Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1871-02-08

"And how did you FIRST become ac-
quainied with my Clara, who is a year
your junior, the husSy?"
"well, Mr. Rowley. i has been long
attachment; my finishing school at Bees
borough was situated opposite her school,
and we saw each other at church aud 1
think"
"I think that you both ought to be
hOrse-whipredP' p he said, fercely inter.
rupting me "and as for my consent to
Clara's engagement to boy like yOu-I
viii even go so far as to say whipper-
snapper like you"
"a whippcr-suapper, SIR"
Il repeat il, a whippcr snapper !" cried
old Rowley, becoming very red and apo
plcctie in appearance. al decline to lis.
ten to your prcpOsterous proposal for one
instant. Clara is only sixteen, and does
not know her own mind--she is mere
child" .'.d BOD. .raI
but we shall both grow older, Mr.
Rowley.' 81, ...L nal
"Ah, and more sensible, hope. GoNd
morning" @ .,I
"Good morning, sir" esH
did not wait to tell him of my expcc
tations from my grandmother, or to rea'
sou with him on his want Of justice and
consideration. l went away crest-faller
and hoart-broken, l dashed from the IL
brary in despair, and brought my forehead
against thot of my bcloved's with con,
eussion that was nearly tho means o.
stretching our senseless forms outside the
tyrant's den, the victims of his cruel oh
duracy. Clara, naturally interested ii
the result of my interview with her guar
dian, had forced her pure but anxious sou
to listen AZ the library key-hole. I ha(
retired in haste and foored her. al
80, my gracious!" !" she sobbed forth. I'd
did not know you were coming out lik,
that! o, my head 0, how dreadful
o, Alphonse, we must part forever %
She rested her head on my shoulder anc
shed many tears. kissed away he
tears; | pattcd her head fondly, keeping
clear of the bumps. which | had raised
there | could scarcely see her colder
hair for tears myself-the water had risel
into my eyes Immediately we had me
each other.
I | sought to calm her emotion. | bad,
her be firm, and | recommended vinega
aud brown paper for her damaged brow
:. | said that should try them myself whel
4 got home. | told her that would di
rather than relinquish her she said th'
same thing in burst of uncontrollabl
emotion; we renewed our VOWS of eterna
fidelity. and tore ourselves from each 9th
er's arms, crushed in spirit, but strong ye
to resist unjust oppression. a
1 told all my troubles to Jack Edwards
nv bosom friend and adviser. Jack AM
!. | had been school-fellows together W
were going into the medical profession to
gether presently; my father had resolved
that should walk the hospitals instead o
the rosy path of love. Jack heard IN,
story, and said that he would not hav
stood half cf old Rowley's nonsense; bu
what he would haue done under the cir
cumsrances he did not impart to me a
that time, and forgot to ask him after
ward Gf ul
1 Clara and | met clandestinely. w
were lovers--we had been lovers from ou
youth-the finty heart of guardian VIII
had outlived mortal passion was not t
stand between our fresh young souls.
i l met Clara in the village; | scale'
the park-fenee and met herin the gree
wood and Jack, good fellow, kept watcl
on the doors Of the Hall, and old Rowley'
library-windows, with telescope, lest W
should be surprised at any moment. Clar
: and | passed much Of our time talking 0
what we would do when she came int
her property at twenty-one, and my grand
mother favored me by departing from thi
earthly sphere; but it was a sharp win
ter, and our teeth chattered over our pros
poets. 81 as.let III .Easd siaai
/ Clara and ! used to arrange our meet
| ings in this manner: Clara had conf
dant in the game-keeper, Peter Stokes, a
invaluable man, with weakness for to
bacco, and with heart all charity towar
his fellow-creatures. Peter was always get
ting up subscriptions for his fellow-crea
f lures in the village; and what with hi
subscriptions and his tobacco kept hir
entirely in tobacco-my pocket -mone
!, knew but little rest. Still he had goo
| heart, and was kind to US. He took charg
J Of our correspondence, which was carrie
on by circumlocutory but sure process
Clara gave it to her maid Selma. anothe