The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-06-07

you play, perhaps, or sing 2
II play the violin, and l sing TO n
certain extent" was longing for her
to ask me to bring my violin down..
| saw music volume close by labelled
"yiolin and Piano-forte. Mrs. Cav
ston sat funereal, statuesque, and inn
movable. Colonel Gawston was asleep,
and his son reading Mayne Reds
something or other Miss Gawston
was trflirg with the keys, possibly
she feared asking the tutor such
thing. / was desperate. "Shall l fetch
my violin and music, ] said. With
out waiting for an answer | went. The
next moment we had commenced, and
during the evening we played togcth-
er, and then, emboldened by the be-
ginning, we sang together. What hap
pens once usually happens twice, and
the next evening we occupied ourselves
in the same way. Not always only in
the evening though but many stray
half hour during the day we found
time for II little music. Then, also,
she rode very WE'LL aud as her broth
er and rode almost daily, we often
found ourselves taking the same drec-
ton; so, altogether | saw good deal
of Mis7 Gawston Need i tell the re-
suit Before fortnight was over l
was deeply in love, and my intention
Of recommending Colonel Gawston to
look out for another tutor was unful-
filed We often met before dinner in
the library, where there was large
japanese screen that shut out the
door. Moving very slowly toward the
room one evening, near dinner-time, /
overheard some words that made me
pause before entering, and cough Vi
olently, if not ailectedly, in order that
my presence might be known.
"Ahen my dear the voice was
/ Colonel Gawston' don't you think,
my dear, that Mr.. Luxton is ahem -
rather, just little, perhaps not pru-
IDENTIFY, intimate with Florence p
81 have thought SO, certainly" res
pended his wife; 'and was very glad
this morning to receive an invitation
from Lady Ftp edigry for her, as it
will take her away at once. l have
accepted it for her, and l thought of
going with her to town tomorrow, or
the day after, to see Madame Valen-
ciennes, as She
At this moment l interrupted the
good lady by entering the room, dis
concerning her rather by my sudden
appearance.
The words / had overheard deter
mined me to learn my fate from Miss
Gawston before she left, as l felt that
under any circumstances, it was i'm
possible for me to stay much longer at
Siawston Flats in my present false po-
stion If | could not gain personal
interview | determined to write to her;
and that night | wrote candid letter.
which | purposed sending her if no
opportunity for private conversation
presented itself. But fate was kind,
and the next morning ] met Miss Cav
ston accidentally in the garden about
4 an hour before breakfast time. The
result was that she did not appear at
breakfast, and that when we rose from
that meal | requested few minutes
private conversation with the Colonel
Never shall forget his look of indig-
nant amazement when he learnt that
his sons tutor had proposed to his
daughter and that with success.
MIR. Luxton, when | engaged you,
he said, there was one thing / was
assured of most emphatically, and that
was that you were a gentleman. This
is not the conduct of a gentleman tc
enter my house, to undermine the af
fections of my daughter, to entrap hen
into an engagement Sir, you should
have thrown up your situation here
rather than have done this.
felt he had justice on his side. As
far rs he knew, was nothing. but 4
penriless sutton, who had abused his
} peculiar position by using the many
opportunities it afforded him Of max
ing love to young lady, reputec
heiress of apparently superior socia
rank. | could not help being amused
} nevertheless, as l reflected how differ
ent his tone would have been had he
known all. Something prompted me
not to tell him get, but to go on pres
sing my suit without advancing a
once the real claims / had to back it
We were still in the midst of the dis
| cussion, the matter was seemingly SO
| ing hopelessly against me, when /
sharp knock at the door interrupted
our debate "Come in, said the Col
onel, impatiently, A servant entered
! with note. 1t was n telegram, cal
ling the Colonel at once to town OF
important business, military, | thinl
, he said.
[ Mr.. Luxton, must postpone thii
matter until my return, he said, has
. tily, looking at his watch. 81 have
[ not more than ten minutes to spare
i l appeal to your honor not to MAKE
any unfair use of this unfortunate IN
: terrupton He passed out of th'
room. A new idea struck me, and
. followed quickly.
t 81 had thought of going to tow
t this afternoon for the night, and Ru
pert expressed a wish to accompan.
| me" l said; "will you allow him TO dc
t so ?"
\ Certainly" said the Colonel, look
/ ing relieved. "If You wish it, yoI