The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-28

His Lucky Numbcr
livery one has q lucky number, said
the old gentleman. Mine is twenty-onc.
might have been an unlucky
number for nc. Yet didn't know it
both were painted on a white oval.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Not much
difference you see, 81, 30 very like in
deed and yet because chose the number
without flourish and long leg, am
here to-day and have had a long and
happy life | should have been the oc'
cupant Of suicides grave so many years
ago had | chosen twenty nine.
Il really can't understand said l.
Was it a lottery or draft, a couscrip-
tion. or what? Was it game-was itY
1T was the number on the door, said
the old gentleman. Wait a moment; I'll
tell you all about it.
i was very much in love; everybody
is at some time IN his life. At twenty
five | was desperate. Talk about Romeo !!
1t was nothing to be compared with me.
I'm not ashamed Of it. She was u
worthy object. Not only because she
was beautiful, but she was good and ami
ablc, and such singer. She sang soprano
in the church chcir. And | have heard
strangers whisper to each other, is there
really au angel up there =" When she sang
her part alone, clear and sweet aud flute
like her voice was. I've never heard It's
equal
well / loved her, AID thought she
loved me but wasn't sure. | courted
her IA good while but she was Shy as any
bird, and couldn't satisfy myself as to
her feelings SO made up my mind to
ask her and know Tor certain. Some old
poet SAY
lie either fears bis mte too au.h
Or his deserts are suGli
Who fcnr- 10 put it to the touch,
And win or lose il all
j agreed with hiln arl oue evening,
a. walked homc from q little party
where VI hsd met aud with her on my
arm, ,to,p,d under o great willow tree,
and took her hard IN mne, uul sad
'Jesle' | love you better 'hAn my ne
Niil you marry me
w'ited ior an answer.
She cayo nouc.
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mo
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her nome without a. "V'u' '"' u,o r no'
speeN ei'"'r 'nc hao 'o'' n'c "cIoic
'h"t sue . S'a,, WIN 'no UeS.' " '','' al
aunt !" Nc" i o'N' o"' u'u NV I" "a
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was al" "'" "no" 80: "Tn' G uut .;,, y, ~
slgn'' ""r sou ''o''o =" ','p IN, I',' .',..
street. '''' "'SP''"'' ''''ua'' ~ '''' my
sen; ~, ,,. -,
" na' "rG ui. "o"' 10 nav 80 'o'' :,
re'us9i ny S'ou'n sue S-o'" INV ~ d
on' dear' no gre" 'p''ou' az ! ~
pca,ed 'he "oraf'
y ct II S'uns me az Tue SANE '[. 'oL.'
ca rom sue 10 S'ue oi my ocu "'' n'su''
ana a. 'nouen' ! oo"'u cnou'I ~ =. i" 'o's7'
"u' "ou'' "o. '''I ""u u'ss."'0 ny
'e,fco''U'' i''"''',S y! .o"''''i'.''5 ''',
c'd' J." ,nc p'acc "n'i''p ,"'J ""''' ""u
were wen hnc"n anu 'uoug'' o. Won'n %
20 10 No| 1'N--e''n ,"'" Il very '"'e y
c''y-"nu sceN'ns So'"e no'o'' r's'S.'l .'n 'u
a'suihed name anu fo''r,ug At n's"' wa"
a po'''e o. '"u'a"u'h a"I " pr"ce o' IS
'oiS' awake no more, anu so Ge f'' o' my
misery. l arranged my a.a'rS 10 'h'
oes' oi my "ol'uy' ana 'ecol'vu "n ''i
aS'n"ry ic''cr iIoui '''ohu III We" orh
requesting my presence Oh Il mater o.
business o"'uoncu @ nySe,i WIN Ut
unnecessary luggage W h@' u'u an u''
known su'clue want o' a"o'hcf coat "u'
c1anse OF linen
i kisseu my 'no'no' """ S''''t a"'
startled my grandfather py an embrace
started ana upon what ! mentaliy caile'
my last journey with determlneo sp'rlt
There was certain h?,ei 10 "i'c'
many OF Inc people o' our v''ihs' were u
tue hao!l ol going Inns l avoided
Ano'her CHOSEN az hazaru seenl'u 10 p'
9et'ef' ih''her / walked ae'er" 'ned u
leave no trace oi my destination 10 'no,