The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-11-23
MISCELLANEOUS.


That | was born in love was Il fact that
did not admit of shadow of doubt. |
deportcd myself like u person in love |
looked like a person in love and felt like
u person in love. The affection that had
taken possession Of my youthful heart was
no every day one was sure Of that
There wasn't words enough in the English
language to describe the hight, depth,
length and breath OF is grandeur II was
destined to be a grand accompaniment of
thr ages yet TO be- u iixei principle
throughout eternity; II plant Of surprising
beauty in the broad heavens OF home af-
leciions. My love was rcturned-th
strong yearnngs Of my ninetecn-ycar old
heart went out in the direction of the
most beautiful maiden in all shire, and
the most beautiful maidens in all--shirc.
in return, sent the yearnngs Of her heart
to meet mine. Twice Il week, rs often as
the week came around. went up to the
oil nrown home OF DR.. Stoddard 10 tell
his daughter my love, and regularly
listened TO recital Of its return from the
red lips Of my charming Janet. The
good dohor made merry at our expense,
and his jolly wife took 4 wicked pleasure
in constantly reminding us Of cur youth
Janet was tortured by sly reference 10
her play house in tie he'd, her long
sieeved pinaiores and pantalets Of SIX
months before while | was offered, while
the doctors wife wore face Of immovable
sobriety, an old coat Of the doctors for
my mother to make into dressne-gown
! for me.
We were nevertheless, determined to
be married. We would steal ,lyly away
from the house while our cruel friends re-
| posed IN the arms Of Morpheus; HE US,
on " the wings Of love-" to the nearest
city; Janet would become in Il .aoment's
| time, Mrs. Jason Brown, and / Mrs. Ja-
son Browns husband
At once we sat about making prepara-
tiohs for this important journey. Every
thing Of course, must be conducted with
the greatest secresy. At Twelve O'Clock
1 was to leave my home stoalthily, get
my fathers gray nag noislessly out Of the
barn an} harness her, and to proceed to
Janet. Jauet was 10 be waiting at her
chamber window / was to place lad
der at that same window she was to de.
scend that ladder, we were to fly down
the road through the old lane. to the spot
where the horse was fastened and ther
the wind should not outrun US.
There was but one difficulty in the way
Janets room was shared by her sister
Fanny, little, mischievous, wicked
creature Of eleven summers, who to use
Janet words, " was awake at all hour,
Of the night" There was but one way
for Us, il Fanny was aroused she mus
be oribed into silence. For that purpos,
placed in Janet hand a round shining
silver dollar. But Janet needed assis
tance, so she concluded to make Fanny
her confident that very afternoon before
we started, and in thai ease prevent al
possibility OF her raising the mouse by
sudden outcry.
We'll, the lone looked for, hoped for
and yet dreaded night arrived at last
How slow its lcadcn feet carricd away tn
homs and whit strange hcartful O
emotion | bore up, as sat by my cham
her window, looking out, s | thought, 70
the last time, upon the home of my father
The moon was out in all her splendor
she was kind to me, lighting up with he
silver torches, all the spots my eyes Nigh
wish to rest upon before | went out int
tn, world wanderer The broad field
lay ont smooth and shining before m
gaze the fields in which had worked b
my fathers side since was little DO
--ah dear kind father he had been