Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-20
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10 NrP E.IER VT
New Publications..
Iuesnay Morning, February 90 1866.

ired Hagarts Household. By Alexander Smith.
Boston Ticknor & Fild
This book, well as il predecessor ought to
take the very highest ranksmong works of fiction,
both for its feicitous style Md It's charming nat
uralness l. Is just simpl, narrative, seemingly
. without plot or design, except to give a rapid
sketeh Of a lew prominent Inc dents in the lives of
halt dozen men and women of the authors ao-
qualntaree Bat into this sketch, the author,
wlth9ut the least atfectation and with art which
concea!5 ali art has put the most charming phi
ios phy, sentiment, description and religion The
volumes really poems of very high order,
and none t-e less 50 because, with the exception
of an occ4-on.I wor1 betraying the authors
fancy, he story is told in the simplest prose. We
print below chapter, that our readers, may havo
a taste If this delightful book.
EOno night IN the bitter spring weather the
| curt rs were drawn in Mortimer Street and
| Mi kate NcQuarrIe, with 4 warm lsecy shawl
wra ppei around her shoulders, half sat, half re-
elm IN elsy-cEair before the fire. The
truth V as The indomltabIe old lady for the first
tim ner lie almost, had become inyahded.
She had caught cold one Sunday on the way
home from chuTch,-in deed, the very storm
whici cai.led Miss Kate was the 1t, on
its way northwards, eDveloped our lovers at
! U.uV0hr and had been for week or ten days,
NO.. s-raugly out Of sorts. Being unused TO
| III go she d1d not take it well, she was hasJy,
gu l5us, and impatient. - Ugh, ugh" she
sa 4s recovering from Il parOxysm of cough
IN -h4 drew the feecy shawl closer around her,
CT can't last long Asthma has got its fin
ger - my wIndpipe last. ! am bankrupt III
Or .nj must live halfpenny worth
dav. suppose | must { grum0!e. III wanted
ell where. 1 really wish another messenger than
tn " one had been sen 70 lodge the cI14-
| tion TT,yh uyh Ehcr On earth will THAI how
con home? Ever since Mr.. Crook became
par I'd they are working him ike 4 slave
WIS he would come nome. IN fairly olO"n,
an suppose ! am near the END OF my race.
IT. been = Iong and q weary one, but there : I
! Ion rest Tor ala long rest. And here J.-e
old ..dy drew the shawl yet closely around
her shoulders, ana stared intently lnto the h7e-
IL few minutes Aun op=ned the door, wItl
Letter. md Miss Kate, half turning round.
stre -:5ei Der hand for 1t.
" e for Mr.. john, said Ann, hes. tatiDg tJr
s. Dld | say it was nj for Mr.. John 3" cried,
tha old iady, testify. - Do you think Pm SJ-
in to eat MIR. Johns letter? Give Ii to ne
here"
Ana delivered the Letter and retired abruptly
| in dread Of a seconi vOl!ey.
Mss Kate turned again to the fire, and *
elnirin-e the eplst3e discovered ,hereupOn the
Iier.rlt1-an posrnarz. - W nat d correspondent
9 giri Is to be sure she muttered, still
a-.1g with IC. She writes ike pubic
Din : a board of CLERKS. | wonder if her lei
ter- ..lugh. John and she are . pair of extfeuIl-
. II uvIng cousins indeed But 1 must keep Il
To- the poor boy Il Ill be 4 lump Of sugar IN
the tsaclp u his lie" Here she got up AID
plac u ir carefully on lie manteI piece '' L gh,
ugh.' -hs I'D, "a -he down, that finger
an -numb again. She leaned back in tne
cu-ui yue J. chair, sill staring III the FIRE. " al
voir | wonder how brother Hector Is holding
out? We nave nor met tor years and yeas
an think | should ike to sc him once again
1 wish 5hat boy would come"
MIez .te had n1g 10 wish long, for almos as
So as sae had given utterance 10 the words
Joan Hagart entered the apartment.
-' 1oG are late, = ohm
Yes. 1 had a lot OF work at the office, and
hays ouiy got through with Il. hope you ieel
better this evening, aunt.
:. Not much. ain d beggar IN breath you
car whistle away IN an bour what would serve
me lDr week. But never mind me,-theIe's
a letter iJr you on the mantel piece, John. /
suppose YOU know from whom p"
john did know, although he made no reply
IL TACT he knew the letter would be waiting hin.
and he struck work as the office hall hour
carrier IN consequence
MAY | read il, aunt?" ne asked, as he
lifted the letter from the Inantel-piece and took
ais seat at the table beneath the light.
% OF Course, read il, you foolish fellow; Why
sam your golden apples tor me
read II with eager eyes
UANvOHR, April Is.
Ny DEAR JoHN,- wish to-day 1 had a
gold pen To write with snd perfumed ink to dip
it IN, and pink paper 10 write on, white wax to
ell -. II with, and Z. seal with the motto, Lore
c9Hyuers all things, to seal 1t with Do you
kuow that Oona and Mr.. WIlloughDy have
made IL all up2 OOna rOok the Initiative came
Or w--rd frankly with open hand, and coz
ess-t hat IN breaking the engagement d month
OF ,lSO she had acted wrongly and hastily
> as MT 1t noble in her? | suspect that con
sers4tiOH she had On the matter with dear
suntie, and lne fight a. CuchuIlIn Lodge, helped
much - bring It about. The wedding Is 20
.ase place IN summer, and | TO Dc the chief
iesnaid Oona Is to wear d white MORE
antique, anl | pink t4rlatan, with ruches and
spcIzs ci heather. But | need tell you about
these things as suppose you are so frlghtfully
Ignorant that you don't know what MORE
dD;tque is, or what Tuchts
' Ar WlllOughby has explained to Oona why
he went 10 Narroaky ana his explanation Is
perfectly satisfactory. He went to friend,
ald L was In defense of MS friend that he be-
came involved IN the brawl. You see the evil
IDLE tongues DO 1t painful to OOna at the
time but ais tOeH that ends tGeH.
- And now you must excuse this hurried epis-
tie an much engaged to day. Papa WON'T
be hone I'll evening, and Oona and Mr.. Viii
JuShDy nave gone visit waterfall, and, Ot
Jurss, IL duties fall to me.
Believe ever,
- Your affectionate Cousin.
p S.-The wedding Is TO take place IN
-ummer, and you are u be here in summer
,Juld not both those great events happen SIM
.uiI.heously? should like 1t much. Try!"
- Hgres such news, aunt cried John, hen
Ire had finished his letter. "Oona and Mr.
. WIlo2ghby are friends again the marriage is
20 after all, and Maggie is to be chief
Jrl esmaid, she says"
- am very glad to hear it, John and how
dId the reconciliation come about" "
- Ii seems that Mr.. Willoughby is staying at
L 4uv0hr, and while there Oona told him she
had acted hastily In breaking off the engage
ment and SO it's all right now. The wedding
IS to take place III summer, and Maggie wishes
lne 10 come up to Uanvohr then. W nat do you
think ? 1 have often wished TO look up ali my
friends IN the north
'' And then We shall have another marriage
suppose. When birds pair in spring g-time the
period of nest-buiding is not far off. You