The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-06-23
The. Judge stopped him, with a merry

The judge stopped him, with a merry
tw1nkla in his eye, by saying: "You
are TOO yonrg, too young for such things,
Charley"
"But don't mean that we wish TO be
married now" etammered the youpg
man, and. Fay broke into ringing
laugh, to think any one would be afraid
to speak to her father.
"Ah !" said the Judge. "When dc
you wish the affair to take place ?"
mot till have been through college
and entered business"
"And what do you propose to do ?"
81 shall study law"
"Well done, my boy. And Fay. what
have you to say9 Are you willing to
"Of course 1 am. Why, I promised
to be his when I was wee bit Of 4
thing"
"You did. ehp And -v;ti,e~, ~ s..
"Oh I knew you would like him.
and you see was right"
And thus the matter was sett1ad ord
Charlie went to college. His letteYs
from home, and his visits home. wero
gladdened by the light OF brave, fond
love, and 1t was not strange therefore
that he won both friends and honor.
graduating with none of his class above
him. He had studied law while at
college, and after years reading with
Judge Vane, was admitted to the bar.
MS talents soon winning him cliensa
and fame.
Then he claimed his bride, and when
the violets bloomed, the wedding was
to be. But greater eubject of wonder
was to come TO Weston.
Two months before the weddino NJ
Charlie and Fay, strongly-built, mid
dIe-aged man walked up to the hotel OF
Weston and asked for entertainments.
he carried Enapsack slung across his
shoulder, and large bag in his hand
ne eve. vas .gq9'fhlf tf both laughter ana
tears, and though his hair and whiskers
,ra-o amy. his step was buoynnt and
his demeanor youthful. After he had
been day at the hotel, he sent to the
depot for his other baggage, two Gu
rious, heavy chests, that had flavor OF
tar and salt water about them. Then
he sat for hours on the hotel verands,
watching the people 60 by, and about
week after his arrival, began to cues.
tion the people who made the veranda
iounging- place, concerning former -,s
dents of Weston.
He seemed to know about these poo.
pie, and gradually found out all con.
corning such of them as wcro left Then
he began to linger In the vicinity of the
school, and made friends with tho chill.
dren, but he always kept out OF Miss
Susie's way. He was great favorite
with the little folks, and often, after
Miss Susie was gone, would go with
them into the school room, and tell
them stories.
He was employed this way ono after.
noon, seated with his back to the door,
when q strange step caused him to start
to his feet and face, tho iai7BlHorrea
something, had returned to the school.
room.
The mans face flushed, and Miss
Susie put her hand to her eyes, as IL to
brush therefrom some vision or image
that troubled her.
But it would not go, and then, as she
looked at the man once more, the sense
of recognition came, and holding out
her hand she came rapidly forward.
The man sprang to meet her, and
,lasped her in his arms. and seeing this,
he children went, wondering, home, to
.alI ~ ~ -i----o- --~..uo unvy nad |
seen.
II knew that God would bring you to
me-" Miss Susie said, when she had
GROWN more lG. II have waited for
you.'
81 know it, but for years could not
COMO. | was wrecked on a strange
land where no ships came, and five sum.
ners ago, when l was rescued, I mad
no heart to come, for / thought you were
dead or married. SO | stayed on in the
gold fields OF Australia But a longing
sought ny sweetheart and found her."
Il would have waited through all
eternity for you." she whispered.
Miss Susie had company homo that
night, and though she had always been
pleasant and sunny, it was noticed that
she grew absolutely beautiful now.
The story of her sweetheart's return
was soon known, and also that he had
come we'll supplied with that yellow
metal, from which can dow both sor-
row and gladness.
1t brought only gladness to Miss
Susie and her husband, for when the
violets bloomed that spring, there was
a double wedding in the Weston
church, and Charlie and Fay had COM
panions for their journey.
There is but little more to tell. Fay
had been an apt scholar OF Miss Susie,
and to her, sunshine was as bright and
as dear as it was to the teacher she
loved. So the years that have come to
her, and TO Miss Susie, for despite her
the people OF Weston persist
in calling her so, have been as bright
and joyous as years could be bright
with the glory of love, and glad with its
ioyousness.
And il We would only look for it. il
we would heed the inspiration Of flow
er and leaf, OF love and kindness, OF
help and the strength it gives, how
near to all our lives would be the
warmth, the beauty, the inspiration and
oladnass of Gods bepeficent sunshine.