Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-07-15

oNCh hAbE Euiol hiOS' "Nhe ~ ~NNA"
burgh, where found an uncle, a kind
hearted, childless man, who gladly gave
me a place in his house and employed
me in his business. Wealth flowed up
on him. | became his partner-went
abroad-resided four years on the conti-
nent, and finally returned to Scotland,
rich, educated-in short, everything but
married.
One evening, while at ball in Glas-
gov, was struck by young lady OF
unpretending appearance, but whose re-
markable beauty and heightened express
sion indicated a mind of more than or
dinary power. / was introduced, but
the Scottish names had long been unfa-
miliar to my ear, and l could not catch
hers. II was Helen something-and
there was something in the face, too, that
seemed Notwithstanding suggestive
of pleasure and pain.
But we became well acquainted that
evening. / learned without difficulty
her history. She was from. the country,
had been educated, her parents lost their
property, and she was now a governess
in family Of the city.
was facinated with her conversation
and was continually reminded, by her
grace and refinement of manner, that
she was capable of moving with distin-
guished success in a far higher sphere
than that which fortune seemed to have
allotted her. am naturally neither talk
alive nor prone to confidence but there
was that in this young lady which in
spired both, and / conversed with her as
| never conversed with any. Her ques-
tions of the various countries with which
| was familiar, indicated remarkable
knowledge of literature, and an incredi-
BILE store of information.
We progressed in the intimacy, and
as our conversation turned on the rea-
sons which induced many to leave their
native land, | laughingly remarked that
my own travels were owing to falling
with pretty girl into ford.
l had hardly spoken these words be-
fore the blood mounted to her face, and
was succeeded by a remarkable pale
ness. ! attributed it to the heat of the
room-laughed--and at her request pro-
ceeded to give the details of my ford ad-
venture with Helen Graham, painting
glowing colors the amiabliiy Of my love.
Her mirth during the recital became
irrepressible. At the conclusion she re
marked:
"Mr. Roberts, is it possible that you
have forgotten me ?"
/ gazed an instant-remembered, and
was dumfounded. The lady with whom
l had become acquainted was Helen
Graham herself.
| hate needlessly TO prolong a story.
We were soon married. Helen and l
made our bridal tour to the old place
AS we approached in our carriage /
greeted a stout fellow working in a field,
who seemed to be better sort of laborer,
or perhaps small farmer, by inquiring
some particulars relating to the neigh
borhood. He answered we'll enough,
and l was about to give him a sixpence,
when Helen stayed my hand, and cried
out in the old style:
"Hey, Donald, mon, dinna ye ken yer
old frien's ?"
The man looked up in astonishment.
1t was Donald Lean. His amazement
at our appearance was heightened by its
style; and it was with the greatest diff
Guilty that we could induce him to enter
our carriage and answer our numerous
queries as to old friends.
Different men start in life in different
ways. believe that mine, however, is
the only instance on record of a gentle
man who owes wealth and happiness to
rolling over with pretty girl in a
stream of water.