The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-04-11


red, and not sign of life about the place.
Then gave up hope. | went home all
pale and trembling, and sat down at
grandmamma's knee.
Its true" said |.
L" And for the sake of SO false a lad
you'll see your grandfather ruined and
break his heart, and leave me, that have
nursed you from a babe, widow"
looked at her as she sobhed, and |
found strength TO say; "Give me to
whom you will, then, since my own love
doesn't want me-"
And then crept up stairs and sat down
on my bedside, weak as though | had
tainted Id have thanked heaven fot
forgctfulness just then, but it wouldn't
come.
The next day squire Turner was in the
parlor as my accepted lover
How pleased he was, and how the color
came back to grandfalhers old face. And
grannie grew 50 proud and kind, and all
the honse was aglow, and only | sad But
couldnt forget Evan-Evan, whom |
had loved so-saillng away from me with
out a word.
| suppose they all saw | looked sad.-
/ he Squire talked of my health, and
would make me ride with him over the
moors for strength.
The old folks said nothing. They knew
what allied me, only our little Scotch
maid seemed to think there was ausht
wrong.
Once she said to me
"What als ye, Miss? Your eyes is
dull. and your check is pale, and your
Draw grand lover Gamma make ye smile :;
We are no that ill., either"
No--l'm well enough SAID |.
She looked at me wistfully.
" Gin ye'd tell me your all, | might
tell cure" she said. But there was no
cure for me in this world, and couldn t
open my heart TO simple Jennie 50 the
days rolled by and | was close on my
marriage eve, and grannie and Dorothy
Plume were busy with my wedding robes.
| wished 1t was my STROUD they were
working it, instead
And one night the pam in my heart
grew too great. and went out amongst
| the purple heather on the moor, and there
knelt down unler the stars, and prayed
to be taken from the world, " for how can
| live without Evan y said !. "Ihe
God who gave him TO me knows | can
not "
And spoke the words aloud, and then
started up III albright, for there at my side
was an eliiSh little figure, and | heard a
cry that at first | scarce thought earthly.
Yet 1t was but Scotch Jennie, who had
followed me.
why do you call Tor your true love,
now = sic said. le sent him fra you
Tor sake OF the young squire"
"Ilow dare you follow and watch me-
But she caught my sleeve.
" DInna be veXed,' she said, Just
bide wee, and answer what Speek, lI'S
Tor the love oi you, Tor I've seen yc waste
like The snow-wrealh IN the sun SIN the
squire wooed ye Was 1t your will the
lad that loved the earth ye trod on should
have ms ring agaln =
wv nat 90 you mean :! SAID l.
III speck gln l lose my place, sai'l
jennie. Il rode with the mistress to the
doctors house past the moor, and there
she lighted and gave HIM ring and what
she SAID know not, but 1t turned him the
TINT o death, and says he; There's no a
drop o true blnid IN woman, gin she Is
false. An he turned to the wa and coy
cred h's eyes, an your Granme rode home.
There, It's all KEN wall it do
Aye, JENNIE, sad Il 'God bless
you!
And had | wings on my feet, could
not have come to The cottage door sooner.
stool before my grandmother trem-
bling and white and SAID |:
'Oh, don't tell me, granne, you have
cheated and robbed me of my true love
by Il he' DID you steal the troth rim
from nv neck and gave 1t back to Evan,
a If from me ! You I've loved and hon
cred my lite long. Id rather die than
think It,
She turned scarlet
True love sald she. You've but one
true love now-Squire Turner
You have done it' | cried. 'It''
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