Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-23


dazzled. lie has turned your foolish head
with hattory-"
"a thing that you would never do, Harry"
she observed
"You think he loves YOU" continued the
young man.
IL know it, Harry" she replied. Ellis
actions show it. lie is not ovemunning with
advice not asked fori he never presumcs to
dictate, rs you have always done"
ale loves you, Ada, about rs much, in
truth, as | love him; his heart is harder,
even, than yours, lie seeks only your ruin,
rs all your best friends know" Ilarry's
manner was warm.
"He is gentleman. Harry" said Ada,
"who never forgets his manners in the pros
ence of ladies'"
Excuse me-" said Harry.
"You are very excusable," said the girl.
And perhaps you will excuse me-" she
added, making II ceremonial bow and back
ing toward the door.
"Wll you see me again, Adap" inquired
the young man.
IL am not at all particular about it," said
the girl, rs she closed tho door.
Thus did poor Harry Brown get the mtten
1t was pity. To great many young men AS
favorably situated in the world ms Harry was,
1t would not have made so much difference
MS it did to him. Earnest in everything, he
was desperately earnest in love. Perhaps
he had made trfling mistake us to the
quality of the article he received in return
Tor his own affection. That made very little
difference. One principal reason why he
loved Ada was because he could not help it,
and really it was thing that required very
little excuse, pretty as she was, playful us II
little kitten, gay us II young lark, innocent as
Il lamb, dressed always so charmingly and
loving him, apparently, so well till she met
Mr.. Faro mt ball.
Who this Mr.. Faro was nobody seemed to
have II very definite idea. He was very
handsome, and spoke with a very slight for
eign accent, which gave rise to the rumor
that he was Spanish nobleman, travelling
incog., rumor which was reinforced by
the fact that he had largo black eyes, and u
very dark complexion. As he appeared to
have plenty of cash. and came TO Saltwater
for recreation, he made q sensation mt once,
and was admitted to the first flmilies-clsh
being, in place like Saltwater, where style
is everything, the one great qualification.
So Mr.. Faro llrted with Ada, and it was
nothing but Irritation to every one but the
girl. To her. indeed. it was dead earnest.
Her little brain went whirllng round and
round when she thought of Mr. Faro's nose
and eyes and mouth, and her little heart
kept swelling ut the thought that she could
catch such II remarkable fly in her net.
Cooler and cooler she grew to Harry; in
vain her poor old blind mother rcmonstrat-
ed and Mt last Mr.. Brown received the
dreaded mitton, in the words We have re-
corded, which are rs nearly correct rs the
man in the moon, from whom we obtained
these facts, could give them.
1t was hard for Harry TO see that door
closed SO brusquely IN his face; harder still
to lean on the picket fence and watch the
light in the sitting-room, and know that in
the course of half an hour or so, Mr.. Faro
would be there, whispering soft lies in Ada's
ears, while she played with his handsome
watch chain and made invidious compari.
sons between the general appearances Of
Mr. Brown and Mr.. Faro. Harry Brown
was perfectly sure in his own mind that Mr.
Faro was scoundrel, and bent on Ada:
ruin, for she was only poor girl, and IL
this free republic, rs in other parts of this
wicked world, such girls are not apt to bt
snapped up by gentlemen wealthy enough tc
assume the style displayed by Mr.. Faro.
Poor little fool" r. soliloquized, ''if sh'
is not very careful ST. will be taken in an'
| hal,
it." Saying which, Mr.. Brown grasped tn
cane he usually travelled with and moved of
in the direction of the village. He had ;
little field to cross "A short cut to the town
about hafa mile distant, and, rs he reached
the fence which separated it from the road
a tall figure strobe along, which the moon
light showed to be no other than Mr.. Faro
A sudden impulse made Harry speak.
"Sir," he said, almost before he thought Q
what he was doing.
WELL" said Mr.. Faro, stopping short ant
confronting Harry.
Your name is Faro" said Harry.
at is" said the other, land yours is Town
or Gown, or Brown, or something of tina
Sort
MY name is Brown" said Harry, ''as 20
very well know-humble enough, but no
disgraced; commonplace, but real"
"If common report did not rank you rs II
IDIOT said Faro, "your insinuations woul
speedily be punished"
with your brass-knuckles?" queried Hal
ry. Very little was the fear or respect c
Mr.. Faro in Harrys heart.
with simpler instrument" said Nj
Faro, swiftly raising his cane, and making
blow ut Harry, which the latter parried cas-
ly. Mr.. Faro thrust his hand into his breas
pocket.
"You had better not, Mr.. Faro" sai
Harry. IL doubt not you have weapon
enough and l have none; but you scarce
dare use them where detection IL so certai
We are not in Texas or Mexico"
"If we were, my man." said MIR. Far
speaking with plainness which showed tn;
his foreign accent was sheer aflectation,-
"If we were, the natives would make sun
mary disposition of you"
perhaps" replied Harry, "but we ne,
not discuss that question here. stopp'
you, sir, because | had II word to say 10 yC
perhaps a word of warning"
You be id" said the man, firiousl
attempting to go or, but Harry grasped hi
by the arm, and he stopped from some m
tive, perhaps .because of Hary's earne
nd manner.
Id 81 have lived here all my life" said Ha
an ry; 81 am known to every one in the villag
nd and know almost every one-man, wom'
&C. and child. l am known to be u poaceab
he disposed man; have no quarrels-have h,
Tie none. Among the rest | know girl wi
is lives with her poor blind mother IN the &C
in tage we can see from here. know the g
is pure and innocent nOw,-fckle and vi
"A and foolish, perhaps, hut still unsoiled. l.