Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-29


didn't there come an artist who painted minia-
lures, to our place one summer and tell me my
face was classical, and nearer the " antique "
than anything he ever saw. was pleased with
the first but the last worried me, for DO what
could, though it sounded like . compliment, /
could mako no meaning of antique" but old,
80 | asked Willie, and said he
" Come to my house and II show you
So mother let me- aud | went There, in the
drawing-rOom, was sand, and on it woman
in marble-that is, the face and neck Of wO-
man and down to the waist A " bust, =" he
called it Says Willie, "That's antique. 1t is
Psyche, and more like you than any picture
could be-"
" Neper like me, said | , and then blushed
and turned away, for not a tucker nor scarf had
she-and felt ashamed
1t was q splendid house too gtaud it seemed
TO Inc to live in and he took rue all over it
even TO the hothouse, where summer flowers
grew 10 the winter time, aud be put some 10
my hair
White, said he "yOu look best in white. "
One night heard father md mother talking
by the kitchon-fire.
Says mother, " It's wrong to stand in the
girls way, though he's Episcopal And think
OF her being mistress Of the Han, and ridiag in
coach"
- Thee THINKS too much Of the world, Eu
nice " says father.
" Bat remember, Elias, says mother, " ts
chance that comes to few. Anj she'd b. good
20 Ellie II we died and the fear would he Of OF
our mi d. for the children. It's bard to DO poor
to pinch and saye-and know bad year for
crops or spell Of sickness would swallow all
lie loves her and he III be good to her and she
can 60 to our meeting and be TO his.
Ihee'll have thy way az last, says father
But I'd rather see her marry some young friend
with bu! one COW and two OF three acres. /
mlsdoubt lhe ways of world 5 folk.
But bis voice was mild, and knew he bad
yielded Az for the Squire himself--a hand
some, burly, redfaced gentleman with loud
voce-he rode over one m0ruing to see father
Mother went in to the sittlng-ro0m, and | was
to stay IN the dairy bat how could l. when
knew my fate was IN the balance crept into
The entry and listened, stopping my mouth with
my white apron l,st | should cry out heard
the Squire hst
g My boy has sel his heart on your girl, he
said. ." lie might find richer mate, bat be
says Yes neighbor Fauthorn, will and bis
mother. Slbrna : to be married soon, and we
shall van! q daughter at the Hall.
Father said net word for while, lie fold.
cd his hands and sat looking at the floor At
sst be said, " Have thy own way, Eunice
she's glrl
Oh, but its swee! to have the first love
crowned by a parents Blessing. Well, well,
with Joy comes SORROW. month after that
day Nilles mother died. She dropped from
her char At the dinner table, and when the
servant had sped across the country and buck
with the doctor she was dead. wept as
stood near the grave aid saw Willie so sad,
dressed Tor the first time in his mourning, and
had more reason to weep than knew for
Sabrna Haslet was mistress at the Hall, and all
along IN secret she had sel her heart against her
brother match with me-
As soon as she could she began to I'll The
house with c0mpany-young ladies nearly all
handsome, fashionable, dressed in fnery and
jewels and VIII must play the part of host
and make them welcome. lie told re 60,
" Though I'd rather be with my Quaker beauty
by the river side, be sad. 81 Bat Sabrna
wants company to keep her spirits up"
had guess that she hoped to wean him
from me, but never tod him so True love
needs no chain, | thought, and for a while he
was my own Willie all the same. But at last
there came to the Hal the handsomest lady Of
all-Miss Doreas Oakley. She stad long,
long while and there was dancing in the eve
nings and riding all day aud she rode beauti-
fully, and always with Willie. thought 10
myself, over and over again, " Does she know
1t is my love she rides away with as though be
were hers
Then the jealousy began tc grow in my heart,
and was not the same girl at times. Yet oil
the while he told me- that 1t was fashion and
courtesy, and kept me quiet while he was by.
tie would have had me at the Hall often also,
out SabrIna sent no message. She was the
mistress OF the house, and would not 60 there
without her invitation, So pined and grew
thin, and mother thought me ILL., So | was,
but Of heart, net of body, And when she talked
OF my wediing-day my blood would boil, and
| d say, between my clenched toeth,
" No-l'u marry no one who weds me be.
cause he's bound to me, and not from love
One night stood by the gatden-palings and
looked at the stars, and as | stood there a wo-
man in hood came over the fields aud stood
beside me. Il was Miss Sabrina Haslet.
started as if had been shot and she took of
her hood, for it was warm, and looked hard at
me.
"What kind Of girl are you ?" said she.
What kind Of one are you2 said |. "Not
civil one, to speak that way
Said she " What want to know is this
Are you the person to hold my brother to
foolish bond, or to let him free when he begins
To struggle. 1ou caught hlm oeyerly and
though his heart has slipped through your fin.
gers you may be mistress Of the Hall vet cup.
pose. VIII you?n
With bis hear; gone from me " cried
Has he told you il is gone
He'd die first, said Miss Sabuna. 3" His
honor would not let him break troth with you.
But to see how he loves Miss Dorcas Oakley
aud she Is a match for him in rank and wealth
aud beauty. People arc talking Of it and pity
ing him
/" Taey shall pity him no more" | sail
"What is the Hall to me? 1t was my Wille's
love oared Tor. Tell him he ia free" !"
you must tell him yourself" she said. II
you care to see him happy open bis cage " and
she tied on her hood ana sped AWAY.
That night there went note 10 Willie
"MasrEs WILLIAM nAsltr, ,--I'v, thought long long
while that the nd between us was best broke. feel
sure Of H nov. II will be better that We should not meet
agsu aud iu this send you back our ring. May good
fortune and happiness attend you Aud with this Wish /
sign myself HAsSAa FANrHoaMp
THIS wrote with heart torn and rent as
never assh could bo, and it was sent and
though he came to the farm | would not see
HIM and all was over between us.
waited only to hear that he was betrothed
to NIss Dotcas Oakley Instead of that, |
heard, week after, that be had left the ooun.
try. Where he had gone and why, no one
knew. When elt sure that Miss Dorcas Oak
ley could be nothing to bin, or that at least