Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-05-07

May pHthely wen tine Earlie's son. y
The swan, she said, 1.-THE lakes clear breost
May barter for the eagles nest;
nhe AWes nerce stream may. backward tnrn
en-Crualchan fall, and crush Kilchurn;
Our Killed clans, when blood is high,
i their ioes may turn and hy
bnt |, were all these marvels done.
Would never wed the Earlie's SON.
Still in the water-lly's shade
ner wonted nest tho wild swan made;
en-Cruaichan stands as fast rs ever,
, Ttlll downward ioams the Awe's fierce river !;
10 shun the clash OF foeman's steel.
No Highlands brogue has turned tho heel;
but Noras heart is lost and won,
Shes welded to the Earlie's sonl
Before the reading was flushed Simon the
Younger saw he had struck key note.
Miss Sally turned first red then blue, and
finally white. She looked rs though she
would sink through the floor. The reading
OF the poem instead of throwing Off the re-
straint only increased 1t. 1t was wholly
impossible for Miss Sally to rally from it.
There were so many persons IN the room
that no questions could be asked but Simon
saw there was n terrible struggle going on
IN her mind and that the ground had all got
to DO fought over again. When tho party
broke up Simon the Younger was on hand
to help her into the sleigh. In doing so Sal
", unseen, thrust letter into his hand.
When the sleigh was driven off Simon with
palpitating heart fastened to his room and
read 1t.
" My dear friend II am in the hands of
destiny and cannot do rs would. never
expect to be happy in this world. Fate is
against mel
q" have thought the matter over that we
talked Of last evening. They are not willing
l should do rs my heart dictates. They un.
derstand nothing of congenal spirits, and
are willing to sacrifice my happiness and 1
am powerloss to oppose it. But | can re-
spect your father if l do not love him. l
will endeavor to make him faithful wife
and do my duty to him and them.
81 hope this will cause no estrangement
between us. trust we shall be friends the
same as ever. And now, by the memory of
the many happy hours of correspondence be-
tween us, do forgive me for this decision
And if our lives here do not mingle in one
we shall be more blessed in the hereafter"
by this time Simon the Younger discover
ed he was really in love with Sally. This
rejection. then, coming so soon after his &C
ceptance the night before, was like thun-
der clap or a cold water shower bath He
went to bed but not to sleep. His heart was
tormented all night long with the struggle
between love and destiny, and when morn
ing returned no relief came to his broken
heart
What should he dop HIS rival was his
own father. He realized that his father was
having double game played of on him, but
he hardly knew what step to take to thwart
it. As he could not decide alone he went to
Della the Darling. lie told her all his troub-
les, beginning with the valentine and ending
where the letter was thrust into his hand
the night previous
Della the Darling like darling as she
was read the letter and then offered to be n
mediator She proposed to take the letter to
Simon the Older and tell him all the cir
cumstances. In his despair Simon the
Younger fell in with the proposition. They
knew Simon the Older was terribly quick.
tempered, and accustomed to explode like
gunpowder when anything crossed him sud-
denly. So Della the Darling stole into the
paror with fear and trembling. She found
him sitting at the table occupied, writing a
letter to his Dulcina del Toboso. She got
down on her knees right before him, rested
her elbows on his knees and turned her dar-
ling little face up to his for kiss OF course
she got the kiss and repaid it on the spot.
Then she softly stroked his beard and tol
him she had got something to tell him. 1t
would make him feel very bad but she want
ed him to promise he would not be angry.
Simon the Older was so intensely happy at
that moment that he promised lie smooth
ed back her glossy hair with parental fond
ness. OF course he would not be angry with
Della the Darling He thought she knew
him better than that.
Then Della the Darling told him the whole |
story, ending by showing him the letter. by |
the time he had finished reading this tender |
epistle all his gorgeous matrimonial air cas- |
ties had gone to entire smash. Simon the |
Older was not of temperament to take such |
letter calmly. He sprang to his feet flri- |
Gus. "Where is the young rascal?" he ex-
"Send him here this instant III |
teach the youngster to NEEDLE with my af-
fairs
Della the Darling was frightened almost
to death. She rushed out of tho room and |
found Simon the Younger.
"Oh, Simon! father is awful angry! new
er saw him act so! I'm afraid he'll kill YOU"
XIII meP" Numbered Simon the Younger,
tearing himself away from Della the Darling
who was clinging to him. "Kill meP |
guess two can play at that game! I'll teach
the old gray head better than to steal my"
Here Simon the Younger was so over
come with wrath that he could not finish the
sentence, but turned and rushed for the par
lor. Della the Darling screamed and faint
ed away.
Before Simon the Younger reached the
parlor he was suddenly seized with sense
of pity for his poor, deuded father. 1t came
to him all at once that his father was not to
blame for what he had done. Should he
then seek his own fathers blood? No! His
wrnthlul countenance vanished and heart
broken one took the place of it.
The instant Simon the Older beheld the
visage of Simon tho Younger he
90 reented. A sudden conception of tho
righteousness of the whole affair crept over
him. His wrath either went up or down or
for it vanished instantly. and
he two stood looking ut each other more
han minute before word was spoken.
We'll, my son, Dhdt hare you 10 say?"
began Simon the Older, speaking slowly
"Well, father. what have you to sayP" re-
urned Simon the Younger, meekly.
mice little double game she was playing,
lhP" continued Simon the Older.
Simon the Younger's face grew more woe
'egone than ever. lie heaved deep sigh,
visited his mouth into the imitation of
'orkscrew, and groaned OUT
"Simon the Older