The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-05-25


that the captain was standing only
little way from her / passed them
to obey the summons, and as | did SO,
i heard her murmur in pleading
tone
james, for the love Of Heaven, do
not eit me SO. You know how |
love youl How can you be so cruel -
FWhy did you follow me ?" he re-
piled, in tones of extreme annoyance.
Why could you not have stayed in
the home | gave you---'
While you were absent for months
and years caring nothing, thinking
nothing of me? | coaid not do 1t,
jaime angry as you are with me for
coming here"
Cursed follyl" he mutterod, be-
tween his teeth.
"Oh, james to follow you-to
give up my whole life--perhaps my
very soul-for your sake
Yes 1t is folly, Emily What on
earth am | to do with you on board
this ship, or in New York / who pass
with all who know me as SINGLE
man? If you had only remained in
England an would nave peeh WeIl'
but now by your lolioWlng me, You
nave put me luto such a position thai
am at loss what TO do
NO one shall know what Won are
to me, She replied sadly II have
sept the secret faithfully so long !
have broken my poor mothers hemt
ana almost my own To screen You, as
you Know. b"' on. james, VIII You
never own me never cease 10 he
ashamed TO say that You IoNe me
one '"iu neI h"iiu upon ms arm rs
she SPoAc' ne s1iOoA IL Oh almost
say aSely'
nave you no sense hmiiy II any
passenger seoS S""-oy Ilea'ouS J.
'HeI" :" one no" ne laul WHO
N"'chcd you 50 closeIy at hihhet'
Ion spe'N 10 lie again IN we Set 10
New Aolk' anu iheh | VIII see what
can oe uoio 10 remedy me trouoie
your stuPlu loily mas Drought upon
me,
W nhouI aho'her word ne turned
ahI I'lt hef que loohed Ter nun
Hs ne u'scehued INC caOlh s'alts, win
S"ch " pAed' !eininS' pi'inl gaze
lhat my ntait 'eDeu Ior ner' Du1 sac
'ooN no iIolce "l i'e' ana "l0c' mo
menu IO"o"e' MN
AmonS our passengers was one o.
Muoin h'u heietoio1e 'aheh very
'i.'ie ho''ce +" gay young WIDOW nom
lhe o'S'et Asie' whose merry AuSh
aud iatVHno tongue gave Ha' cou-
tradictioA 10 tNe n'o1'i,'nS S"lo "hich
she sun wore ne, mar ana eyes
were olacA as Je'' cue n"I foul!u'
pleasant lace = shi'i' mouth, Jo'lu
s'niie, ana "a neat tfiih niue houie SET
10y Tue c'osest OF coiseis, ana lhe
Jluhtlest OF weeds. Dy some strange
tAtailty, nef prl5ht, careless lace at
tiac'ed me captain, VINO WAS probably
sea 70 de"lh oI hI'issii ana Tie nh-
SPOKEN mystery III "Hlch ne was en-
Neloped; ana "heil reached the t"-
bic, he was bually eng sea ~ helping
the WIDOW make me lea ana hahd'nS
cups mere ana mere win lie great
ea1 aI"cfity' 10 Tue in"'liieSt annoy "iice
an disgust Ot tue S't'""'u9' Nno ui',
nuC eA"V''y l1''9ii A''''HS ~ S,"I'''
aSaihs' the wall IlAe 30 'D'H@ ""'o'l-
"IouS' WIN Ho1ulhS 10 90
presently inc young iauy eh'eieu'
ana TOOK seat near NE. one aecep'-
ca cup ol yea nom my hahu WIN d
gracious Do"' ana sweet shille' nu'
she ale holhihS' ahu Nd'cheu Inc
Imagining couple aI Tue heau OF tue Ia
Die Win eyes OF paiheu wonder ana
surprise Dy anu ~ she S'luea hoise-
iess'y away ana "Aeh VIC went up
again. 70 ENJOY moonlight s'ioN on
deck' sue was III her oid pace ana
never turned hei he'iu "ieh tooh my
stan" Ni'hli sPeaAinS ulStunoe u her'
ne captain was waking Slowly up
ana down. put this tii-e he seemed 10
thlhh niue OF ms evening oiS'r' loI
the WHO" was hahSlnS Almost loHulS
on MS arm ana LOOKING up ihto MS
i"ce' AS she talked wan Ihose 6Iahces
"hieh WIDOWS nave known so wen
now TO give, from the gay since MIS-
Naaineh urea the power OF her DeAu-
tllll dark gray eyes on my ohcie
AopS' " Tue piesohI TINT
never KNEW et--pelhitpS never
II.