Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-07-03
The PlOi Against HaWleJ.


uay NeE York. lis features yer
sushed and canvuised, his glanocs HilC
aud restless, his whole mlen indicative o.
kecu anguish.
Turning to the right into Bleecker st.,
he soon reached plain three story and
basement brick house, 10 which be gave
himself admittance.
Are you there, Ruih9 be called
from the hall
A step was heard overheard, followed
by the rusiling Of dress. and = Young
lady descended the front stairs. Despite
several points Of marked contrast, there
was family Likeness about the couple
that proclaimed them 10 be brother and
sister.
why, what's the matter, Luke ?" she
cried, starting at the disturbed oounte-
nance that met her view. Are you
illq"
1--WE just received bad news" return
ed the other, ''news which has given
me a terrible shock"
Shocked? You2 What has hap.
pebed2"
"ln a word, Clara Aymar is married = |
married" echoed the sister recoiling, |
"Clara Aymar married! Is il possible =
"Yes, married ! the girl I've been lay.
ing siege to for years past-lhe only girl
| ever cared a pin for. Imagine the
shock this event gives me. I'm nearly
crazy"
Then you really loved her ?"
"Loped her! lmust have worshipped
her. or else this thing would not have so
completely upset me-" |
"Oh, as to that, the loss of a thing al.
ways gives us an exaggerated notion of !
It's value, said the sister philosophicaly, B
as she sank anguidly into au easy chair k
and smoothed out a fold in her snowy
morning robe. "You are simply shocked o
you say. But by tomorrow you will 81
laugh at the whole matter"
Don't, Ruth" implorel the brother, "
sinking heavily into the dearest chair.
"Clara Aymar is more to me than my m
life. My love for her is delirium Il
is no such passing fancy as you suppose,
but an everlasting passioI-a rage-a at
flood of molten lava And I've counted %.
all along on marrying her. True, she sa
has rejected me twice, but | thought she
would change her mind" tn
"She was in no way committed to you /? FIX
o"No, OF course not. She has never
given me any encouragement. But am mi
none the less surprised | supposed that -
everything was favorable enough TO nv
wishes. | knew that she was still young su
10 marry-an orphan-without money
aud without friends--presumabIy with
out -suitors; and | flattered myself that ~
she couldn't always remain insensible to | S
my attentions" hu
"Y GU reasoned wisely enough, ofcourse wO
Luke, but reason never decides these Kill
Matters" declared the sister, with a sort
u contemptuous compassion. "a within thu
"a chance meeting-a smile or word
moments wednesday, trihe-these Gle
Ire the things by which marriages are
brought about. But who is the bride.
room ?" cor
"Ah! that's point that will touch dig
gu little think. Can't you guess oce
Tho he is?
81 haven't the least idea"
"Well, then, he's Will Hawlcy." :
The sister sprang abruptly to her feet, Pee
Iasping both hands to her heart. The cha
hanging colors of her brother, his api- as
'tion, his anguish, all passed over her ner
wn features. j,
"Will. Hawley ?" she gasped "Oh, T
,u don't mean it. Luke2" s;.t
"But | do, though. It's Gods truth ''' :,
lara Aymar and Will. Hawley are bus. wh;
md and wife," WI" =.
A heavy fall succeeded. The sister Il :;
I'd tainted. She lay on the floor as one the;
lad. '"oi
odd she think that much of Hawley?' "
uttered the brother, astonished. 81 =,
dat suppose" that
lie FASTENED to bring pitcher of wa. for
aud battle the white features and then vii
himself to chaGng the clenched hands. fort
Capt. Luke Pedder was twenty.sevep beer
ars OF age, with an originally LIGHT that
mpexion, which had Redeemed with Won
nervous living and bronzed with expos. -
to sun aud wind. His folm was Of ling
ordinary size ond height, and his fea. ousl,
res OF the most ordinary type He from
IS slngularly selfish aud inscriptions tual
OF gentlemarly manners, being well have
acated and used to good society. His g
llity as a navigator was fair for ed P
IN OF his age and experience, but he sea t
ed his position as commander of a fine soon
australian clipper, more to respect for u
late father and to sympathizing favor full
=, ~, 70 MS own merits. sail
Miss Ruth Pedder was two wears al
nnser than her brother, and consequent. DAYS
twenty-five years of age, although she 81
ned 10 only twenty. She was tall, thin your
4 a little inclined in her outlines rs in p,
temper, in angularity Sho was not ter a
'tlcularly bright. but she was bold and ..(
'crupulous aud possessed fierce ener. for Ii
which compensated in any emerpcn. ~
~ roi ieoH Vi genius GU
The father Of the couple had been . owne
mlnent ship-owncr and merchant Rnt ncu,
MS latter days the senior pedder had .,
n unfortunate, and had finally been lard
Ken up competely--a result FASTENED dino
vas whispered, of the wild WAYS and to 81
meal Irregularities of his son. The ..C
mans failure had soon been followed recon
his death, and already, for such i to yo
le, he was generally forgotten. him
How odd 1t p exclaimed Captain .y
l1er, as he rubbed his sisters cola dorst