The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-02-09

obliged. as a dernicr resort, to wear
that 'horrid dress when "tho Cover
nor and a half.a-dozen splendid young
fellows" were at the ball. or had not
your bathing-dress all faded, and,
"Clinging like cremeut,'
made you look, instead of q Venus
emerging from the sea- vcritable
scarecrow nor anything else
Itmight have been"
But there was young lady, once
upon time, who was Just as miscra-
bic there, in that delightful place, as
, any young lady could possibly be who
had nothing in the world to trouble
her. except a devoted lover aud good
mother. OH how miserable she was !
And Just because that mother would
not consent to her marrying that de-
voted lover-ior the present And
why Because" said the mother
one day to her daughter, you are too
young-boh are too poor; beside be-
ing entirely ignorant of the duties,
cares and responsibilities attending
the relation Of marriage"
The daughter fell 30 thinking
Was She not twenty years old? Could
she not make all her own clothes, if
necessary Could she not bake five
different kinds of cake? And then,
had she not finished school And
when a girl has finished school, what
under the sun can she do? what is she
erpected to debut to marry?
Duties, cares and responsibilities y
forsooth; and the young lady burst
out with the same old story Of
But, mamma, every one has to
learn by erpefeacc, you did yourself,
now did you not 2"
"Your first remark is true only in
part, dear Alilly." The mother spoke
slowly yet lovingly and with evident
Thought and carncstness for She was
Il Christian woman, and loved her
child beside all else on earth. "Fools
learn By their own experience the
mother continued, "thc wise by the
experience Of others. Where's the
use Of living if ench generation does
not advance upon the past? Then.
ny child, there are some things in
which crperpAce kills, Where is the
young man Who Is benefited by the ex-
peueucc Of dr1k or the old man bv
a half-hfe of dissipation? The world
has never seen ono. Or where is the
woman more true, more beautiful and
more virtuous by half life Of frivo-
hty and unuaelnlncssy or where the
woman the wife and mother-who
adorns her sex. society and her family
more by an ill-advlsed marriage ?
Believe me my dear child some of
the most important things ia life
should not be learned by experience !!
And it is because | love you, more
than my own life that would have
you profit by mine
The mother turned her face from
her daughter and wept But ours is
not the task to lift the thick folded
curtain darker than pall--from
that mothors life. Les it remain, like
ali the others of that pale army Of
wives who die at last, hidden.
An hoar after the above converse
ton, bIiily and her lover stood by the
Old Stone Mill Sidney Farbain's
whole figure wore q manly dignity and
a good purpose, while his face was
earnest and thoughtful AIiliy Hoyt
looked more like a woman than she
had during the lively chatty breakfast
that morning. She did not look pale
because she was so healthy she
could not; but She looked thoughtful,
loving, trusting, and therefore beauti-
ful In fact, she looked just the girl
she determined to do y7ght at all
: hazards. And all persons with such a
; purpose feel trustful and hopeful, and
therefore happy, and happiness makes
beauty,
They had stood in silence for some
; time, when Sidney said
after all, NIilly, don't blame your
mother for loving you SO much, and
not wanting you to throw yourself
5 away upon such man as | am.
Ailly did not answer in words but
after few moments had elapsed, her
hand was in some mysterious way,
> within his, and they were walking
= down the graveled path together.
+ The two young ladies who were, at
that moment, watching them through
+ the blinds of their room, exclaimed,
= simultaneously:
/ "They're engaged that's certain! !"
4 "What shall we do to-day, Sidney!
1 asked Alilly.
+ Let us ask your mother, and have
l her join US
= In few moments they stood before
! Mrs. Hoyt at her room, just where
S AIilly had left her.
( Mamma, Sidney and l have come
: to ask you where we shall go to-day
t and to take you with as. -
e Mrs. Hoyt reflected for II moment
n in the half melancholy mood in which
= they found her, and then, with hel
|. eyes still upon the work she held il
Y her hand, replied:
I "To the Poor house y
+ Sidney was struck dumb A colo
i electric shock ran through Milly
: That was too unkind, after what Sid
j. ney had just said, the last thing before
/ coming into the house, namel y-that
+ he would "wait and work, rs long as
+ her mother destructive years, if nee
!. essary--if she would only love him al
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