Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1879-01-08

so you are Gerald Rushton's daughter
What arc you doing at the Pines?n
"Do you not know? Let me pass,
please"
"Why do you always fly from me?
You have wonderful voice which ought
10 be cultivated. You should sing more. "
miss Rushton does not like singing,
and l am paid 10 keep silent"
You have a Scotch wit. Please to
promise not TO hide yourself away, Or run
from me again"
Il cannot"
With easy grace he stepped aside.
"Well, go. / thal find YOU out wher-
ever you are"
almost had it in my heat 10 hate Hugh
Kennedy for his cruel pursuit of me, yet,
oh, | learned to love him so. He came
into my life when it was barren and cheer
less, and my hear. grew around him until
| felt that it would kill me to go away.
Yet 90 l must. My aunt would never
forgive me. She had higher aims for
Hugh. Here was prince for Cinderella,
but no godmo...lr. | hugged my mad
passion to my bosom, and fled faster and
faster from Hugh. One night my aunt's
bed curtains caught on fire. and in rescuing
her l burned my hands and face terribly.
She was wheeled out on the terrace and
Dark extinguished the flames.
When came to, Hugh was holding me
in his arms, plying my poor SCARED
hands, and kissing them passionately.
rushed from him and hid in my own
room, with my great JOY and my great
sorrow, thinking only that Hugh had
kissed me, and that l must leave him for
ever
Oh, if | could have flung my arms
around poor nanny, and cried myself
still.
Hugh was in the corridor the next
morning when | came down towards my
aunt's door.
agnes, darling, you shall hear me!
Agnes, l love you truly, us God Is my
Judge. I mean right by you, my girl.
Will you listen to me?"
"Oh, Hugh, l cannot! Let me go-let
me go, if you pity me-"
| Agnes, first answer me. l am an hon
orable man. claim the right to be heard.
Do you love meP"
He was crushing my hand in his. His
breath came in quick gasps. Should |
throw away my only chance OF Heaven
but my plolllioc-
You shall not 90! Do you love me,
Agnes? Why torture me?"
Yes, yes-I love you' Hugh! Let me
60 now"
One passionate embrace, and | lied to
my aunt's room.
You have come, Agnes, to hear me
thank you again for saving my life. But
YOU did me no service"
"Oh. no, no! came to tell you, aunt,
that | must go away-to ask a release
from YOU"
"Is it Hugh? If he has proven dis,
honorable shall disinherit him."
" 1t is not that-only | must 90 away
"And what if | will not?"
"Oh, Aunt, YOU cannot be SO cruel"
She took my hand in hers still colo
and clammy.
"You love Hugh, Agnes. Well, yor
shall 60 home to o-morrow, if you wish it
Leave me now"
Hugh had an interview with aunt, anC
wrote the result by the hand of Stevens
my only love: have nothing to offe
; YOU now but my lfe-my undivided heart
We can be happy in each others love, 70
YOU must and shall be mine.
HUGH.
This letter l wore on my heart, M,
aunt's solicitor came that night. We al
knew the will was being changed. llugl
: had offended the hard. cold woman b.
loving an Aubrey.
G That night my aunt died suddenly c
+ paralysis. cannot tell now IT shocke g,
: me. Stevens and dressed her in whit
| satin bridal dress which bad been folde
It away for thirty years. This stroke, was,
retribution for assuming to be what sh
: was not, as she had nerer been d para'yttt
o. She was to be married in n fortnight to
! man she loved passionately. He forbad
= her dancing. She went to q hustings bal
V and while waltzng received the INTEL
gence that he had shot himself She too
J, Il vow never to stand on her feet again an
v she never had. Stevens told me this ST
G made me her heir, and | married Hug
l. and gave it back to him.