Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-12-31

legroes.' a
1t will come around al right. father '
Philip; Harriet aud are on a
he best Of Terms; We never quarrel. for y
ne never exact anything Of each other. :
If she falls 10 mapping while / am relat- I
Ius sOme Of my great hunting exploits. or ]
If | leave her in somc pathetic story she
has commenced TO read aloud, wo never
think of ealilug each ether 10 accoun, for
". The eonsequrhce H.. We never have 4
any little iitfs or jeslouses between US, I
aOd are doubtless the happies pair of
lovers in all South Carolina"
"Tco happy. fear, my son" replied
the old gentleman; If you are never
jealous, eau yuu possibly lave? Bu, he
careful Phil. should you loose Harriet
Gourdine. 'here lives not another like her;
good blood all the way down, uusulhsd,
ard the young lady herself houori.g her
pedigree. y
There is no dispu,ing that, father. |
don't think though, that YOU need give
yourself any trouble on oar account, Tor
il the c1urse Of true lnve ever ran smooth
ly with any one in this wori. am sure
il does with Hattie and m,selE"
Although the running conversation here
detailed had 40 witnesses, it nevertheless
had two reporters, Cor ia 'hr evening, Nj.
Jack Gnurdine came over 90 sip a cup OF
wine g i,h his old friend Tom Ravcucl,
and Phi. R1,pnrl found him~ef az about
the same time ar th" s,a'rly plantation
house Of Mr.. Gouuiiuc The Two middle
nsed gentlemen hn,iog kuoau by expert
rncc the wanuph Of any ardent passion
/ in their youth. were each dissatisfied with
the apparent composurc Of the young lolk,
aud greatly feared a miscarriage Of iheir
darling plans.
Why. Jack says NJ, Tom Ravouel,
to his ancient friend, "we hnd better hur-
ry up these young folk; for to give my
candid upiuior, | don't half ike rhe cool
Indifference with whl,h Phil talked the
matter over this evening
Yes" responded jack, with trouhI-
ed expression Of couutenanrc; | have oh-
served the Indifference Of which you speak
on both SIDES; and pos'-ha'e is nav motto.
One plca>an; feature in the case is that
they Hink thar they love each other, and
If they are once married all will be well
but. Tom What sor, Of love is theirs com.
f paired with what we experienced in our
. youth When Sammy Couturier made ar
atrampi to take advantage of quarrel ]
+ had with my Amelia tweuty.four year,
aro aud got her himself. you may remem'
her the terrible rage to which L wa'
wrought up hy the grern-ege'' monster
ana if Sam had persisted, should have
shot him through the head with just as
. little hesitation as | should have shot :
.. opossum."
Yes. Jack. 1 remember it WE'LL and
+, if NV memory serves nc further, yo'
: found that Amelia was in such demanc
4 about those days, that yoa soon made u
:. your quarrel and got married year soon
!. er than you would have douc. bat TO
e Sans appearance on the stage.
=, "Doubtlcss Sam was the means OF hur
!. ryiuo up the affair; and | should not 'nuc
=. care # some stylish lover should com
a along aud pay just so much attention t.
NV oirI as vould arouse Phil from hi
:. confounded apathy"
, But, jack" Mr.. Ravanol quickly re
N snonded. at will never do tor us to aiIe
lc tha. experiment to be tried 10, | say
If keep out all iniruders, for if our yonn
v. folks fail TO fall more deeply IL love vii
,c each stber than they are at present.. the
m will py,bahly fulfil their engagement, e
pec,aliy with two such pcrseveilpg o'
\. coons as We arc to hack them up; hu
=, should u third PARTY appear on the seem
T. there is no knowing what change might
do imparted to the programme"
be Mr.. ,ieurdlne laughed heartily, and r
,le marked "lhat he was sometimes surprise
70 at himself, that at his age he should Il
IF near in the role of matchmaker, al
he especially in endcavoriug 70 work oil u
ba ewu beauiful daughter; but, Tom,
nd reioined, IN a more serions Tone "''
scheme sou well know has been the faH(
ad tie csrea,n of the last ten years OF 0
IN. lives. aud Few disappoln'mentN' am pc
Il shaded. would be more affecting to eth
ns, of us thar to have our r luns th"ar'ea,
nv Copvcrsing further on various top'
ok thew at length parted, lay ing on each o'
20 or the strict Injunction to hasten p'oect
an, inos aud to report progress frequently.
get While these anxious parents were
NV secret consultation. nov was "'th tn'
mn ,nr afianced children? No sooner bad tn
on cot together thas Philip. IN the most MIR
,ck ful vein and manner, rGl3ted the COW
a, s.t,on he lad had with his father; al
as as the youpc folk contemplated the gr
mo. annrebeosien Of their fathers, lest so
IL. adverse influence should frustraie tn
in lopq.cherished schemes they wrou'
themselves up to. u high pitch OF mel
lsly meut. n,
ed What injustice ,key do us, says n
tile 40 suppose that we have any socn 'n'
are ton as to quarrel apd part.
re, ..Y es. indeed" responded Haftle'
he is an insult to my taste ana judgment
in suppose that | could mary anybody
All nv GOOD, houest, old Phil. why, r
ltie who but you could have taught me All
,bla tricks | know in managing ana SUD
re. the vicious horses that pa has aoou'
plantation who but you could have tau
f,e, me to parse those hard lessons in Lat
,uch who but you---- ,n,, =,
we're "Oh, stop, Battle shouted Phil :"
!. | is quito, enough if you are gong