The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-04-14
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fully, as uncommon an accomplishment a.
violin play ing among us

overlook me "Good evening, Miss East
man
&c ,od evening. Gilbert" 1--WE are very
unconventional 10 Merit. and @ lbert had
been one OF my .chooboys) Il thought
you had horror of conference meetings."
80 have hut Sydney persuaded me
IL come with b m. am Glad did a. |
want to- STOW sou he Thvndersto,ns Lo-
tice OF my picture from oA r.ouDiaIb that
you With me 10 papi."
"a Mr.. Reid foud OF conf rerc c. meet
ing','" / asked, igsoring the picture
"Well, not exactly" rpWd GLIB IT
laughing You see his attractive" he adj
d, d, nodding in he direction of Reid and
Margaret. HE has long stood q gre,t way
off and admired Margaret, she is 20 utterly
different from the girls he has known.
Lately he Ia beginning TO approach for a
nearer acquaintance. Poor fellow nm
afraid 1t Is the moth ard the candle. But
turn about 10 a fsir play; lie has been
candle 81 many times it is but just to re-
verse the part for once.
thought to myself that it was not a
moih and candle game at all. but two OPP
poeitc magnetic poles coming slowly but
surely into tue range of attraction. aud
reverted TO Gilber's picture
After this Gilbert brought Sydney Rsid
to call on me and discovered that, what
ever he might have been, he was a gentle
man at heart, ard was doing his utmost TO
attain culture and polish There was. rs
Gilbert had said, great deal of good in
him if he only had the right sort OF influ-
ence TO bring it out. From looking on him
distrustfully rs dangerous friend for
Margaret, / became interested in him and
almost began to hope she might ike him.
But on this point | could not satisfy my
self
The young men called one or two even
ings when Margaret was with me-, but she
was cordial and at ease with them both,
and Reid divided his attentions carefully
between Margaret and myself. They be-
came Margaret and Sydney to each other
after the approved Merton fashion; they
drove occasionally, aud Reid called on her
often, sometimes with Gilbert Hamilton and
sometimes alone. But she also droye and
walked with Gilbert, which knew meant
nothing but friendship.
One evening few weeks after the con-
ference meeting the two called on me. We
had some music and Reid sang. Pathetic
songs suited his voice, and he sang Bon
ME sweet Bessie, the maid o Dundee"
charmingly except TINT in one of the ver=es
he stammered an instant over the name,
nearly singing another, and blu.hed VIC
lently. In the course of the conversation
after the singing, he spoke to Margaret
calling her "Mageie," at which Gilbert
laughingly protested that Maggie was the
most hoydeni-h name in the language; worse
than Kate even.
Very well sir" replied Reid with an as
sumption of dignity very comical to see
1--WE will have the opinion Of the subject of
these remarks, sir. Miss Lyndon" with
bow which Turverdrop senior could not
have excelled, but at the same time throw
ing her a glance which would have made
the fortune OF stsge Romeo } by what
cognomen is it your pleasure that your
tumble friends shouldsaddress you ma am ?"
She laughed at the Turvey drop, but I
felt that she answered the glance when she
said 81 like my friends to call me by any
name that pleases them !" on which Gilbert
proceeded to address her gravtly az
Certify"
Gilbert Chartered gaily on, and Margaret,
Who had not left the music stool, struck in
toa rafting waltz, IN which she made
good deal of unnece ssary noise and struck
several Isl-e nUu 5. At quo -vo- the light
came back to Reid's eyes. and whtn he
next spoke his voice thrilled through the
commonplace that he uttered, rs few mo-
ments before it bad thrilled through the
music of the "sIaid o Dundee"
Margaret WAS iiighertd at the crisis
which, though 1t had been near her for
weeks came so suddenly. D d she want
to marry sydney keid she cid not know,
and che did not want ro decide tc-piRht;
yet SHE felt she must. These thonyh's ran
through her mud While her fingers struck
4 scords UNDECIDED.
lp.f h.. nv - h.
can play tu-nigh Syluty, YOU aud Misc
Eastman play sui. 9 ue y
l took my place UNIV II gly enough. hut
Margaret gave mt such an imp oring glance
That could MT refuse. Reid plas Ell badly
and go did from symp Thy | suppose.
Msrgar' fl G herself TT" chnir and
heard not on, uutr MI we finished Then
she erred ''Bt1o! Y u II v d int
splerdldl> bHd ris'r d va IN she
vent on: Nm d. rfy NY fvrre
rl-aSe" And sb- pitk ,ui ,net *
pages lo' G. for hich | kueN shr oidn't
care \ straw.
"No indeed" replied. Il cannot con-
sent to mangle his music snu toiiur. Sir
Reid's cas- any longer. Que attempt is
sufficient
'-Rcid ,sid something about the mistakes
being his fnui. thai II Vac bii, nj d thy
must g.. Indeed, Gllherl bad gone ~ble
we we're playing ] knew thar NJ r. aet
must decide her lot that night, and Won
dered what it would b..
The road from my echoohouse lies part
ly through wood. stopped next doy 10
gather some ferns, AS sat on the ground
some distance from the road arrangirga
bouquet, a carrisge passed ,lOwl along.
saw nothing of the OCCUPANT except dress
~. bat I .. l,,nx
Reds clear tenor singing; Bonnie sweet
Mdggte' "a pause. longer than the music
requlres) "the maid O. Dundee
| added the last touches to Margaret's
wedding toilet ; arranged the flowers in her
hair, clasped necklace of moss rose buds
at her throat and caught the flowing broAl
veil over her dress of white muslin.
When she | were alone moment, after
the handshskings and congratulations were
over, Sydney came up. Miss Eastman,
you are WITCH" he said. "You have
made Maggie look beautifully" At which
Maggie (Yos, ! have learned to call
her happiness shone out of her eyes and
overlooked and TRANSPORTED her face, TIL
she looked fair enough to be the bride Of
the kingliest man on earth, if a kinQlier
could have been found than Sydney Reid,
which she would not have believed, and
which even doubted as he moved off so
proudly with his wife on his srm.
Gilbert was right. There was good in
Sydney Reid, and Maggie was the one per-
son in the world to develop it most fully.
He Is to-day a noble, earnest, respected
man, and as much a lover "a wpen, six
years ago, he stumbled over "Ths maid O.
Dundee" in my little parlor.