Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-12-28
FOR wOMAN,s LOVE.
By Mrs. SouthvOrth,
AUTHOR OF 1.-THE HIDDEN HAND, "sELF.
MADE" &c.
A Brilliant Match.

AUTHOR OF 1.-THE HIDDEN HAND" "sELF-
MADE" &c.
A brilliant Match.
"Well, to think of it Why, l remem-
Der Regulas Rothsay-or Rule, as we
used to call him in them days when he
was little bit Of fellow hardly up to
my knee, running about bare-footed and
doing odd jobs round the foundry. All T!
and now he is elected governor of this
State by the biggest majority ever heard
of, and engaged to be married to the
finest young lady in the country, with the
full consent of all her pioud relations.
To be married to-day and to be Inaugural
ted tomorrow, and he only thirty-two
years old this blessed seventh of June |
Well, we'll, wonders will never cease.
But tell you what neighbors, such a
thing could never happen in any country
but this"
| The speaker was little, hale old man
of sixty years, with bald head, sharp
face, a ruddy complexion, and a figure
almost as twisted as n yew tree, and about
as tough He was Silas Marwig, one of
the foremen of the foundry.
"Well, l don't believe Regulus Roth
say would ever have risen to his present
position if it had not been for his love of
Corona Taught. No more do l believe
that Old Rockharrt would ever have al
lowed his beautiful granddaughter to be
engaged to Rothsay If the young man had
not been elected governor, with the pros
pect of reaching still higher honors, OBJ
served stout, horid-faced matron of
fifty-fve.
~ think you are about right in that,
Mrs. Bounce" said Marwig.
"And how hard he worked for her !
And how long she waited for him Why,
1 remember them both so well They
were the very best of friends from their
childhood wealthy little lady and
the poor orphan boy. She taught him to
| read when she was only seven years old
and he was twelve. And her naughty
people no more objected to her fancy for
teaching the poor orphan boy to read than
if he had been dog she was training to
stand on his hind legs, so low and mean
they thought him, and 80 high and
n lightly themselves. And now to think of
him ~
GAY, ny; but what gets me, Mrs.
Bounce, is the question why one of my
boys, or yours, couldn't have done the
same thing, and been an honor to us. My
Sam and your Phil had q heap more sense
than that little, fellow and n better educa-
ton, too, to Jcgin,with. Why, people used to
say little Ruly was off his head when they
found him porting over his book every
minute he could snatch from running err
rands. Now, what allied or sharp lads,
not to rise to honors, instead of keeping
on working in Rockharrt & Sons foun-
dry? IT'S luck! That's what it is.
Luck &"
"Well, no. 1 don't think it's luck, Mr..
Marwig. 1t is gifts. Gifts are divers,
you know. And as for me, think oui
Woodworking lads are doing us honor.
think it is Just as honorable TO make q
steam engine rs it is to make state cabi.
net"
"That is very true Mrs. Bounce" said
young man, who was newcomer in
the neighborhood and one of the book
keepers of the great firm. "But what
wish to know is this: How did that
poor, friendless, orphan boy get his edu
cation? In such place as this, too y
"By hook and by crook, as the saying
is, Mr.. Wall. I think the little lady
taught him to read and write, and she
loaned him books. He left here when he
was about thirteen years old"
"Where did he go?" inquired the
bookkeeper.
HE went to IT, city, and got iuto the
printing Office of The National Watch
And he learned the trade. And, oh, yo,
know bright, earnest boy like that wal
bound to get on. He worked hard and
he studied hard. After while he began
to write short, telling paragraphs for the
Watch, and these at length were noticed
and copied"
"And, after few years, he became as
sistant editor of the paper" suggested
the young man.
Eyes. And by the time he was twenty
five years old he had bought the paper
out.
"And, of course, he made it such pa
per as it had never been before. Quite ,
power in poiitics,' again suggested the
bookkeeper.
"You better believe it. l reckon yor
know as well as do the power of The
Watch"
"Oh, yes. And ! sec the rest. HI
was elected State representative thcr
State senator"
Eyes, indeed. You've hit it. And no,,
he is going TO marry his first love to
morrow" concluded the matron, with (
little chuckle.
"Regulas Rothsay will never take hi
seat as governor of this State spoke
solemn voice from the thicket on tn,
right of the road along which the part.
were walking to the scene of the grant
wedding.
At this startling speech instant silcnc
fell upon the merry takers.
All turned to see strange form stel
out from the shelter Of the trees-a tall
gaunt, swarihy woman, stern of featur
, and harsh of tone (; her head covered witt
wild, struggling black hair her bod
clothed in a long, clingingsgarment Z
dark red serge.
at is Old Scythia,' muttered the ma
, iron. shuddering and shrinking closer t
the side OF the bookkeeper, for tn
strange creature was reported and be
lieved by the ignorant and superstition
Of the neighborhood to he a very power
/ full and malignant witch
"Reg,tias Rothsay WiU nercr take HI
sout as governor Of this state -
As the beldame repeated and emphs
, sized these words, she raised her han
a with prophetic gesture aud advance
h upon the group Of pedestrians.
t "Now, then, You old crow What al
|. you up to with your croaking?" demand
d ed Mr.. Marwig.
"'To warn you of evil so near, 30 av
Il full, so mysterious, that its like has nevt
4 happened before on this earth -
c "The fiend fly away with You, what 4
:. you mean by nat ?' demanded the for
c man.
r "REGULAs RoTHsAY WILL NEVER TAI
!, HIS SEAT AS GOVERNOR OF THIS STATE.
&c The obstinate reiteration of these wore
- put old Marwig into a passion.
"Look here, Mistress Beelzebub L
u you know that You are q very lucky W
} man to live in a land, and in an ag
10 where not only may barefooted boy Ri
, to the highest honors by talent aud pc