Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-02-05

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female hermit, TO shut her oat from the
world in the bloom of youth He does
not entertain such medieval notions OF
parental authority as that would argue,
uncle p
Something very nearly approaching
thereto, am afraid, Caleb replied I'm
Gle Ferril with sigh. The colonePs
line Of argument, so far as | was able to
follow it, appeared TO be this. lie has
no especial objection to you personally,
further than that you desire to take away
his chld--to rob him of her, was his ex-
preston. You seem decent young
fellow enough, he obligingly observed
and would probably make as good hus>
band as another. But he objects to any
husband for his daughter, as | gather; at
least, during his lifetime. Her first duty,
he remarked, is to her father. He has
Lad her educated and brought up at con-
! siderable expense; lie has never yet
resped any benefit from the capital thu,
laid out, and he intends, again to use his
own expression, TO make bis money off
her now. He has no notion, be says, OF
some good looking gawk-don't be angry
stepping in aud carrying off his child,
just when she is beginning to afford some
return for what she has cost. In short,
he considers that, as her father, he has
the best right 10 her services. And re-
ally, Caleb, continued Uncle FerriI, Of
fering me his snuff box. the coloners 20
silion is, legally, so entirely unassailable,
that | do not see what can be done. Try
The mixture; lis a genuine blackguard,
| assure YOU
Done, uncle !? repeated, aghast at
this unexpected turn Of affairs. 'I'll tell
you what's to be done. If | can't get
Lefty with her fathers consent, I'll have
her without it. I'll carry her off to
Scotland, and marry her at Gretna.-
That's what's to be done, if we can't bring
Col. Stark to reason
There's only one trihing obstacle to
that course, Caleb returned my uncle
and it happened to be precisely the one
the colonel expects you vii. adopt. His
last words TO me, in fact, were; Tell
your youngster, Ferril, wouldn't advise
him to beat up my garrison in search Of
the prize I'm too old soldier to be ta-
ken unawares. A lawyers skin may be
of parchment, but it won't keep out
brace of bullets
The brutep calculated in dismay.-
Then, uncle, what on earth is to be done !!
For The present, should recommend
nothing. Perfect quiet and apparent re-
signation. For a time Of course, the col
onel will be upon his guard, but his Wig
lance will soon wear off. Time and a
little patience will solve the difficulty,
make no doubt. I'll trouble you for Mr..
Verney's deed box, if you please
Herewith the subject dropped.
But it was impossible for me, however
easy to my uncle, TO bury my sorrows in
Mr.. Verney's deed box; and catching up
my hat, | rushed away--out of the Office,
out of Baytie out of the world | hall
intended, in the madness of my rage
What might have occurred, l hardly
know, il, turning sharp angle of the
road, bad not encountered and almost
trodden under foot the colonels Hindu
servant, Johtee Lall. Ordinarily, shun-
ned this man. There was writhing SER
Witty in his manner, so different to any
hing / had heretofore encountered in
persons of similar class in my own
country, that / could hardly bear to
speak TO the fellow civilly. Even his
color was fault in my prejudiced eyes.
But there were other circumstances which
,welled the dislike ! entertained. The
Hindu was coward and bully had
seen him frighten children, when he
thought himself unnotced, with hideous
faces and uncouth gestures, until the lit
lie things ran shrieking for refuge behind
their mothers gowns. Let but sturdy
Iaborer approach, whose Saxon heart and
strong right arm were ready to protect
The helpless, and Johtee, fawning with
grin, would try TO attract the
Tiny creatures he had just repelled. The
,pteful mischief of the ape, the sinuous,
gliding motion oil the snake, and the fero-
cious sppeiites of the tiger, where thei,
indulgence appeared secure, seemed min
gled in the fellows nature. Thinking Of
Johtee, have sometimes wondered at the
siege of Delhi. but could thoroughly un
ierstand the horrors of the Indian mutt.
ny.
In my present frame of mind, howev.
er, the sight of the Hindu was welcome.
Two bribes he found it impossible to re-
fingers always closed with an
instructive clutch on gold, and he could