The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-10-15
AGAINST HER WILL.


Fairfax; and such a wailing, wofu
moan would have penetrated any heart
but "a heart of stone; but it made nc
impression upon the one it was intended
to melt.
Adelaide, you disgust me, you make
me ashamed of YOU" said her mother.
What more do you wantP He il
nch."
YES" said Adelaide; "but-"
He is favorite," interrupted her
mother. " He is courted by the first
families in the neighborhood. He
could marry the richest girl in our cir.
clc-n
"Oh, If lie only wouldp said AIDE.
laide; ''if lie only would"
"Silence, girl !'' exclaimed her mother.
There is neither shame nor spirit in
your pretended aversion to one of the
noblest men ever created. Oh, you may
shudder! Neither your tears nor pray
ers will move me in the least: Do you
think am blindP DO you think l dc
not know the very secret reason why
you SO oppose my, dearest wishP Do
you think your stolen visits to the old
stone house have not been traced
Shameless girl! 1t IS my duty to see
you wei settled IN me before you arc
fui'.- 'Oos w iiOiAoi s,AN NNS'hNJ'
No, no, no, mother, you cannot say
can, you snail not! L am your child
your on ~ chi Id. Up TO this time have
ever tailed in duty to your Have l
not given you all the reverence, all the
obedience, ali the affection n child could
bestow upon. parentp l tell you,
mother, this ls case OF life and death
rockiess and to,turod loons l,i;ndi, 80 80
The chasm Of crime y 'i-'0
Have vou donopn said ber n,o,hor
al ,et me sneak while The enoll ia on
me- y reniied Adeia;de. lyon know 7 I
love William Recket. Won k,,eyv # Years
npo You encouraoed II Won o.ye II
vour sanction Won usod ali vour
y5yom,an,s a,ts to a;d in ;ts rrorrnssSand 1d
,rbup Tio,, be ,yos roiIino !, ,,o.I,i,
wnS Wy oourtod % T fo,ed ne,tad % ~ Cranti,, ,t,
Tbornbu ia now His father .nocnia, aS
wildly }o;Ied and in his rn;n ;nvolued
tbn riin of his only SON Still vo,,
nleved vonr cards c,nt;ousiv and weIi T
SYoy n;i;ed him vou n;,;eS mo o,, Nn,,
trusted matters wore not so desnorooto oHa
a fter OH. but Won tool GOOD cara 70 70
move me far awov from his inflnence
th;nL;ng that in senara,;n, no rorso,,
aIlv Won conld sonaySn orr ho.rts T,
wos not poss;hlr Tthcv hod crown into
ono ps,ted thev n,;ght 10 h,,t ~,
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w, Al rn,'an,i,. cn;' 'o siynio,o,r v Je,u
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W i"A''' A''o'"'S
"Then on your head be the SIM if sin
should comel On your head be the
storm, and strife, and darkness, which
] see looming in the far distant iuturel
On your head, then, be the crime of a
broken heart, hopeless life! l warn
you-oh, | warn you, mctherl III l
have no. your hardness oi heart, l have
portion of your determinations; and
never shall Grantly Ihornby mold me
to his detesinble liking. VIII be ms
wife because / cannot help myself; but
the hand that blights my lie shall not
blight my love; so tell my husband
that is to be-"
Pale and exhausted, Adelaide Fairfax
sank down ON the sofa, from which
but moment before she had risen In
her indignant scorn
Her mother, coarse looking woman,
dressed in the extreme Of vulgar, costly
taste. and loaded with jewelry, sat OPP
posite her, her eyes fairly blazing with
wrath and scorn. To be defed by her
own child, the child who until that day
had been all meekness, al obedience
A bombshell entering the apartment
and exploding at her feet could moi
have startled her more. However, she
had gained one triumph-Ade,aide had
consented to bHcome the wife Of Grantly
Thornby. Wild as Adelaide had
spoken, she had no fear tor the future
She knew the mate purity of her daugh.
ter's heart, and even had she doubted
that, the will and strength of Grantly
Thorhby was sufficient 10 protect his
own and his wite's honor.
The mother had scarcely left the room
by one door, when another was opened
giving admittance 10 a second party
1t was in the person Of slngularly
handsome man, tall, stalwart in frame
with eyes large, burning and penetrat
ing. The face was in keeping with th'
form, the features regular and well de
fined, the forehead broad and massive
the outlay. there lay the reading o
that strong mans na ture-it seemed Il
say as plainly as words could have done
"my will is law"
And so it was. Scarcely. in all hi
life, had he failed in accomplishing AM
object that seemed 10 his erratic NATURE
worth pursuit. And should lie TAI
now, when the prize to be obtained wa
only a simple, stubborn grip Not he
1t was not SO much fer the affection III
bore her, yet even there he had con
ceiyed a passion which he found It I'M I'M
possible 10 snbdue; but she had dehe
nm, moeken AT nlnl' mugieu u. n, nlin !.
seorn' llis ulooo was On @ ilre " p, he'ens ny,
the lnsu T. one sn2uiu i1ve h;sis iiaiT ~, SeI
Oniv let hiIh sevure neI 10 niniI Isl, S,' ou, ~,
iet her pe'ome MS VIE, away tioli ia W W
influence OF Ief unlceiing nio.nsa, ~, ~ y;
pendent upon n, ioa ,;o s1o,rsy, ,voen oneo,'o .
anu az the n'.lc a,ensiJns 5 h Soead mGa1 fas
yearn ior am heeu, anu ne ueneu i"l