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

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You" said the kind matron.
Here is the story.
Amy Bingham was the only child
OF villuge merchant, who was a cold,
stern man. with what little heart he
had. given to business. He never for
gave his wife, much less his daughter.
because she had not been born a SOP,
that be could have trained him into
correct business habits and a success
full life. Successful life with him
mcant-noney.
Her mother, being the wife of the
most consequential man IN the place,
fine-looking, and living in the best
house in town, took airs upon herself,
cutting all old acquaintance who hap
pened TO be OF humble means and cul-
tiyating only the new who happened
to be rich. Consequently in such
small village, her friends were few.
But Amy, at the age OF sixteen. pos
sesscd al the good qualities her pa
rents lacked, and, much TO tho disgust
OF her mother, v3s kind to every one
and beloved by a.. The great difficult
tv Of the parents 5as in Keeping their
daughter, as she approached young
lady-hood, from associates iii her own
village. She was kind, ailcctiOuate
daughter, loving herfather and moth
er as much as they would allow her to-
but her heart was young aud her spir-
its buoyant, and naturally desired
what she had not at home -compan-
ionship.
Adjoining their grounds in the rear,
bnt separated by brook with thick
willow-grown banks, lived the widow
Of Deacon Demming and her son,
fine young fellow of eighteen years,
who was a living witness against that
Islander about deacons' sons.
Now Mrs. Demming and Mrs Bing-
ham had been raised and schooled to-
gether. and were firm friends until the
former married a good man and the
latter a mean one; aud both being
women, were easily led by the strong
or power It came 10 pass that in
few years. particularly after Mr. Dem
miug's death, the two women only OK
changed bows at rare intervals
Notwithstanding this, the son of the
one fell in love with the daughter Of
DE other How it happened no ore
ever knew; but the fact remained. that
Amy and Philip had padded, waded,
Gshed, made dams, boats and mud
pies together all along that clear, sing
inc brook during all their young years
Of play, though in somewhat surrep-
titous manner on the part of the little
girl But the brook WAS at q distance
from the house, and It's deep banks
were covered with rocks, Wild grape
vines ferns, and all sorts OF tangled
bushes.
And why should they not fall in love?
We're not Amy's eyes OF the most low
ing blue, her teeth Ike pearls, her
whole face beautiful? Was not her
heart warm and loyipge and had she
not the mcriest magh when away
from home) in the world, faultless
form, and the prettiest ankle that ever
wadcd brook And was not Philip
the best and handsomest boy in the
yi.lage--kind and polite, and possess
ing a heart capable Of loving Amy {?
twas tender plying love the boy
bore the girl; for he knew, and Amy
had told him in fearful sorrow, that
She could not love her parents rs she
longod TO- and that il he was ever
false on less loving to her, she should
die And they both knew that there
would be great-yery great--opposi-
ton on the part of Amys parents to
their union. SO their love grew under
cloud and prospered unhealthy.
Amy grew neryous-Phillip carried n
burden.
One day, when Philip was twenty
one, the white signal from the little
{ upper back window brought him to
the trysting-place, away down under
, the willow, among the ferns. Amy
looked sad and laid her head on Phil
= FPS shoulder and wept. Her home
was cold and uncomfortable, and a
stranger from the city--a man of bust
ness, but.wanting the right kind Of a
wiie"-was there. Then Philip said
II will so to-day and ask your ia
Their and mother; or, better, we will
p - tySttiti tutN cNuNcl ltiuSc yD"
This is right, and God will bless rs ="
That evening, just as the twilight
was fading, and the full harvest moon
was coming up over the willows, Phil
ip and Amy, hand in hand, tremulous
and hopeful, stood before the parents
/ They, the cold, blind father and
mother, were shocked at the begin
! ning--outraged when the truth became
, apparent-and before that simple love
! tale was half told, the widows son, the
/ good, brave boy was felled to the floor
before poor Amys eyes They tore
her from his insensible form and
! locked her in her mothers room.
! At midnight Philip went staggering
home to his mother, with his hands to
, his head.
+ The next morning the poor stricken
girl was hurried off to the city. She
: did not speak throughout the day
but when the evening came on, and
the moon camo up, seeing it through
/ her window, she began to laugh and
/ say, Philip is coming :
And to this day, and will unto death