The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-27

! think, as the family is now about tC
pfeaK up, that the final ceremony bHf
petler De performed before we 90, mr.
AT the farthest. when we reach tbf
army, where, as Sahrey would perhans
prefer, it might take place at the same
time as that of her friend. who is
similarly situated \"
You forget" said the maid.n
now freshly aroused at this combined
attepmt to make her forego her last
remaining privilege in the abhorrernt
negotiation you both fopet that the
very instrument, by which YOU claim
10 dispose OF my hand, expressly leaves
10 me- and to me only, the right and
privilege OF deciding upon the time
FOR that ceremony, by which you would
now u seems, so summarily consum
mate your tnmanly scheme. And thank
ueaVen she continued. turning to
me nonplused sutton with an air of
"ec!sion and fearlessness which the
excitement of insulted feeling could
cnly have given her" thank Heaven. +
hau the forethought to insist on A
privilege now so precious to mo: for LET
me assure you. sir. that distant will hr
the day when | shall fix on time for
consummating "a contract. wrune from
glrllsh ireXperience, to CRAFTY selfish
ambition or mistaken views in the first
place, and now claimed to hold me
like sold article of merchandise. for
the use and control of one whose feel.
ing., principles, and whole character
are every way uncongenia with NV
own
What !-how" exclaimed the irri.
tated and evidently astonished Hayi-
land, who. in his obtusenese. even
now. could not perceive what objection
his daughter could have to a match cs.
teemed by him so advantageous
What can this mean Why, tho
girl must be demented You to de-
eide on the time! Why. reasonable
time is all that was meant by that. if
it is~not so expressed -
THAT is all; nothing more" eager
ly chimed in Peters.
: If part of this instrument is to be
construed differently from what is ex
pressed, and az you chose. why not
other parts. and as | choose?" calmly
asked the unmoved girl
= so, then its power to bind me
shall cease with this hour
Nhdt iollI again exclaimed the
old gentleman. baked and chatting
worse than before. "Why. don't the
infatuated girl know that TO say moth
ing about losing prospects which no
other young lady in the country would
reject-that by marrying any other
man she will forfeit her birthright in
my estate, and make herself. as she
will deserve to be. beggar?"
81 have no thought Of marrying any
other man while in my present embar
RAISING position. quickly retorted
the former, with al offended air.
But should wish TO do SO. should
hardly he deferred from it by either
of the considerations you have Just
named, | think And, indeed. if the
mercenary and ambitious motives,
which you would have actuate me,
were alone to be my guide in such
step, | could see but little temptation
for the sacrifice in the honors and
wealth which are SO much to depend
on triumph that. for all your boast,
| believe will never be accoplished:
while the failure. if the same justice
is melted out to you which you seem
to be meditating for others, will leave
you with a branded name. and no es.
tate here to give or withhold.
Silence! audacious girl, eX
claimed the bafiled loyalist, unable
logner TO endure the calm but scorch
ing rebuke involved IN the reply of his
daughter. | will listen to no more
of your ratings This comes Of be
ing allowed to mingle with an igno-
rant rebellious popuace. But that
evil shall, at least be remedied. You
will attend me to the war where |
trust your eyes may soon be opened to
your folly. F."
You may perhaps compel me - 60
sir responded the still unawed maid
en-: "but if you do so, let me warn
YOU against all hope of thereby rem
dering MY feelings less repugnant to
the scheme we have been discussing,
or of changing my views of the cuase
in which you are to embark: for !
will now openly declare. what | have
before left you to infer that | have no
sympathies for those who come to OPP
press and ensave my country: nor will
/ ever aid or sanction their ignoble pur
poses-not even to the Withholding any
intelligence | may gain of their move
ments, which may avert disaster or
Uefll from our slIuS mug pCopIS'
"Hurrah for the tory's daughter ~
now burst on the ears of the aston,
ished group, from band of armed |
men standing Immediately beneath the |
open but thickly vine clad windows
without, whittier, it seemed, they |
had approached unperceived, and thus
become unintentiOnal listeners to the |
last part of the foregoing dialogue, |
which they were still hesitatlng to
break in upon. when their admiration
of the heroic girls declarations led to
the irrepressihle burst of applause just
- Hurrah for the tory's
She shall be remembered
for that
The party within instantly rose to
their feet at so strange and unexpected
a salutation. Peters. aware, from the
experience of the last night, that his
CAPTURE was sought, was the first, as
might be expected, to take alarm
With a hasty step towards the WIN
low, and an equally hasty glance
through the screening foliage at the
new corners, he hurriedly retreated
door leading to the rear OF
the house Haviland, scarcely less
4 alarmed, though having no conception
If the main object of the visit, adj
panced. with evident perturbation, TO
the front door, when he was met at
he the threshold by the secretary OF
he council of Safety who, bowling po-
itelv. proceeded to apologize for the
,o;sy outbreak of his attendants,
which. contrary to his wishes, he
said. had been made to announce ms
arrival. , H.
"A ttendants, SIR" exclaimed Ha-
;iland, casting a Hurried "Ianec Rt me
- aIliarS in the Nard-'' attend |