The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-08-22

their long lashes. and then coursed slow.
ly down her checks, as if 10th to leave so
fair restingplacc. Then with smile
such as the angels wear, she looked up
suddenly in my eyes, and said, with fall
tering uttcrancc
No, Gregory. it must not be, it can.
not be We will be friends but nothing
morc.n
Then you cannot love mo ?" said I
hoarsely, each word seeming to choke me
in the uttcrance.
Deborah turned and gave one glance
from the depths of her speaking eyes.
needed no dcarer answer you are
mine !" exclaimed with rapture.
She shook her head mournfully.
My heart sank within me- tore a
bough from the trees we were slowly
passing. and. needless of what was do
ing stripped off the leaves and flung
them to the winds. 1 know no, how
long we rode in silence a faint sigh
roused me from my gloomy revery, and
Deborahs voice broke the silence
DO not think me unkind, nor" her
voice tremhlcd, unloving My heart
rebels against my decision, but it is an
unsafe guide, and may not trust it.
wy IRE Is consecrateu TO my MASTER
s1rV'ce' ana though others may serve
ii'm '"orc III o'her ways. know that Tor
me the path of usefulnessand upward pro.
gress is that Of single life Love 50 pre-
clous as yours would bind me to the
earth. aud | should foruet and wander
away from one VINO loves me TAR more
Una" you' put; gregory" she laid her
Soit ana gentle mana on my arm. you
VIII! DC my Jf""n' my choScn'--she
neSl'a'ed-" my Oclored triend J"
AN unacco"ntaolc ca Imnoss came over
me. l TOOK the little hand: Yes. De.
norah, exclaimed, we will be friends
forever While you walk on your soil.
tairy way. too will journey on alone. |
ask only Tor klrd ihonght kind look,
ana sometimes kind word from yon,
and l will be satisfied Your MAsrEn
snail be inlnc. Like you | will pass up
waru, anC when our lore is chastened,
ana purified from every earthly stain,we
shall meet to be parted no more.
AS spoke, we came to sudden bend
IN the road, and the moonlight streamed
fnll On Deborah's upturned facc, which
stone with scraphlc lnstro, as it already
gazlng on the bliss of heaven. Our eyes
met. her hand claspcd mine, and angels
registered the VOWS which our lips could
not utter.
we parted, zach Of rs to pursue life's
weary way alone. We met seldom, and
then our words were few. Our affection
was TOO deep, TOO pure for utterance.
Through others | heard often OF Debo-
rah OF her patient. untiring unselfsh
devotion to the comfort OF others Other
unwaverlnge equanimlty under every trial;
OF her meek humility and unshrinking
fortitude' Sometimes received few
words of cheering encouragement in her
delicate chlrography sometimes kind
message. which bore to me a deeper
meaning than the simple language con
Vcyed.
-, 1t l., ten years since saw her las.
lime had woven many silk thread a.
her bloon and wasted Lor f,rn. bn,
tender lipht still beomcd from bcr cvo,
and her fncc seemed ,o roacc, ,ho m.3rld
she was annroacLino Dcbor,h w,s yorv
dear TO me in hcr yonth Tn Lor ohy ~ -,
she was vDsDeoko5iv nrccinus
Deborah is oope b,vo inc, ,roI,
bv the oreon tnrf horo,th ,vh;ch sho -
slceping love 10 linocr ,boro ~ -.
mcmbcr bcr svoo, n,,;o,co anS ohId III,
faith 70 recall tho m,nv bl;>sfJ Lane
she has already a;von mo anJ - Iont
forward n tho ,r5rv ,anr nan .h;oh
arc before mc tlirL ~ hay ho. w m"'In .ta
walks tbc streets Of tho co,os,;aI I ais, a' '"O
she minolos in ,ho sonos or ,ho ~, 20
ed and 7 moye on with Grmor s,an
and lichtor hcor, sool inc ~ uorl, ,1'o, s'1p,
f,;tbfnnv for nr Tor, t;tl n. sLaiI ~
mo homo '''' '"'' O"''
MAsrpn it has bceo strrco,o -
many Years but tbronob Turr h,na
triumnbed T Ioyo M, onaoI nom Lao nao
She refec,s Tu,xr ne ~ ,'H.s
er heaven than rho or;nvman, osT,' 81
SIR u I III
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