Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-10-09

I'd write n letters I'd write TO Enos and FOL
him lest how matters stood. Soon as the bird.
hepan IN tw;,,cr "a ON, Of my bcd ond &C.,,
noon that letter was ON lis way to Hartford r
If Enos should come back. felt pertv sure h,
and tocetbnr could have inauorcn orc,oh iii
Lvddy to break off the match. But mails didn't
90 so quick then as they do now. twas onl,
five days fore the weddin'. and wos droo,fnl
fraid Enos wouldn't cit the letter and come ON
in season.
"Wa'al I'm maxim n long story ONT ne 'tis
and if ] should begin TO tell ycall' that was said
and done in them five DAYS, 'twould keen ye
here till this time tomorrow, sartin. Iyddy
was in a terrible state o. mind--dreodin' tho
weddin'. wishin' TO break off with tbe gentleman
from Boston but afraid IN do opv tb;r, |
didn't lpt her know n word about me vr;,;n
10 Enos iii tbe vorv last Asbo Jdn,; cor,o 7
thought I'd tell bcr and movbr that would nnt
n littIe snor;, into bcr rryy.s ,Lo da,. ~ H.
wrddin'-the bridcgroom wos cv,cc,cd aud
they was 10 he married that cvorin' and wos
over to the Dnocon's n drcssir, nm bcr and
helpin' TO cit ready for tho ccrcmorv She'd
had n talk with Lcr father and L.'d fa;rlv
frightened her ont of ,Ln ilne ~ brcols;,,; na }.
and found her so bolrlosy ord ,rool, o,or !,
that lost all patience. and told brr I'd donc oll
| could. and nn,v if was IN dccL nor oF IA do
it lest as would for her funeral. for I fclt for
ali the world as if She was coinc, IN bo b,,ricd
insted of married
".But' saws I .tboro ~ bo ,orc,,od, boro
Won don't cxnect and so,,chod, ,o,, Won, c,ro
TO see
".Who do Won moan ., sovs sbo lool;,. ub;,o
and scarf mot Eposp'
".Yes.' saws / .Enos. for wro,c ,o hin, syo
davs ago. and hem have ;cst limo to o;t bcrc
;.She sunk riybt down an ,bn Aonr ,,bnre sbo
stood. ard dronncd ber Gce hctwoer nv ,oa',
and ev os sill n. Il 'tvos rooll ,,o;,,' - Lo y
funeral 'stid of n vndd;,,. IN h;,ro L,. sbo bo
gan TO moan and take ON desnrit and tw;st @ ber-
self out o. my arms when tried 70 rnise bcrnn.
Jest then heard the cnte Slam and iooi,.J All ri
see the Deacon comm toward the house. Now
| was always afraid of the deacon. he was such
a stern hard man but knew he loved his
uarter' ana meant her good; ana when see
MN comm an idec struck mo so sudden, 1t fairly
TOOK my breath away Tor the time BEN. Thinks
to iayselt, he han.t no notion how bad she
feels; and II he should see her now So up
Jumped and ran down stairs, and spoke TO him
deacon Lankfort says |.
"but my heart was IN my throati and he
looked at me with such Scowl, | couldn't say
another word only 'Lyddy" He see somethin
was the matter; ana up stars we went togeth-
er' ana there We found lyddy on the floor, jest
as a lett her, only she was sob1m' now as If
her hcart was broke.
lYddy says ne, what this
ne spoke Stcrn' ana took hold OF her, and
made her SIT up and she was so iraid OF him,
She hushcu up flSht away, and see that then
was the time Tor me to say my word, II ever.
ITS JcSt this, MIR Lankiort, says |. 'She's
AFRAID to tell ye; but you ought to know, and if
she won speak, l VIII. She's a cryln' herself
10 uea'h, cause Sne don want to marry that
man; She don hke hlm-She says she don't.
She ilkeS tnos and EnoS expects to marry her /;
anu IL hNe 'hr"Wln ava! all her happiness TO
give MN up anu lor III! par', declare II
s''i anu SIame
lou huSh up your nonsense says the
deacon TO me- lookIn black as athunder-cioud.
neS S1Ty oW mas @ Eot Schooi Sir notions enough OF
lis too late TO draw back how. if She wanted TO.
Rut She don't want 10. She mint so ,lnreason-
BILE. She'll like one husband as well as anoth-
or arter she's married to him. What do YOU
pirls know about such mattcrs9 Now don't
ic'me bearnny moro of This nonsense. or TN pive
both good whinpin' and >hct ye m"
"Wa'ol. he had shet m, mn couldn't saw
ono,hnr word
".You see It's no use SAYS Iy1dv. saws She
orter he was oone. $50 don't soy onothcr word
moro. fhe comes-but don't think he'll come.
If Won wrote five DAYS ago. he ought tohe here.
If he's coming. Ueneyrr loved mr. or he would
have come" And from that She began to take
ON arin. LAYING all the blame to Enos. cause Il
bn hal carod for bcr he ucvar would b,vc hon
50 long away.
For my mart. I see tbe only thing left wos
to 90 througb with il Ike a Ind iob tbc muetest
waV nossible. didn't sneak Of Enos aGin. and
IA oivnn M his cominr or. II, least. his doino
any GOOD # he did comc Every thing WAS
rca1v fore nirht. But now fine deacon beqar
70 grow rho least mite ,nc,sv mo bri1ecronn,
hadn't male his annearance' The Boston stare
that usually pot along bv five o'clock. had beer
deloyed someyhcrc on the road but ,hnt adm,
g;yc mo onv hone 7 knowed 'twould come soon
or l,tc and that irloviu' tho crcemonv half an
honr mora or loss wonljn't make onv difference
Thc deacon sent over r. the tavern md 90,
word that one stage had come, but twas tho
Unrtford NOT ,he Boston s,ore and Fnos WASH,
in it. w " w
YOU'D a thought INd,ly wouldn't care mu ucf
how she looked, standin' up TO be married, un.
der such circumstances. But a woman's wo
man. artcr all. was proyoked 10 sec her for
oil nil about Enos. to think of her dress. AND
look in the glass. and rrink. and ask about thi.
tbinr and that what would become her. anc
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