Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1874-07-16
et us hear what they are saying.


plainly, for The old man has long hac
an eye on you. But did you have g
chat with Edith, Or how did it come
out. Tell a fellow"
"Well there isn't much to tell, but
what thereis you are welcome to. You
know I went up to D. to the races,
and was lucky enough to win at nesr-
ly every race. Wine, you know, was
somewhat plenty, too, and the result
was that in the evening took it into
my head to go up to Old Yields and
propose to Miss Edith. The servant
came to the doc" and Informed me
that Miss Weld, was out, but l am
liar if did not see her at the window
as l went up the lawn. However /
called for the old man and got an in
tels .ew. TO make q long matter
short, I asked him for his daughter,
and he informed me that she could
never be the wife of a gambler, while
he lived. If that girl is not my wife
before another six months, my name
is not Fred Raymond !!
"B1t I tell you, Fred, the lepoi, is
that she is engaged to young VIII
mot"
"Wilmot be id. What do l
care for that little fool. DO you sup
pose would let him stand in the way
of a hundred thousand dollars? If /
thought there was the least prospect
Of him giving me trouble l would
just put him out of my way with as
little ceremony as l would a dog
Wilmot indeed! He had better
stand in my way! Edith Weld once
looked on me as something more tan
q friend, but now because have hap
pened to change my course, and lead
rather an open life, she cannot treat
me with decency. But never mind,
Dick, she shall yield, That money of
asS asEp %Hff HSg heHs }Es a]t have 44eaE mRJ}HHSfsg
and Old Yields money must pay my
debts, I have made a devilish fool
of myself in one or two of my bets,
but never mind, we must live and
learn. By the way, Dick, that loy-
ing sister of mine read Inc nice lit
tie lecture yesterday. 1t is little
hard to leave her there all alone so
much but l guess she is getting used
to it,"
"That's so but persume she has
a lover by this time. If l thought
she had not I should be tempted to go
and see her myself. What do you say
to that ?"
"You 60 to see her ! Not much ?
If l am low, shall not bring myself
lower by having the name of Dick
Garland connected with mine"
ooh! we'll you needn't trouble
yourself. I am not anxious to have
any women round me. But what
do you intend to do in B-?"
q told you once, that l should tly
and break Old Mear's faro bank. |
t''ink it's about time got something
back after ham .ucring away for six
"Well / wish you success. But if
you are not otherwise engaged, come
up to Sibbs tomorrow evening. We
are to have champaign supper, plen-
ty of pretty girls, and abig time gener-
orally. Come up"
Il will see Have you acted the
part of a minister lately ? l may have
a job for you one Of these days. But
here we are, at last. Keep mum, and
evening III come round to
Sibb's if l can"
And thus parted two Williams, the
blacker of whom Dick Garland, would
as soon shed blood as talk of it. He
is a fitting tool for Fred, for he is one
Of that class who never commit any
such desperate deed when there are
others to do it for them.
Letuslookin on Edith's bright home I'M
D. Little does she dream, as she
ooks on the glowing future, that dark
clouds are already lowering over her.
How can the all-wise Father cas-
such gloom over the lives of his in
locent children! 1t is a beautiful
sunny afternoon and Charlie and E.
lith sit before the open window which
overlooks the lawn, conversing in low
ones, laying plans for the future, and
building air castles like children.
Mr.. Weld, who upon the enterance
of Charlie had retired to his own room
IS also looking upon the bright pic
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