Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-02-12
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the other side Of the lawn--a glance which
to a keen observer betokened anything but
the calm stoicism which he persuaded him
self he had attained.
But, alas for poor human nature No
sooner had be determined that Katherine
Clare was the most fcke and capricious Of
her sex, and settled the question that girl
who had quarreled with him four times in
q week was hardly calculated to make an
obedient Mrs Somers in future, than he re-
versed his decision as rapidly as he had
made it, upon seeing Tom Archer 60 down
the stops to join that peryerse young wo.
man.
Kathlecn's fresh young face was as
chaurelu as her temper-and, perhaps, a
little of the pain aud anger which her en-
counter with Hayward Somer's prejudices
had caused her, looked out Of her great,
soft eyes as she tossed down her molot, and
said
[" Going for a walk Mr. Archer Don't
you want to ask me to 90 with you 3"
Her clear voice reached the ears Of the
party sitting on the piazza, and after the
manner Of their sex. The women exchanged
glances, which said "Did you over hear
spvtb;n, like ,bo, NV dear9n 90 Ton,
offered his arm to the girl and they dis
appeared down the path
The party were some fashionable folks,
Ina ,5e sboro of Tho Son9d and ,bov
carried ,bo;r eleooncics ,gi,b ,bow nrot,y
,,onor.ll, and ,bcir ,1,,s ,rJ ,aoh;na,ions
os ro1l
Kathleen was there with her sister
boan,;cI beor,I.ss AM ,rhoso ,r;n,;ral
,b;oo, oras =, ,,,,rr,, ,lo -. "a 90 s,ooJu,,
os ro..ible = sbl hcirc ono or ,hoso ,asrrio3
IbelIo. ,,bo could hrnot no r;yai near bor
throne The were ornb,ns md Ms
WeIford had ier Kathleen NJ school in
Geneva fwbilo sbo eniovcd lirc in par;s, ne
Lon, &c !, ,yas ,,ossil,lo =, too, ,to III -
sbn7, drossos dnd was hv NO nioans errroh
crati6sd a. sbe shonld bave been NJ ,bo
fnrore wbich her sister created lss, wirtsr
whom ,bo b,d hro,cb, no. on, Gss, H.
par;s All ,bor in Nog, VII
To,r Arcber desorves r.r.crorh %
lb;msoIr ond as ho bo,rons - ho e,ra,;,o
Of n,ino he sb.Il bave !, ue ,ras on. of
For,nne's f,vorites ne veil far two maiden
a,nts bad oblia;n,,,y donar,od ,his ne, ;ns,
a. Tou o.t.insJ H. ngiori,r .nd I'm
'0 W" "'a "'J''"J' ""u ""u
equal comp'alsance lnaving quarreled with
all their relatives, aud hnally with each
other') oequeathed their hordes to their
well'beloyed nephew.
AS lor personal advantages, Iom had
none with the exception OF hoe muscu-
lar hgurr' and certain easy dignity OF
carriage he was posltIvely ugly. But he
was gentleman every men OF him' and
Possessed an honest, warm heart' which, II
heJwafa oomers could have purchased, to
add to his splendid physique would have
made him' III reality the piece oil perfection
that most women fondly persist IN imag'u-
lng nun TO be.
Oi course with MS fortune and assured
posllon IN society," lom was courted ne
was sure 10 be sou ght Tor his guided value
had he possessed the snaky locks OF Medu-
sa' instead ot his very ordinary reddish
brown halr And he was shrewd enough
to appreciate this. lie had loyal rever-
ence ior women hidden away 10 his soul ;
and that very fact made him dlstrusttul to
himself, and skeptcal as to his chances OF
winning affection. Or late Toms distrust-
iulness mad grown INTO a sort oil hopeless
yyarn;ng treocboro,,s Damof Eor,nno bad
,hrown Kin, ;n,o oloso aaana;n,anoa ,r;,L
Ka,bleon and Tho rosnl, iras tha, So hod
ellen q. dosnor.,aIv IN ,oro &c - uas aS ros n,'
s;hIo fnr m,n 70 10
potrroor KathIoon and uo,nora II co,,o..
,baro bsd been Cor two moD,bs sor, Of
,rI tao;, ,,od on,.,,o,on, Co,,,,.s
$ rione5 himself unon never 6nving rronoscd
# f. woman and tbis yerv bdast r bed
s rousod Katbioon,s dansorcns c,w;I;or;,y
If and made her VOW that he sbouI1 40 f,,r,hc,
's 'han 49, g;.,;n,, MN has g. i;tod
hin, do,rIv ,b;s e;r Win ,bo ;mnris;Yo
unSso;nii3od , I'1 nataa a,nos, ' onlS h;",
N bnt not ani,a % SSo norsnadad bo,,olf ,ha,
"a .Lo IA and ,h;s voIr aro,noon hor hoar,
re sos ne',,en, w;,b;n Sor md sSe sa;d ove,
10 va &c rNu'c' ~ I1I LIc '"e a-'r ~
,s ,s;,b wSi.b .bo womig .oo,he & uayvald 9lIVI ,o
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7 ,ho shallow ,ro,or 81 uavvard snmors
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~ 'srs NJ 'ue. u;.l
r. after all9 Miss Kathleen what a cbil,
con are Petnlant canrieops and-.dea,
uI me, do believe I was ON the mint q
is reading von a lecture
10 "Jt sounded like il - s,id she turnin,
e, suob pair of soft ewes unon him that IN,
We man was disar,ned at once nYou're anti,
n. ricbt-hnt nobodv thinks me snch a con
Id tredietion as | do myself I'm a torri,
little wreteb-but I'm only nineteen. an,
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