The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-02-03
MISCELLANEOUS.
From Putnam's Monthly.
Snip-S Snap.
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Miss Cynthia. said he, now in q grave
and measured tone, which, in spite of her.
self, impressed her with sense of the pow.
erlessness of her little arts when brought
into conflict with his selfpossession and
sincerity, Il know very we'll how you have
dealt by many men, and am not dispos-
ed to fall into the ranks, and take my
chance among your many other patient
suitors. 1t is true that the wound which
you inhict on me, will leave its scar for
life but cannot make my self.respsct
an offering even to you. And if you have
the feelings Of true nobleness, which | al
ways fancied discerned in you, you would
respect me, esteem me, love me less, for
such sacrifice. l shall never offer my.
self again to you" Cynthia started. Slight
and rapid as her movement was, he saw
it, and repeated II shall never offer my.
self again to yon and leave this place
tO-moIlOWI uSNeI W IctuIu W IL tlIl nave
subdued this love for you. Tonight /
shall be at the wedding. j am groomsman
to Seth Taggart, and l shallstand up with
you lam going hcme to consider fully
what has passed, to convince myself, if 1
can calmly, whether my love for you has
been an error in my life, for which my
Judgment is responsible, or only its nisfor-
tune whether the Cynthia l have loved
j. really capable, as l have dreamed, Of
scattering the clouds that dim her beauty,
and shining forth in her sweet queenliness
upon the lonely darkness of the man who
can teach her what it is to love l do not
know what shall think To-day has
shaken my confidence in you AS / said
before, l shall make you no further offer !,
but, if l make up my mind to renew the
one have just made you, shall say Snip
during the evening and if you answer
Snap l shall understand it is favorably
received by you. Mind" he added, II
think it doubtful whether, Notwithstanding
my love Tor you, l shall think it right to
say it. am going into the fields to med
itate till eventide' upon my course, and l
may bring back the conviction that for the
present rejection of my suit ought to be
much obliged to you Nor shall say
Snip more than once In this uncertain.
ty l leave the matter TO your considers.
tion."
"Whatimpertinence I" thought Cynthia,
81 never heard of such thing " And she
began to cry, standing alone upon the high
way, holding her hop.wreath in her hand.
Il don't know what had better do,
wish he had taken some other way Of
speaking to me. Oh why should he be
SO very unkind ? don't care. 1t is his
loss great deal more than mine, if he is
really in love with me-"
The evil spirit was coming back. and il
whispered, "He will certainly say Snip
but you had better not say Snap! toe
readily"
She walked on thinking, imagining 9
triumph, when suddenly the thought came
to her, that she was confsssing to herself
she wanted to say Snap and why9 L
was not possible that the tables of bel
pride were turned npon her that she wal
in Frank Hsndy's power, to refuse or Il
take that she loved him II don't car,
for him at ALL" was the suggestion of thu
bad angel. II only want to teach him fo
the future to behave. He is presuminl
exacting, self-conceited fellow"
Have you ever, in the course of you
experience" said tho good angel, "seel
any other man like Frank Has not tn
conversation Of this very day raised hin
high in your sstsem-which is-whicl