Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-16

So'our conversation opened. | was cold
/ but ] declined Che offer drew my shaw
| closer around mn, and shrunk up into th.
corner " the old coach, an evident object o
I interest % my only tclloW-tayelrr q YOUNG
man whom hal set down at the first glanc,
as naval officer / was New Years Dav
o fact ! had scarcely rrcollected until it wa.
recalled to my mind by my companions next
remark. made as he drew his head in from
the winl1waitar opening IL to takea glimps,
at the winter landscape.
The snow is getting most incunvenientl,
deep" he said. "Ihe new wear meets with
cold reception; different one awaits u,
at our journeys end, hope, though much
doubt my reaching my destination tonight
You hay, not much farther to travel. per
haps 2'
CO. ought 10 reach it at eight o'clock, )" wa,
my reply, given in tone 500 discoumring to
farther parley. that my friend retired int
his corner drew his rug round him, pulled
down his travelling cap over his ears, and
prepared TO doe, leaving ma 10 my own
thoughts while the poor horses dragged theii
weary way over the deepening snow, and the
lealen .ky grew darker and darker.
No one had wished me Happy New Year
and it would have seemed "a mockry if they
had The old year had robbed me of all
that / held dearest Nv father had died
abroad. where lac had zone with his regi
ment. Nv mother had been in ir-heoith
when he left her. and the shock of his death
had hastened her end. The early winter
saw me am orphan. My mothers family had
never approved of her marriage with my
father, a. he had no private means whatever
lie had been gazetted major the very week
of M death Inst ,,b.p INA, mother ,rd /
fsrs reioicing over tLis intsliirsucn h. INNS,
b,ye diaj
+ b,J rac,i,.d , ,,,v o,,d el,c,ti,, and
p,,.t tl,rl.f,l ,,.. t,,t tl,iy e,,ol,I.d o,c l.,
Strike out n patb for myself Nv rotber.
auut To1v Gnldnav (b.r bnsb,nd bad I.a,,
an Indian ;ndg.1 ,e,,tad mn. T., H.. b,.,. o,,,,,
,,,,i,, I'M ln,, t,,, much ~ Io, ~, 80,
sncb n Iifs NIv motbsr's roI,tions had nsl,
lected her let her want mony Inv,,r,. ;5
those last f.,v ,poi,ths tbat tbev co,,lJ Loye
s,,,nli.d vitbo,,t .uv self-isnial J'La, !
contJ nat forr.t or,d rec.lect;n,, n da
clined anv favor M their hands sbock;no
iLem bv declaring NV frn intention ~
saeI. INV Hvinr os o,verness Tbev i'm.
,n.Ji,telv a. 1,s,, t.r,,,.d a ,,;,.J u'a;,
hands of' me- and / went IN NV fatber,s omlr
L-,tlar'- In remain ,,,.t;i cn,ld .,,ce1,,J i,
obtoinino n snii1blo sitnotion Nc uncle
WAS n copn4r, ,.ier,,-,,,an hri,,-i,5, nv, a
larga family c,, !, verv Emited ;ncore
Lai noe Lo,.', ,,;tt, tb.,,, l,,,,, IL, -
of something tbat seemed iikek to H,it IN,
exoctlv 4 distant connection ~ nv annt'.
vvos sc.l,irS, n roye,.,os. for her onI,; ci,;id
,ri,i ,f ,L;7tn.n III. ,ro, nb,,,,,aJ - ~,
one She could receive as member of IA,
fo,uilv II was "a lnn,, way from ali mn, iii
tlat this seemed only a recommendation.
| set off in the oarly morning. dressing h,
tl,e Hickering i.lt of one candle my anne
tite refusing IN sub.taptial meal NV aunt
had hospitaLly D,..pared for me. hail seen
very Ettle of nv relatives until thev baf
como IN me in my s,.ra tronlle Int tbev bof
been 80 considerate and kind that to III
them oood-bv onened tbe wouud nfresb
was yery %6nna-scarcely eighteen. 10 Ia,
thrown among STRANGERS was a GREAT trial
Nv uucla wished 10 ,rive np five t,n,nds but
vopld NOT take IL an I SET off for my nov
dnties with very liabt market and a beay,
heart The words of my fellov-tra,eler baf
semi a chilly fear In my heart Suunose III,
coach had io .top ON the road. and | oblira,
to nav for bed and board. how would m,
scanty Store hold ont All sorts of fear
and .urnises crowded into my mind How
/ should be received If | caiue IN Norto,
/ Manor late M uigbt. or moi at all ON fhe do,
1 I was expected Z Then wondered ybetbe
( Mrs Morton would think ma vmung am,
/ piddy. fear arising from my nnole's las
/ woris tbot very mornino.
"Good-ly. Etbel.' he had said avou ar,
/ n d.,l tao vounr and nrettv IN he n ,,overrns
more IF to h. in tbe sr6oolroon7 yonrselt
/ Mind If vou are at ALI uncomfortable com,
/ bacl m ,is my chilli Poor IIn,,b,s don,,hte
/ viii oIwo,.s have n v,alro,ne nj nv beor1h +"
The commitment that in brigbter dav
wonl1 have bean dnngerousIv nleasing wa
| IN m, tben but n cans of min AMI as
/ sat hack i'm that old coach | recalled Will
nleos,,rp fine fact that in heiqht was mucI
above tbp AVERAGE. ,bouqb NV 6,,nra wa
/ sligbt and oirlisb overlooted tbat an,
conrratnloted nvself that with my golJe,
hair hacked tigLtly behind NV cars n n mas
/ of trtsses tiat would sbo,, nLove mn, Leod
Looked ot l.osi twenty / am old now mn,
what beo,,tv / had has lnng s;ncn faJe,
a,,ov so von will moi tbi,k me- vain If I tel
Won tbat Al eiohteen | was beautiful VIVA
nal NV LoaTtv ,are ,,as tl,t nv, o,,,s ,r,Y'
nf n rnll desn bho shaded ly e,elasbo
which with my oyebrows were shade
dartnr tlon NV boit tfter al hea,tv ;
COZ eift and mas, he nsa6 or abnsod In
ever, other rood th,ng.
NJ fellnw.travelcr and woro n,osentl
aroused bv tbr coach stnnning and In e.,
minntes tbe ruorJ onened the door and a,
nonnce1 n foct tbnt was self-o,;dent ri
clouds wore blou,ingotf and II vas heginnin
to frae1o
Must sion here sin" he said - for t,v
hours. to get thn horses roughed me su,iti
Is ont Of the wav. No we n1e OBLIGED IN XVII
until he comes back -
| was thn only adv nassong.r indeed tb
only one nj Mi 6esides NV friend in The co,
nor A. tha sonnd of tbe or,ord,s voice n
rnbbed his eyes vavned and iooLed ahon
him. fbon stsnned ont and az thon@h
was goin@ to le1ye me 10 mvself PreseStI
he rein,nsd viii rsther r,of',l ~. ra..in
nm his facs and nd .aii' @''' 'N'''' "a ''''''
81 tI,int Mis- Pool ,,on win e,d tb
room wonder more ,,leosani thon this "noin
ing 10 the window throuch which tbe rudd
rlo,y Of a fre fell an tbe Lla1ing nov 81
is NOT onite tbe mo.t desirnbls nIac" i, n,
world far n laJv Inf at INV rate f i il ,y,,r,n ~
I IL.sit.t.I i,,, A.. ,,ii.I 30 ,4ii'