Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-04-16
Aunt Mary's Story.

pY noPr.
"Come to my room, Eloise, and will
tell you a story; not one of the fairy stories
| used to repeat for your edi6cation, but
something that really happened nearly
twenty years ago Let me think. Can it
be possible that Father Time has passed US
so many times, when to US it seems such
little while2 All yes it surely must
have been as long ago as that, for ! re-
member my hair was brown and curling
then, and my checks were almost as red as
those roses you see youder. Now my hair
is thickly threaded with gray, the roses have
faded from my checks, and-well | may as
well say it--l am growing old Don't be
getting restless, Eoise am not going to
scrmonizo The story will come after
time. Let me see. As told you, it must
have been nearly twenty years ago since we
that is, the young people Of Claymore-
were invited to Margaret Fuller's wedding.
The welding created no little excitement in
our usually quiet village, for Margaret or
Madge as she was generally called, was
The ouly child Of Lawyer Fuler, the wealth.
lest meu in all the country round.
"iler mother had been dead number Of
years, and Mr.. Fuller had brought home a
nephew and his wife, to keep the house and
care for the little motherless Madge.
"Madge had always Jared well in the
hands Of her Cousin Marsden and his kind.
hearted little wife Minnie. She hardly
missed the tender mother that left her al
most ia her baby hood As she grew older,
every advantage was given her that wealth
could afford, aud at eighteen her teacher
pronounced her education finished Then
she came home
"Oh how she frightened up our little
village There was no eud to the pleasure
excursions after she came picnics, boat
rides, horseback rides, aud everything Of
that description, were enjoyed that summer
to the fullest extent.
W hen the not weather came some OF
Madges city friends came down to try the
country Tor while Ihen we plcnlced
more than ever
Among the city oeaux was one Harry
Clifton young lawyer Of considerable
ta'ent' ana II was soon whispered around
] Al. l. \ II
that he was hadges lover. lie was very
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TO me never seemed at all suited to Harry
win MS quiet ways but opposltes arc at
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One evening at Lawyer Fullers, while
the rest were dancing and we were having
one OF our pleasant talks | asked HIM
something oi MS iormer HE. lie vas very
quiet ana Wuen looked at MIN he was
very pale. | was frightened for thought
ne must have been taken suddenly III. !
SPrang TO my ieet nnd 10 moment more
would nave summoned assistance but ne
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1'1e 1 l'lgu''"eT you ulss h,'erS'ey s''
''"u WI 'sa'"' ...;a, ','' '''''i ' uO"'
'iV vas 4u'e' io' d 'nouon'' anu ,nen us W
s'i' oo,'''e you aS4eu su 'ne so'ne'n'"g u
ny ooy uoou u'ys' WI, 'e'' you some
.'ing' % PurI'fs o'I r. na.',y ; zee, AuYqla's
" 'u' 'ISS MY no" u - you N,' Oe >" N'no
80 ~ oa,' US -p'uso' : wiz ','ANo NY ga
ycrclvJ
.Jb,d ;n,onaed n co,ne h.cl ;. hin,
o,ain bnt ne rose to IN in ssarcb ol
Madge be extended his hand and aid =
Il VIII hid Won good nigbt now and nIe.se
aon't worrs oho9t ma for assnre yon
Snail he hcttor by morning am snbiect
n sncb ottacts 9,v Ii,,le s,oi,emen, br;na.
them on bade him Good night a5d
in n few moments I couod Madse .t ,be