Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-12-16

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young man began TO grow proud and dis
tant.
"If it is o secret you have" said he,
4 will not take it from you"
She hesitated for moment, and re-
garded him with an appealing look; tncn,
finding nothing in his face but disappoint-
ment and coldpess, she suddenly exclaim-
ed,
81 can not hef you quarrel with me,
Alister, aud just before our wedding g-day.
There wass secret-but-but there iss
no wrong in tit was that your brother
Duncan he did ask me. Il few years ago TO
marry him-that wass all. And now you
will know why | can not 60 to him with
the message"
My brother Duncan y the young man
said, profoundly surprised, and yet find
ing in the circumstances ap explanation
of much in his brothers recent conduct
toward himself And is he angry with
you that you would not marry him, Aila-
ST. ?'
IL do not know" the girl said, simply.
Since that day he will not speak word
to me-uot one. Whom hef seen him
coming along the road he would 60 across
the moor to be out of the way. 1t wass
many time l will be ferry sorry that l
hef done him any harm; but that is the one
thing girl can not do-to marry the
man she haSs net in her heart and she
should not be blamed for that"
All this set Aister Lewis thinking.
"He is an angry man, Ailasa, when he
is crossed" :" he said Sand yet the people
will talk if he does not come TO the we'd
ding. will speak to him myself, and
maybe he will come 10 the wedding"
Alister had no difficulty in finding out
his brother, who was at work in the i,!ds.
He demonstrated with him for not having
Joined the festivities of the previous night.
"And wass there not enough to 60 on
wi the drinking and dancing? ?" Duncan
Lewis said angrily. "It is good thing
here iss wan to look after the farm in.
stead of filling his head with the whisky
md going to sleep in pyre."
"But there is not a wedding every day,
Duncan" the younger man said, "and
there was no neen to drink more than you
cared for. IF you had come TO the sup
per, there was a good bed for you at any
time"
"Ay,' said the other, scornfully, sit
ss fine thing to hef many friends and
much merry making, when you git them
all the fowls about the farm and more
whisky as they eau driok. 1t is ferry
good thing to hef friends who will tell
you you wass doing good thing in get
ting married to lass that hass not pen
ny"
II hope you will come to the wedding,
Duncan" the younger man said, humblJ.
"What for should | come TO the wed.
ling'" the other SAID, sulklly.
The people will talk if you do not
come and Ailasa Macdonald, she is
good lass, aud you do not wish to hef pep
pie say that you would not come to her
"Do not ask me to come to the wedding
Alis,er Lewis" said the other, going on
With his work. the younger man stood
there for a moment or two won-
icring what sort of argument he coulG
bring to bear. At length, in the incau-
iousness of youth, he blundered upon a
dangerous remark.
but this is what | think, Duncan"
said he. "that people will talk about you,
90, if you do net come to our wedding.
Yes sure enough, they will talk; and
what will hinder them saying you wanted
Ailasa for wife yourself ?"
The man dropped his scythe as if he had
been shot. He turned and confronted his
,rother-but on the face of the latter
here was no expression Of scorn He
was merely waiting bis brothers decision.
Then, by Kort,' said Duncan Lewis,
with flash Of anger in his black eyes,"l
will come to your wedding. 1t wass you
Yourself, Alister Lewis, that asked me to
come to the wedding. And if hef no
Ferry fine clothes to give the lass, and It L
am not good at the dancing-well. ihasl
IS no matter, for there are many more
sho will be ferry glad over the welding.
But, oh yes, l vii! be at the wedding,
Alister-you can tell Mrs. Macdonad's
lass will be at the wedding"
Alister Lewis was himself sufficiently
1uick.tempercd, and might at another time
bave resented the scorniu way in which
his brother spoke. But a man who is