Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-21

we'll Say my aQOraUlOH IoI pHleSuldti0
as you have called me, my heart has
been capable Of giving you its entire love.
But, thank Heaven enough Of your con-
versatiou has reached me, to raze the |
idol | have blindly worshiped to the
ground. will unIoose the CALLING fet-
ters that have bound you to me-you
are free But [ doubt whether in all
your future, Jack will love you more
fondly, or smooth the path you tread
more tenderly than | would have done.
But the dream is over, your choice is TAX
en,and I will not annoy you with my re-
grets. Lethe shall bury my sorrows in
its waves. Adieu.'
''Randolph, o Randolph p she cried,
stretching out her hand, '.Do not quite
hate me for my untruth ; | know de-
serve it, but. indeed, l could not bear it
that yow should hate me You are
good and noble, but"
"But you cannot love me-, broke in.
"It is well [ knew this ere it is forever
| too late; no, Dora, | do not hate you,
remember that! I shall pray for your
happiness, as | would my own. in the
path you have chosen. And now, a Sec
ond time FAREWELL" Ipressed her hand
for moment in silence, and then left
them
What suffered you may never know,
but day by day, the pain grew less she
had deceived me, and | respected her no
longer when respect is dethroned, love
soon follows.
In the following month Jack and Dora
were quietly married and will you ac-
cuse me Bertha of being unfeeling when
| say, heard calmly the solemn words
that bound her for life to another, and
inwardly thanked God her tickle heart
had been revealed to me before it was
too late. They left at once for India.
The last time | saw Dora's beautiful
face, it was all flushed with her great
happiness, her starry eyes full of JOY
her delicate cheeks family tinged with
pink, and the soft breeze lightly tossing
her sunny curls-one hand was clasped
closely in Jacks, and the other waved 6
last farewell to me.
Two years passed. My mother dice
suddenly, and, allured by the oft repeat
ed invitations of your parents to come tt
America, | resolved to visit these hospi
table shores, whose borders are open t,
all poor wanderers like me- | love m,
American home, and have no wish to re
7 turn to England. Jack has left India
and he and Dora live at Hilton Hail.
Ten years have rolled rapidly by, and
have rightfully earned the title of ''ol
bachelor"
. "But, Cousin Randolph, all wome
d. are not tickle like Dora," I said as h
paused.
care they not Bertha l thought the
v were for a long time. l think, however
s l formed wrong opinion of the sex.
Indeed you did, I said eagerly.
: know several young ladies, who, al
positive are not tickle. Now there
- dear Oracle Norcross, or Miss Snyde
% that beautiful lady that was here tn
summer you recollect, or Edith Ray, 81
4 is so elegant, or May Rivers, you kno
y, every one calls her so interesting, Or
" why Bertha, he interrupted, ''woul
70 you have me Mormon and marry a
= these fine ladies %
"Of course not - answered laughin
:, 81 think sir, you ought to be satisfe
" with any one of them.
! "But suppose they should raise o
"A jections to your old cousin %
"Quite a reasonable supposition {
4 your part I answered. "But if yc
10 in future, try to be half as agreeable
any of these young ladies as you are
v me, l will venture to say she will lii
to you
d Bertha, said he seriously, 81 ha
G. another love story to tell you when
N come again, for love the fairest girl
p, all the world
GO 80, it must be Miss Snyder" l e
he claimed quickly.
~ He smiled, but shook his head. "N
.I little co., it isn't Miss Snyder; I W
IN leave you to think about it, And tn
he kissed me good night, as usual, a
~ | watched his tall figure as he walk
p, rapidly away.
Somehow didn't feel half as pleas
III as ]. ought to have felt, now that | kn
ve Cousin Randolph was really in love a
ed when Emma came out few minutes
70 ter and laughingly asked. if my lol
ny was gone, felt unaccountably ang
All the week every thing went wrol
, y and | thought, with feeling of reli
lse Friday night Cousin Randolph "
,ot come, and he will put things rights'' a
then followed the thought, ''he will SC
a forget his little cousin, as he calls m,
;tb although | am the fortieth remove fir
,t that relationship for he said he 10y
NV the .fairest woman in all the world
nd Friday, the unlucky day. was
ty. tackled with a most vexatious headac