The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-07-09

eIhlpTdleu W AuSiTulil, Will Tue uclcr-
minaton that he would not offer his
hand in marriage till he could Offer
it with an honorable competence -
And Janet remained with her uncle, his
nursing companion.
After few years the old mans health
began rapidly TO decline, and feeling his
end approaching, he bequeathed all hi.
properly AM all his money, which
amounted TO 5000. to Janet. This state
of matters was duly notified to Donald in
her next letter In due time an answer
ing letter arrived from Australia. sym
plihzing with her uncle in his afilicIiun.
and advising Janet, in case of his death
Which, however, he sincerely hoped
was not ncar-to come ont and ipin him
that lie was in good employment. anl
hoped soon to be his own master, which
he would be all the sooner if she came
out for, with the money she would
bring, added to what he had already
saved, he could purchase respectable
freehold, on which they could live in
happiness and contcnimcnt, with peace
and plenty round them
\ few month after this the oil man
died, and Janet, according TO Donalls
advice. sailed for Melbourne. Instead of
transmitting her money in the usual way,
she concealed ii about her person, as one
ignorant of the ways of the world would
be most likely to do She had written
beforehand to Donald, noting her ship,
and the time of her departure. so that he
might be waltn- to receive her at the
landing. In due course OF time she arrv-
ed safely at Melbourne and now be ns
the romance of hel story.
Her lover, as she expected, was wait
ing to received her, anl met her on board
with the most ailtctionatc greeting. As
she was leaving the ship with him, the
caplain-noticinG. suppose, something
sin-i!te about him. whispered in her
ear, 'HIeware how you trust yourself
with that man." Janet, however. blind
ed by affection, saw only his apparent
tondnc's and the near rcaliz tion of he,
brightest hopes, and needed not the eau.
ton.
After spending some hours in Mel
bourne, towards nightf,ll they started iol
Donald's location in the country. A
his suggestion, they went on foot part o
the way-vthic!es, he said, were yer,
expensive, aud they would Use that mean
of transit aS little as possible.
Donald hcgnilcd the way with dcscrip
| tons Of the country and the manner o
living; and jndiciou~y mingled his nara
tive with old tales of travellers who haC
been robbed and maltreated-Sumc o
them ON that very road-tll she was faiI
to cling closer To him !or security. II,
noticed the effect with satisfaction, an,
continued talking in the same strain 4
length, he timi'iiy erq Iired if money ha,
been taken from any person h'eH
"Wcel. Janet" he sad, ''it's no Ian,
since mair nor ac affair o the sort ha
happened "
"Oh, Donald said Janet, "whai'i
we do !'
"lIoot, We medina be ftar't' he answer
ed "tor after a considering the coun
try we are in, it's o cnmpprttivelj
rlre occurrence and he smiled as>ur
ingly. yet" he continued, ''lf ye han
money. and are fcar't aboot it. I'll carr
it for ye-inlced. think We had bette
gi' me it, and it'll relieve yc o foolisl
fears
Janet unhesitatinely took fom he
dress the E2OO, and handed it to him
"And now," he added, "we're nca
the place where | said we could hire
conveyance 50 we'll ride the rest of tn
way"
by tins time they had arrived wher
the road crossed the Yarra Yarra, an
when they were at the middle of In
bridge, he suddenly seized her AMI fun
her over.
A shrek "A plunge-ard it is all over
That, most likely, was Dnnnlds tho iaht
but il was not the fact. ,Janet's home i
the old country was on the coast, anl i
her girlhood she had acquired the art
swimming, which now stood her in goo
stead Though somewhat stunned b
the fall, as soon as she came 10 surfat
she inslinclively struck out AMI swan =
: II was night, and her brain was in
! whirl Of terror and confusion, so Il
! swan at random, not knowing where I
direct her course but, after floating
! considerable way; she struck the oanE
and crawed out in state more dea
! than alive.
, She sat, for while, striving to reali,
her situation. After collecting her sense
) and being somewhat recovered from h,
exhaustion. she got up with the intentio
/ of finding her way back to Melbourne =
| She wandered about for long time will
out meeting with road or paIh of al
description bewidered, and in terror
every step, lest she might again me-
, with him who would have been her mu
derer.
r AT length she was gladdened by Il
| sight of lighted window. Hope gre
5 stronger within her again here she won
e at least have shelter and protection, al
G she almost flew towards the house 81
t knocked at the dool desperately. For
a while there was no sound or moveme
1 within but at last shrill female vol
called out-"Who's there 2"
I, sob, let me in, let rne in," cried Jane
a 81 hae lost my way, and I'm deeing v
/ fright"
!. INA, na," was the answer, eye cam
come in here and at this time n niuht