The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-06-22

was understood in the neiphborhood
That robert Lowry was n prosperous
man, with fair prospect of becoming,
according to our simple ideas, rich
one.
lhere was sale for fish as well as for
vegetables, and my father got his full
snare OF the profits of this trade. He
mad boats to let, also, and was himself
q sklliul boatman, and at the close of
the first season he was employed to
take charge of the property, and Of
Tered free ter ancy of as many rooms
as he desired in the great, deserted
building. From this time forth, we
ilved more than half the year ut the
hotel, and all late goers and carly com
ers were entertained by us. In the
summer we went back to our cabin on
the beach.
All this made q great change in my
HE stroyo to pattern after the
ladies | saw at the hotel. | was
ashamed of myself, in fierce way, till
had learned TO modulate my voice, to
take great care Of my hair and com
| p'exion, and to be always dressed as
neatly and becomingly as possible
There were often with us, in the pleas
ant autulnIs, families who loved to lin
ger by the sea. These were not of the
more fashionable set, whose sole object
IN coming thither departed with the
gay crowd, but better examples and
teachers for me. | learned much from
4 fhpEn ,,,,,,t, 6 l..
and some smattering of accomplish
ments and graces of manner / was
often complimented on my beauty, and
the aptitude | cyinced for learning of
all kinds. In that secluded place |
was often treated as a humble com
panion by those wealthy and refined
people, and, alas [ had more atten-
ton from the masculine portion of
these families, and from the other
gentlemen who frequented the place.
than was good for me.
Since Mr.. Lowry had been prosper
Gus IN his affairs he had determined to
give his children more advantages in
the way of education than they had
yet enjoyed. As the eldest, John first
protited by this determination, and for
several winters he pursued his studies
at somewhat celebrated school. He
also enlarged his views OF life, and
learned many things [ possessed
some social advantages which he did
not enjoy, but we were equally pleased
with each others improvement. Only
1 was little shamcd in the presence
of my fine associates by Johns rustic
ways, while he was by no means
pleased to see me the recipient of at
tontions from the idlers
We had many words upon this lat
ter point, and would that had then
acted more in accordance with the real
feelings of my heart But my vanity
was fattered by the half-patronizing
homage ! received, and the habit of
tormenting my lover was too firmly
fixed to allow me TO forego any oppor-
tunity. l protested great Indignation
with John for presuming TO question
any acts Of nine, at the same time
that | was secretly pleased at this new
proof of his love
+ / regretted all that | had said and
done very much, when John was sud
denly called away from home to accept
a position in the counting house of n
wealthy distant relative in the city.
who was now, in their day Of prosper
( ity, willing to acknowledge and pat
ronize the Lowry family. This was
the first time that we had been separnt-
ed for more than a few weeks or
months at time, and | felt very much
saddened at the thought of parting.
With my usual perversity, however,
| pretended to think lightly of it, and
refused to bind myself to any promis-
es to refrain from flirting with strang-
ers. l told john that chose to be free
till | was married, and that if he pre-
snmed again to interfere with my do
ings | would withdraw my pledges to
him. We parted thus-he to sadness,
| to regrets equally unavailing.
had never loved John so much. |
saw much in his character that power
fully attracted me, and the memory of
the past had charm which nothing
could break. Always when l thought
that he was mine, n warm feeling of
happiness possessed me. He 50 calm,
so kind, so gentle to my waywardness,
with such a reserved power in him, so
handsome, too, and so proud of me
Others flattered me, he alone loved.
And yet, not even Tor him, and this
true love of him, would / refrain from
my coquettish ways. No sooner did
Aylmer Barton again make his appear
ance at the cove, than l hirted with
him as much as ever.
John wrote me begging me to be-
ware of him, and told me that no girl
could safely trust such as he / did
not notice this letter, nor several 9th
ers that followed in the same strain.
But l walked an sailed with Aylmer
Barton more than before, and let him
spend hours mt our cabin. He was
rich, and handsome, and fashionable
The bells at the cove were wild for his
smiles, cheap enough for me, the poor
fishers daughter, whom they scorned
So l went on in my mad course till the
result l might have expected came.
John wrote that he could not, in far
Their silence, allow the fair name of his
betrOthed To be minole1 with that nf