Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-04-22

hommedan) - a remark which was only five
minutes in reaching its object. But Kitty Cole
man though very indignant, was not cast down
by it. She called Harry Gay more names than
he, scholar as he was could think of in month
and wound up with remark no less formida-
BILE than the one which had excited her ire.
And Kitty was right. A pretty judge of soul
he, to be sure-a man that never laughed how
on earth can people who go through the world
cold and still, like the clods they tread upon
pretend to know anything about soul?
Harry Gay used to get to Square Coleman's
very often, and sit all the evening and talk
with the squire and Aunt Martha, while his
great black eye turned slowly in the direction
Kitty moved but Kitty would not look at him
not she. What right had a stranger, and a
visitor, too, to make such very great parade
of his disapprobation IF she did not please
him, why she pleased others and that was
enough, she would not turn over her finger to
gain his good will. So Harry and Kitty never
talked together and when he went away, (hc
never went till the conversation fairly died out,
and the lamps looked as if about to join it.) he
bowed to the old people gracefully and easily,
but to the young lady he found it difficult to
bend at all. Conduct like this provoked Kitty
Coleman beyond endurance; and one evening,
after the squire and spinster had left her alone
she sat down, and in very spite sobbed away as
though her little heart would break, Now it
happened that the squire had lent his visitor u
book that evening which strange enough for
such a scholar, he had forgotten to take with
him; but Harry remembered it before it was
too late, and turned upon his heel. He had
gone out but moment before, and there no
use in ringing, 50 he stepped at once into the
parlor. Poor Kitty sprang to her feet at the
intrusion, and crushed with her fingers two
tears that were just ready to launch themselves
on the roundest and rosiest check in the world :;
but she might have done better than blind her
self, for her foot touched Aunt Martha's fau-
teuH, and in consequence, her forehead tho
neck of Rover. 1t was very awkward to be
surprised in the luxurious indulgence of tears
at any time, and it is triae more awkward
still to fall down, and then be raised by the
last person in the world you would receive q
favor from. Kitty felt the awkwardness of her
situation too much to speak; and, of course,
Harry, enemy as he was, could not release her
until he knew whether she was hurt. It was
certain she was not faint, for the crimson blood
dyed the tips of her fingers, and Harry's face
Immediately took the same hue, probably from
reflection. Kitty locked down until golden
arc of fringe rested lovingly on its glowing
neighbor, and Harry looked down, too, but his
eye rested on Kitty Colmans face. If soul and
heart are one and the same thing as some met.
aphysicians tell US Harry must now have dis
covered the mistake he once made, for there
was strange commoton beneath the bodice of
Kitty Coleman it rose and fell, as nothing but
bounding, throbbing, frightened heart, in the
widest tumult of excited feeling, could make
it. And then (poor Kitty must have been
hurt aud needed sapport) an arm stole softly
sunny ones as warm breath swept over her
cheek-and Kitty Coleman hid her face, not in
her hands.
Harry forgot his book again that night and
never thought of it until the squire put it in
his hand the next morning; for Harry visited
the squire very early the next morning, and
had a private interview and the good old gem
tleman tapped him on the shoulder and said,
" With all my heart !" and Aunt Martha
looked as glad as protriety would let her. As
for Kitty Coleman, she did not show her face,
not she--lor she knew they were talking about
her, the sober old people and the meddlng IIar-
: ry Gay But when the arrant mischeif-maker
: had accomplished his object, and was bounding
> from the door there came a great rustling
; among the rose-bushes, inasmuch that show
er of bright blossoms descended from them, and
Harry turned a face brimming over with joy,
to the fragrant thickot, and shook down az
er fragile shower in seeking out the -
the disturbance. Now, as. ill-luck.
J it, Kitty Coleman had hidden q her
: enemy in this very thicket, and she was
!, discovered, all confusion, trent = and painting
and -. | am afraid poor Kitty never
quite recovered from the effects of her fall--fol
: the arm Of Harry Gay seemed very necessary to
: her forever after.