The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-06-17

Amella, nave SCI my mart Oh tnlS
match, because love you both as if you
were my own children, and because |
really believe you would make each 9th.
er happy
We'll, my dear friend said the doc.
tor, after be had sat for few moments
in reflection, with it, it must be confessed
II rather quizzical expression on his hand.
some ia ,e, i would not take auybody's
advice but yours in such matter, | as
sure you. But if you really and serious
ly recommend it.
Il do in all truth and soberness, was
her answer.
Then | will write And the reader
knows how the letter was received Two
days after its receipt by Amelia Mrs.
Grant received the following letter from
her
A, September oath.
MY DEAR Mrs. GRANT.-I have Just beon ia
vored with very curious letter. n copy of which
| endorse for your perusal. Somehow l cannot
help connecting you in my mind with this most
singular proceeding of DR.. Uptons-in fact have
no other friend in Auburn that could forgive for
conspiring in plot to interfere with my future
independence. vi course L must regard inc wholo
matter as a joke-and to carry it out to perfec-
tion, l have endorsed Lima Edwards photograph
in my answer to his letter. Please do not undc-
ceive hm-lct him continue to imagine the pic
turo mine; then, if he should happen to fall in
love both with my letters and Lina's picture, we
shall be able to verify the fact that mans heart
has one of the common properties of matter
divsibilty. Yours affectionately,
AMELIA FANsuAw.
Il don't like slang, as a general thing
said Mrs. Grant, to herself, as she folded
this note, after reading it; bu. The most
expressive thing [ can say now is, that |
have decidedly put my foot in it. this
time. Well, the only thing that remains
for me to do is to keep my mouth closed
and let matters take what course they
will
Il have received the lady's answer,
Mrs. Grant said Upton with a smile as
he seated himself that afternoon on her
tete-a-tete.
'Wcll, and what does she say p asked
the old lady demurely, as she picked up
some stitches she had dropped in her
knitting
oh, her answer is very nice aud lady
like, indeed-exquisitely worded in fact
Shn h"s h"rdlnd tho extremely peculiar
circumstances as few ladies would have
done, admire her epistolary gifts ex-
trcmely.'
And how about her face Hasn't she
sent you her photograph ?
'Yes-but l was going to reserve my
judgment on that. The fact Is, my first
impressions of the face are unsatisfactory
There is an incongruity between it and
the letter which puzzles me-
Not so obstruse as the imagine,
thought Mrs. Grant. But she merely
remarked Faces cannot always be un.
derstood at the first reading
That is very true. But some faces
are harder to read than others. should
imagine for instance, from the letter,
that Miss Fanshaw is sort Of Bea-
trice and from the face that she is a
Hero. Now a Hero would make too
tame and sentimental wife to suit me-
| never could love woman however am.
liable she might be if she had no sense Of
humor. And the face depicted here
lacks the virtue of that am surprised
that you have never noticed this yourself,
observant as you are
Of course he misunderstood the smile
that played around Mrs. Grants features
at this remark, You think | am hypo.
critical, said he, L know. But | assure
you that | am altogether anxious to be
Dleased with Miss Fanshaw.'
'Ah, WE'LL said Mrs Grant, Il think
you will be pleased with her photographs
are often deccitful.' The good old lady
had been revolving in ner mind plan
which she resolved to carry out
Accordingly, about two weeks after
wards she sent for DR.. Upton profession.
ally. There was young lady at her
house, she said-one Miss Lima Edwards
who was suffering from severe head
ache. She had arrived from the city only
the day before, and having short time
to stay in the village, was anxious to be
as well as possible, so as not to lose hel
anticipated pleasure in her visit.
When the doctor called, in the cours'
of the morning, he was ushered up stair
to the best room, and introduced to hi
patient. She sat in an easy chair with {
handkerchief tied round her head, which
pushed the wavy red gold Of her hal
away from the most attractive face, DR.
Upton thought he had ever seen. 4
white brow with pair Of the saucies
blue eyes beneath it, rather nearer to
,, gether than the strict laws Of beauty ad
mitted, b1t just near enough 20 make he
face all the more piquant; nose tha
= the fates had undertaken to mako retro't
see, but for beauty's sake had como shor
Of it a mouth, the rosy roundness O
{ which harmonized exquisitely with its ex
treme frmness. And when she spoke, tn
soft gaiety Of her tone and the merry flo,
, of her conversation, quite completed tn
a capture of DR.. Upton's fancy, i thin
. your headache will soon be relieved h
said, as he took his hat to say goo
morning lit is slight neuralgia attack
|, and will easily yield to medicine. Br
4 | will call in again Tomorrow,
= Miss Lima Edwards behavior, on h
y leaving the room, was rather odd for
r patient. she tore the handkerchief frol
her pretty brows and tossing her abun(
ant 'tawpy' curls into shape and laughe
little mocking laugh, in which thel
=. was the slightest suspician of sadness.
oh, Mrs. Graat, what farce = 81
said, with two little tearl Of vexatiC
I gathering in her eyes.
:. But isn't he handsome, Lima p aske
;e Mrs, Grant mischievously. And dor
you like him ever so much 2
l. Lina's blue eyes flashed, as though 81
y would have made some saucy answer b
q the gathering tears soon quenched Il
To- fire 10 them, and she hid her face in b
- !. hands sobbing.
% oh Mrs. Grant, what an indelca