Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-26

tai vision with horrible distnctness shocking US
with the fullest sense of the dread uglineFs of
human malformation | thought OF the won
derul cantrast between this creature and the
delicate beauty loved in vain
The old lawyer was in, and grasped my hand
with sympathetic cordially. | stated the OBJ
jecI Of my visit
"W ell, my young friend" said he " have
anticipated your wishes, and have just been talk
ing with the successful party. She 10 by no
means inexorable but to tell you the truth
there IS no ground for compromise left. You
have lost all. II she aocords you anything, 1t
will b9 simply q donat0n-nothlng more or
less
" Is there no resource left by which can for
time, ward oil this hnal and to my mother |
leAr iAtal bloW
None IN law
Ia what then
" In yourslf"
allow IN myself
In your person. You are young and hand
some. don say 80 to HAtter you, but to make
my meaping clear"
Well?"
Well, marry the widow"
"Marry her would rather hang myself at
once"
You must know best how fit you are to die
| am afraid your education and habits have to-
tally united you for business and usefulness"
But this marriage is absurd impossible. "
81 am not in the habI Of proposing absurdi-
ties or impossibilities 1t you will authorize
me to act you will find il no such thing. VIII
you 40 SO
"Nol for the world
Understand that have not urged this mat
tea on your behalf, but for the sake of your
mother and especially on account Of your
mother, for whose life you pretended moment
ago TO feel an amount Of solicitude tha. would
enable you 20 make any sacrifice"
"For the moment | did not think Of them
" IL Is time you did. Since my counsel is SO
very unpalatable, perhaps you will oondesoend
to inform NE what you propose to do "
Anything else, but this IS to terrible
The old lawyer turned bis chair round, and
commenced writing at his desk as cooly as if he
had been an ingenious machine invented for no
other purpose thought on bis proposition till
grew siek aud faint The recollection of the
consumate charms of her loved, added horror
to the aspect of hate, such as she wore whom
was invited to make my own, and could rot
bring ny heart and lips to say yes to such dee
tiny. At last | arose and said
{" | will call tomorrow and give you my de-
cision."
Very well, replied the old man, without
turning his head or ceasing to write.
! went home and endeavured to prepare my
mother for the rum that had befsllen us, but on
approaching the subject found it worse than she
could endure, aud elinQuished the effort in des-
pair To my sister venture to tell the truth
and she wept bitterly, not for herself, but for
our parent, who she assured inc would inevlta.
bly, expire on hearing the news
Is there nothing on earth, Edward, you
can do b preyont this2'
"Yes. -
And won't you do i'll ~
cannot bring my mind to 10.
Is It dishonest" F"
Mono, don't know that it ls, but very
repugnsnt to my feelings"
am sure would do anything for mam-
ma
Would you marry the man you abhor2" "
ITO save mammals liie-yes"
Well, then will not be outdono by you in
hllal affection"
W hat do you moan, Edward ,"
will tell you tomorrow. la the mean
time cheer up, will save mother and YOU, but
az great sacriiice-Heayen only knows how
great"
My sister flung her arms around nv neck,
kissed me aifecnonatey, called me by many en-
dcaring names and felt as if | almost deserved
them, exaggerated as they were.
communicated my decision to my lawyer the
next day, telling him that since | could not
matry tor love could marry for hate
lie uttered sort OF grunt, and replied
Few marriages begin in that way but with
too many love Is merged in antipsthy us soon as
the honeymoon is well over. Your prospect of
connubial happiness is the brighter, and 1t can
not change but Tor the better. II you knew the
lady as well as dc, you would entertain no
msglylngs on the subject"
On the second day after this interview re
ce'yed Mrs Barrlngtons card, and written
request from my lawyer that | would olll upon
her without delay, rs he had settled the pre-
llmnaries IN a satisfactory manner. did rot
ty on tho wings OF love to the stately mansion
oi my bride elect as there lad been little choice
IN the matter, hut walked ihither like man
who had volunteered to be hanged.
Oh my arrival was usheTed into the hand
some drawing room, IN which was kept walt
lpg about quarter OF an hour, when, at last,
the iaiy appeared. She did not look hand
some' than when | met her on the STARE, lead
ing to my lawyers othoe On tho contrary, the
relation 10 whleh she now stood with respect 10
myself ana the hnery she had pled upon her