Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-08-28

''Oh. how Master Jose would scold me
for making you 50 unhappy"
1Not a word Of him." said Pepiia, re-
covering herself by an effort.
"No, indeed, since you will have it So"
replied the other submissively "but if
you only knew"
"Hush :" said Pepita, warniugly, for
her heart was still hard toward Jose
hard because she was so absorbed in her
own sorrow; "some day, perhaps, will
head more Of him, but now tell me only
what | want to know. aud help me to set
we'll, for have much to DO"
Thus counseled, the nurse did as she
was hidden, and Pepita forced herself to
cat and drink and grow strong, for she
knew she had hard task before her.
III
Soon after dawn, a week or two later,
slight whman's figure issued from the
house where Pepiia lived; she was dressed
in a gray stuff skirt and mantle, and car
ried bundle in her arms. With slow,
faltering steps she moved along, until near
the outskirts of the town, and at length,
overcome by the unwonted fatigue and ag-
itation of mind, she sank down, half faint
inc on large stone by the wayside.
Pepita-for she was the lonely travel
er-had suffered much in the last few
days, and the old gayety and wayward-
ness had vanished with her beauty; she
looked aged and worn, for AntoniO's de-
sertion had strained the uudiscplined
heart almost to breaking The day be-
! fore she had sent for him, and coldly re-
turned to him the betrothal ring and all
the little gifts he had made her; and An
tonic, though ashamed of his own baseness
did not atempt to Justify his heartes con-
duct, and was but too thankful 10 be re-
leased from his VOWS 10 one who had lost
all resemblance to the beautiful girl he
had wished for his wife.
Very bitter were Pepita's thoughts as
she sat slightly shivering in the cool morn-
ing air: two months ago and she was the
envy of all her friends. admired and ca.
ressed by every one; and now she was ut
terly solitary and forlorn, without one be.
ing on earth to care whether she lived or
died.
As fto contradicther repining thoughts
a tall, light figure sprang over the wall at
her side, and Jose, seizing both hands in
his, in his delight cried joyfully,
"Pepita, darling Pepita, it does my
heart good to see you!"
He would not have ventured to address
her thus in the old days, but matters were
g now reversed between them, and Jose
felt all his courage and manhood strength
encd within him as he gazed protcctingly
at the dropping figure before him.
"Dear Jose, this is most kind" said
Pepita, repressing sob. 1t comforted
her sad heart greatly that he never seemed
, to notice her altered locks, when every
other face had expressed horror or pity
on beholding her.
1t would be idle to say that Jose did
not feel the change down to his very
hearts core; but, after all, he had loved
Pepita for herself, not for her beauty, and
as he saw how lonely she was, and how
pleased to see him, wild hope again
$ darted across his mind.
v But in moment Pepita rose, and hold
t ing out her hand to him, said,
/ "Good bye, Jose. have never nall
believed in your goodness until now, and
!. if VIC do not meet again, remember Pepi.
It ia will never forget you"
< "Why should we not meet again p
cried Jose impetuously "Surely. Pcpitu
O you are not going to leave Seville?"
@ "Do you SUPPOSE" she retorted, with
d a fash OF her old naughty pride, "that
~ eau bear to live here and have the finger
n of scorn pointed at me; to see my stant
= deserted, while all flock to buy flowers o
ar those who could not once have beer
"a named in the same breath with Pepita
a But what o fool ami" she said, relaps
W ing into a tone of patient endurance. II
,e is not only that my pride is humbled, but
|. Jose, [ think my heart is broken!" ant
e. covering the poor, changed face with he
s slender fingers, she burst into passion o
~ tears.
y And Jose was powerlcss to help. HI
could have cursed his miserable povert,
o. as he stood looking at the weeping igur'
to before him: if he only had palace
ID that he might invite her to share it Ant
t. then there awoke in him Determines
20 purpose that he would try to rise abov
to the miserable lot that had Aiiaerte con
tented him, for 10 had now somethin
es to work for; and as he thought Of his Sc
le cret he uttered a silent thanksgiving tina
ie' his hand had been STAYED from its destruci
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