Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-05-28


warm and didn', ihink il was very pleas
ant after al Martin felt so eOmiorted
tha, great gulP cane 10 his throat, 50
loud that The Flute looked a, him. and
asked if that ere OHclidO wasn't pulling
"Shut up, you fool, answered Martin
"Or III pitch you hcadlOpg into the mid
die of the next dance NJ. -........ .....
Matilda heard this, aud she felt better. b.
too. She admired pluck, aud every time
she came near this little fellow he gave
her an instance Of it. ..y...r ,,t-., 4,
The second party Marlin joined as
ia~es., Nahnay knew where he had
learned to dance al al but no man went
through his PAGES with more grace. III
"He learned on the anvil, and old Mar
tin made him dance on The hot iron,
suppose, sneered Edgar Willis. r. -..o...
',Down in New London, maybe.
laughed another. ...- .......e r... ....-.
al wish, said Matilda NorthvOod to
Edgar Willis. "that Martin Pell heard
your speech but there is no fence for
you here. RS .1r. r-i .-.,-a s...a5b ts5
"Wtll, Til, you are going TO Leep r-
oI Furnishing me must bear it; fellow
can't always control his nerves., he an
swcred. Your presorver is close by, l b,
see; going to take him out2'' si a-.f .-s
Matilda was stung. Martin kept aloof.
and she understood that the advance must
, come from her. Martin was on tho alert. l
and at motion from her, he was bowling,
! and asking her for the next set. 1t was
an ordeal for him. Matilda was at the
? head Of the hall, above tho salt which di-
: viled those ''who worked for their living
c and those who had money enough to live
without actual labor. The male and fe-
male ancestors of every person in Tack.
town was laborer or tradesman of some
sort; but there was no. common sense
. enough for anybody to blow those airs
t away till Matilda and young Martin did
a that night. .. '''' '.'
@ "Whero shall we take our place p
4 asked Martin, very pale, and his lips shut
K so tight and kis eyes so determined, that
d sIatllda's heart beat with pleasure. She
o knew that he could be tcsted 20 @',l''22
"At the head of the first set -''" -'
n There they stood, the first couple on the
Y Aoor-al eyes upon them, Matilda kept
!. her face toward him, and sMied resoute-
ly Her spirit passed into his. He gre,o. y
I She was futtering her fan carelessly. -''''1
n "Let me fan you, he said, and took it
from her, and no polite dandy could have
lirted it with more grace than our young
d Martin he twirled it first before her face,
It and then bestowed a whiff upon his own.
: . "Well, ncver!' gaspel the lockers
:, on. .'Should think his face wodld bdrn
y Just ike Matilda Northwood to amuse
" herself So 'Haa2 sif a' s''7a-d lGofle1 tao
But Edgar Willis did not agree to this; 10
!. he felt she was in earnest They were
; well aware, liatilda and Martin that they
(" we're the objects Of criticism. AS the sets
7 slowly formed, they ventured to look into
each others eyes. Martins face flushed.
/, and he did not feel quite so self-possessed.
. Matilda went PALE, but each knew that
!, the look exchanged happiness. She wore
Il pretty bracelet. ~ ~ @-1 -
allow would you like to have me forge
+. you one 2 he asked, os she twisted it
/. round her wrist if "a, +, s,,es lt,5, ,-o,,
Il will wear it, she answered.
".What if it be ofiron, and could give
!, YOU ornaments ofno other sort?' 'o N''
= "All the same.' 'sE2 eve le'7e39 500
n "Oh, Matilda, be careful, / can bear
!. but little. n. ,sg s-oy, .i..l, ..+.,...-..
!. She took the fan DOW, and somehow,
. their hands touched. ,t,ra.y ~, ,..r, ~.
tsNot from me Martin? | might, ask
/. you to bear q great deal from ne. ,ai-17.ti
II The tender accent of her voice was un.
mistakable. She kept her face conceal
: ed from the crowd with her fan and hand
4 kerchiof. and Martin stood very near her.
+. almost face to face in fact, they
4 were as much alone as if they were in the,
. wilderness which blossoms as a rose The
p The heart alone knows how to discover
is that matchless solitude where love is first
e revealed, Again he began, and SO did,
= the voins and flutes. 'sA a i4oi'le|L
ri The other day, when over to Begham
:. for this suit of party clothes, | made a
y resolution. put something in this vest
0, pocket, and determined if ever you would
70 dance with me. would offer it to you,
!. and that if you refused me, | would never,
wear the suit, nor dance. again" &. sia
I He was so nervous that he put his hand
y to his neck-tie, as if he would denude him.
ID self Of the Nessus apparel at once Ma
h tida was never SO moved. Every de-
a monstration that this obscure little young
Martin made pleased her more and more
! She s!yly pus out her had to take his gift.
N It was a ring. and he not only slipped it in
# to her hand, but on her finger, 1twas
10 pretty ring oo,-an emerald circled with
If pearls. ~ 9'i'is '''@ '4es.ip5 ae's2sl
: aYou know what mean, !" he Whisper
rs ed. n 3a''' 'i'ia 9aia7aaes 'sd loa ~ ie7
81 "How becoming your suit is,'' she an
lsl swered edo wear IT,, The next dance il