St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-01-15
Susy Hopes s Lesson.

Him, Well. | suppose opposition
would only make matters wur>,. but |
warn You Su>y Maxwell is Il spoiled
crossed IN her life"
This waS Montague Hopes comment
when his f;INuritt nephew. Walter. told
him he wa> engaged to marry pretty
Su>l Maxwell. the daintir-t, sweetest
little blonde fairy that ever charmed
away Il mans heart.
Il am sure am not going T." many
her To cross her - WAS the warm reply.
and luclr Montague shrugged his bach
clnr shoulders and maintained Il dis
Greet silence.
For many Il long week after the hon
cymoou there was only peace and hap
pime>s between Walter and Su>N. The
Young husband having Il good SALARY in
Il wholesale house. where he WAS stiles
man. ha'i taken il handsome room in Il
fashionable uptown boarding house.
and while Su>l'S handsome trnrl<rau
/ WAS new she had nothing left I" wish
/ for. Had the little wife been i'll Il COS,
/ home of her own. We're il ever 81 tiny. q.
she might have found happy employ
mcut tn keep her still content. But in
Il hoaI ding house. WalteraWaN all day q.
she soon made friends with the other
ladies. unfortunately for her. po>>c>~ing
wealth sufficient to gratifN an Unborn
/ love of dress.
Walter opcmcd his eyes IL little At
some of the prices Su>y Insisted wcr,.
requisite to obtain tinery. hut as long a>
he could afford it he gave literally.
But Uncle Montague wl> right when
he said that Su>l wa> never crossed. 1t
is true her demands in her old home
were SomcNlIt mere moderate. bat she
/ had been the pcttcd darling of her aged
| grandparents. an orphan from infancy .
and imdul%ed i'll every wish. 80. when
/ the demands for money bccamc unreal
~omahi,. and were refused. Susie drycl-
opcd IN uuslSpcctcd caparity foI pout
| ing. and would Sulk for days together,
quoting her new friends opinions "t
/ Walters mcannc~S.
Matters grew worse and Morse. till
one morning. being denied Il lace shaw
upon which she had set her heart. SuSy
tcartullN wished that she had never
married. ur had taken Wayne Russell.
who was heir to half Il million. She
was Sorry Il minute later. when Walter
! turned Il set. white face toward her and
said:
"lou only love the money You can
spend, them
\ burst of hyStelical tears was tn,
only answer, aud then Walter WAS
gone.
Not tn the store. but straight to Tn
Gle MontagucS office.
''Unclc - he said. abruptly entering
q, -. IL
still open -
The one offered to you before yor
were married! :!
''Ies. | want it. Now to-day"
''But YOU cannot take Susy. The
salary is very large, and there are hand
some commissions. hut the travel is in.
ceSSaut.
81 know Can have it -
''What is the trouble. Walterg'
Il must have more money. Susy
wants more than can afford to give her
and more than once has informed mt
that she married to do as she pleased
50 am going to take myself off. and
let her have all the money she wants."
Uncle Montague reflected. and finally
said slowly. well, YOU can have it,"
PreliminarieS arranged, Walter went
I" The store, resigned his position, and
hurried home to pack Il trunk and start
for Pittsburgh. Even then soft WORD
from SuSy might have changed his re-
solve hut Susy was Out-'.gone shop
ping. the servant told him.
When she came home note upor
her dressing table greeted her sight
Brief and harsh
"Slncc You care for nothing but mon
ey and fine clothes. | have accepted m
offer to travel West. on large salar,
and commission, and can remit to vor
enough, to make You happy. | hav,
refused the position before. as It necessi
tated our separations, but nov | have
no hesitation in accepting it. II yor
can arrange it, you had better return tc
your grandfather's. WALTER"
If Walter could have heard the moan.
ing cry that greeted the letter he coult
never have carried ont his hasty resolu
tion. But he was already Oh his way
Westward, and there was no one t,
comfort Susy as she wept and grieved
More than once she whispered in he
sObbing:
"And meant to tell him to-day. Oh
why didn't tell him. He would new
er have gone
All NIGHT the LITTLE blonde sOrrOWed