The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-09-13

and lights were brought But Miss
Madge Immediately left the room, and
went up stairs to remove her bonnet.
Some minutes passed, and she did not
return Robert soon entered.
"Where is Madge?' asked Eu-
gene
go, You won't see her again this
evening. She is pouring over new
novel she brought with her from town,
and she says she means to finish it be-
fore she goes to sleep
mo you want the lights, cousin Eu-
genia, asked Emanuel.
mo, quite the contrary"
Emanuel very quietly placed the
silver extnguishers over the wicks,
and re-seated himself by the window
He was glad Madge remained up
stairs, and wished she would stay
there during all his visit, Of course he
did.
Madge Morton was seated in the
library, and her thoughts, which we're
not at all upon her book, ran thus
"What a pity such handsome face
and figure should have been thrown
away upon such naughty, selfish fell
low as Emanuel Delereux | do be-
lieye he hates me because his Uncle
Morton left his property to me when
had no right TO it. Yes, | did have
a right to it; l was his darling, / low
ed hun as much as | could have loved
father, the dear old gentleman, and
Emanuel IS a false-hearted, ugly man.
wish he had remained at home. But
l suppose Uncle Halheron, and Rob
ert, and Eugenia arc glad to see him.
Well, | wont trouble him, that's GER
tain, and Madge resolutely turned to
her book.
The story was about tue village, and
all tue young folks of the family knew
it, that Madge had been thrown upon
the charity Of old Mr.. Morton, when
she was an infant, by poor, desolate
, woman, one stormy night The old
d gentleman drove the woman from his
door, but permitted her to leave the
child, whom he decided to adopt. as
his only child, his son, by an act of
{ discbedience, had forfeited his right to
, his fathers wealth and care. The wo-
man died at the village inn the follow
ing day aud was buried in the village
grave yard Some one caused stone
to be placed at the head of her grave,
which bore only the name of "Margar-
ct, and as Mr.. Morton called the in
= FAINT child Maggie or Madge, it was
supposed that the deserted woman
, was her mother. As Madge grew up
, she was considered as an interloper by
] the aristocratic connections of Mr.
Morton, especially by the family OF his
] Youngest sister, Mrs. Delereux, the
mother of Emanuel. Madge had a
3 high quick temper, and therefore
/ could not enGure the artful taunts
= which the proud boy threw at her con
! corning her obscure origin They on
ly met when the Delereux family came
q to visit Mr. Morton at Elmwood, and
Madge always dreaded their arrival -
Emanuel frequently reminded her that
she had no right to the name of Nor
ton, bat was suffered to bear 1t only
because his uncle loved her Poor lit
tie Maggie fought bravely while he
was present; but when she was left
t alone, wept very bitter tears, and Won
/ dered if she had any name at all, and
if SO, longed to know it,
Mr. Morton had often limited that
4 Emanuel was to be his heir, but by de-
+ grees his heart 50 wound around little
I Madge, she was such a good child, SO
ready to do a favor, so devoted, that
I the old gentleman did what Mrs. Del
| ereux called very stupid thing, he
: left all his wealth, including the beau
tiful estate of Elmwood, to little
/ Madge. His eldest brother-in-law
! Mr.. Hatherton, was invited to remove
to Elmwood, and superintend both the
1 education and the affairs of the young
heiress until she was suitably married.
This marriage was also provided for
: by the provident Mr.. Morton. At his
/ death he gave a sealed letter to Madge.
e which she was to open on her eigh-
teenth birthday, and which would re-
t veal to her the name of the happy
gentleman he wished to be her hus-
band
1 Madges birthday was reckoned the
day upon which she was left at the
q hall, the first of May, and the morrow
would bring the seventeenth May-daS
}, she had seen at Elmwood. Mr.. nath-
: erton had very gladly left his city
house to reside at the old family man
e sion, upon the death of his brother-in
+ law, for it was the finest place in the
country, and a favorite resort of al
5 the connections. Emanuel had JUS
l. returned from tour through Europe
n and had FASTENED to pay his respects
l as in duty bound to his uncle Hath
e erton. He would have fancied the
visit right well, had not that "odious
: black-eyed Madge," haunted his re
o membrane like an ugly fairy. He
/ was clever fellow too, there is no de
/ nying it, Miss Madge TO the contrary
h proud as Lucfer, it is true, but gen
erous and willing to confess himself
+ in error if convinced that he was a
fault.
- The May morning broke radiantly
a beautiful The young folks from th'
Hall were the last to appear upon thu
village green, where all the "best so
q ciety' not only witnessed, but shared
IS the sports of the more rural popula
ton. BY universal acclamation, Madol