Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-09-06
The Heiress' Lover .

"We're going to take some city board
ers,' said Farmer Parsons, as he put
his packages of sugar and tea into the
big basket he had brought to the store
in his wagon. ''Wife and will be
down to fetch 'em tomorrow. There is
lady and some children, and a young
lady, great heiress. She is mourning
for the uncle that left the property; so
she can't 60 to lively place. Quite a
young gal and very pretty. Two pounds
of raisins, Mr. Jones, and some currants
reckon pound'll do
News is news in the country. The
farmers audience listened intently. The
doctor-young Doctor Purl-who had
stepped in for letters-the store was al
so the post-ofice-took note of every
word, and Marcus Moreland, who had
come to post letter also, remembered
what the old man had said As he
walked away, pretty young girl" he
said to himself. can heiress gets the
reputation of being pretty; probably she
is not half so nice looking as Farmer
Parsons own daughters. Heiresses are
apt to think too much of themselves"
IAN heiress. Well l shall go over
to see Parsons pretty soon. No place
like the country for a courtship, and a
fellow who marries an heiress need not
wait year in and year out to build up
his practice. | wonder how much she
is really worth ? A great heiress. That
oughtn't to mean less than hundred
thousand dollars. l should like wife
with a nice little bank account of that
size. Young and pretty, too, is rare
chance, " said the doctor, as he jumped
into his gig.
The city boarders came next day. The
loungers at the store saw them get into
the wagOn-a fat young matron and
three little girls, nurse, baby, and a
young lady dressed in mourning. The
storekeeper's wife noticed the elegant
cut of the overskirt which the latter
wore, and more than one saw the dia-
mond ring flash on her finger; but it
was just dark, and the beauty was not
settled point, for no one could see her
face.
Marcus Moreland, who was the poor
clergyman's son, and had just fought
his way through college with prospect
of teaching the male department of the
district school that winter as his best
one. while working in his fathers gar
den the next morning, was placed in q
position to judge OF this matter.
He heard little scream, and looking
up saw a very pretty young lady, and
very pretty little boy flying in terror
from perfectly harmless, brOad-faced
white milch COW, who, in the excess Of
her content, as she stood knee deep il
the water of pond chewing the cud
had elevated her nostrils, and turning
her slow, brown eyes in the direction O.
the pedestrians, uttered long moo-o-o.
"Oh!'' screamed the young lady
family "can't you run faster, Tommy
l think she's coming after u.s.
al beg your pardon, ma'am, but mool.
won't touch you. She wouldn't hur
any one. She is perfectly harmless
, See ~ cried Marcus, as he approaches
| the pond side and patted the white head
"See-we have had her ten years, AM
she is the gentlest creature"
"Tm quite ashamed of myself, but
f am not used to cows. / thought L,
: made her angry, and when you hav
5 other peoples children with you it i
such responsibility. Tom, don't touc
, the gentleman's flowers. I'm ashame
D of you," said the young lady.
t For city Tom, with general ide
I that the country belonged to everybody
" was helping himself to roses.
/ OF course, after that Marcus plucke
: flowers for Tom, and bouquet for th
young lady and as she walked bewitcf
= ingly up the road, with the flower
: against her pretty chin, he decided tn;
! the helress certainly was the lovelie,
e thing that his eyes had ever rested upol
IS That afternoon Doctor Purl rode owe
: to Mrs Parsons made call was il
! troduced. Decided that the heiress W;
). beauty, conversed with her in maj
5, ner calculated to prove that he at lea
st was no country pumpkin, made a poll
of looking at his beautiful watch befol
ie he left, and had the satisfaction of fee
: ing that he had made an impression.
a May Dimple was very inexperience
S. and very willing to think the best
u. everybody. At eighteen she was mi
ui tress of fine fortune, and being an 0
= phan, her own mistress altogether HI
Is heart was yet white, unwritten shee
of and the first that made love to her W;
ne likely to win it. Vague lOngings
% that peculiar tenderness which only
m lover can offer, already possessed h
ar soul. and she was just the sort of lit
e; woman to forget her own advantage
IS and feel very grateful for love and a
~ ~ miration. The doctor was tall and Fl
of looking. aud she caught herself blus
80 ;no 90 sha looked into the GLASS Aft