Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-08-04


but the wise old young man would not see
tae fun. He did not believe in oysters at
bedtime they would disagree with him, he
knew. As for coffee, he was sure a single
cup would keep him awake all night but If
Carrie could take such things at nine O'Clock,
and not have them hurt her he bad not the
slightest objection. SO with no heart to taste
it herself, she carried away her little treat I;
aud if few tears cooled the coffee she had
poured for him in vain, he, at least, was none
the wiser.
Slowly the winter wore away, " the long,
sad season of SHOWS aud sins Birds came
back from over seas, and began TO sing.
Violets opened shy blossoms. Grass-blades
sprang up greenly aud even Carrie Hanna
ford frightened with the Frightening of ma
ture and began to remember that she herself
was young
One day in May her husband came to her
with the proposal that they should take a
summer boarder lie put the matter in the
most ungracious way, as is the matrimonial
wont of precisely this class of men. As she
would be having a hired girl any way, he
said, and he used, in saying IT, a tone which
made her feel herself monster Of extrava.
gance, they might just as well have some
thing to keep her busy and this boarder
who wanted to come, this Mr. Hugh Waring,
would pay well, and make very little trouble
Tie knew this, because three years ago, IN his
mothers time, Waring had boarded with
them for some months.
OF course Mistress Carrie consented, for
what could she do else and kept secret her
own dissatisfaction with the prospect before
her.
II only took MIR. Warlngs arrival, how
ever, 10 reconcile her to his presence. with
his first deferential bow over her hand
she became his willing hostess. lie was q
person OF such type as the young wife had
never before, in her short, quiet life, encoun'
tered,-a man OF wealth and OF leisure, high
bred, scholarly, and belonging to the ancient
order OF gentlemen. lie was handsomei
man, too, than one often meets with his
clearly cut features, his warm colorlng, and
the chestnut hair and flowing beard, whict
the eye matched.
lie was not an old young man. impulse
was strong within him discipline had moi
yet taught him discretion When he fell
strongly he would speak strongly, and per
haps, act recklessly but, under ordinary cir
cumstances, he had the aplome and the COO
self-possession Of man Of the world
Very soon he began to perceive that t
board with the Hannatords now was slightly
different thing from what 1t had been in the
administration of Joseph Hannaford's sell
contained mother and staid sister. JOSEPH
Hannaford's wife was altogether another or
der of woman. Ii may be questioned whethe
she would have made any serious impression
on him had he met her as Miss Carrie Fay
But, since her marriage, soul-subdulng pa
thos had grown into her look, which somehow
went to his heart Perhaps, too, the strong
est appeal which can be made to mans chiy
airy, is the sight of sad and disappointed
woman, who neither parades nor confesses hei
misery.
Hugh Waring was not bad man. Il
some respects, indeed, his heart and his lif
were purer and fresher than those of mos
men. He certainly meant no harm to hi
fair young hostess. He would not have adde'
feathers weight to the burden which ha
already borne so hardly upon her life. Bu
he commenced by pitying her and love ha
been PHYS neighbor ever since the worl
began.
lie was tender and gentle to her as no on
had ever been before tie was not too bus.
to notice the blush roses IN her hair, or tn
blushes on her cheeks, IL she hked WIZ
Hover he had brought home' he made light Q
a long tramp to fetch her its kindred. Will
she sewed he read to her, and taught her
-. ~. IL Cl ILL.,. Il pn; A
ivy neals' "uu "nelley, anu n'o"nnk'
nlghttal he used to sing TO her, while he
hnshood ,yos b,,s,, ohont .ha Iata Z. choras
ur;,h ub;oh n Ma, Enolond cruar ells ~
Wv" ""iN" W" i'"S'""N i'iNi H''o y"
the summer twilights,-sweet, suggestive low
songs, and old ballads which have filtere
down through the centuries their tearfu
music.
All this time | doubt if be had thought O
danger for himself or her. She certainl
never had. Her delight was pure and swee
She would have said, if any one had ques
toned her, that Mr.. Waring was her frienC
the best friend she had ever had but, III
questioned she did not say even so much q
that to herself She scarcely knew that
was summer with her heart, as well as wit
the year or that the summer days were fly