The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-20

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been invited into another room
partake of some refreshment, and tt
father and daughter being thus lei
again by themselves, the latter mo-
handed the other for his pnrsual tn
affectionate but too truly boiling lei
ter of her fatcd friend.
And what ans yer do you intend t
return t. this kind and pressing invi
tation of your friend, Sabrey?' aske,
Haviland, after ttentive,y readin,
the epistle.
"That do not think it advisabl,
to accept it this time, father an
wered the girl.
why not advisable:" asked the
other, in CONSCIOUS tone. - SEE
nothing to object to in the step. GO
ing as you will under the protection
of father; while it will introduce
you to circle which few American
girls can ever reach. +"
% feel quite willing To forego the
honor of such an introduction. - cody
retired the daughter And were it
otherwise, the very letter that brings me
the invitation uufolds enough to deter
me from the undertaking
You wholly mistake your friends
meaning responded the former.
" Her approximations are merely the nat
ural effect of maiden timidity.
think as her lover seems to do. that
the safest place for her is with the
British army. So think it vii! be
for YOU: for | know not what pun
ishment will be inflicted on these
settlements for their rebelious and
,N,,l, L., Il ,r,
wish TO separate myself and family
from them. before the day Of reckon
ing arrives. shall, therefore, ex
pect you to attend me "
As the daught was about to reply
a domestic came in and announce d the
arrival OF Colonel Peters; and the lat
ter, the next moment, with dark
and sullen brow, unceremoLiously en-
tered the apartment. He did not. how
ever, deign Immediately to unfold
the cause of his evident i'll humor,
but contented himself with listening
to the news which the elated Havi-
land was prompt to impart in relation
TO his own promotion, the invitation
received by his daughter to accom-
pany him to the army or its vicinity,
his thus rejected advice to Der to ac-
cede to the proposal. The cold coun
tenance of Peters brigh tened with
Sc fish delight at the recital for in the
old gentleman appointment his de
termination to accept it and his inten-
ton of taking his daughter with him if
she could be so persuaded, the former
saw the triumph Of his michanations TO
involve the family ineytricably in the
royal cause. That triumph would not
be complete unless the daughter, whose
predictions for Woodburn and the
A merican cause were more than sus
pected, could be kept within the scope
of royal influence. He theref re secretly
resolved that if her father left the set
Element to join the army she should
not be left behind but should be in
duced or compelled TO accompany him.
He consequently was not slow to add his
advice and treaties to those of the
father. This he did for a while
with some show of respect and
kindness; but finding her still i'm
he at length became irritated
and assumed tone of dictation SO in
consistent with the natural deicacy
Of lover that she declined any futher
with him on the subject.
Where will you go perverse and
blind girl!" now interrupted the
father eproachfully. "Iou would
lot stay here alone and unprotected !
would you?'
II should not hesitate to do so on ac
,ount of any molestation which Amer
can troops would offer me- replied |
Sabrey with "a significant emphasis on
he word American. And should |
'thers approach | would go to my con
lections on the other side of the /
Miss HaviIand may have her pri
ate reasons for wishing TO remain in
his section of the country" said Pet
RS with an i'll suppressed sheer turn
ng to the father.
will you please explain your mean
ng sir?'' demanded the girl with
pirit
Il mean, replied Peters. THAT she
would hold clandestine meetings with
ne whom her father has seen fit to re-
ect from his house, might see the adj
antage of remaining where her inter
Jews could be enjoyed without mo-
astation.'
"Sabrey Haviland is that true?"
sked the old gentleman with gath
ring frown.
(TO BE CONTINUED