Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-03-07
to the Gre, placed q green shade over the
lamp. and. spoke as follows

boy. how idolized the only child ever
had. | am afraid | spoiled poor Filth:
but she was the only one. and lavishea
on her NY hearts wealth She had al. !
ways a passionate. determined spirit. and
though the mere conciousness of annoy
ance. exhibited either BY her mother or
myself, would bring tears into her eyes.
she was always bent on going her own
way, and doing her own will. Her poor
mother, an invalid when married her.
grew more aud more ailing from the day
took her to my home. and was quite un-
aa,e, on account of i'll health, to pay the
attention to Edith's early discipline that
she would otherwise have done. When
Edith was but six years old. consumption
carried away my dear wife. and | was
then left in charge Of this wild, high spir.
tied girl She went to several schools aud
had constant change Of scene and com
panicns; but ut sixteen she seemed as
little tractable as she had been at six.
Many bitter, sleepless night she caused
me by her thoughsless conduct, for | low
ed her dearly indeed. But my sorrow at
the present seemed light. compared to my
anxiety for the future, She was tall,
lovely girl. and theme for universal sd-
miratirn. Her voice was an exceedingly
fine one. and her passion for music seem.
ed so strong that nearly al cares aud af-
fections and duties were forgotten in her
worship of it. a.t..... a.
Edith was hardly seventeen when she
conceived warm liking for one of the
many admirers whom her beauty. aud the
considerable fortune to which she was an
he.ress. attracted towards her. | shrank
from uniting my child to one of whom
knew but little. and that was far frou
good | told her plainly that | never
could consent to this marriage 'emem
her we'll the cold, hsugh,y disdain with
she receiv"d my words She sprang frou
me as though she had been stung by I
serpent; aud muttering. You can have NJ
love for inc if you deny this. the only wisl
Of my heart. left the room. When re
turned home that evening she would no
spe,k to me. but she hurried away to
cold room. in which WAS her piano. ant
there for hours she sat. playing over he
old songs. which echoed through our mel
ancholy house.
"In the morning was aroused yer.
early. and found all the servants in
great state Of agitation. They told IN
that Miss Edith was not in her room. AM
that they had hunted everywhere for her
, but without success A letter was s"c1
discovered. and then learned that m
daughter. in her love for the man VIII
had wcoed her, had fed with him, an
: and forssken her father. My grief wa
bitter indeed. The letter told me nothin
Of her plans or her destination. The "a
pers on the following morning containe
the simple announcement Of her marriage
In vain advertised that might discove
her address; iu vain employed the mos
active detectives in my sc .rch. 1t wa
all Of no good, | could only conclude
finally. that my daughter had left tn
country with one that she loved bette
than myself.
..Wearied out with the condolancc Q
! true and we'll meaning friends. wen
away from town. and exchanged my Lor
don living for country one. and there
resolved to bury myself with my sorrow
Ten years passed away monotonousl
enough. and time. as it always does, ten'
ed in some small degree to alleviate m
anguish The smart had gone but tn
wound remained. and was not an ato'
the less anxious about the fate Of my poo
! lost Edith. ,.uI Js.anlui
Eat last. when I had been in the cou'
|. try and ehildless for about eleven year
/. an old friend Of mine. widower like m.
\ self. came down to see me. and after son
4 persuasion. induced me to take SUNNI
}. tip with him to the Continent. In
+. few days we were steaming away at nigh
FIJI from Museilles, eli our way to N
!. pies We stayed some weeks 10 Rom
o and the succession OF novel and love
Il scenes that came before US as we pass