Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1879-02-14

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"Why noty said |.
"Where has hc been this month back Z"
busy, doubtless" said | with smile
though | thought my heart would break.
Perhaps you know all about it," said
grandma "Iou are going with him, may
be-"
"where = said I.
She went to the kitchen door and bockonod
in woman who sat thcro-Damc Coombs,
who had come over with eggs
IL heard you rightly Z" she said "You
told me Evan Locke and his mother were
making ready for n voyage"
They're going to Canada. My son, car
pentcr-and Il good one, though [ say it
made the doctor a box for his things The
old lady breads the new country, but she goes
for the doctors sake. There's money TO bc
made there, they say. That's what takes
him"
II told you so,' said grandmother.
81 don't believe it, % said !.
They've sold the house, and gone TO Iiv-
crpool to take ship; and you may find the
truth for yourself, if you choose to take the
trouble" said Dame Coombs. "Im no chat
tcrbox to tell falsehoods about my neigh.
bors." And she went away in wrath
And still / would not believe it till | had
walked across the moor and had seen the
shutters fast closed and the door barred, and
not n sign Of life about the place Then
gave up hone. wont home all nalr and
trembling, and sat down at grandmammn's 4
knee.
ITS all true" said l.
And for the sake of 40 r,lso a l,J vo,,u
see your grandfather ruined and break his
honrt and l,ove me that Lov, r,,rs.J ,a,,
from babe a widow"
looked at her MS she sobbrd and round
strength to say
GIVE me TO whom Won will tb.n ,iu,a
nv own love does NOT want mn. -
And then | crept up stairs and sat down on
NV bedside. weak ns though Ind fnintsd 7
would hnyc thanked Heaven for forrstfnlness
inst then hut il woulJut conn.
The nrxt day 'Suuirn Turner ,y,s il, ,be
parlor as nv accented loy.r How ulsosad
he was and how Tho color c,,,,,. Lo,.L into
grondfo,bnr's oIJ foce, A., ,,rar,io ~
6roud md kind md MI ,ha hons wos ae,lo,v
and onlv 7 was snd Rnt conIdnt ter,,o,
Fvan-Eynn whom I Lad loysd - so;I;ne
oyyov frorn ,,, ,yitlo,,t a yyord
7 sunnoso tbav nil saw 7 Ioolod sod ,rbo
squire talked Of NV braI,b md wonIJ make
me ride with him oy.r tL,. ,noors for .tr,rotL
The old foIks said notbing TLoy ~,
what aiIsJ me-. only onr TttIo sco,cb ,noiJ
seemed to think tI.ro was opgbt ,yrono
One sbe soiJ to,ra. wing
''Mhat ails We. miss Nour pyo is dull and
,,c,,r ,booi, i; 81 ,d ,.,,,. .-s,,I -,
or c,nna ,naI ", ~ % B s't1' o, III
either " 49,
"No. Pm v,lI ,,ouob - soi5I
she looked AT mo wistfrllv
"Gin vo'd t,ll IN, vour ali 7 uiobt taIl vo,,
a cure ~ sb. s.id
Rrt tb,r. ,vos ro c,,rs fo, mo il, ,l,i. WORLD
and coniIr,, o,,,n ms, Isart 10 s;n,,lo I.,,,
nie So tha davs rolIcd Lv and vias cIoso
ON NV MARRIAGE eve and oran,,ie and Doro
tbv Plume w,1a busv Will NV ,ycddine, robas
,yi.LoJ IL ,,. ,,,, Lrn,,d ;to,, - ,,lrl.
inc, at ;nst,od
And o,,s ,i,bt tl,, mi, in r,, boar, ,,r..,y
too aroot onj won't ant o,aor, tic ,,SSr,d,
heather on the moor and tbere knelt down
under the stars and prayed TO be taken from
the world for how can l live without Ey-
AN :" said
spoke the words aloud, and then started
up in alright, for there Mt nv side was an
clfsh little figure. and | heard cry that at
first scarce thought earthly Yet it was but
Scotch Jennie who had followed me.
.Why do Won call for your true love now -
she said. ''Ye sent him fra We for sake O. the
young squire"
How dare you follow and watch me Z"
But she caught my sleeve.
'Dinua be vrxed." she said Just bide a
wee. Nliil answer W hnAl 1 NlIttTs IL 3 lbT rove
Of you. for | seen We waste like the snaw
wreath in the sun sin the squire woocd We.
Was it your will the lad that loved the ground
We trod on should have his ring again =
What do you mean :" | said.
"Il! ,pcnk GIN lose my place" said Jen-
ME. Il role With the mistress to young DR..
Loakc's place past the moor. and there she
li4Gt,d and eay- him a ring. and what She
said know not but it turned him the tint o.
death. and said he There's ma drop o. true
bluid in woman gin she is false And lac
turned to :he wall and covered his eyes an
your grnuuir rode home. There, lis all |
kcn-won it do"
"Ay. jennie, said Heaven bless YOU"
And had / wings on INV feet could not
have come 10 tine cottage door sooner
I.tnoJ L,r,r. NV ,,r,ndn,otl,.r tr.r,Il;n,,
and ,Lit.. a,.d s3i6 '.ob dor't til me
grnrui~ Won lave cheated me- and robbrd me-
Of NV tr1,. love Inv a liz Did yor st,nI IA.
trotb rino from nv neck and civ, il back Ia
Evan ns If from me , Won i've iovrJ snJ
bonolcd nv Gfs Inng-TJ rntbcr die than
Tint !, -
Sb. turned paIa
,.Tr,,, lava !" .oi1 .l,o. ,.yo,,,y, Ian, o,.
Iovc nov, ,snnir. Tnrner ="
,,ynu loy. dona it" ,r;.d ,.It,s writ
tor, ~, yo,,. foce I"
An ~. IooLod do,y,, M tI,at ord f.u to
,yosnirg ~ J''' ~ '' ''N
M ou,n truo love wos brsok;ng bis
bo,rt s .b, .,id M, bwsL.rd and 7 bod
invnd for ff,v years 7 did II 10 sav. him
Cor,I5 I i.t girIs fnncv ,yortb no,lim,,
Stand in INV waT and see him n beggnr in bis
OH o,,ni IN cirI oirl -,
Ana tLrn feu down ot her f.,t like II
stonn knew notbing for nm bonr or NOR
Int th.n when I was better and they lefi
ma ,y;,L J.nnie Thad, ber eth INV booS arI
clook nnI ber own aynv 7 ,yani across tha
moor in Tho starlight m ybera th., boll vim
'Iovs u.rn ahla2e win IigLt arJ asL@d tho
hops,krener 10 let me see fhc ,snnire
Sh. .t,red ot me Tor NV LoIdness-,,
,yo,uI. lint called him So IN n moment he
stooI L,fore me in his evening drass with
bis rb.,ks Aushed and bis syts Lri,,bt ,rd
lad me inIo a littIe room and ssateJ me-
,Al,nthn NV love hone No ni.cbonce
,r;,',7' ,n,, bars no boao,,
KIT slammed him
"Not vonr love 'Souire Turner " soid
II thank Won for thinking so well of me but |