Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-01-29

"But AM poor man, Ruth" be said
laughing, but his tone was earnest ii
don't know as Lottie would have me. /
haven't but few hundred dollars in the
world. Your father owes me three hun.
dred dollars for work. and had the same
before. New ! have had good farm
Of over hundred acres, with good log
house already built on it, out West, offer
ed me for five hundred dollars, which |
think | shall take. That would leave
Just two hundred dollars to commence
with DO you, who know Iottie well. be-
ieye she would share such humble home
and lot Pa humble hoise and haTi work
for both, though l would try to make my
wifcs work as light as possible" 'a
The girls heart sHelled at the words.
She gave one quick glance al the manly
looking, stalwart young farmer who was
looking at her. anxious to know FROM Lot
ties heart She thought Of the western
home. the log house. made pleasant for
him and shared with him--this farm
waiting for her friend. Friend9 No,
no Lottie was not---coud never more
be friend Of hers. She was not sure
she did not hate her. All this made cha
os in the pocr girls heart; but her man
ner? All, that vas as calm andindiffer-
eut as if there we're not an emotion be-
meath. She drew hesself up, and said,
carelessly, ea
10. she might. have heard that grs
were dreadfully foolish fov love some
times T. aud the tone and manner said,
as plainly as words could have done, that
she wonld scorn to be one of those girls.
Aud she turned away and left him, as il
she had NJ interest in the matter anyway.
G.ottie came over to tea the next night
and was to accompany Ruth to singing
school after 1t may be that William
Melvin. who attended also, had something
to do with her coming. At all events
Ruthie believed there was au understand.
ting between them about it. tH p
Lottie looked 50 bright and pretty,
with her blue eyes, rosy checks, and au
burn curls, that Ruthie only gave one
little glance, and that of disgust, at her
own dark eyes, heavy braids and dark
but clear comp!e2ico, before she started
for singing school. She would not even
wear flower. though Lottie had roses
among her cuIis a
Who would notice, who would eare
whether she looked we'll or i'll. thought
poor RutLie: and all the way to the sing
ing school sho was either behind or be-
or before, never with Hottie and vii.
liam Melvin. And when the evening
was over, william and Lott;e found each
other easily, but Ruthie had disappeared
'She had gone home with Ike and Joe. who
notwithstanding they loved dearly to
10 ,se and torment Ruth. gtre rather proud
than otherwise Of their pretty sister. and
liked her to go with them. '.'
Strange TO cay. William did not linger
on the way with Lottie this lovely moon
light night; and, though ahe lived a lit
tie out Of the way, he was at home rs
soon as Ruth and her brothers.
Had he proposed to Lottia and beer
refus,d? She looked up at iim,. search
liogly, in the moonlight, but his face WIS
composed, and the full gaze of bis blue
eyes drove Ruthie's glance back.
It was decided. William hah purchas
ed the farm of which he bad spoken 70
Rnthie Her father had seen the deed,
and every one pronounced it a great bar
gain. aud in the fall be was to set out for
his Western home. Was Lottie going.
too ? Lottie, when questioned, laughed
and blushed, neither affirmed nor denied !;
though people said thele was more sewing
going on than usual in the Easton family.
September came. The apple. blossoms
that had seen Ruthie's spreading cloths
un Ter their beauty in the springtine, had
changed into golden fruit. and Ruhie
was gathering some for baking. -''
II was after tea, and twilight was fat
stealing tho color from every Object
around. and folding it in its divine. uni
versa mantle, but gu,hie fingered after
her basket was filed. The outlines Of
her graceful figure were visible. aud her
light print looked white in the dim ligh.
as she stsod there. 0, reader, pardon +! eat.
ing an apple. @ ' si ssaa
"Can't havc one3" asked voioc
which somehow salwaya sent the nch
blood to Ruthie's check |; but the twilight
was kind. aud Il vas not visible. btA
For reply, she pointed to the basket, aud
set her pearly teeth into her own apple.
"Apples seem lobe plenty "aa -a 1s
Roth did not deny the self evident