Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-05-29


would besiOw myself in one Of the kitch.
en- window seats 50 much IN the shadow
as to be unobservable, aud divide the mo-
ments between watching the misis rise
over the meadow aud watching the chan
ges Of that noble young face, as the cOD-
versOliOn was grave or merry, animated
or Indifferent.
He would sometimes smoke q pipe with
my father and when they chanced 10 dis.
agree in opinion as they frequently did
the young man would dispute so amiably
yet persistently, that the farmer, who
was fond of argument, soon pronounced
him, "the sharpest, aud at the same time
the best manuered chap you could scare
up in weeks chase"
He worked a day with my mother in
the kitchen garden, and was so perfectly
at home, so frank and easy, and withal
so truly gentleman, that when he spoke
Of living with us for months, 1t seemed
to my parents only natural that he should
have thought oft, aud that we should
be very glad. So without ceremony or
many words, Mr.. Buckingham became a
member Of the family.
have said that loved him from the
very FIRST. He afterwards told me that
on that April evening, as he stood, cap
in hand, on the threshold, the quick, ad-
miring glance of the startled girl by the
window sent a shivcr of delight through
his soul and body. That, though weary
from his walk, and his bed was the soft
est ard fresh est, he did not sleep much
that night, and when he did sleep, violet
eyes scintllated. and brown curls waved
through his dreams, filling him with q
strange, distressful pleasure he had never
felt before.
He had been with us but short time
when we secretly understood each other
but weeks folded themselves away into
months, before the sweet and perfect con
fdence of betrothed lovers was establish
ed between us.
One evening in midsummer. Horace
fingered in the cool, airy kitchen, while
| put away the tea things, took the fresh
ironing from the rack and folded it, fee
the orioles ard canaries, and darkeneC
the pantry windows with asparagus.
When l had done he brought me m.
hat and begged me to take walk witt
him. At the door he stopped and sale
III a low voice, in which mirth aud anxiet,
, were blended: "LuI," (my name is Ma
riana, but father gave me this odd pc
name in my cradle, and it has clung t.
me ever since;) sin my rambes in tn
woods to-day found the most charming
nook you can imagine for tete-a 'tet
colloquy between two young persons, VIII
have cot been able to look each othe
steadily in the eyes for days and days. |
is not far; shall we find it? Say, dea
Lull -
OF course | did not answer him, bu
threw down my hat, and commenced t
braid the vines through the trellis by tn
kitchen window.
He stood while in silence, maxim
holes 10 the sod with his cane, alternate
ly watching me, and sending his gaze o
i toward the dark, breezy wood. At las
I he took my hand in his and gently bu
torcibly drew me away.
!. That most charming work proved TO b
a terrace in the hillside where | ha
!. played in childhood, and to which ha
since resorted almost daily to read an
/, muse. We returned under the stars.
a went directly up to my room, but Horac
Y sat down on the varanda with my parert
Mother afterward, told me that whe
i, he asked their consent, father smoke
T away in silence for some time, witoou
saying word. At length he remove
. his pipe from his lips, uncrossed his knee
and re-crossed them. then said deliberate
: ly: I'm tell you what, Buck; if yo
can get the company to build freigh
J. house and establish station on tha
wheat-feld Of mine. where the road cro
4 SEES, you may have Lull."
e Horace himself never told me Of thi
h As time passed on, however, the rallroa
S was completed, the depot was built Q
$ the wheat.feld, and stirring villag
! sprang up around it, with post-ofic'
o stores and shops. The new station WI
named Mariana, and my name is sti
% shouted, conductorwise above the ringin
y bell and shriekiug whistle of every trai
that enters it. 4<At3s u
| lfI had some new and unaccustome
9 words to use, or it | could infuse in'
Y language power which would intensil
5 the meaning Of ordinary expression,
!. would dwcl upon the happiness Of Il