The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-07-25

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which peryaded the cOuntenance of
her companion, who was thinking OF
the poverty aud labors Of her father
she continued
''Nay, Louisa, your humility carries
YOU too far. The daughter of min
lister of the church can have no supe-
riors. Neither l nor Mr.. Edwards is
quite your equal, unless" she added,
again smiling, che is in secret king.
"A faithful servant Of the King of
kings. Miss Temple. is inferior to
none on earth" said Louisa; "but his
honors are his own; ] am only the
child Of poor and friendless man.
and can claim no other distinction.
Why. then. should | feel myself elc-
waited above Mr.. Edwards, because
because perhaps he is only very,
very distantly related to John Mohe-
ganF'1 W, tssW jsot w.t .
III Chances of a very comprehensive
meaning were exchanged between the
heiress and the young man, rs louisa
betrayed, while vindicating his line
AGE the reluctance with which she
admitted his alliance to the old war
rior; but not even a smile at the sim
plicity of their companion was indulg-
ed by either. ,.
son reelection, must acknowledge
that my situation here is somewhat
equiyocal," said Edwards, "though |
may be said to have purchased it with
my blood"
"The blood, too, Of one of the ma
tive lords of the soilp cried Eliza
beth. whose melancholy had vanished
in the excitement of their dialogue.
800 / bear the marks Of my line
age so very plainly impressed on my
appcarance| asked the youth, with
a little pique in his manner. 81 am
dark, but not very red-not more so
than common
"Rather more so, just now" said
the heiress.
II am sure, Miss Temple" cried
Louisa, ''you cannot have taken much
notice of Mr., Edwards. His eyes arc
not so black as Mohegan's, or even
your own nor IS mis- hair !"
avery possibly, then, l can lay
claim to the same descent. 1t would
be a great relief to my mind to think
so, for | own that glieye when SEE
old Michigan walking about these
lands, like the ghost Of one Of theil
ancient possessors, and feel how small
is my right topOssess them.
'I)o your cried the youth, with
yehemence that startled the ladies'.
81 do, indeed, " returned Elizabeth
latter suffering Il moment to pass il
her surprise; "but what can | do
Should we offer the old man a homo
and maintenance, his habits would
compel him to refuse us. Neither
were we so silly as to wish such
thing. could we convert these clear
ings and farms, again, into hunting
grounds, ms the Misunderstanding
would wish to see them
'sYou speak the truth, Miss TEN
| pile" said Edwards. "What can yoJ
do, indeed But there is one thing
that am certain you can and will do
when you become themistress Of thes,
beautiful valleys use your wealth will
indulgence to the poor, and charity tt
the needy Indeed, you can do NJ
more"
"And that will be doing a gooC
deal" said Louisa, smiling in her turn
"Bdt there will, doubtless, be one e
take The direction Of such things from
her hands" ,'
sii II Nm not about to disclaim matri
mony, " cried the heiress, ''like a silly
girl. who dreams Of nothing else from
morning till night; but'I am nun
without the VOW Of celibacy. Wher
should | find a husband in these for
! tsts?" '''.. .,''. i".t'i''. till
io AThere. is nohe, Miss Temple, sat,
Edwards, quickly, ath6re is none VII,
has a right to aspire to you, and
know that you wiki assert the dignit,
LOT, your sex, and wait to be sought b.
your equal i or die, as you live, loved
respected and admired, by all uwA
know YOU gs'trs., ,t
The young man seemed to thin
THAT he had said all that was requires
by gallantry, for he arose. and takin
his hat, hurried from the apartment
perhaps Louisa thought that he ha'
said more than was necessary, for sh
sighed, with an aspiration so low tina
it was scarcely audible to herself, an,
and bent her head over her work again
tAnd it is possible that Miss Tempt
wished to hear more, for her eyes con
tinued fixed, for a minute, on the doc
through which the youth had passed
| then glanced quickly towards her com
panioh, when the long silence tina
succeeded manifested how much yes
may be given to the conversation Q
two maidens under eighteen, by tn
presence Of q youth of three and TWEEN
| ty.
The first person encountered by MI
Edwards, as he rather rushed tina
walked froGo the house, was the little
square-built lawyer, with large bun
die Of papers under his arm, q pair {
green spectacles on his hose, wit
glasses at the sides, as if to mnitipl
i his power of detecting frauds, by al
4 ditional organs Of vision.
4 Mr., Van der School was q well-ed
ucated man, but of slow comprehen
. sion, who had imbibed WEAKNESS i
! his speeches and actions, from hayin
suffered by his collisions with his NOR
mercurial and apt brethren who ha
1o;,1 +bo fou,,J TONS of fboif, f,roofio