Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-09-24

doctor gave her an opiate, at the same
tiHe PrOnOuHcing her stronger than she
was in the morning. II was necessary
that some one should sit up. he thought
or, at all events, thar an attendant should
remain in the adjoining room. Kate
cheerfullY undertook the task and the
farmer went to bed that night a happier
man than he had been for many a long
year.
Kate sat listening to the autumn wind
as it wandered about the old house, and
its melancholy tones touched her heart.
She thought Of her sad and wasted grI-
hood she wondered why it had been de-
creed that she should be deceived and
made miserable. She looked back and
traced her days from childhood. Her
first experience Of the reality of life was
a bitter one. She had come home from
school, to be made acquainted with the
fact that her father was ruined. The next
scene that came up in memory's lantern
was the death-bed Of her mother; aud
then came pcnury and labcr. Brighter
days dawned upon her at the cottage, and
brighter still with her love for Tom Ncrth;
but what an awakening! lie did not love
ner he slighted her, deceived her, was
unworthy to become the hu1band Of a
good woman. Nothing had been heard
OF him since he left her so cruelty two
years ago. Perhaps he was dead ? Worse
still, he might be in a prison. In spite
of herself, Kate yoarued to be with him
not as his wife, but to comfort, to con-
sole, perhaps to save him. The wind at
the easement seemed 10 answer her sigh
as the thought what a different life his
might have been, and how it might have
Influenced her own.
The squire, she had heard was to re,
turn to the manor-house that very day,
He had mentioned her father in one oi
two of his letters to his steward, giving
instructions that Meadows should be made
comfortable. But net word about Kate
| This was q piece Of delicate consideration
which had not PASSED unrecorded in hel
mind. The squire had been frequently
mentioned in the local newspapers. He
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dope something worthy of his country il
Egypt. Bristowe and Combe Dingle were
quite proud of the doings of Squire
Westbury in the East. Kate sat in tho
light of the embers of an autumn fire
and thought about these things in hal
own quiet philosophical way, and shoulc
not have been woman had she not won
deIed whether the squire had found some
other girl to accept his love, or what were
his feelings toward her after two years
His fine manly figure rose up in her fancy
doubly challenging her Imagination. Sh'
saw that startled and disappointed )ool
which flushed his face two years ago il
her fathers cottage She felt sorry TO
him and again the autumn wind seem
cd to take up the deep sigh which CAM
from her aching heart.
1t was altogether sad kind of night
The wind moamcd with a strange touch
ing sympathy. An owl cried in the rick
yard the dogs hswled; tho trees seemed
to sigh and moan and there were unac
cus.emed shadows about the room. Kat
went into Mrs. North's bedroom. TIL
old woman was sleeping peacefully. Al
was quiet. The night-light was burning
but somehow it made guant shadow o
the wall. Kate felt little frightened
She lighted candle and stirred the fire
and said little prayer to herself CON
mendiug the house to Gods mercy an
protection.
Though Luke Meadows mad receive
his daughters letter, he too was deepl
anxious during the night on account {
her absence. He knew that Peter NORTH
albeit stern man and tyranical rule
in his own household, was person who's
character was unbcmished, and who's
roof was as sacred as the home of an
enc to whom he had extended his roug
but generous hospitality; still he coul
not reconcile himself to the absence of h
child. As if influenced by that sympi
thctic feeling the nature OF which, thoug
yet not fully diagnosed, indisputably a
feets people near and dear to each oth'
: the same time, Luke Meadows felt so al
xious and concerned that he resolved
walk over towards Peter North's farm
: see how things were going Oh there. 1
was too proud TO entertain the idea
: entering North's house, lest his form
employer might think he had taken a
vantage of his daughters presence the
again to ingratiate himself in the farmer
: favor. He thought, as Mrs. North b;
been so i'll, that he wsuld surely FL
some one going to or departing from Il