Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-06-25
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five-and-twenty. She shook her head as she
marked how the once hrlillant Hover beds lay
neglected and the store steps, once white ms
porcelain, were turning green with neglect.
Dead leaves strewed the path; the blind OF
the dining room window hung awry; what
over she saw told her that the enchahter Hpld
had wandered off with his wand TO other do
mains. and That his successor Poverty, had
already marked all things for his own
81 should Just like Sophia TO see tins place,
our moralist said. SIT would he lesson Tor
her" She spoke as solemnly as II she mad
been the penslve ana dldactlc MI herVey
walking among his tonps' "A ieW months
ago everything was trim and shining with
money; now-and this is poverty, plous pow
crtYW she said, with meNpreaslDle scorn IN
her face. 81 hate poverty
The door opened ana instead OF the man
servant OF other days well clad wei brushed
and ohseQu1ous, there stood before her an Ill
dressed girl, whose SKIRTS tucked up on one
side and loos" on the other, t"ld or work
hastily left Mrs. barbara Temple noted the
rcd bare arm and the dirty niger hAlls; she
lost sight of nothing, ana ali She saw turned
into moral lesson
81 ike to live, She thought; "but better be
dead than poor
As She was gong INTO the library a VIM
from the lIt'utn uchlcd her n"slfilS, but not
gratefully.
Sou ! suppose. she muiEurod again
NV ell, nave not 10 eat II, 50 heed say hoth-
ing
The part she hau mere assigned herself was
none OF the easiest ana she leit she must I've
discreet ana guard her lpS' MI brent ad-
Vanced 10 meet hrr' ana 'Ileu 10 put on MS
old CHEEKY shiIr' but The conspicuous failure
made the attempt more dismal Than pam
honest Sigh. Mrs barbara convel'ed Wi'h
her usual spirit and 2aNety for few minutes
until the question came naturally;
Have You amy news OF your som:
None since me vessel was last heard OF,
he answered.. Az that Time ne was toleraHy
well
Il liked mat young man. she SAID u
never regretted anything IN my lie more sm-
cercly than having to abandon the hope OF
calling nm "A relation
Has Your daughter abandoned II; MI
Brent asked, with liant smile
How kind OF YOU" she thought; you
have said lust the word | wanted
THAT question: she answered, is one
which cannot reply to as readily as should
wish We know what young people are;
there is always a great deal of sentimentality
about them. 1t amounts to nothing In time
it wears off While it lasts, however, it makes
/ their management difficult. OF course, You
are of my opinion, that the keeping up of
this engagement, even in the remotest way,
would he injurious both to your son and to
my daughter No good can ever come of it,
and the sooner it is finally settled the better
! for both of them. Don't you think sOf
81 do. the poor clergyman replied.
He had no spirit left. Never man Of in
| dependent will, he was now reduced to a
mere animated machine, worked in matters
| of this sort from the outside
My daughter has wild romantic attach
ment to your son. Mrs Temple continued
Now you can help me to put an end to this
affair You only can put an end to 1t, but
you can do ,o.'
81 can, can ~ he replied.
Yes; tell Sophia that you do not approve
of it, and tha. you consider it likely TO be in
furious to Percival, which it surely will be
say with perfect truth also-yOu can-tha'
you are ioierahy certain that even II she re
manned constant to INN he would not remail
constant 10 her' JUST IA" y, Mi p'e'','
young mum AZ inc most ''"I'Ne ieiio" u
me- 'ho"Sauo' oI iiil'S AWAY anu WIN il'
nope oil seeing h'r Tor y'"'": CONSTANT III