Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-08-09

NJ 70 ctEf1el Auoltt, Le had snail
rsasoa 20 complain a the uay be uas
reosivcd. Ire farnsf uns scarcely able 70
RESTRAIN the Joy be islt Al the happy tsrui-
uafion q his wishes; and Sh=n tie hfbeF
and mother Of Edwin wr0fe. testifS inE
their APFr0vsl, StePhsns delight wAs oOm-
piete.
A nsund fortune had been amasscd by
Farmer Abbott, and - the Galpins uere
well provided with the worlds goods,
stephen rgjoiocd IN the knowledge that bis
daughter would be properly settled IN life
Edwin 6alpin az last lett Coz bis home.
10 return again in a month. True % bic
promise, he came back to ANY and 70 love.
IL would be difficult TO describe the exact
state Of Amy Abbo,t's feelings. She could
not deny that she felt a great respect for
Edwin Galpin's learning, aud she almost At
times fancied she loved him. Perhaps the
remembrance Of the handsome young jour
nalist still fingered in her mind, for Of all
Amys lovers this was the one who made
the most lasting impression on her heart.
But time s0ttens IL not Oblitentes the
recollection of those hAlcyOn DAYS Of our
youth, and Amy Abbott after awhile CON
fessed 10 herself that Edwin Galpin was
worthy Of her hearts best affection.
There was a reunion Of the Galpin and
Abbott families. Mr.. and Ms. Galpin
came to visit Stephen and his daughter
Amy. Ii was the first time Mary Galpin
had seen her tormer lover since her mar
rage, and rs a consequences their converse
ton, during the early portion or her visit
chiefly related 20 Olden times. IL was
arranged between them that they should
jointly set the young folks up in business.
Stephen therefore purchased a fine farm,
situated between his own place and the
village, while Mr.. Galpin furnished the
house and supplied the stock and farming
implements, besides giving Edwin the con-
troll Of large sum in bank.
The wedding took place early in the
Spring, and the young couple Immediately
moved to their own home. Edwin Galpin's
energy and judgment soon made his larm
the wonder and admiration OF all who saw
il. He was very happy man, rejoicing
in the best cultivated place aud handsomest
wife in the neighborhood. lie also had
become so popular that he was elected
to fill several positions Of responsibility in
the county. Thus far matters went along
very prosperously with Edwin Galpin and
wife.
They had been married about a year
when business called Edwin from home for
several weeks. II was shortly after his
return that he one day remarked TO his
wife: =" forgot to tell you, Amy, that |
met one of your old friends while away,
and gave him an invitation TO visit US dur
ing the coming Summer"
Zone ofmy old friends z" inquired Amy.
"Yes, one OF yours as well as mine. We
were school fellows. Now, can you guess
his name 2"
"Indeed | can't, I" replied his wife "who
was it, pray tell me 2"
George Weir" responded her husband, |
with a laugh at her confusion, for she
turned very red.
al had ceased to remember him at all, y
she replied; "indeed he had quite passed
from my memory"
"Never mind, Amy" returned her hus-
band, patting her cheek, 'you need not be
ashamed to acknowledge George Weir as
one of your suitors, for he has risen to be
very important man, and yields great
deal Of influence He told me all about
the times he knew you. He is a good fell
low and is appreciated well by all who
know him."
That day Amy Galpin pondered more
deeply upon the past than she had done
since she became wife. She called to
mind the hours that George Weir and
herself had passed together, and wondered
4 he really had forgotten them. Poor
Amy, she was treading upon dangerous !
sround, but it was pleasant, nevertheless 7
TO call up these old fances, and invest i
hem with some of the glories of the past. ,
jesrge Weir was still single She would =
ather have heard that he was married. /
lot that she doubted any latent weakness :
hat might still linger in her mind but i
hen 1t would be safer, for il the matrimo- !,
nal bond is not always a barrier. it at !
east serves as vail, and that is a protec- |;
ION, albeit a poor one in time of tempta- a
ion.
As the days and weeks passed awav. =
lmy grew familiar with the expected :,
isit, and her heart no longer fluttered +
vhen she thought of it. So, when George !
Weir did really appear at the farm, ANY s
vas able to meet him with less embarrass- !,
nent than she would have experienced at q
n earlier date. d
lie was somewhat changed he had !;
rown stouter, and contact with the world I.
al brushed off something of youthful \
but in all else he was the !;
anne. He still preserved the same feryid :,
low OF enthusiasm, the same hopeful and Z,
anguine temperament, and the old look of =
he eyes was still there. Perhaps AMY 4
ialpln recognized the last more surely =,
han the rest, when he gazed fixedly into II \
er face. y
| once heard of student who so care II
lily studied the face of the heavens that =,
was able to give correct reply regard y y
q the state of the weather without ris- :
% from hls pillow, no matter what hour he T.
as awakened. 1t may have been that Il
knowledge akin to this enabled Edwin ~
aipln to determine the gradual decay, ~
'ur by hour, of the affection she had So az az
Gently pledged to himself. He could y. a.
ace It's waning as surely as he could mark " ~
e furrow his plswshare had upturned a, a.
e was of proud and sensitive nature Va
ID never could bring himself to confess TO ~
wife that there was shadow on his ca
art Had he done so there might have
en- fewer regrets in after DAYS. But he
rmltted things to take their own course.
q patiently waited for Amy to give him
2 opportunity to have an explanation, CO
1lch OF course she never did. Al
ohe no longer met him with the glad he
Tile she used to wear, and she was NOT be
ar SO ready to kiss his hot brow when sa,
came in weary from the field, as she 20
merry had been wont to do He noted thu
this, and more too, and knew that