Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-07-20

ahOy THAT all was ready, the guests
filed their crafts and with singing and
making were taken to their destin-
alton. So on their return. Hv
The proprietor of one of these residen-
ces was Harry l., genial and clever
. sort of fellow, but withal southern
gentleman. A great favorite was he a
mong the fair, not on account of beauty,
chiefly, but because he was wealthy and
knew how to squander his money.
As might have been expected, he was
soon one Of Alice's guests. Acquaintance
ship ripened into friendship, friendship
into affection and affection brought with
it love. But the father interfered and
forbade the young man to visit his daugh-
ter. Then came stolen interviews and
clandestine correspondence by means of
the bribed servants. At twelve o'clock,
on certain nights of each week, small
boat with mufled oars might be seen max
ing its way to the dock at Alice's home.
1t stops: a low whistle is given, ladder
is raised to an upstairs window and the
young women herself, appearing, descends.
After too short comminging together,
at which they always made the grove on
the bluff the scene of their conversations,
the farewells were said and the lovers
parted, he jumping into his boat which
was rowed up stream, and she retiring to
her chamber.
One singularity which this young wo-
man possessed was her not allowing her
lover on any condition to kiss her. What
would our young men of to-day reply to
such suggestion from their afhanced
ones ? 1t would be thought rather Sc.
we're, would it not? With boyish smiles,
he urged his request; with coquettish
frowns she refused it. He persisted, but
still she declined What made matters
worse she would on no condition give a
a reason for such singular conduct. Her
answer was always calm but firm "no,
not until you fulfill your pledges" What
were these pledges?
A short time ago they were given and
received. 1t WAS dark, cool evening
one not fitted to the usual beautiful May
days, on which these young people pledg-
ed "their lives, their fortunes and their
sacred honor to love each other through
every trial and misfortune, And then,
after costly diamond ring had sealed the
betrothal, the lovers plotted ap elopement,
for it must be remembered that the par
ents of Alice had never become reconciled
to their daughters making "such a
match !"
Had Mr.. l. been New England
er, or had he ever joined himself to any
religious body and pledged himself to use
less Of the intoxicating fluid and never a.
gain to stake money on cards--for Harry
was both adnuker and gambler, but the
young girl csuld never be brought to re-
alize it-had he done all this, then, prob.
ably, their objections would have entirely
vanished
While the ''old folks" were in their
slumbers, at midnight two weeks from the
engagement, Alice was to descend from
her room to her lover, who would be in
waiting with boat to convey them both
out the St. Johns and up the coast to
Savannah, where they could remain until
the anger of the parents had subsided. Of
course this would not be long, as she was
an only daughter; but if otherwise, then
Mr.. L. was to dispose of his planta-
tion and remove to another part of the
South. Atrusted and trusting slave, who
had been friend of the young man from
his cradle, was to be engaged as boatman,
and he was also to have charge of the
preimLaries. The preparations at the
Bluff were to be carried on very secretly,
which the daughter was not ignorant of,
judging from the way in which she tucked
and friIed and sewcd aid darned, long
after one day had been lost in another
And then how unconcerned she was to ev-
crything save her work, when in the pres
ence Of her mother!
Well, she was marvel. One day at
the table the keen eyes of her father de-
tected the ring. ths face presented a
huge front Of wrinkles when he asked
where she got it. She replied in her art
less way that Mr.. Thayer had loaned it to
her! Now this Mr.. Thayer was relig-
iously inclined young man, and was more
over frequent visitor at the Bluff, where
he was well received by THE parents.
We shall not question his object in Wis.,
iting there as it will have no connection
with the story but the day on which the
RUG was discovered the old gcntemaS
was much pleased in finding whose IT was