Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-12-19

her fotehead: and l do not know il it js
any PERSONS business If pr,ssed kisses
on her cold lips, and held her and the
kitten too. to my breast as I never held
any other woman before, as shall never
hold any other She came to conscious.
'ss at last t--we.k helpless. but tull Of
quiet content She did OF shrilk away
from me as ! feared she would. She
trusted me like a little child and that.
fact alone would have won for her my,
heart if had not given it to her ut t,st
sight
By slow journeys. stopping frequently
to rest. my faithful horse bore her 10 the
uext village, whtre she received medical
aid
! told my story and accompanied the
proper authorities back to the Pine Tree
House 1t was as had expe, ted. The
landlord was dead, and the landlady had
gone from the Place What became of
her we never knew We buried the man
on his spot where be met his death, and
left the place alone in Its desolatioiIl. ...t
The day before. Ihad thought my bu-
siLess so pressing as to ailIni, of no de-
; l,y; now cid no: thina Of business un.
til she reminded me of it by asking If 1
must leave her. ..., D.. ...,... ..........
4, "Do yon want me to stay?" asked,
; dreadiug her reply.
She looked at roe with clear truthful
. eyes; for she Was no graceful coqdette, Is
say one thing and look another. ,..... ..5.
II do not wish you to CO." she said -,
II shall feel Us II the l,wer OF that man
is upon me if you aIe away. Viii yos
$ hot stay p
v Stay? yes, SO long as you desire the
to!'' / replied passiona'ely, watching
the slow color that came inv her face,
=, naking il 50 beautiful.
A week ator took Miss HuDtress to
New iok. My mother cared for Der un.
til she was fully recovered, and 1 saw her
almost daily. She left the arrangement
l. Of her business aG.irs entirely witt me.p
t. and laid my pl.ns with deli'era'ion.
dI Gregory Payne had made her suffer,
n aud / cor.ess to little revengetul feeling
towards hin on account Of it Nv ,lited
b" my blow. when it aid fall. to strike home.
TO He was engaged to d very fashionable,
d heartess young beauty. and the wedding
j., was arranged to come off in an up town
-, church. only pa,ronized by gonteel people.
~ IL was with some d,ficu'ty that won
or Florence to my plan; but she did consent
Of at last asd. when the day OF the bridal
arrived. we rode down to tie church. Ev.
4 crsshiug WIS on u magnificent scale The
decorations was sulerb. the bide Was
naughty and beautiful. and the groom
ne self important The ceremony had COM
ne menced. when. Lending Florence in front
IN Of the brial party. 1 paused, and she
% threw back her veil.
- Never sh II forget the fearful change
u hat pa-sed ovel tie face oi Gregory Payne.
W He urew absolutely ivid. and. dropping
u, tbo hand Of his expected bride, clung 70
ye the altar rails for support The clergy
~ man stood momcut sprechless. aud the
'" hush which fell upon tie entire company
ne -mrst of whom had beeh tile friends
he and acqu,in,ances of Miss Huntress--,
as was almost fra,ful in its intensity. At
of length. the clergyman spoke.
.Floreu,e Huntress. has the grave Civ
-, en- you back to life 2" -.
nd III never claimed me- she sail, speak
nd ing clearly. with her calm, steady eye tx
err. ed ON the shrinking Payne "Gregory
no PAYNE had not the courage to murder me.
ue sent n,e to the western wilds under
the surveillance of man only little
%" more vile tn II himself For two years 1
lth have been plisoner, confined in a wretch
,is. cd hvyel. shot on, from the light of day;
~, derived Of all LIES blessings, while yon:
-, der viii in has rio,ed in my possessions.
''u But through the goodness OF God. who
''k has care over all his creatures, this kind
ion friend has rccued me from my living death;
,,w aud + am here. here to denounce Gregory
=, payue as miserable ielon =
~ Payne cas-, one look at the face Of the
pa' wom, n he had been abont to marry and.
amid the mu,murs OF txecratiou iIctn ev.
en-. ery lin. he made dash for the door. i
NV hundred hands were lifted to stop Nj,
=, Aipht |; but he evaded them. and liiaae hi'
cscape. II was better so. rerhsps W.
IL "a l.l a.k,,t v.o his f.th IN MI