Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-04-18

long time maid bomaae ~ ,ha shr;,'a or liz
intellect. and She had coon ,yi,b aorron' ,bat
the fervent admiration sbo faIt ,naa w. "a
ciprocated nv him. Strone, sn;,h iaoia,,a
disannointment sbe rosoiva5 .tat CJ~aI;'iS JauS
sbonld not ar least hear nff tba .",o ;"s,?i Saao
nrize. and in a few eveninos oftar hnr -"
tnrn sbo oroon,torod hi,,, - a. ,s,.tf ~,
NJ. pa,,a, ;ato,,.;anii.' "' 80 Wv N','.o'o'l vi
Envv cbagr;r and disa,,,o;,t,,,,,t pi pa,v
In oive nnergv IN bor do,er,nina,;nn 81 aha
nnrnoselv introdnced ,ba sm%ioo, ''iO nf sho .ho
al,nos, forootton ano,y,,,o,,s ia3,ar W. .,n,,
were gathered round tbe oo,tratohlo a C.
lines cheeL was hlancboJ ~ ", 9n,an, a'J
Win an anneaIing IocL sba ,,Iasad ho, ~o 'I,a
at Ellen. bnt tbes beseecbinS % iool, was m.i n.y.
answered Mr. Esdail snoLes si,h ,,"ro ,han ~"
his us,,aI enarov and warmth a,d sa,.o,.oi,,
denounced tbe writer Of sncb a caln,nnions
article
al co,,Id ,o,,or " coil ba % tras,ao, ~. io,,o
nerson that conld stoon 70 sncb an act ~
dnnlicitv or neanness. tbere ,vas no avono "Iv
it was entirely unfounded"
Poor Caroline The tear.dro,s rnsbed into
her eves ber nnnisb,nent bad hut ;,,s, hoy
gnn A. tbe evenina yoro a,,oy al Jd'S S,iss
Jackson rose to danaSt Mr. EsdaI ofFerad it 90
ascort bar homo and 90 bo ,,artad frov,
Caroline. he could NOT faiI IN marx the air
Of detection which stoIe over her features
Anvionsl,, ;rou;r;nc, tb, oo,,sa aho ,r;,d 30
Danish the cIoud and under the rlaa If
,licht indisposition. concealed the truth n
sad foreboding thouoht crossed her mind.
WNo IL cannot he e. she exclaimed III.
len will not he so cruel or 60 base as IN ha.
tray me when she herself commenced il and
led me on"
Rut Ellen did and in q baa,tlass rarr.r
too; not even mentioning tbe nart she had
herself in it. Sad and sieenless nassed that
light with poor Caroline the morning snn
fonnd her languid with an ,cbing head
She descended TO the breakfast.room' where
she soon received line from Mr. FsdalI
couched in perfectlv polite but cold terms
reouestino a few moments interview. soon
after she heard his well.known ring at the
door. Desnonding sha mot him Her heart
told her too trne tLat he was changed
Leading her TO \ scat he Instantly com.
menced the painful tonic.
Ellen told me all bnt denied the state
ment. She asserted il nositivelv hut still
from no Inns but your own will believe il.
Is il so? Were you indeed. the author of
that cruel letter ? Can have been deceived
in Won ? So sadly too9"
q II is. indeed. 90. Mr. Esdall. but If tears
of deem nenitance and sincere reoret avail
auS"V' '''0 u" ""' "een "Vo'ieo lo"s 'iion'n'
S'ncg =,
n'V "."U "io''Ne' HliHS po"e"' Gouii
""Ie %iu'lu.noeu % you " " inJuIe y1ui llie.uS
aru ~, aoq ua'iVanpes sHn LOU 30 h'"u 81 se"''e'
'iau ~ oeei H!'eh V"chsoi
self began it. and in sport led me ON. lust
iol vne iu'l Vi t.ie minute: ~ was MIons
! uesei mean. IL ~ 20 luiS"9r' puV sn5
car,'ep IL away WV" l'er a''u nau IL coPieu
a'lu c,iauseu' pu. o!,' Nr' HSuaii l nav
severely Sunereu lor II every aluS'oh 10 II
''as Ueen s'iarP Wouiu W NE
=. iiau you puV 'o'u ilie vi ~ Sou'sel' 'aro-
llhe, coulu nave forgiven IT,
| ''eu W "1 So ouV nom c"uiu "heh
you were wounded so ueepy
Long time uio thao h'sh-Inihdeu man
struggle between ioVe ana uuly' ms con,
hdehce IN ner had oeen Snakeh, ana couid
ne now take her 10 MS hearV oarolihe
khe" Ihdt her NE n"pP'ness was ae STAKE
c t'ia al 10, QUE hour l1oiisii amusement
hiie "ouiu oe ou, oianh "lVhout MS IoVe
ana guidance ana is sile "aoched Vne llghCs
tilu shaues pass over MS prow she iei. tuaI
Il loVe Shonid conquer sue mlght sun nope,
ESua'i now tooh ms leave ana as ne parted
ne ciaSPeu her mana ~ kiIiuleSs Viie warm
oioou rusiieu 10 l'er cheeks ;.
I"'uol nie ior my I Iia.''ness' Na'oiile'
ouV must dellpera'e' ms mas cost ilie
lohg ana bitter struggle Tor you know not
now deep wound was maze py tnat oaSe
act' IL now oieedS alrtSh' VIII either
see YOU or let you near from me soon
She ea" nun not again. out received a
leIter from uilh previous 10 MS departure 10
Cuoa, whlther business arrangements called
Nun lie ireed her from her engagement
ana gave her Il hnal farewell iits hote was
oriei' but decided Caroline lett that ne
had neeh 100 severe had dealt 700 harshiy
with her, yet her lips olamed MN not out
lieI cheeks paleu, ana the liSht OF NE nau
hsd' d Ellen saw tnat her scheme had ialled
Inc lrlenushlp Whlch from cnliuhoou hdu
suosisted between her ana caroline was
suhdered oy TINS cruel oreach oil trust ana
she often repehted oil the wahtoh act put
no overtures could unite the broken INKS
Wlilch had bound their young lives III mar
2 m9ny so many years
hate Lester was united Ill marriage win
z Mr, Alien, ana as Carolihe STOOD py the slde
I OF her lrlehd as bridesmaid, she reJoiced
e that she htd wrought no permanent harm
to her mes happiness by destroying the at
& taGhment which nad existed Ill their hearts
! Wheh nate was laying by her orldai rooes
; tor her travelling sun, she confessed 70 her
t that she had share III the writing oil the