Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-09-30

| the so-callcd love, which was really liking
and esteem, which was all That poor Caryl
could win from her. Yet as she often told
| herself Caryl was the handsomer Of the two,
better OF, more highly cultured than this
! competitor for her smiles Alberto pamcll
was merely tall, manly young fellow, with
q hrunzcd face and dark hair, strong indeed,
! aud Of q dauntless courage as was reported /;
/ bat not like Caryl, u musician, n skctchcr,
and a poet. 10 whom foreign languages and
art talk were familiar Yet Miss Stewart
knew, and was not sorry 90 know, that Al
/ berries heart was hers, for had she not 4een
/ The love light shining in his eyes He had
not said 30 her one word that could be con-
strucd into courtship, for 10 have done so,
considering Metella's engagement aud the
twstful hospitality which her father and
mother had extended to him. would have
seemed base indeed to one 80 honorable as
he. But the tell-tale pressure Of hand as
il CLASPS that of a loved one. q chance into
nation, a change Of color may telegraph the
true state of the feelings on both sides and
so il was that when Alhcric aud Mctea
found themselves alone together for an in
stant in the entrance hall OF the colonefs
house, when the time came for the former
10 take his leave, both hearts throhbed Wild
I lNs Niih thfU lflt NS 1T aIONt 10 IhiT Nlll int
one object most beloved on earth
You start, then, tomorrow" said Me
tella, in a voice which She ilattered herself
to be firm, but which trcmbled as does the
nightingale's song and Pamel groaned out
come hoarscy inartculate answer Neither
dared 10 look into the others face.
"When wonder shall we meet again2'
said the girl, rallying all her resolution TO
fcign @ tone Of Indifference.
Never, perhaps. Safer and better that
IL should be So returned Alberto, bitterly
" Never at any rate, until Miss Stewart shall
have ceased to be. Possibly, then, | may
find patience enough 20 come back, and cvtu
TO renew my acquaintance with Mr.. Win
tlrop's wife. She will be nothing to me r.
The words were rude, the tone was sulleii,
almost fierce, yet Metela's ear drank in the
syllahles tliirstily, and it seemed 10 her that
never in her life had she heard 50 sweet a
compliment.
let Us be friends always" she murmured
softly.
Frendsw calculated the young man
"Yes that is the way with You women
You steal the heart. and bcwilder the soul of
a man, and then, when hope is dead within
| him. and he is driven forth, as 10y the fam
/ ing sword that barred the gate of Eden, you
say 20 him, let MS he friends Well Miss
| Stewart, ! will try TO follow your prescrip-
tion. and be content with friendship; but
first months and years must pass, and seas
roll between US. Come let the wrench be
/ taken, and the farewell said. II stay here,
! | shall say what might be sorry for for am
not your iathers guest, ana Is not VaIyl
my friendY Good by, Miss Stcwart-Nle-
telia iorglVe the freedom Shall never ea'l
| you SO AGAIN.
tood by' Aherlc, Pood ny Ana thelr
halds met, ana thelr eyes, ana Meteila
tears Tell like ram and she sobDed audibly'
/ lhere was a moment when the young man
seemed as though ne were about 10 clasp her
I IN ms arms; nut by violent ehort ne tore
himself away ana with a sinothered word oil
adleu hung open the door ana daited out
INTO the darlsness. Very soon aitervard the
/ quick oAttel OF MS morse hoois told that ne
had mounted ana ridden rapidly on on ms
homeward road Metella listened until the
last FAINT soand had ceased, and nothing
more was to be heard but the Wallling snow
shrek, and then retired TO her own chamber
and burst INTO an agony OF weeping 1t was
/ Albeiic's image that haunted her dreams
] that hlght--ilot that OF Ihryl Nlhthr"p'
Ihirty-six hours later, the sad inohotoll,
!
| INTO nenaelng roar OF angry nehds iet loose
to ravage and destroy ana hinny viel that
was drawn over the western SKY had dark
ened from white TO orange aud lroin orange
to sable ana then porhe on the nighty wings
/ Of an icy Wlhd' there fell upon the territory
the force OF such snow-storin as the hard-
lest FARMER there had never pictured. Down
came the Wilrllhg makes ulck' heaVy' pltl-
IeSs' accompanied ny pecuiiaI coid IKE
Deatn own touch, that pierced throush lufs
ana pniialo robes ana numped tne linns
ana ehlileu tlle marrow WIllle sun tne nilnd-
ing SNOW ieli ana ieii, ana swept along nt~
iore 'he furious gaze Ike so many Whl'e OH,
lows over tle country Ana sun .le "l,''
pieN rom Tue cold northwest, ana sun the
sHoW leh' ne oeelrpiieu uilits soon pegal'
10 olot out every sign Oh man dolllrioI
from tle htPly Suplugaled h.lu tlat hau
neeh SO recently won rum the "iilerlless.
DlsinM stories were Drought m ere long, "i
tne dlsasteIs ny noou ana neia hlNers iiad
swollen ana oFeTho"eu ,heir oahks' Washing
down. alohs WIN a PACK oi noatlhg ice' ule
uepris oi ruined holnesteads ana the car
casses "i drowned oxen IN Tue pastures
nerdSnlah ana nero iay oNerWhei'he,' nenFa''l S y
me white waves OF snow In the dfiitS uh'''
nloeked the roads' wagohtls anu 'heir Vcall''
were Waiei N F" l%rish oi lIos',p,'e OF e1 .S
haustioil' unless ald came speeu,i! wh'"
many ne"ii1ereu aSi'ler ""huer,u iioiu
the track ana Strayeu across 'he ueSol''t'
prairie ultii ne lounn grave g III 'lie aeSl'en
ing snow ~ was wltn dl'llcui'y that 'ary,
could iorge ms morse ulrons1 tle uill's Ii'a'
ehNlroned tolohei stewart mouse ana wilel
ne arrived tnere, Two Oh the hlied Neh were
missing, ana ,hlru had come III nan iry@eh
rom Vaih attempt 10 save the ahrighteo
cattle ~
rheh ana MetaI'a reall@' 'lIe uu'ii oi 'n'
3ld hunter worus' nie' ana tiiose aoou,
her' hau iounu ou,' ior 'nr hrst ti,he' WI"
sho" meant pi'iiess' lheShaus'ipie Wni,e
n'ss' polie III ul"i, tieiil ~ we Iusii u .i''
restless Wlnd' that ho"led ana raVsd WIN
s9'hd hNe 'he cry ol ra'eiihg Wol'es alou
'he mouse anu heal'eu uP sucil iitsS's u
GUNNER 'ne ground III thoSe la'itudes, ou
once OF t"iee III g1hpra'ion' N"lonel 1'eM
ai'' at hrs' lheIeuulouH ol l"rlh as !, was u
ms Sahghl'e nature 10 pe' presently pegaii t'
AUNT tnht the oai',inity was worst 81, 'na,i ,h'
mere ua,'age 70 ms properly me sheol
hogS ana cattle lhat ne had lost repieseii'e'
uut money saoIlhce' an a'air oi aoilar
ana cents hut Wnen az soiiiliullio"tioi ~ ue
tween stewart flat ana t,ie outer "orl'
was cuI OH ana u "iia 700 IaVe 10 ny; ah'
the gathering Siio" was ioaallig the roof ah'
! datNehihg Vle 'Wrr "nNio"s' ana rlsihe
rising ever ne leooghl@Vo ule i,upruuei'ceo Q
ms seFcuuil ui Auei aite loi ms Ieaiuehe'