Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-11-04

foot. "Such airy lirtle feet as yours were
certainly never made to be forever tapping
at that old wheel Leave it alone, Jetty,
and come with me, else shall have to
toke Lerlune, and she is not have as fine
a dancer as you !" .., ...
He thought that this mention of Lur
lune would make Jetty jealous, and that
she would desire more than ever to 60, to
prevent his going with her.
NO" said Jetty. "if the wheel stops
hummng the brook will stop running,
and then what will the miller co, for the
mill wont 60, of course, if the brook is
still? And what would the queen do to
me if | should disobey her 2"
But why should you be slave to that
old wheel?' said Ligbtfoot impatienty,
"I'm not slave said Jetty. 'I'm
better off than aEy little sprite know /;
only for to night l should like to go to
the dance"
"Well, why not 60, Jetty," said lit
tie. shrill voice from behind. "l'll mind
the wheel for you"
They both turned round, in surprise,
and there was Lurline standing in the door
"You mind the wheel, Lurline p ex-
claimed Jetty, in amazement for she knew
that Lurline had no love for her. and that
she liked dancing better than anything
else in the world. sta
"Yes," said Lurlinc. " | shall be very
happy to do favor for you, dear Jetty,
J and you must be so tired Of being mewed
up here. while dance and frolic 80 much
, these starlight nights that 1 can afford to
t give up one nights pleasure for your sake.
o Thank you very much, Lurline," said
e Jetty "but | must obey the queen, and
o you know tlat she bade me never leave
i the wheel L..
5 "Nonsense p said the cunning Lurline
y who hated and envied Jetty, and wished
C to make her lose her place, and to gain il
= herself if she could. "How will the queer
l. ever know it? You can easily keep out O.
: her sight, and what harm will it do? car
d certaily turn the wheel as well as you"
r, 90 as to that" said Jetty, 81 have ne
,e fears, but know that | ought not tt
It co."
= "Why, how can you refuse such gen
erous offer ?" said Lightfoot, eagerly, will
! an admiring look at Lurline which Jett.
% did not like.
Jetty was almost persuaded, but sh
b hcsitated still, when a strain of the mos
wooing music Aoated up to her ears tror
,s the river where they were beginning t
a dance, and she could resist the temptatio
= no longer but after thanking Lurlin
! again, and giving her few grave charge
about the wheel, she danced away in tn
N delighted Lightfcot's arms. .,
r.! The dance was splendid. Such ga
n company, and such merry music that one
n. feet would fly in spite of themselves
OF Light tfoot, the most graceful gallant l
he the whole assembly, was Delightfully."- a
ne tentive and Jetty was quite belle, fc
r. she was as dainty and airy little spri'
- as one often sees. But her conscien'
IN troubled her all the time, and then 81
n. was SO afraid that the queen would 81
q I her out, and so worried for fear that Lu
en- line would leave the wheel. alt woul
pl be lust like her to do so,' she thought
nd "and how foolish | was to trust her b'
,c. | will 60 home very soon. l dare NJ
i'd wait long" a.a
20. But the night was wearing away, an
,e she was still dancing. The starlis
al grew DINNER and DINNER in the waite
en- and the music grew slower.
pre Dear me-" said she suddenly, sit
,ps most morung an must away"
ter Bat LightfoOt pie ded for just one mo
no waltz, and after that was over it was da
IT'D light. tsf ul
NO II do not hear the wheel" said Jet
me with sudden terror, as they started hon
ward land o LightfOot, wucre is
the brook and my little house? They ha
,st- vanished entirely"
e." And sure enough, the brook was onl!
f it little damp hollow, with scarcely enou
the water in it to wet o cowsips foot, q
dry there was never trace Of the little sil
nv house to be seen Jetty tremb
veil like one Of the river reeds in the VII
the and wrung her little white hands in q
hat pair. Lightfcot tried to comfort her.
if in vain.
rm. at was all so wicked. SO foolish in
ling to leave my wheel, and then ] might b
,ost known better than to have trusted t
who wicked Lurline know now that 1t
Jet. plan Of hers to ruin me 0, what
and the queen do to me? ] deserve to be P
she ished y 4,
anv mo" said Lightfoot, "she will