Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-05-06

earliest childhood. In boy and girlhood
we were not separated, and now that
man and womanhood has dawned upon
us, shall our first parting be in anger z
In anger? 0, no--no!
Jessie, what may be my fate, God only
can tell. AS boy you know | loved
you, and must the man find kackneyed
words to tell how that love has grown
with my growth and strengthened with
my strength? Jessie, should return in
safety, may ! not hope that you will be
ny wife viii you not pledge me your
word-will you not plight me your troth'
Edward Barber, l have both dreaded
and longed for this hour. I knew that it
must come, and yet ! shrank from its
coming. But now it is pressed upon me,
I can but speak the truth, though it may
wound your self love and pride, and sad
den my own heart. can never be your
wife
But the reason !?
press me not for it,
Il have right to know why love is
Iscorned.
Not scorned. No, not that. The
love of the poorest ana humblcst on earth
/ IS far too precious TO be thrown idly
away
And you will not tell me why am
thus rejected?' he demanded & m S t
sternly, and with bis lips trembling with
the passion be was vainly trying to keep
Ia check.
1t is unmanly in you to ask, she re
piled, rising and preparing to return
home.
Is it? BY beayenl Twill know the
reason
If / bad no other your words would
have given me sufficient one
My words? And what did I say that
so offended your sanctimonious dignity ?
be asked with a sneer.
'He who can idly and impiously call
upon heaven to witness his almost guilty
purposes, can never be the husband Of
'Pshaw! But you will sing a differ>
ent tune when | come back-@ho knows
but general! But am wasting time
here. Hark the band are playing a
ualts. Good by, jessie When / come
back again, l will &C to Sunday school
with you aud read the Bible, as we used
to do when we were children-if have
time What, you wont give me part~
ing kiss Well, l will have an hundred
from the prettiest girls on the green. So
good-by, and pray for me-. And the gay
young captain turned away. He bad
striven to hide his chagrin under a brus-
que, almost brutal manner, and wildly
entered into the sports of the evening to
still conscience, and the baffled love that
was busy with both heart aud brain.
God be with him and save him, here
and hearafter = was the fervent prayer
that winged its way on high from her lips.
When his rapid footsteps bad long ceas-
ed to fall upon her ear, and she gathered
her shawl around her and started home
ward.
There, at least, she would not be in
suited. There she, the only child, would
be safe-out of the way of the gay mu-
sic that was ringing through her brain,
IN father and mothers arms. There
God was loved and worshipped 'in spirit
and in truth, and no impious lips ever
took his name in vain.
Jessie and the good old lady, looking
up as she heard the light step of her
daughter when she entered, Jessie, so you
have not been up to the green ?
No, mother, have 10 heart to 60
there. But how did you know that |
had not gone?
walter Elmer was here looking after
you, and he said
Walter Elmerr
When she had talked to the gay young
lcaptain in the shadow of the willow, no
flush of the neck or cheek--no crimson
tell-t blood--no tremble of nerves re-
vealed the secret of the heart; but now
she turned away to hide, even from her
mothers eyes, h g burning brow and
quick, throbbing bosom.
Yes, Walter Elmer, child. He said
he had looked every where for you, ant
-
Il was dreaming, as usual in my will
low chair down by the creek, mother
but and she hastily changed the subject
in order to conceal her emotion, 'but
mother, put by your work for tonight
l will finish it for you on Monday.
shall have plenty of time when the regi
ment has gone and deep sigh escaped
her.