Connecticut western news., 1880-07-21

Janet Dudley at the country house OI 8 cousin, where he was visiting one sum- mer holiday. She had graduated at the Normal College year or so before, and being obliged to leave the city directly after, on account of her mothers failing health, had sought and obtained the posi- ton of village school-mistress of Straw berry Centre.
 They had fallen in love with each other at first sight, he fascinated by her pretty girlish face, her graceful ways, and quaint, precise speech, and she by his handsome brown eyes, his gayety, his fine tenor voice, and gallant bearing; and before Johns holiday was over she had promised to become at some not far distant time his wife. But 8 few months after they had plighted troth, Johns uncle Roger who had been the black sheep of his family, returned from abroad, like the famous black sheep of Babyland, with three or four bags full, not of wool, however, but of money. No one knew where or how these bags had been filled, and no one seemed to care. That they were full appeared quite enough, for all doors flew open to him at the first "Baa."
 Among others who renewed their &C., quaintance with MT. Roger Vandergaas, now bleached to admirable whiteness, was his nephew, whom he had not seen since his childhood, and to whose moth CT he had not sent one line for fifteen years before her death. The old man received his young relative with great kindness, and being also immediately fascinated by his handsome face (which he secretly fattered himself resembled his own), his air debonair, and fine tenor voice, declared his intention of making him his heir, commanded him to resign his position at Mink & Otter's-a con- mand which the commanded lostno time in obeying-and installed him in elegant rooms adjoining his own in the St. Sky Hotel.
 But when Uncle Roger came to hear of the pretty village school-mistress, he was exceeding wroth, and swore, with many strange and terrible oaths, that if John did not promise to remain bach elor for at least five years, and when he did change his state, to marry his-Un- cle Rogers choice, back to work he should go, and not penny from the three or more bags full should he ever ! have.
 
 Now this jolly, singing, fne-looking young fellow beneath careless exterior concealed an intense longing for wealth and all the comforts and luxuries wealth could bring; besides which he was troubled with a constitutional Iassitude, as certain fox once called it, though it is better known to the world under an- l other name, also commencing with an "l." And to descend from his perch as it were, and mingle once more with the grubbing work-a-day crowd, seemed to him worse than death. But then he loved, as we'll as such selfish nature could love, blue-eyed, golden-haired Janet Dudley, and hated to give her up almost as much as he did the elegant rooms at the St. Sky. Here was coil, and thinking how to unwind it cost him a week of sleepless nights. The propo- sition he at length made to his ladylove, as has been seen, she indignantly re- pelled and swearing, "I will never give you up," he gave her up the next day, as will beseen by the following letter:
 My DARL1Na-For, notwithstanding youl cruelty" Cher "cruelty," poor child ) "my posed to be cast. I have acceded to Uncle Rogers wishes, as you would say, you prim l old-fashioned little sweetheart, with a menta | reservation. You are that mental reservation | Be true to me, as I shall be to you, and may yet lay a fortune at your feet. JoHN." | AT THE GATE AGAIN.
 Only year had passed, and MT
 Vandergaas, already weary of his
 nephew's fine tenor voice, handsome
 face, and air debonair, suddenly badt
 him farewell one cloudy morning (they
 were stopping at hotel in Paris), gave
 him the smallest bag of wool-money,
 mean-and again departed for parts
 unknown. To do John Hallam justice
 he also was tired of the companionship
 and at times had almost regretted enter
 ing into compact with the wicked olC
 man. But on regaining his liberty h.
 congratulated himself on the clevernesI
 he had displayed, for though the large,
 portion of the fortune might be lost, h'
 had seen the gayest part of the Olt World in its dress, secured snug sun
 of money, and was free to return t.
 America and Janet. "I'm sure she i waiting for me" he said, "though sh wouldn't answer one of my letters, tn proud infexible little thing"
 And back home he went post-haste- back to the village where he left tn pretty young school-mistress.
 It was just such lovely evening a that on which they parted when h ; found himself once more, this time wit hurried steps, walking along the oil familiar road. The birds were chirpin "good-nights to each other, the al , was full of fragrance, the great nigh t moths were humming in successfr , mimicry of the humming- birds as the , hovered over the blossoms that ope , beneath the stars, the crickets shrille ] loud and merr4ly, the fairy lanterns ( l the fire-fies glowed fitfully on ever
 side, and Janet-yes, it was Janet, th 5 moonbeams resting on her golden head stood, as though she had never left since the hour they parted, at the garde I gate. Dreaming of me, no doubt, thought the fast-approaching lover, an ? in moment more he stood before her. g She started; faint blush rose to he 1 cheek she looked mon ndn,.f,1ll,r hri trI