The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-03-01

Net- ~ ~ iVNVt, ihtl's 9''u Nil0a
May, laughing and blushing, aud
STOPPING down to examine nall blown
rose bud
Fh1ippa
Wen MI. CresWich.
Have you forgotten the past ?
Have the promises You made to me
eenhfely passed out OF your memory ?
ION We're TO have been my WIFE, dear
est
II was young and foolish, ond--and
L didn Know my own mind 5lr' tres-
wien.
INC blade of a two-edged sword
could scarcely have been sharper than
the pang that pierced Dayid's honest
heart as the tickle beauty spoke those
cruel words. lie turned quietly away
mon nave done So even whlle the
uealh arrow was quiVerih8 III theH Vi
tais
~ hen YOU are weary ofour engage
hent FhiilpPa--you have ceased to
'"Fo me- D9 III SOL release you
"e "elSeu away down the daisy-
'ns'eu Iane' nus head drooplhg on
his breast. 10 mad been cruel blow
"a cruel one-.aud DAVID CresWlchl
ieit as ii all the light and pleasure had
,,led out OF ms me- eternally, Just as
sHe sunset glory mad vanished away
from the blue mountain-tops that en-
cfeied httle Mllibrook IN their midst
as ne came where the rustic bridge
sPtnnea q Drawing stream, ne paused
"l ! 'ooN uhy ooS irom ms breast
pD~reo
nave mo iuither use Tor the toy
now ne murmured as he took Sht-
teTins hitie gem from It's cottonwood
nest ! e heAt moment the garnet
6'ea'neH led among lne whlfling cur
rents IKE q drop oi piood' ana was
gone
And David Creswich knew that the
AIst chapter OF hs liie was ended, and
ms written after 1t.
AleanWhue NIUE Fhlllppa May
went Slowly Dack INTO the twihght par
iof "nefe captain Danestord was
1'.e'''''i5 ioo"4h9 oO' OF ,ne WINDOW
az .~'' 3l'ollusly aV het.
~ A'' u,'2 become oil our diamond
''' az. .,'g lo"5u =, .
III '','' Y 5 3I ~ I" "y S''lu hilip-
pa aec1aeo'y.
5uo cal'l'n opened ms brown eyes
a'iu save Nls nous'acne5 launty
WIZ
l''e nope 'nat ny society mas
'0I pi i'tela're1 20 ms
~" PpH oiu noe answer; she only
'iso1 He' eyes Sny4y 70 inc captain $
l.ge ~ o9'e,' i'er i,'hu "a p, q cols-
nl' so's "a wy tu't1 sel ler littie hcart
iiu' . ,sii'i " itee q ooNe "a ,l5 cage
ls nHiiP" ~ snal. De my lae S
s'Iqy % HeaofNe 1le preference
~" n'.lP'" lii''s'e oyer 'he "oids
, Ti'tH slg was ulobe ~ ner chamber
'nay nls','' lAflo NresWicn never
nle,'o 9Ngn sen lilen1al speeches., nor
'u'''7lN 5''0I s"-c' ul( s'e!y INTO MS
.iio''-'''s Du'' 'heH, b4'lu was only
JUNIOR c.elA N " "iioleaHle drt-good.ls
sore %"' io e'l'l'''A was q lull-
u7,iseI NeIo
70 tAe gtya anu weeks Went by, anu
lhiiippA a"e't ~ q sort OF enchanted
~ '%-'
noheyea words "oFe glamour round
her heAiJ poor, pretty, llttlc Philip
pa
Aou ne str the captain has gone
out bridget Z
2arln sure. Mass May, returned
the ollsk, good humorei hotel cham
oermalA Didn't 1 see him 80, car
ryin ms gun, Wild me own eyes, before
the clocE struck nine. And says he
biddy, says he, LII not be back
atore night.
II only want one OF has slippers, for
a pattern to have the others made up.
Bridget surely there could be no harm
m my gong up otter lty'
NO harm IN life, Miss May; sure
IT'S meselt would ito tho same thing
It's number nine, Miss May-to the
left when you get upstairs. "
80 Phillppa tripped along, blushing
as she Went, and feeling as If she were
about to do something very dreadful,
As she came MP she perceived that the
door Of No . was ajar, but it never oc.
CURED TO Ler that there was anything
unusual or peculiar in the circum-
stance, so she gave It a gentle push and