The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-04-18
alike, and afterwards thus composed
little lctter:--
"DeSr MIR. N'Donnell, have chan ed my
mind, and will he very glad it. you will join me
on the ad to the conservation on sunday
Yours, sincerely
GutC L DyR r.,

! on tue / al 10 the conservation on Sundiy,
Yours, sincerely
GRAC BYR E'
"What harm can it do to scnl it ?
thought | trembling all the while.
ioIdol 1t up dnI pnt 1t IN an entclop
directed to Mr.. Nj DonnclI OF Buckey
Farm "And may it do such deal Of
good. In the first place it will prevent
his marrying for spite before Sunday. and
then she will he 50 glad to see him com
ing in spite Of her crossncss. that she will
be quite kind to lin. He is always 50
stiff and prond when She treats him badly
| that | am sure it makes her worse She
will never find ont that he got any letter
not, at least, til they are quite good
lrlends-married, perhaps - and-thcn
| they will both thank me tor it,"
so the next evening about dusk,
slipped quietly into the town and posted
my letter was drcadtuly afraid of
meeting Donald or Grace; but saw no
one knew. | dropped the note in the
letter box anil rushed off toward, home
again at full speed. ran nearly all the
way; the snowy roads were slippery in
the evening frost, and near our house
fell md hurt my foot.
y nei IhbOr found me living on the stile,
and uIht me home | was to have
sailed for America the very next week,
but now | WAS laid up with Il spraincd
ankle. and my departure was put Off
On sun IHy evening nelghbor woman
who hai been at the con>ccrati IN came
i'll 10 tell Us the news. Tbs one had
been there. of course, and that one had
been there for a wuni Ter. Oracle had
been there in Il fine new bonnet, Uhe girl
was going to the mischief with dre,s) and
squire Human bad been there and given
her the flower "ut OF his button hole
"Ani Dunncll VI Donnel was with
hcr Of course :" said |.
"Ay, decd You may swear to il" said
the woman. "'lhal'Il he Il match before
long He walked home with her to ,he
town, AMI her -mIl at him were like the
firt Of Iunc."
"lh"yil be married before 20 away"
sil TO my self and leaned back into
my c'rn L, tor the pain Of my foot ,ickcn-
rd m.
ID mncl''H mother brought me cu,lard
and some apples the nNl day.
"D'nnrI son" To the Gicn~, my i, ar,
or he would Ia' been ovel tbs murnin 10
H'' Nou. ii went b fore we heard of
YOUR foot, AMI hc won't b. home for
week
" mats he dom there 2 asked my
s''Pm't'''r
lie has Ian there you know" said
b"''i'rlI mother ''and he goes whites
to settle h'' affairs with them that has
'h 'r3' "i It, oon know rightly what
he gone "Do"t now. Something has
went ns "hSt lam lat'ly' for hes not like
h'"l'',' those itW days back. lie said
,"'h''''n about go'n to be married when
ne came home tut II he Is, its not after
MS n'"'' Tor ! never saw II bridegroom
80 gum ON the head OF 1t Bet, dear, |
''o,!"' 1t was you he hIed.
so he docs, Mrs MDonncIl,' said |,
"hni not that "ny-not Tor lls wife"
;" 'N' "r'L my dear = sald Dounells
mother, wiping her eyes.
ENeryhoiy was coming to see me now
on account OF my foot. Gracie came the
next Gay o. 80 ana surely l was amazed
al me gory OF her dress My ~trpmoth-
ei VINO ''I not IIk. her, left Us alone to-
Se'hef' ana Hrac'es news came out.
one was gong to be married next Tues
uay
KNOW l'at, SAID l.
HOW do yon know II : sal she.
"D'hnclI mother told me-
"D-nneIIs mother! Nothing but
DonneIi an Donnell'a mother from you
forever How should she know
I'm 'racle' hlS own
"N n.y. she burst IN, ''you don't i'm
a@'nc mat hes the man! Why, its
squire iIannan Only think, Bet, of
your Gracle being the Squires lady,"
| was quite cunIounled.
"Oh, Oh, Gmcie!" stammered.
Neil, SAID she sulking, "are you not
glad :
'Oh, yes | sad, 'vcry, on your ac-
count but what will become of Don
hlI
'Donncl aelin. Now listen to mo