Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-01-27


that JOY found great satisfaction in his
society, and he in hers which, after all.
WIS not wondrrful
In the evenings and on rainy DAYS we
played Bc-iguc. or had music. or ,lavcl
billiards that is JOY and Charlie did. for
| couldn't play billiards: we had facilities
time never hun" heavily on our han,!s
twingr. when Joy seemed a bit more ten
der with Charlie than thought w:,- qlile
necessary; but it did not disturb me much.
One day, though. did have a real sharp
pang. which taught me a lesson. if had
not been such Il confident goose. What
sort of beauty was |, to retain such Il mag
nitcent fellow a> Ch trlc,-but this is non
I sense.
ache. or something lay down after
woke mp and started to tinf Charlie and
Cousin JOY hut could see nothing of them
about tie house or grounds Finally Il
servant told me in answer to my inquiry.
that she thought they were strolinr up the
road. So followed in that direction About
Il quarter "f Il mile from the house heard
ti'll Noi'eN' Il liltic Oh tlif loti, :tn'i lufn-
ing mo the wood IN the direction OF The
>""ii" l came up IN 'iieil >hl i'nIy lhty
iiltue preitv p!cttlfc-l Will say that for
lem.
Charlie was lNlng i,zilv at he foot of Il
ErtH' tree. reading owen Mrrrlirth al"nd.
'nd Joy, resting one hHn'l up n his >houl-
irr, over which she @ltn'-cd. now at the
book. now ut his hnn'I>"m" eyes. seemed
hardly to bt certain whittier She was most
':e>tci IN the author or tn" ret !rr- |
gave a low Hem. afcr Withdrawing :,
little; and when loi'cr"a slowly towards
them he WIS seated quite a distance from
INN. evidentiy Im e absorbed in hi- rem
ierIn" ct Lucille.
| confess | Wa bit di>herr'encd at
lbs Little Gene; but | did not think IN ;ch
# ii. particularly a. Charlie vas t. leave
IS IN u few dtv>
He had been with u> u week, which was
Ill tie time that could he >p irei him e:
md ,h"u.h JOY hr"@,,l h1r,er than did
ior a few rNtr, DAYS lr wa~ not one to
let pleasure, however sweet, interfere with
his Real int r->t
WIS. however. |" receive 4 81 rck be
fore h~ departure which should teach m.
how lijtr one can RELY upon that which
i n"t actually in onc'~ possession. The
lesson WI Il >cV're on. bat | fancy have
benetItrd 10y II after All.
Tie morning Charlie WAS to Lave us |
ro>'. carly. aS HE wagon would call tur
him at ci.hj O'clock t ttkr him To- th.
-tation- But, callN A. Wa. | Was pre-
cd"l by joy. .ur heard her soft musical
voice on lh" piazza a | went To my
window | ncv'r VA II t'ncr. and |
! don t think | should ever be one. after
what heard thcr" lhr morning WIS -
>tlll that | heard tN' ~ word. ana th!- i
what JOY wa- >HN'ng: No. Mr.. Cart
wright. | shall not accept Y"u. Not
| because lo not Ike You. Tor do very
much: bat really G" Id no. @lV- myself
twal after such a >i'rrt r"urt>hip- An
here | heard her clear. ringing laugh.
which always h'd some hing Of tn,
trtill, lal IN il. Will III tkc the court
Ship a> long IL Won Ike. JOY. hut have Vol
| VIII ~omr time. IhI~ Wa CllariI" :
answer, delivered IN I, e intense a' e MS
knew 80 well: and | knew too that h
would have her after thai, II hr had to
move ne ven ahi t'rlh l" e "'.r n,
- ni,.' nor 'I1i'nH
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u .''' III
am i'i,' sur mere WAS no >l-n IN my
l''t OF manner Mh'th r"HIh nave t"ld
| hyth'h- oi what kn' W. Ion possessed
r"ii>id III T., power 81 >tli-rr,tFaint- BEN
= '''l'''i ll''.' H','E' ID" me 'i",n WAS
my IL ''I' WAS J.l>l oT"heh' 'iH IN a. 'he
H'i"'e =" ""'' ~ u IL "iH l'l'i me 1t, III
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