslieye, ,ln, ,b,
5cc,,rn,;an ~ liz loys was ne earnest ,ni
;n5anonJ,n, ca,,r,nonn. ,;r,nms,nncos -,
her avn atr.ct;"n ,hs;r envnsemen, wo,
ve,v Il; r,rsn, ,,J e,r snms lima ,he b,nn;.
Nos os Ler rnn,, M, seemcj wi,bnpt 4
c,nnd =.
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M,ae" sus',p'.yu ,p.I ''a. 80, s.'''m ,o,'oI ,';,,
monthly r,scs and honey suckle up to il.
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