Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-03-09

"Well, you've got good pluck, my
boy; here's dollar for you,-but don't
swear"
Nv eyes stood out.
"A whole dollar ?" says L
Yes, do what you please with it,
but I'd advise you to buy a pair of
shoes"
Thank YOU" says |, with beating
heart. at pays to be good, don't
Iit?"
He smiled curious smile, asked
me several questions, and ended by
taking me home with him in his wag-
on.
Home. | thought | was in heaven
albeit had seldom heard of such q
place. My heart beat heavily every
time | dared to put my feet upon those
rich carpets. The mirrors were some
thing new to me.
The next day there came man tC
see me. was washed clean, and had
a good suit ofclotheS. Says be =
"Youngster, I'm going in where you
live, and probably shall make bar
gain with your people. | wat boy
just such bold, clever boy as yol
are, and if YOU behave yourself prom
Use YOU that you shall have as pleas
ant home as you desire
WolI tlot Good bopl |,
dared to speak or breathe, for fear Of
breaking the illusion. | never wa
so happy clear through as | was tina
day. They gave me some light tasI
to do wish they were more impor
tant.
From that day was treated as ont
Of the household. The man was
widower and had no children. consc
quently / became to him as a son.
He educated me handsomely, and whcI
| was twcnty-one he died, and left N
seventeen thousand dollars.
Well, Iconsidered mySclfa rich man
! gloated over my wealth: it becam
an idol to me. How to increase
was now my first desire | consulte,
competent men, and under their cOuu
sci put my money out at interest
bought stocks and mortgages. | grey
weather: my business my benefaC
tor had stocked NE a fancy store
prospered, and | was in a fair way,
thought, to marry Lucy Manning.
Sweet Lucy Manning the most art
less, winning maiden in all the worl
to me. loved her deeply, dearly
She was blue eyed, auburn haired
her disposition was that OF an ange
| and | had plighted my VOWS to her.
l. One night | was invited to tn
Q house Of prosperous merchant, an
IS there | met siren in the person o
Is his niece a blackeyed girl, who's
II charms and whose future were cQua
l. " splendid! She was an hciress i
Y. her own right-shc was beautiful an
p accomplished. Heavens! what
y voice was hers-pure. clear, swee
is ravishing. was charmed and SI
fe was pleased with me. Alas | me
- her too often. In her presence | 10
1t got my gentle Lucy; she magnetic,
:. thrilled me. 1t was triumph to fe,
that so beautiful. gifted. and wealth
k a woman loved mc-mc, who had bee
q brought up in the purlieus Of city
Is who had known misery and corruptio
H. all the first years ofmy life.
rs Gradually | broke off my intimaC
ut with Lucy. | received no token fro
her-she was too proud. But til;
lc cheek grew pale-that heavenly ey
languid-and though | seldom nj,
le her, knew in my heart that she W.
ut suffering. and branded myself as
~ villain.
le At last she kew with certaint
- that [ was about to marry Miss Bellai
Sc She sent me letter, touching lctte
or not one word of upbraiding. not Oh
ut regret Oh, what a noble soul liza
wounded -! And she could calmly wis
he me JOY, though the effort made he
m heart bleed. | knew it did.
" tried however to forget her. but
IN could not. Even at the time of III
1T magnificent wedding, when nv Bird
e. stood before me radiant in rich fabri,
IS and glittering diamonds, the whit
o face of poor Lucy gIided in betwec
O. and made my heart throb guilty.
Oh, how rich | grew! Year aftt
ot year added to my gold. My miserI
Is disposition began to manifest itse
IS soon after my marriage. | carrie
20 my gold first to the banks, and the
d to my own safes l put constraint O
l. my wife-for very generously she ha
C made over her whole fortune to me
l. and began to grumble at expenses
is l made our living so frugal that 81
1t demonstrated, and finally ran up lare
bills where and when she PLEASED
u Against this l protested, and we ha
n open quarrels more than once. NJ
clothes grew shabby; | could not a
ford to buy new ones, although tn
d interest Of my investments was nor
than could possibly spend for ration
= al living.
d l grew finally dissatisfied with ev,
a rything but my money. l neglecte
d my wife, and grew careless of he
s society. Several gentlemen came :
my house, among them a would b
a author and celebrity. II e came.
>, thought, too often for my good nam,
l. and l ordered my wife to discontiDu
It his company. She refused, and | loci
e ed her up in her room. How sb
n managed to set herself free | neve
:, knew; but in the evening, when | re
turned, she was gone from the house
n That caused me some uneasiness. no
n much Tor was soon absorbed in takin
e account ofmy gains. 1t was merriam
T nine IN the evening. | had inst man
y aged to take up a paper for a moment
d to read out its business details wber
y the door opened, and in came nv wifi
Il. L