Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-10-24

| ~" Va ehoe duiOt, VOuutfy Village,
nestled down among the Berkshire hills.
Very often, as she lay awake Of a night
with the wind sobbing, and the rain pat
tering on the roof, she would almost i'm
agine herself back again. and all the vic
ked and weary years that had come
and gone since then would seem as if they
had never been.
Underneath all the coarseness and stern
ness which had come to her later life. she
still felt irrepressible longings for her
early home. That is why the mere men.
tion of anything pertaining to New Eng
land stirred her so
! "Who are they, Margery ?" she asked
abruptly.
"Fatner told me something about the m
last night One is Colonel George In
gestre; and the other is Captain Paul
Vanstone."
Mrs. Lynn caught at the back of a
chair, and steadied herself to the fire, where
she remained stirring the pottage so long
with her back to Margery. that the girl
was almost a mind to 20 back without
saying anything more.
what are they here for ?" at last Mrs.
Lynn asked sharply, turning about, her
face harsher and sterner than any one had
seen it before.
Father told them that they might
l come here to board. He saw them when
he was in the valley yesterday. He must
have forgotten to tell you"
Coming to board, arc they? reckon
| IN mistress in nay own house yet. and
: never moment shal the same roof shelter
me and that man out there p exclaimed
Barbara Lynn almost gercely. And then
D noticing the look in Margery's eyes she
}. weunt on more cautiously
This is apretty caper of your father's
t send ing strangers here, and never giveug
It body moments warning. But he will
Il Il nua tnat Si.s It submit to snch conduct
I'm not to be pestereI with everybody he
1t may chance to pick up"
l. Margery turned away sadly and sorrow
fully.
1t Where are you going, child!' asked her
r. mother, moving suddenly towards the door.
a. 10 send those men away" was the low
We reply.
as mo you won't do any such thing
Margery. Who told you to Go back
aud ask them into the front room, as
p civilized person would have done in the
II first place"
a. The girl obcyed, with graet sigh Of
ct relief. Somehow. she did not like tt
IL think that these strange men would g
IN away, and she settle down again into thu
dreary loneliness Of her old life. Theil
u coming promised to make quite chang,
kc in it, change for which she shonld b,
zy very glad.
an She invited them in, ard quietly placed
chairs for them. 1t waa dreary room will
,h its brown timbers and dark heavy furni
id thre; and this girl looked strangely hk
some mellow sunbeam that had stolen IN
u as she moved deftly about, her pale gol,
hair all in glisten.
Is. "Whst a gem she would make to shin
in SOME homes! !" whispered Paul softly t
himself.
cd By aud by Barbara Lynn came in
wo Her face looked hard and strong, but sh
seemed Older aud more careworn than us
vn ual She came forward, planting hersel
ic' squarely in one Of the high, stiff backe
chairs.
,el awe ant much used to taking board
ers," she said bluntly, "but reckon "
lth can accommodate you You won't fin
i'm many city-hxings nor much fol-de.rol wit
Oft us, though, | Can tell you that"
he Colonel lngestre glanced at her with
Ich puzzled expression. Underneath all ht
ly, coarseness aud harshness there seemed
nd lie some element that he recognized as Fl
rl. miliar. 1t might be tone Of her vol,
he or fitting expression on her iace
rid could not tell
Did 1--WE have made up our minds to
suited, he finally replied. ''At the wors
it will be an agreeable exchange for OF
use quarters at the camp"
not pray don't borrow any trouble for u
be madam" said Paul inpulsiveIy. I'VE
her sure to like. think could put up vii
ave any inconvenience for the sake Of cnjo,
cen ing beautiful scenery. Colouei lngrest
10 is also an admirer Of nature"
SOL "Oh, the view is we'll enough, TO
Of sure" returned Mrs. Lynn rather dryl
the 'But, if you had seen the same sun II
Iily and set, day after day, without interim
su. slon, for the last sixteen years, which
hen have done. it would seem more commo
al, place, reckon"
he Paul doubted if he should ever gre
per- tired Of that Shenandoah Valley, aud
the conversation went on. Margcry eve
ON. now and tnen putting in one Of her quail
tch. original remarks. When Colonel lng'
sa- tire . attention seemed to be too deeply q
crossed by what what was being said
.tle. particularly notice her, Mrs. Lynn r,
-out her keen eyes lingering'y over his face
etts The scrutiny seemed entirely to satls
her. aud after that she grew colder a
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