Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-12-30

I. what ye've come through. At seevep,
: it, that ye sail?"
n Yes. Indeed" said the younger man
The sound Of the voice thrilled throua
: her, and she would have run toward hi
but ihat the whole place seemed TO re,
+. round. She caught at the counter besid
her; she vainly stretched out her otht
hand toward him she could neither spea
nor cry.
And then it seemed to her, before sh
sank into unconscousness, that Aliste
Lewis turned white and haggard fac
toward her, and that wild cry Of terro
escaped from his lips as he gazcd at her
trembling and irresolute. She could no
help stretching out both hands to him-
she said, ,'Alister dinna ye know HE ~
and then. as she fell, she knew that hi
arms were around her, and he was calin.
to her and caressing her and speaking Il
her as to one who had come back from
the grave to delight and astonlsh these
she had left behind.
"AilaSa : AaaSa - She heard the
words. family and distinctly, asshe beard
them that night off the Skeirmore rocks
and when at last she came to herself that
was all he could murmur into her ear as
he held her fast, so that the strange vision
should not melt away aud escape from him.
"Ailasa, my lass, where hef you been
Where hef you been, Ailasa ?' be said.
Il was never thinking to see you again
IN the world. 1t was the morn'S mornir
L was going away to America. Aiasa,
why ainna you speak TO me ?"
But here Mr.. Macilwham, quiet. lit
tle, gray-faced old man, who frowned be.
cause that his eyes were wet, came for.
ward and intcrI osed in a rough manner.
"Alister,' said be, "have ye no sense.
man p? Let the lass alone Yell have
plenty o time to ask her questions after.
ward. and jist now, why, bring the lass
INTO the back shop, and we will get her
some tea. and Mrs. MaciIwham will come
over and see that she is put to rights.
Come along, my glrl. Diuna yc bother
you head wi questions. 1t is a very
gran thing ye are safe and sound,
aud there's plenty O. time for the askin' o
questions. Aister, my man, jist you run
across the street and bid the gudewife
max haste and step this way. Come
along, my lass! Oh
That evening Aiasa sat in little par
or in the Gallowgate, made very comfort
able by the ministrations of the glazlers
wife, and looking pleased aud conlented
anids all the wonders and novelties of
such place. AMI Alister Lewis. who
could not keep his eyes away from his
gonng wife. who seemed TO have come
back to him, pale and beautiful, from the
very realms Of death, showed her a letter
which he had inst received from Darroch.
1t was from his brother Ncol, and this
vas one passage Of it; .'God kaaws |
,ef nothing to blame myself, but how
vass | to speak to him, Alistcr, when you
vass tell me that fearfu, thing at Storo-
way. And the people, too, they vass
lot blind man and from one day to the
ther he wass scciug that no onr would
70 near to him, and him a ferra proud
nan whatever. And It wass bad, and
ezra bad, for us to have this great shame
IN our family; and Hamish and Donald
hey would not say one word; but every
ne he know that the people wass think
ng more as they would say. This wass
ezra strange, too, that wouldna gang
own to the sea, although the boat she
'ass wantin' the pentin, and he wouldna
ang down to the sea, but he wass keep
d about the farm from the mornin' till
DO night Well, well, Alister, there
'ass many one thinking be would 60
way from Darroch, but there wass no
ne thinking he would throw himself into
ne water, and it is bad thing TO hef
rooned man IN the family when you 90
the fishing, and him drooned by his
wn hand, And it is two Of the family 1
one away now and Mrs. Macdonald she i
i'll be for leaving Carn.Slean-- and ALA ,
| away, too, there will not be much of |
song or dance about Darroch or xii. {
ena for mapy's the year that is to come.'
And SO the letter went on, and Ailasa |
'embled and wopt by turns to think Of |
10 desolationi shat had fallen over her /
ono. al 8
'sBut it was to be a happier time, ALA
!, when you go back" Allster Lewis
nd. gladly enough, as ho put his hand I
D tho girls shoulder and patted her {
and il will be great surprise to all the
eopls when they see us togcther--as if
oa were come back from another world /