The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1881-03-11
OVER THE SNOW.
Hark the herald | angels sing,

Hark the herald angels sing,
Glory 70 the newborn King!
rang out from the choir, and the organ
lst, slender, pale-faced girl, with grave
beautiful brown eyes, Joined In the an,
thems, all her soul In the triumphal
JOYFUL all your voices rise,
Sing the anthems Of the skies;
With the celestial hosts proclaim
Christ is born In Bethlehem.
II was the last of the rehearsal. The
ehoristers threw down their books, only
TOO glad to get away. The organise
alone remained, to play over once more
Ane Good oSi night Miss Englehsrt.n GOOD
aiaht, Miss KatherineI" GOOD night
kstie, and o merry Christmas eve" were
Iko cries, rs, one by one, men and maids
la& the choir, and went down the stairs
"a ON into the bright, white Christ
MY neiehart's smiling lips and
eentle Known eyes answered them all.
A moment nd she was alone, only the
white, pierclhe moonlight streaming
through the pa&hsa4 oriel over the altar,
and the one dim GNht below. A flare
Of gas Lit the oreAxf loft. but this she
lowered. ami with rsp& fhoe and dreamy
syes she played over anGovsr egaln the
iubilant new voluntary. bhe might
capable of it-but q piteous ynWn {rom
he boy at the bellows recalled her hpm
heaven to earth.
"Ohr' she said, stopping suddn4s
With halt laugh, had forgotten Jon,
Jimmy. Well, / won't play any mogoS
and here, take this for your Christm0
box"
Jimmy Jumped up and seized the
profersd greenback with glistening
"Thanky, Miss Kate-merry Christ
mas. please ma am" cried the boy, seiz.
Inc bis cap. "Ahi'' she's . brick, she
Is.0 said Jimmy to himself, as he Olaf
tered down the steep stairway. No
body among all the singers eyer thinks
Il u boy what blows the bellowses,
GTS that long legged rooster that
16 hse there sometimes, and leave
~ C6oty (ue good"
~ a NV moments longer fingered
M EnfIshaft on her knees; then she,
too. haYr3a down the stairway and cut
intS - shjping coldness of the starry
Decembse pishk, High and white and
cold ~ III christmas snow. Nc
me- yui6N this 10 make fat the kirk
Snrd. Qlcodlees and blue spread the
Ky, 6lIpd y1th sparkling Christmas
Ststs. 6onA that. beher night, SO long
ago, WHO the ahgEherd watched his
hook b ySe ga 0sMee hills, and the
h.y; - - ~h'' ''i''s than this ?
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hso Y y sZxs r u S9 e Pc s... sn t1
''sf lss. se sssf a.sa ,sA 2 ascs.
to e he iSang cut
SE-ksM9.' Hs4psv: hsr band undes
" ::3A :ss1 A. as5as WI, &" . sa,sa
4apedk sor I asvs come 10 talk 10 you
- Eseiahess loohsd up-a sudden
e06Ia u hss brown, tsnder ayes.
y tbpaGhtyo0 .be1 donC talking o,
him, Dlpptr fSs Sid. trouble "a PEE
vPis9 sSpsess S,.s9sgdsy had fin
"Let me - TSat |tit dH esy'
yesterday 2, eels II Epy!H ss r. 1s st!S
bed made up " sEiss 1 "a S|:X|HSss.,
R "a runA 81nSes s$ess eisSs S
way naturally tai jon that &c? wsrl
to meet Harry % PosN foEWA so2d
girl. Katie-a ~ GOD E!Uf::
&slehart pass l4kPelly the 4na
hand on his arm@149 q sny eonytana
to yoursel. you wouN hsSseeesea ma
lam sure. My dear, Y e6ordS 10 great
pleasure to inform you sbo eaog1noe WI
not be required"
"Papa1" the girl cries, her whols
fAce lighting up" you will let me marry
Harry, poor as he is Oh, papa! ! am
not afraid of poverty-not afraid oil
work; neither is Harry, and"
"Oh, pooh! my dear, pooh! nothing
Of the kind. My opinion on that point
has never changed, and never will. NO,
no; 1t Is something infinitely better than
that. Old Hatton died suddenly last
night, before making the proposed new
viii, and all is Harry's."
Katherine Englehart uttered fain2
startled exclamation.
"And the old will, leaving all tc
Harry, stands, and his only laughter il
disinherlted and left out"
"Left without a silver, my dear, anc
serves her right, say 1. She ran away
with q worthless scamp, against hel
fathers will, and. like all fools, has pait
the penalty OF her folly. She support!
herself and her five children by sewing
20 have been told and yen know wi a
sort OF support that means. Serves hel
right, say again. John Ha,ton ha-
done what 1t was his duty TO do--wha
lwould have done in his place cas-
her off and left her to starve with In
pauper she CHI 1se." -.
In the moonlight the face OF Mis-
Ehelehart grows white as the SNOW
itseli but she walks on and does nc
say Q word. .
fully, "that Is not " hat want to say
Rose Hattou's case need never be yours
All IL Harry's, and, except his poverty
never had any objection to Harry az
son-in.law. So when he comes 70 wis
you merry Christmas, my dear Katie.
give you leave to name the day"
A strange light comes into the brow
eyes; q strangely resolute expiessio
sets the pretty. soft-cut mouth.
us be coming tonight, papaP"
"You will find him. have not th
slightest doubt, ut the house before vol
Il would be hypocrisy for him TO pr,
feas any grief Tor that old skiniint uncl
and Harry Is no hypocrite-
"You have seen him since his uncle
dsathp"
Certainly, Katie, and was the tir
10 congratulate BIN. Il trust you witt
draw your objections to my suit nov
sirl' be says to me, in his baughi
way; lam John Hatton's heir aft,
allr A tribe hot-headed Is Harry. bl
good fellow In the main-oh! vel
Rr.A fQIln1t L haua hnnht X All
be will make you an excellent husband
"He means TO keep this forum
them" his daughter savs. and says 1t
% odd q voice that her father looks
her, puzzled.
keep itP What do you meal
What should he do but keep it,
0sorgei should think be did mean
keep it-e cool hundred thousand. II
Soilsri May ask what you mean
mot now, papa. please; I win s