Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-02-22
4 Massachusetts Romance.

A massachusetts, Romance
AsWERsr. Mass, Feb. 9.
Seldom has such degree Of excitement
prevailed IN this quiet town as that, the
conclusion of which l am now enabled to
chronicle. Boiled down, the story Is brief
Iy this: Ia 1860 or thercabouts. Mr.. Les
ter, banker at Rochester, y. Y, shuffled
off this mortal coil with a parting bene-
faction of $50, 600 to his wife and daugh-
ter The latter, Carrie, was then a girl
Of twelve, and it was necessary to appoint
a guardian for her, and an administrator
Of the estate. Prof ". ). Tyler. of Am
hcrst College, a brother of Mrs Lester
discharged the functions of both offices,
and took the girl home to his house. So
eHdeth the first lesson. In the course Of
years, Miss Carrie grew to be a tall, grace
tul young lady with wealth of hair, long
sweeping eyelashes, and rather senti-
mental east of countenance. Her mother
deemed this the proper moment to Introduce
her 70 the world al large. and, IN 1868,
took her TO Washington for that purpose.
There She met Count Nitkeiweiz, an at
tache of the Russian legation, aud an en-
mind YOU. was without the knowledge of
either the mother or guardian. The young
couple did not meet gain for two years,
and their next encounter was in Paris.
Nrs. and Miss Lester were doing the con
tineut, and the Count Is said to have been
doing his creditors. However that
may have been, ii Is certain that he Occu-
pied an elegant residence there, and that
Mrs. ami Miss Lester were for two months
guests ut his house. Il was during that
visit that the secret of the engagement
leaked ont Mrs Lester took her child
home at once, and. with Prof Tyler.
sought to wcan Carrie from her love for
her Russian fancle But their labor was
useless. Their utmost efforts in the way
Of iutcrceptinE letters and the ike failed
to utterly destroy communication between
them. ana only served to draw closer their
bonds of affection. Prof Tyler informed
his ward that her lover was a vagab0ud
and an imV0s,or, ana refused to let her see
him. after that. You know, she wouldn't
he woman If She didn't see him. Snug
Cling herself OUT of the back door. a few
weeks since, She went to the telegraph Of
fee and despatched the following message
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vent his leavin- the ears Prof TvIer bav-
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ter The CoI,n+ .-riyS5 hef,re Tho train
and did NOT meet them Inst after bo
had entered the Lotel tba profa.sors
lsarncd that tbs;r 7,noa ,-,s blocl.oJ or5
IN solemn T,roressi67 yra.+ed an tho CoTnt
vben n scena s,,s,s5 IN ,rb;cb Io,o ootb1
and dis-naI tbree+a1inrs Woo ,,rof,-sI,-
The professor ordered tbe
Count to leave town he consented to 90
if thew would le. him see his fancee baIf
an honr in her mothers nresenca tbeI,
denied this boon. and he t6ld them 10 90
to the devil. rrieve to state that this
latter Injunction has not vet been com
nlied with There were several interview
Of similar nature. n the above resrItino
finally in the annea~anee of Mis- IostoT