The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-12-27
MISCELLANY.
My Couns elor.

then winds blew. those long, dcsolate,
wailing, prophetic winds, such as you
never hear in midsummer. My vacation
was almost over. must go back 10 the
treadmil round whereby my bread was
earned felt tired Of lie ms | thought
Of it. They say poets are born, not
made; and ! wonder it the same rule
docs not apply TO school. .achersi Cir
cun-tance AMI my own will had done
their best to make me one, but had failed
signally. Not that did not give good
enough satisfaction. | understood my
business, aud was conscientious in it, per-
formuuce, but my heart was not in it. |
hated ii with un ever increasing disgust.
was an orphan. My mother had
died when | was too young to remember
hUr-my father when | wa, ten years old.
lie had left Il small sum OF money. and
will directing that it should be applied to
my education. lie wshc |, as the best
Inheritance he was able to leave me, that
| should he thoroughly well instructed,
and qualified 10 maintain myself by teach
ing
SO, for three years had been "main-
tanning myself AMI hated the business
excessively. 1t was 50 hard for me to
he iettered by absolute rules and rcgula.
tiunS TO have my time marked off by the
ringing of Il bell pincd for freedom
| wanted to haunt picture stores and IL
brar. .es-to be at liberty to walk and
dream and ENJOY. Nor was | without
the ordinary proclivites of young girls for
iirtations and linery. But all these girl
iSh instincts bad to be suppressed. For
the best hours or every day | was not
my own The whole of the last year
had been denying myself, for Il purpose
every luxury. had worn old clothes
boarded in Il family whee the f,sr-days
outnumbercd the teast-laVs; done VIC.
lcnce in every direction 10 my natural
love OF pleasure and prttincs,-all, that
| might have the money to pass my sum.
mrr vacation in II manner that should
afford AN 'nlre contrast TO my ordinary
mole OF living.
Not that, after all this sclfdcnial. nv
means were veIy extensive when summer
came Sill had enough to buy Il few
pretty dresses. and 90 in quiet way
among the pleasure seekers. had taken
up my abode in the near neighborhood of
the White Mountains. where tour.
Its cImo aud wtnt continually. |
had f,nsled soul and eyes on that grand
beauty-''thc strength of the hills
had put out Of sight ior the time all the
commonplace drudgcry of my lot. had
made ht acquaintance OF girls in differ
ent sphere OF lille, girls Of my own aye
not pretlicr, not better bred. not more
gifted; in these resprcts felt myself the
peer Of them all-hut girls to whom fate
had been kinder. who needed to take NJ
thought Of the morrow who tpilcl not.
yet bloomed, like the lilies and roses. in
more than the glory Of ; ilumun With
SOM Of them became friends even.
had not been without my dreams of
something stronger AMI dcarer than
| friendship when came 10 Conway; .'the
not impossible lie, which should command
myself and me-" had not yet male hs
appearance. In default of his coming,
however, | had found enough to enjoy in
tile entire change Of this gay summer
from the old, weary, tcttrrcd life. And
now the autumn flowers had come, and
my pleasure was almo-t over.
Thinking OF all these Things | walked
slowly along The mountaln road. The
sky was brilliantly blue. The clear air
stimulated me like wine. An impulse
came over me--a mad, reckless impulse
AS ever girl had. | had counted my
money that morning, after paying my
weekly bill. | had enough, | knew, to
keep me there five or six weeks more.
could stay through September. and even
then not he quite pennies. There was
yc ime before the first of the month
to resign my situation. Should do il,
and trust to fortune for an opportunity to
earn my living when my money was
gone formed my resolution suddenly.
l had heard Il cant phrase-"run for
luck" That was what | wonld do. II
l had delibcrated for half day without
doubt the lions in the way would have
! frightened mc-prudence would have
| coma to the rescue-I should have been
wiser, but did not deliberate. turned
my steps toward the house-went to my
roum, took out pen and paper, and coolly
wrote to the trustees my resignation Of
my position as teacher of the Blank
School. ! went dowr stairs and gave
the letter to messenger TO post, then
back 10 my room and laughed at my ex-
plot with mud disregard of conse,
quences worthy Of an opium-caier.
"You leave next week, Madeleine, do
/ You not r. asked Miss Iibbard at din
! nrr.
Miss llihbsrd was one of the girls with
whom had formed "A summer friendship,
/ chiefly made manifest in our calling each
other by our Christian names, and my
! listening 80 her stories of lovers and hirt.
aIions with eager interest, and IN un er-
current of slightly rnvinus regret that |
had no similar conflcnres to impart in
r. turn.
"Nu," sad coOllv; II shall NOT 90
next week. NJ anl rate. have almost
made up my mind 10 stay month or 20
long
She looked at me "a If she wanted to
! question me more, but was too well-bred,