Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-02-14


frequency he would tell her that, as far as he
Gould perceive she was an article not worth
such labor as he had bestowed in obtaining
it, and such snubbings as he had taken from
his rivals on the same account. These and
other cruel things he repeated till he made
the lady weep sorely, and well nigh broke
her spirit, though she had formerly been such
\ mettlesome dame. BY degrees it became
perceptible to all her friends that her
life was a very unhappy one; and
ne fate of the fair woman seemed yet
the harder in that it was her own stately
mansion left to her sole use by her first hus-
band, which her second had entered into and
was enjoying, his being but a mean and mea-
ger thing
But such is the flippancy of friends that
when she met them and secretly confded her
grief to their ears, they would say cheerily,
Never mind: there's third to cGme yet"
at which maladrot remark she would show
much Indignation, and tell them they should
know better than to trine on such solemn
theme Yet that the poor lady would have
been only too happy 10 be the wife of the
third instead of Sir John, whom she had
taken, was painfully obvious, and much she
was blamed for her foolish choice by some
people. Sir William, however, had returned
to foreign cities on learning the news of her
,r ~ anu '''u never preii neaiu Vi S'i''e;
Two or three years of suffering were passed
py Lazy IehPlope as 'ne ueSpSe9 ana chiuden
"Ie o. 'hiN man or Johh' anna regrets thaC
,0e hao 50 greatly mistaken hiin' ana signs
'"r one "hohi she unouEht never 20 see again
''' 1t cnoAccd 'uaV her huSoai'u leu SICK Oh
H''e sh2hU ai'iheh.' ohe u"S "i'er 'nis'
"'eh she was SittlhE III MS room, looking
ON Tue "Ii'u'" upon 'he On Pa"9e III i'ol'O'
''f "'n'" "P'' n'"@ ''e iiou9e va looU
''i'' sue %4'''''i ~ N''',' wen. Lazy enc
P1 "'''"'' ~ s''HC9 HU'n ,"e e''h iooni
" i'Sc''''od 10 '''e 'l"I'' "hehce' through
- "''' way sue ~" t'''eiihs neU"eei' 'ne
w" '''i" O'"tl' ..Hit" at tii'' 'i'''e nahheu
"' r'',"'H' -" ~ ma" ii'i - "' SUI n'''
'''' ''''95'' "''' ''"Hi's '''''' anu ""'oi oin
~ N''l'e' iiVo WIG 0'ui "'u " hioe'
ann,
Was passing through O"eleip lnSe' he
ana "'"' l"i'e''hs "cie,o ice; anu / ""iNeo
uO 70 ASH alter your iiuSShiPs heii'u' l
'riI Uhat c"ulu 90 no ieSS' anu OF course 10
pay my re'i'ec1s 10 your goou nuSpaiiu, my
P'rtoiore acquaintance buo " feneiope'
IA So iooN Si'h ana sorry
~, am hetrI sich' pha' all, saiu she'
4HeS couil SEE III e'cn o'hei al eiilotioh
"Nlc" neither wished 70 express ana lhey
"ood mus ioh3 Uiine win 'earS III Cnoir eyes
lie "o's'' ''eaV re wen, near saio Dir
""ll"ll III 10" voice. May "od Ill heaven
IoreINe nlhl' pu. IL l. ASKING great zeal!
!luSh Hush SUI" SIG iis'ny
Nay out WIZ sPeak "ha' l may honest
say ne answered. am noe uiuer yonr
ROOF ana my oonSue Is free, why uiuse not
wall LOT me- I'ei'pT' y, soiii u me more
"erC "''ei' "ouiu nave uaNeleu niehU
ana gay 10 CONT!
OF ia'e, " 'iii'''n' you i'uso hot ask IL,
s''iu she' enoeaVoring 10 quiet MIN as IN old
lileS' NY husoa'lu Jus' no" Is uh"eil. he
WILL grow nester IN uay i OF wv" wont maybe Oh
Casterbrldge."
As she SAID this their eyes met. Each was
thinking OF her h4htsome words about taking
them III turn; each thought that two-thirds
OF that promise had been fulfilled. But, as
II II were unpleasant 10 her that this recollec-
non should nave arisen she spoke again,
quickly: Come again IN day or two, when
my husband Will be well enough to see you"
Sir William departed without entering the
mouse, ana she returned 10 Slr johns cham
Der. He, rising from his pillow, said: ITO
whom hast been talking, wife, In the court
yard' ! heard voices thsre."
ono heoi'a'ed, anu Ae ''paueu Ino queoIioh
more impahently.
II do pot wish to tell you now" said she
but L WOOL know" said he.
Then she answered; "Sir Henry Hervy."
by G-l thought as much" cried
Sir John, drops OF perspiration standing on
his white face "a skuiking villain A sick
mans ears are keen, my lady heard that
they were loveriike tones and he called ZEE
by your Christian name. These be your in
trigues, my lady, when l am Off my legs
awhile"
ION my honor" cried she, you do me
wrong lsvear l did not know OF his com