Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-03-27

A circumstance had this day caused her
mind to revert more particularly TO the
past--the announcement in the public pa
pers of the marriage Of Captain Hoare. He
had welded high born lady, one of his
own order. Strange to say. Miss Claiming
had not received an offer of marriage since
that prodgal day which had brought her
two; strange, because she was handsome
and popular girl, occupying good position,
and looked upon as fortune. The neglect
caused her no regret; and it is question
whether she would have said yes had such
been offered her. Thought and experience
had come to Margaret Claiming and she
knew, now, that something besides wealth
and grandeur was necessary to constitute
| the happiness of married life She had
learnt, also, to be less fond of gaiety than
formerly; she had become awake to the
startling truth that life cannot be made up
! OF pleasure and INDUCED self will; that it
has earnest duties which call imperatively
for fulhment So Margaret sat over the
fire this evening in her usual reflective, but
not thankless or repining mood; if the last
I year or two could come over again, how DIFF
ferently would she act She was Interrupt
ted by the entr lnce of her fnther. He drew
an easy chair close to the fire and sat down
| shvering.
Margaret wish you would write a note
for me cannot 90 ont tb,s even;no os
promised. Write and saw so don7t feel
we'll; and it is 50 cold to day!
Dear papa,' exclaimed Norgoret in sur.
| nrise III is anita warm. II muorv closo
day. WINS thinking how unromfort,bIe
this great fire made the room
Il tell Won. child il il cold wretchodlv
cold Or else I have cnuobt cold and f,eI
it so. What have YOU rune rorr
For lights. papl' | cannot see To yritc
Don't have tbom vct oonnot Loar
them. nv head and ovesnr aching Tboro' i
no hurry about the note for t6is bour to
come.
Mo,par,t s,t dawn agnip Dr Cb,n,;p,
was leaning back in the chair his hands il
| n E,1.a - ,,;,,I I H., ,, -,
Sia '.''.es, ,''.'" '"i "'s I 90"
~. $50 ';.i c one VI viz '"''u' ~
"'I ""'n'"S W."
"p' ~ ',',iceu !uu nav. ''N'" co'u'
''cC ilio s1'lI WI n'' "i"la'ns'
w" '',e' "" ~ ''' E',c'' Jumping "
'N.rcui's' v was wv PcF''Sh reJnrhder
"naV w "''t WV" u3ctor, ~ l .aHe
some gruei "''" eo " "eo ear'y' S"aii oe
an r'en. III 'ie "lo'"'"g,
~ '""',u'"S was "o' an risnV III the
noI'inR' 'ic was "or rse' u'iu uha"ic 10 rlse'
MS ua"gn'er' Witho"t "skine Vis tiihe'
sen, 'oi -hi i,,l,ns' peiore t"o u"ys
had eiaPsed Mr, "liiians Drought physi-
can, ana 'ne PhVS'cian brought another -
VI ohhhhlhS WAS III iihihiheht danger
margaret Sc'rce'y ieie MS neuSlue' though
she wouid no ai'1" her'eii 70 lear' nope
was strong w,,'ih ner' In iittle more than
week ~ Nhahtlihg was ucau' ANA had
uieu without lase farewell ior since the
tn'rI uay ., nis Illness he hau hoU reco8
ni|.u a., even nu'Sure'
harsaret ii,' oorhe up or"'eiy' ouu no"
sue was o''c''y oas' uown' Ihore 30 '"'h
many VI weaker minu nave oeeh' twas
80 suunt" 'or','ign'' nay; zen uays ago
ne was 'uli Vi henith ana lie, ana no"
stretcheu ,herei her senses coulu scarcely
eresP 'it hPPn'lng 'Lct tiae ~ "as Mr a. r
oonr"r, "," "a; u" p,o, IS fa,m ro'
nn,o. ,,lon.n ot carr;a,,os dr;r;,s 20 IL Jaor
and caremnninu. cnr5s and condolenc;os .
bmt ,L.so,ro ,,,''. .,I,no 30 tha st,;ol,ar hnan.
In one resnact il was woll for Norgnrct that
sbe yo, ,lnna Had ,here Laen anv ona ,o
oct fnr bor aha ,vonId h.v. lain down ~,
ros;st;noIv ~ r;v. ,,ay IN ber ,r;of "a i
was she was cnmnelIcd tn he mn and dn;ng
There were ;. many things to be thought
81 az r,an,, nrdars - ,,;re
tn fnnerol must he sattlod and Mar
,orot ,nrst 500 ,ho undort,ker Sbo ,y,s
ineynerienced in these matters .but thought,
in her honor md na.ction for the dead that
.be conId NOT Give orl,rs far n too sumn,n.
ons-nrocession II iso vorv common m;stnta
The same dav she hnd nrrnnged this. hut
later n card was BROUGHT mn to MARGARET.
She recognized it as being that of her faith.
er's solicitor. to whom il n ,d not occurred
to her, in her trouble to write. But he had
heard of the dentb. and came unsought for
He was nearly n strarper To Mnrgaret she
remembered meeting Elm once or twice at
Mrs Granger :. two wears before.
He inquired what use he could be of, and
thev nroceeded to sneak about the funeral
Mnrynret WAS mrnt,6mnp the directions she
had 9iyen. when he INTERRUPTED her, sneak
ing imrul-iyely.
NV Ielr Mss Claiming, have YOU con
sider,d the enormous expense of such a fu.
neral =
Mnrrs,e ct locked at him almost scornful-
lv AID her voice. in its emphasis. snvored
Of indignation. No. sir. have not taken
eIp,nse into consideration.
Rut-nardon me are YOU sure that YOU
ora ;ustiied in thus incurring such AN ont.
Inv 9r money!
Her snirits wore broken with sorrow, anC
she hurst into tears. | did not think there
was anv one cruel enough to suggest thai
mercenary motives should influence me
while performin, the last offices to m,
dead father
MIR. Padmore 6dgeted on his chair. 'Yor
are mistaking me, Miss Charming. But
scarcely like, at the present moment, t.
sneak out plainly
pray, saw ANYTHING YOU WISH was Mar
oaret's reply. plain speaking is best al
wavs. and certainly more consonant to a,
bonr like this
Then. nv dear Young lady. what Imean
IN ask was. whether YOU are sure YOU vii
have money To nav for itl'
What uttered Margaret.
II fear that DIR. Claiming ba. not die
r;ob Not ;ndeed in e,sv circumstances