The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-04-23


first particularly attract his attention,
but perceiving, after going some distance
that she was still near, and making as he
fancied, some effort to keep pace with
him, he slackcned his speed, and finally
turned round, and, courtoously address
ing her asked if she was going his way,
naming tho public house at which he
lodged. "She was s,-dnd, perhaps, should
call at least, she had thought of call
ing at the very house he had mentioned -
she replied in a soft trcmuous tone, as
she looked up timidly on the enquirer,
displaying fair, pale face, in which the
traces of subdued sorrow and suffering
were sufficiently visible to give eloquent
effect to countenance of great beauty
and sweetness.
Captain Lotion was at once touched
with pity by her appearance. and in
tone of kindness, rather than cf gallant
ry, he Immediately offered his services
in carrying her basket. TO this she 81.
lently asscnted, and he took the basket
from her hand, little dreaming what to
his future destiny would be the consc-
quence of the act of that moment. He
could not but notice, however. that, as
she delivered him her burden she seem.
ed greatly agitated, and manifested a
hesitation and reluctance which seemed
at variance with her first ready assent.
But attributiag the whole to maiden
tlmidity,or the fear that something wrong
would be asked in return, he walked on
in unsuspocting silence. After proceed.
ing a short distance in this manner. the
lady observed to him that she was under
tho necessity Of making a brief call at
the house then at hand. and, if he was
disposed to continue his kindness. lie
might take her basket along with him.
and deposit it in the hall Of his hotel
and throwing an anxious and troubled
look on him and his charge, she immodi
ately disappeared.
Proceeding directly TO lis hotel Cap.
tain Lotion deposited the basket in the
hall, as requested. and repaired to the
dinner table. where the guests were al
ready assembled, and where hc soon r.
lated his adventure with the unknown,
jovialiy remarking that, when she called
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