The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-09-22
MARRIED EnP LOVE.

To say the sun had been hot would
not In The least do II justice. II had
shone from early morning until night,
not rven the smallest cloud had inter.
fercd 10 moderate TOR - moment its
heat aud now that ihe honr is come,
when, according to established usage
il must set, il seems to have gathered
all lis energy for "a final effort, and
hangs in the western sky like ball of
fire, lighting mp Nahant beach for a
long stretch and rejecting in the placid
wafer an image almost rs brilliant as
| the original.
| The scene is really beautiful. Int
poor humanity has suffered so much
from that lnminary ihnt il is totally
nnable 10 appreciate its parting salnie.
One pnoremorial is 6evoiedly grateful
| -. -, nc p,afHn ~ ,iH iTi"c'Pa'
hotel. lis chair tipped back, his feet on
| the rnlling and cigarette in bis mouth
-.-----,-.-i'.-.,.-.- ~. r"u-uInc with decii-
cd satisfaction. AT this moment an
other individual appeared on the
scene.
'iIot, nin't itr'
"Confoundcd," replied onr friend of
| he cigarette, aud oilers one to the
new conner, who takes Il, pushes back
his hat and assumes n position almost
rs graceful as onr.fricnd. and falls to
contemplating the waler and the sun
set. Tho new conner is man of about
five and twenty years. His light hair
falls on broad, intellectual forehead,
his month is proud and sensitive, aud
his upper iir il adorned with o mons
Iachc that men take genuine delight
in. His eyes are quite hlue, in which
ihCrc is drift of hnmnr; nlinoeiher
-, i.casing, and The
large, Nalwart figure which arcompa-
med i' makes The mau decidedly worth
iookin. ai. This Is Raymond I.eisicr.
His companion Is cutirely different
Jack Hastings hest friend never ven
iurcd 70 call him handsome. His eyes
are large and dark and have in them "A
dissatisfied expression. lie does not
rcvol, as does Lcisier, in fine nous
iachc; his face ia smooth, and his
month is perhaps iritle large, bnt his
teeth arc fine, and when Jack Hastings
ianghe ono feels like racking his brain
for som cihiug to provoke his mirlh
afresh.
Jack tiastlngs is favoriie, and this
summer he is a decided hero. for he
has history, and nIl tho yonng ladies
are hcvou,ly interested in him III con.
sequence. Last winter lhe news
came 10 Jack that an Hucie in England
had died AMI len him considerable
fortune on the condition that he marry
niece OF the old man, who had lived
with her unclG ever since her infancy,
aud in case Of his not complying The
inriWne reverted 10 the nicco.
Now, Jack had never been overbur-
drncd with lucre, anl the idea of hav-
ing fortune was not In the least OBJ
leciionahle 10 him, hnt The encnm-
brance was not at -sll 10 his taste. upl
tn the time that the news came Of the
will, Jack had been whole hearted,
aud his friends, however, thought him
a incky fellow, for Miss Helen Isabella
Leighton was said to be a beauty, bnt
as The yonnS lady had never visited
America Il was rather difficult 10 say
whence came This imporiant informa-
iion.
lack hah made no decided objection,
so IL was arranged that the young
lady, accompanied by her amt, after
short ionr through the continent, was
TO start for America and was expected
10 arrivo about tho middle oG Septem-
her. Miss i.eighion's aunt resided in
Boston, and shortly after her arrival in
that city she was 10 give n reception,
the purpose being to present Jack
Hastings 10 his future bride.
Jack had been informed of all these
arrangements, but had taken little in
teresi in them. AS he must become
Benedict he determined 10 make the