Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-01-08
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ONE Uf The GREATEST BARGAINS
lE The SEASON.

,onluo To all persons Interested in ths bisf -.
ilJhINN oDoNNELL, late Of Guifordint e,'a-Is %
You are hereby notified vi siion b,
upon the allowance Of the Flit fany oh
adm illustrator upon said - ~"
or ,bu,,,n, aof to be held at the Ilr constrapt
' a widHer enS3 hst Saturday Of hrs y had been
J - A"N you may be hfnly ,ae of bis a.
{ H upgra't E9 he BID pnhEn .,s ~
ou ~ nonor AvOFVt private wesI,b
20 ~ ues'e ior The + haadsoma -.
~ '1oe'' wen oTe'oes Z abssessed Of pronsr
cLn J % goa family nAr member Dpei, in 5i.
ehursh and IN every VIZ worthy Of nh ~ el'
e'on y sheh he should place her. All ,h"s" s.a,
hothing less. Ia tue ordInah ~ouiu ~ nave
events The chances we're almost inA;."se or
ootalning such prize, but the fo, against
nAd favored him in other things seeTils tnat
to bless him here about |
In one Of the neighboring mausions, |
Mistress Maria Dwight, with her nieceSest
len Eigesorth, and upon this niece Cood,
carter had fixed his eyes. He had watche.
her through the last years of girlhood, until
- no~ sne $1,000 before him charming young
| Lovely Elens beauty was of that ousIitv
which can not submit to the conventional
comparison with flowers She was all snirit.
eu VlVacliy, and her admirers seemed to see
the blood circulate in her veins When the
old men compllmented her on the street. she
did not hanga blushing face but answered
wlttlly back with brave, merry, but. oh. how
lovely eyes and well uplifted head To ey.
cry manly and worthy heart that saw her she
was challenge to win her; for those were
days Of honest galantry.
nov must tell you fair Ellen Edgeworth's
secret A month before Colonel Carter be.
gan bis courtship she had met her fate. and
iAiien desperately in love in three days with
young gentleman whom she had known in
ehlldhood, but who had just returned from
long voyage, after years Of absence deem
thst a dangerous moment when young peo-
pie brought familiarly together as children
meet after separation to recognizes in each
other the change to womanhood and man.
hood
lens lover was almost worthy of his in.
comparable good fortune. In person he was
no other than Colonel Carter's only son
young man whose veins held much of bis
fathers lively blood so that you see my tale
contains all the elements OF a troublesome
domestic tragedy. Bot / can promise that
no blood was spilled, and that the Inexoliea
ole Messenger was neither kidDapper nor
sheriff. Godfrey Carter was a young person !
OF temperament as spirited as fair Ellen's. !.
II Is needless, then to say that the love which
hAu oudded, olossomed, and confessed itself
IN 30 oriet time was no tranquil affection, =
but an absorbing passion that dominated y
their free young natures like a wizards mas Il
ter spell
OF all this the red f,oed, determined colo re
mel Knew nothlng until the day when be an gt
nounced authoIltativelltO his son his intend VI
cd marriage to Miss EdIsworth by her aunt's hr
permission. Then you g Godfrey, though a De
dutiful son, spoke brsely up and told his 90
secret, begging bis fathr to think twice be-. tol
tore laying siege to dy twenty years his ING
junior VINO hsu already wen her heart away, 70
ana tnAt 10 DIS own son These injudicious ool
words stirred the coloneto the fou5dations ear
Look me in the face. rI" he eriad af,er
.he first exchange of wds. II am in the sale
prime OF life, and haI never vet been alaI
hwarted in purpose, I'd mean TO make RAG
that girl my VIE Find loma other sweat shal
heart. l forbid you ever setting her again. +" mot
II Is not diIneuh to imane that with such wal
elements in conflict the s1s,ion il, d. 80 that
mansions soon grew VERY nae for eIdsrs IN best
nose Gays Wleiueu an auprity over youth 3. a.
,ni people 'na' 'iiey no lonr possess. Miss WI
Ellen was comPeHedt to rsive the colonePs tne
sist eVery eNehpig In heaunt's presence, yer
-Ge colonel arrlsng IN DIRE Of irreproacha- SaIk
oie splenuo'' cat 'us sgd-oane, his con uoor
s'ant CON Panlon ~ Tie stet, aud wearing mil
he" Vooheu nsY N 'uN hs rcd on his knees nis
"h"e ne taiheNt "N1n. ut he had his some
match 10 black -Ayed rosshaaksd Pue,, turni
nose Nnose sPlr's ouiyIs 80 the 'ener and more "stol
'uoyant unuer rS2t, so at the strong upper
'ioeuea 9 oolouei e'ry ne, tingling with az dln
lesire 10 oohque reL As thtsat decoTousy laoie
n the best room, engeed wleards or viii and c
,ake and wine, tn 81. .nois, ,sarr1 - four
-, El.nou' Sio'.t-s 70 co,of politeness Eaon
'ne J1'' % maue SC'or fethat she was seeme
olt' onseu oS ''aing ords of wit, .ne ot
"on ono sneatuo U'nn ahV lAt. Her man. lomAr.
Ter made little his oondsation of bis long b
On us a''aoIule az tl ue he | bluntly ex-
80 ''ssssu as', 70 '', nei, dm a rash young gul
'u wn1 ssypp4u s.iiI oesis eld." An un- oeen
y ha. .os a. ssSof tru've laughed ana !, ne
sssna9ot bis b"'td a slant care. ner'
'iqued aud ohall ged l. I,,,-'rs 'ha "No,
uEnl Sl else this tin
nd her niece daI fot N .aa1s Z Oe5 tbinLfn
he two lovers nlanVhg SPeo, Ps1el, noh'p, Nnaa a.
nv Is. no, NI.,ysSg lhe sad month Con
uey were nOs "sab leavheir own said the
sr s,,r~aiIscs n s,1Nts kehem un- that viii
7ay. The coloutI was ome a' ~ TINS o,hd.S9y
ire separation o Ihe o Nntlng .ns en- Nv bsuJl
ng the slight fspey, ~ ior ;ns''sn' ,Ossso'n ouOu
ween them, whep lhrOu. 70 use. - oe iv a..
I servant, he I1afled tue tue iaessuess -. r.
hTonob he entIks n%s. % as tw day would q
NJ s., ,ba fno of prbition. sion.
purred the nf.i6sd y, note ifeepted The di
ION, as in learnip IfOa N to nnt &c, deereAsir
ia sons passiou ~ sc'he obAoy OF drank be
ngaged was his own lered h'nlon Dy the d.
But though oon1nedbn awake, }
manila 10 oommunid. N silt homeloueh his son |
,hdfrs d.Bllen 4 IN h. Nue sou tside, when the
N Nitted bae N intended