St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-02-21

visitor at the Manor. In vain. when |
knew he waS in the house. | tried to
keep III my SchOolroom ont of his way ::
Mrs. Morton would manage to bring him
III for some excuse. and Try to leave lis
alone: but that ! never would allow.
At last she comtidcd to me that he had
told her long since that he had fallen in
love with me at first sight that. though
| WAS pcnmIlcSs. | was lady. and
would grace the head of his table. and
that she had promised to help on his
suit She represented to me. as pow
crtully as she could. the wlorieS and
honorS of the Grange, contraStcd with
the lonely life of Il governesS. particu-
larly when | should find myself obliged
to seek Il situation among strangers. |
could not let her give my wealthy suit
or amy encouragement while there still
fingered i'll my heart the hope that af-
ter all. something might arise To prove
Horace WaS not So false ;tS circumStan-
ccs made him appear.
Twelve months passed. Mr.. Gains
ford had proposed and been rejected.
much to Mrs. MoIton's dispIeasule But
nothing daunted, he had declared his
intention To wait one. two, three wears
Indeed. till | was actually engaged to
some one else. suppose it WAS the
first time his will had ever been thwart-
cd: 50 that added ZeSt to his courtShip
Then came Il letter from Horace. He
had obtained his discharge from the n;I-
/ w. and WAS going To begin life a> ii
col"ni>t. No word for me. though Pet
was remembered. and even Indifferent
friends. Il shall look ont for IL rich
/ wife. he said and as heard this. my
mind was made up. He had done all
III his power I" prove to me that he had
only regarded me in the light of IL toN =.
to play with for one hour. to he east
aside and forgotten the next would
/ now take my life in my own hands. |
should never love again in that roman
/ tie way. a> | now called it: would do
/ the next best thing marry Mr.. Gains
/ ford. and try To love him out of graft
tudc. knew ouI ti>tc> differed. that
. We were utterly umcongcnial. that he
. Vas only Il gentleman III 81 much as
money and social position could make
/ hImi one: and Vet. knowing all this. |
resolved 10 accept him. to spend the
rest nt my life with him. What short
sighted things We do to gratifN uur pride
and piquc, And how | hated myself
when. Il few days after this. | allowed
my self t" heroine engaged t" Mr.. Gains
ford
Tie pressed me Ia name an early dav
for the marriage: hut for that | WAS
NOT prepared. and only consented To- the
engagement on the condition that it
should last for one year al least
len Wears. Does that seem Il long
time I" drop the thread of my story !!
Well. il l. \cW Years DAY again DO
You rr""llcct the circumstances of this
time ten Wears ago Nv friends were
few. and very poor. am rich now 4:
but 1T the time | would rrcummcncr
my story. am Ethel Peel still.
. have my own maid. and my unclc'> par
>omagc is supplied with all nccdful luN-
mic> with my mouey. am dressing
t"l Il dmncr-partN. and | am to meet
Horace FELTON,. Yes. after all these
Years We are I" meet again. But ON
what terms This evening will de
eide. Meanwhile will gather up few
uf the missing links to connect th, chain
"i my story.
had only hccmcmgagcd to Mr. Gains
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events uf our lives. hat stretches ont a
hand I" fHin IL from the slippery paths
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