Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-10-04
Miscellaneous.
SIX LOYE-LETTERS.

% Are there any more Of these letters
When her father asked this question in al
awful tone. Lucilla Richmond could not SAY
" No, and dared not say Yes. a." but as an
intermediate course bar-t INTO tears: and
sobbsd behind her handkerchief
'' Bring them to me. Iucilla." -" aid her
father, as If she had answered him. as indeed
she had, and the grl, trembling and weer-
ing, arose e. obey him.
l1en Mrs Richmond. hey daughters very
SELF grown older, came behind her husband 5
chair and pattci him on the shoulder.
Please don't be so hard with her. my
Dear, she sand, c0axiDgly d. Hes a nice
yaunG man, and il il our hult after all as
mech as hers, and You wou't 'r,ak her Young
heart IN sure 80
d." Perhaps you approve 0I tic whole affair
r. am. sand Mr.. Riclmoad
90 I-no-that IS. I orlv-'-.,.sf.eI the lit
t.e woman; and hearing Luc'lla coming. She
-nk INTO chair, blaming herself dreaifullv
I.r Dot having been present at an at Der
daughters music Lessons. during The rast
year.
t.r aii THE d'srul arc. tra-c from a rnu-
-i' teacher VIII. had giy.l lessons 20 Mis-
Lucilia .ur twelve mouth-. ard who had Ia
ken tie liberty of falling IN love with her,
knowing wei that she va, tlc darrltr- NJ
orc OF tie richest mon in Yorkshire
.i It was iroxcusable IN rolr music teach
,r. who should have known has rlace IS Mr.
Kiehmerd declared. and Pc elattbcd the lit-
De Ierfymcd billet which lad fallen into bis
Lands as be might g zcorrilu. ana waited FIR
'ic others witt a look ulan IA. face which
fuldof ro s1itening. Tftv came M Ia-t. six
little white onvolorcs. ti5d trrctlcr Will
l.uc ribbon. and were laid NJ lis elbow b-
hs dcsrairing daughter.
" Lock these M until | return home this
cy,uInc.' ho said TO his wife: e. 7 will read
them then Meanwhile. Lucill is not to rec
the music teacher on any T-ctencc.
And then Miss Lucilla won't down on her
knees
Oh, dear papa l' she cried, " dearest
Iapa, please don't say must never see him
again. ! couldn't bear It, Indeed could
not He's p-Or, | know. but fc is O gentle
man. and II like him s0 much. papa"
No more Of tins ahsarlity my dear, -
said Mr. Richmond. 4" he has been artful
enough TO make YOU think him perfection,
suppose. Your parents know what Is best
i.r your happiness music teacher is not
o match for Miss Richmond
With which remark. Nir Richmond put
bis bat and over coat, and departed
Then Lucilla and her mother took the or
Ir'uuity Of falling n each others arms.
IT, SO naughty Of You. " said Mrs Rich
mui " But oh. dear. I can't blame YOU.
l-N Was exactly so with l.e. ran away with
your TaTa. YOU know. ana my Parents OBJ
..c.cd because of bis poverty. | feel the
greatest sympathy for You, and Frederick
l uch fine eyes. and -l pleasing. wish
COULD soften your papa
~ hen he has seen Tire letters thcre'll be
HI hope, / N very much afraid, s0bbed Miss
L.cI.la- " Fred i- So mantle, and papa
hates romance
" lie used g. he yc-y romantic himself in
l-a-e I'D times, said Ais Richmond
' such letters as he wrote ne have them
40 my deck yet. lie said !c should die if |
refused Lin.
'' 50 docs Fred, sad Lusilla.
'' And that lie would .. worthless with
out me and about my ICING ieautiiul (he
thought SO you know.) .m sure he ought
20 symIathlse little, said Alrs. Richmond.
But she dared not promise that be would
She coaxcd her darling - stop crying.
ana maze her lie down. tLen went up mo
Acr own room to put the letters into her desk
hole, she saw in another bundle, tied ex-
These letters were TO a Lucilla, also. One
who had received them twenty years before
and she was now matron old enough to
have daughter who had heart troubles
uniolded them one pY ohe' wondering now
t came 70 pass that lovers letters were all
90 much aiiAe.
Hall q lNEen-1i.-r tNt same nuulNDT. anu
much more romantic than those the music
master had written to hcr daughter Lucilie-
strange ldea came INTO Mr5. hlehinonG
nina; nina; She dared BoI oFp3se hef .as'-.l nasoahu
SaIa "a thing.
bli she vas very i0nd OF her daughter
zen she lett the desk she looked gnilty
ana lnShtened, and something IN her pocket
'ls'led as she moved. But she sald nothing
u any one on the sulject until the dinner
hour arrived and with 1t cane her husband
4ngrier ana more determined than ever -
me meal was passed in silence; then, hav-
ing a9l'urnea 10 Tie TlTi1f- Mr. Richmond
~, s11Iou hiinaeH ih sIc-t arm char, ana de-