Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1871-06-30

We got you Uncle Reuoen 10 take /
care o" said she, "and besides, Hester, |
| have been young, and now | am old, |
as the wise man says, and | tell you that |
there is nothing on earth but love that
it is right to marry for. l loved one man |
and shall never love another"
Aunt Prue ighed, and her unfinished |
snarl fell into her lap as she dreamed of
past days and the twenty-five years Of
honey moon" that had been her ex
perience. suppose such married life
as theirs, my Uncle Paul and Aunt Pru-
dence, is the rarest thing in the world.
But the kindly eyes took back their
outward vision, and the busy fingers re-
sumed their work.
"Hester, this yarns as much like Pat.
ty Sanders as if it we're her photograph.
Jest as homely-looking, and jest as warm
and comfortable.iooking. All true, no
poor wool, and scarcely an uneven spot.
70 be sure, snarly sometimes, il it isn't
worked right, but such yarn don't often
get into tangle that won't come out
mighty easy. She's always straighten-
ing out other peoples tangles, and
good coarse thread of yarn always helps
things. che got into trouble herself
once-nobody lives without it-and when
Mamie Price came from town and turn
ed the heads of all the young fellows and
carried of Charlie Hill, who had always
belonged to Patty, we watched her
while, but she didn't break, and after a
loop and a twist or two, out she came as
smooth as ever and as CHEEKY and COM
Portable body as one wants to see.
But Hester, don't let the silk people
get into the tangle of your life when it
comes. Don't shakeyour head my child F;
for come it will in some form or other,
but look out for the threads that form it.
Better the cltton that breaks, or the lin
en- that is rough and harsh, but strong
and true, or the yarn, that will surely
help you if you only work it right, than
the smooth, slippery silk that weaves it.
self in and out and loops and twists and
makes more mischief than all the rest
put together" concluded Aunt Prue, We
hemently, as strong little thread baf-
fed her most patient endeavor.
GA silk thread wove our life into a
tangle once," Aunt Prue continued, after
little pause.
"Your mother has told you of her twin
brother Arthur, supposeY
"Not much"
"She can not bear to speak of it, and
/ don't much wonder but I'll tell you
Just little to show you what | meant
Just now.
"When we were all young people to-
gether, Nathalie Spencer came to visit
your mother. She mad been a school
mate, but was older, and had left school
and been in society two or three years
She was the most fascinating girl | ever
saw, and before she had been three days
in the house Arthur was completely in
her power. We had heard that she was
already engaged, and rallied her about
it, but she laughingly denied the rumor
and when, after four weeks, she accept
ed Arthur, we did not dream that she
was not as thoroughly in earnest as he
was. Arthur had still a year in college
and they planned to be married, and that
she should 90 with him to Europe, where
he intended to go on a pleasure-trip be
! fore taking fathers business. The year
passed quickly away with no shadow OF
| doubt of Nathalie's truth. We knew
that she bad led gay life in the South
ern cities, but never failed to write reg.
ularly. She excused herself from com.
ing to see him graduate, on the plea Of
| i'll health, but would meet him at Vir
| ginia Springs. There he went as soon a:
| possible, but found letter, in which she
still pretended to be i'll, but if he would
come on to Charleston he would find hel
at certain time. For month he fol
| lowed her, and at last they met at New
/ port. He found her the gayest of the
| gay, but apparently as ready as the yeal
| before to leave every one and every
thing for his sake and the poor, blind
ed boy, as sensitive as woman, worship
ed her very shadow. Day after day she
persuaded him to stay little longer, fol
she declared herself ready to be married
as soon as she went on to New York
where she lived, and he stayed with out
a Jealous fear or thought, living on hel
smiles and kind words when they were
together, and rejoicing unselfshly in tbs
| attention she received from others
Among the arrivals one night was an ar
my officer, Major Livingstone. Arthur
was present when be and Nathalie met
and something in their greeting gave him
for the first time a feeling of uneasiness
which Nathalie laughed off at their next
meeting. But in their daily walks Ma.
| ior Livingstone seemed omuipresent, and
before long Arthur rarely saw Nathalie
alone. At length he grew too impatient
to bear longer delay, and one evening
with more the authority of his position
than he had dared to use, he told Natha
lie that she must give him a final decis
ion the next morning. She willingly
promised, and was never so lovely, never
so entirely fascinating. In the surf to
morrow morning she called after hin
playfully after the last good night; anC
the next morning foun6 them both among
| the bathers.
/ Hand in hand they went through
theshallow water to the breakers. Nath
allie was an enthusiastic swimmer, anC
no lady at the beach ventnred further
than she. Major Livingstone was elos'
behind them. My brother with passion
ate earncstness, urged her to go the mex
day to New York to be married the mex
week, and the week after they would sail
She listened without word until he haf
finished. and then said slowl Yes,