Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-10-31

1ali deprecating, and flush rose TO his cheek
Is he tried to stammer formal apology.
cannot excuse the liberty have taken,
but can beg Miss Cuthbert's pardon. Her
ittitude and expression as she sat at the
lrgan the other evening struck me and
launted me until made a sketch and chris.
ened it st. Cecilia"
Excellent And so like her !"
"Mr. Kenneth must have made quite
study Of the lady's face and figure" Alice
Fleming said, with somewhat derisve
smile. lie ought TO have a vote of thanks"
"But | am afraid Miss Cuthbert on the
contrary, is displeased with me-" the propri.
tor of the sketch-book remarked, doubtfully.
"1ndeed no." the governess hastened to
ay. am very glad you thought my face
worth sketching. II has never been so much
IGNORED before"
She owes you more substantial thanks,
Kenneth" said Mr. Finnis with a laugh.
She ought to take the very attitude you
lave depicted, and repay you by giving us a
Song. All, Miss Cuthbert. don't say no I"
The governess shrank back.
You must excuse me. I'm not in the
mood for singing"
Must one be in the mood ?"
Pray oblige Mr.. Kenneth, Miss Cuth-
bert" said Bertha, maliciously.
II really cannot"
men she says She cannot she means
he will be urged"
The importantly, half Joking, half serious,
vas continued, until Alice Fleming, who
vas already annoyed by the affair of the
ortrait, quite lost patience.
never before she said, coldly, have
cen Miss Cuthbert attempt the role of the
'rima donna in society. She does it very
vel but really think we have had enough
OF it,
Utter aud amazed silence followed this
-peech. No one knew what TO say. Amy
Cuthbert crimsoned to the temples and
walked straight to the piano, struggling hard
20 keep back the tears that threatened to
overflow.
Still possessed by the sadness and ex-
lausted by the excitement of the afternoon,
the effort OF singing had seemed impossible.
But no sooner had she touched the keys
han she became conscious of an imperative
lesire-almost a necessity-of expressing
ler mood in music. Stopping abruptly in
- light prelude, she tossed aside the sheet of
music before her Only few days before she
lad set to music a little poem that had
truck her fancy, and now, without premed-
itation, she began to sing it, feeling as if all
he sorrow and despair in her soul were float
ing ont on the notes. Higher, sweeter the
iN'N'
md yearning, startling the careless listeners
TO intense attention. The passionate tones,
-oaring above them seemed singing the
Urge of hope
All. late rose. eaten to the heartl
All, bird whose southward yearnings start
me. une one may ia5i' the other ny, ,o.,
why may NOT i.-"ny may not u
linen slower iainter sadder, the voice fal-
l9red 10 the close laden with regret too deep
Tor words
Times hollow hand has room for all
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