The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-01-20

Losing a Lover.

"What on earth has become of Lucy
Taylol's beau :" queried Aunt Dofcas
j, nes; II haven't seen him in town since
chat picnic over to Long Pcnd.'
Ol that match was broken up long
ago" said tic Widow Perkins, who hal
Just dropped in 10 tea.
ID teil exclaimed good Aunt Dorces
industriously kneadng Bcr biscuits. "Nell,
It does beat all how particular the young
folks are geuiug 10 te-Rirls especially
Now | though; he seemei to b" areul likely
Young man, indeed, aud Lucy TaN l1r is n
light smart looking girl. 1t seems pity"
"Wcll, all | know about It, said TIE
widow, "is that Squire Taylors hired grl
told my Jerusha Aun that she didn't be.
neye tney were rightly engaged, but he'd
been paying attention to Lucy while she
was away ut school, and, after she wet
home, he came 10 spend the vacation win
Fred Taylor, and sce how the old folks
7.- la Ia. sritad white 10 Woo, m thaT"
snmpthing or ether nusr have Lappenec-
for the hlled girl said She knew Lucy never
got any letters from him, and hadn't got
got his picture, because she had searched
everywhere for it. May be be turned Out
to be forger, or something dreadful
you can't calculate on young men nova
days"
While the two old gossips are Specializing
III tell you, cOnfdentially, how it really
happened that Lucy Taylor lost her lover
Nobody ever said that Lucy Taylor was
a beauty, and only her partial friend.
thought her uucommonly pretty but she
had Just sweet, gentle, lOvablc face as
you meet a dozen times day upon crowd
ed street, and there was something SO de.
ightfully fresh and charming about her
| tha. she seemed to draw all hearts to hei
| by some magic Of her own. Without being
remarkable tor either beauty, wit, or wis
| dom, she nevertheless reigued supreme II
her own circle, and that circle was by III
means small. So when she left the quie
| little village, and went away TO the sem
mary Of B, she quietly won her way
To q high place in the regard Of both teach
ers aud pupils. Some Cf the teachers, it il
true, shed at timts Lucy was little mort
prompt aud thorough in her recitatiOns
there were S. many little golden grain
dropped cut and overlooked by her that
though she gathered up tolerable shea
| from The harvest fields of knowledge, tht
careful, studious toilers found much tina
| she Lost.
Lucy isn't Morough enough; but i
seems 10 be her only fault, and she MAJ
| luIlONt. ma W do NliS EbiiNi al tNphlhipAI
| to her chaTGc er.
Outside of the seminary walls, Lucy
| found many admirers and one Of these
Henry Weston-wa4 gcnela'ly regarded il
toe light OF Lucy's lover. How Lucy her
self locked upon him was not definitely
known; but one thing WAS certain; atte
making diligeni use If the oppOrIuuitie
afT JrdCd by $, minary rules for social inter
course, Il c young man WAS most opportuue
ly invited, by Luty's brother Fred, 10 COM
up to Ardey and help him spend his Sum
mer vacation agieeably. OF COur, c he &C
tep cd, for Fieu Tay lor was such capi q
fellow, and It would he such Il relief to &c
out of the ty n few weeks.
Lucy would le at home; ard who ha
not known the romance and witchery 1
country walks and rambles-mOCnligh hit
| twilight -shaCe, sentiment aud rosesp
| If Lucy was charming in the hot glar
Of city gas-lights, what would she be in th
pure, unlrOubel Atmosphere of home
Young Weston leaned back in his chair
with Fred's note bttween his fingers, an
pictured lhat home to himself as u "broa
green. couutry place, and Lucy as the pre-
sulug diviui y, sneCdiug beauty, sw,e. mes
nj d Udur though the Whole. l. was pleas
ant 10 think of, and as he contemplated IL
vi i'm the minutes slipped 80 rapidly awh
that he came within IA second of being laI
at his place in the bank-a thing that ha
never happened before IN all his prompt
m, tn dica basiness life. Partly from nS
ture, aud parily from years of training i
a business that required the utmost tho
ougnness and precision, HenrY Weston
Leading characteristic WAS careful after
ton to the smallest details of whatevC
came under his hand to do. His employ
era trusted him entirely, knowing that 4
item entrusted 70 his oversight would |
neglected, or let Slip for want of care
prompt ten ion. IL was a character wort
possessing and these tagaciOus ones Wcl
not far wrong when they prophesied hi
he would take higher place IN the bar
b. { re many years. Certainly he was earl
ing promotion.
Vacation day slipped around, and M
Henry Weston made his Arrival in Ardle.
having been duly heralded week bef
by the "hired girl, so that there were pie
ty of curious eyes regarding the great lun
bcriug hack as 1t drew up in front of Sqn
Taylor's house. There was the homesteS
lust as he pictured it-large and breez
with its graceful, shadOwing elms; the
was Squire Taylor. digniied and porty
his delicate, lady-llke wife, who mutt ha'
been once Just what Lucy was now; the
was Fred, with bis rough, hearty greeting
and limld, fultering Lucy, looking faire
5 fIeshsr, more enchanting than ever, In h
pretty home dIess of delicate lawn.
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