Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-07-21

fell on those two lovers, who were to be
lovers no more. A handsome, well l-match-
ed pair they looked, for Morris was il we'll
grown, manly young fellow, and it was
pretty to see with what Il lingering fond
ness she clnng to him rs they exchanged a
few whispered words, half of unavailing
regret for the ending Of their day-dre am,
half of mutual encouragement to be stead
fast in the path of duty.
Goodbye. my darling." :" murmured
Phebe, as Morris stopped to kiss the tear
stained face, and so they parted.
Morris Gresham walked slowly towards
his mothers house, situated on the out
skirts of IL struggling township which the
cary Spanish settlers had called Vill;.
Real. but which. under the American rule,
was known as Tyler City. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lynn, Phebe.s parents. lived. a mile or
more from the town, at what was now
styled as Lynn's Clearing. small estate,
or rather farm, which the English immi-
grant had purchased years ago, and the
cultivation of which afforded mainte-
nance. but little or nothing more. to him
self and ItInilv. Morris father, once !,
wealthy merchant, had sustained Il serious
reverse of fortune before he died: and. on
! this account, his mother was doubly anx-
ions hat he should fulfill the engagement
entered into in early youth by himself and
Miss Carthew. his cousin. That Miss Car
thew was an heres> has already been told
1t had been the wish of the relatives on
both sides that these two young people
should marry; and it seemed as though
the time for the wedding had now arrived
when Morris, returning home on the com
petion Of his legal stu,iieS in Philadelphia
| for the first time encountered Phebe Lynn
and felt that to know her was to love her
| Then came Il brief. delicious period of sto
len happIne>s. of hopes and fears. of al
| the rosr-rolored visions that the great ma
Tlrlan Love can cause to pass before the
1aZZled ewes of mortals. No one suspect
Ell that any attachment had sprung up be.
wern Young ' +. Gresham and the beluli
FIJI English girl. The fact of Morris en-
yagcnIrnt to his cousin was too we'll knowr
to allow the. friends of the family to regarc
! him rs one whose affections were dispoSa
bic. while Nellie herself was little give1
10 misgIyings.
Then came n rude awakening. Some
chance word of Ncllie's had given alarm
20 the sensitive conscience of her former
choofelow, and 10y revealing how muci
the former looked upon Morris Il, her very
own. had caused the English girl. after ;
Struggle. To decide on giving up what wa,
Ie;rer 10 her than anything on e,rth-tilt
love OF the only man whom she had ever
deemed worth caring for. She had taker
blame to herself in that >he had ever per
mited the atfi1ncel of Nellie Carthew tt
address his vows to her. Phebe Lynn and
~ Il kind of expiation. had undertaken te
persuade the Young man 10 be true 10 bel
innocent rival. and had performed the tasl
well and nublv Morris went home from
tn" last sad try>t firmly resolved to do hi
best te make poor tru>tful Nellie happy
But when he found himself once more il
he presence of his mother and of his be
tro;hcd. he could hardly be blamed if hi,
ruant thoughts reverted, more often thar
would have been approved of by cithcr.t .tC
the Qlcenly image of her who had bidder
him to think Of her no more, save is
friend. His cousin was fragile little crca
turc, who, although now one-and-twentv
looked still almost IL child. Phcbe, al
thongh in reality the Younger by year
locked the elder of the two-a tall an,
graceful girl, in all the glow Of her ricl
beauty. Nellie had Il pleasant face, rathe
than any claim to actual prettines>. Tha
Phehe was more than pretty, was an &C
knowledgrd fact. There was somethin.
peculiarly winning. too, in her very man
ncr-so fearless, Yet 50 womanlv, tha
seemed the index to Il brave and gencrou
spirit. But he must give her up. Soon
very soon. it would he a sin to think @
her. For now his mother began, with tn
fond persistence Of mothers who seek t
promote the happiness Of their children, t.
press for the completion of the engage,
\ =,
As the Young man saw tie tmd iov. TIN
perfect confidence, that shone in Nellie
eyes a. she listened to this talk of Mrs
'ilrsham's. and then coyly turned toward
himself. lie could not but own that, to cas-
his cousin off would have been, indeed,
base and cruel deed.
Meanwhile, alone in the veranda Of he
fathers house, Miss LYNN stood, needles
of t. e perfumcd breath OF the mlgnoli;,
hat was waited around Ter BY the balm
Southern breeze; hecdi, s., too, Of the note
of the strange birds that like the Engli>
ninhtiny,t poured forth their thrills @
-ong from the !lou ering shrubs and leaf
shade trees around the settlers lionel
abode. There >he stood, locking lstlessl
mp 1T the glorio STAR splngled SKY of th;,
,ll but tropical lali;udc and. rs she gaze
her eyes grew dim, and the hot tears fel
thick and fast. IS for the first time sh
Thoroughly realized how mu h she love
: Morris Gresham, and how great was til
sacrifice which her better nature had com
| PEELED her to make. 1t was quite right t
act thus, nor did she repent what she ha
: dol ne But she felt that something was gon
from her that left her poor indeed. an
that now her life would be very, very de>
oltle.
Il can make that young Gresham out
said IL certain Judge Hopkins. the oracl
of that district Of which Tyler was til
ch et town. lit seems, nj first Jump. :;
t if no young hap ever found nicer watfl
. cakes ready buitercd for him A snug fol
I tune drops into his lap, rs it we're. and
would but play his cards well we'd sen
that. and of III king himself popular. Il
goes about without Il word to throw to
, neighbor. and looks rs glum and us gray
+ as if lie were expecting to be hanged, il
| stead of married. liked the looks of Il
la we'll enough when he first came bacl
but now. wish l may be chawed up h
' wild cat, if can understand the chang
: in his manners"
Judges highly colored picture of tt
4 young mans moody demeanor. His W.
z by no means the biIhe and buoyant bea
my that becomes, in general estimation,
. bridegroom eXpectant. As Il boy and rs
t stripping he had been II flvorite with al
and when he went northwards to study ft
Y his profession - the one of all Others !
d. America which in quiet times forms tt
5 ladder 10 political success - great thing
: had been predicted by his numerous wei
f wishers, as to his ultimate triumphs. Eve
b during the first few weeks that followe
: his return to the shelter of his mother
+ roof. he had seemed the same frank higl
$ spirited youth who had won the esteem
s his home-staying neighbors; but now, Ju
{ rs every one was preparing to congrat
Il late him on a marriage from which all a
: CURED well. he became taciturn and almo
n morose. and seemed to shrink from the S
: cietv of his former associates.
No one guessed the truth, that what d
r. ! nresspd tLe shirts and tullpd the wit