Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-01-10

her petW'SSioD Ia attend tie rHceS, she, as
the last act Of kindness to one ol her layers,
consented W accompany him. RdSc wnSa
very lund al ornaments, and il clauccd tttai
her heart was particularly set uH n ppatl
pjn which her mistress had said slip sclduln
wore, TN account 0l ite antique. laShlun.
Rose had more than once siVuiii,d how
pretty shr Thought IL; aud wondered if she
was rich enough 10 buy pearls, whether
they would became her full and snowy neck.
She dared moi To ask f,r it outright aud
abe never in her lie had thought u! lnkinr
any thing dishun' Bu vanity, vanity
thal 70 dish aud contcmptihIe passion which
has slain jtS tVrS at thousands, aud that too
among the iairesl aud brightest Of Gods
works, prevailed over the better feelings ul
Rose NJ &c Oriuc. She took the envied pin,
wore it To The races, heard Janes Nnc ln-
tyre praise II, told him her new mistress
had given il to her, and then, dreadinn the
discovery Of tie fact, began to devise
schrmrS tor exchanging the hauhle. The
path nl sin is steep, aud every s'cp presses
an with accumulated power. Rose had al
ready committed u second crime tn conceal
the first; aud now The hope oi' security
urged her 10 commit Others. Size sold hr
hrcat pin aud bought ring with the mo-
npv, in ropeS the PIN would never he in
quired for Tins side ot India. Bur in his
she was miSiikca; HAT very day The lady
missed the jewei aud Rose went even
deeper IN fllSchnnd ihan was Necessary to
keep up appearances.
will moi follow her through every sep
of this shameful struggle. Il il sufficient
to say that The lhiei was discovered and
Rose instead uI sailing nr glorious maicI,-
making India, was Ia teW weeks hurried
an board II vessel, in which siX,y.iwn other
cnnvc CTS were destined Tor Boany Bay.
Thia is a painful reverse for one so young
so brauilul, 80 ;nordinaiely Ambitious, SHE
looked back upon England with mingled
feelings NJ grief aud burning Indignation,
contempt Of herself aud haired Of the laws
BY which she suffered. And for what had
she injured this conflict, which fist aud
last had given her more unhapplnesS Than
had been crowded in The whole o. her pre-
vious exisencel Why nuthng bul The
foolish vanity Of wearing Cast off peatl
Bat Rose Mac Orne had mind elastic
and vigorous; ii soon rel ounded rom de-
pressinn. She looked around among her
companions, most Of whom were tall and
robust; some III whom were handsome wu-
men. They were sixty convicls 8. fifteen
men. Before they were half across the Al
lanio. Rose had laid plan daring enough
for the heltueird Joan nf Arc, in The ull
side 0l her inspiration. She communicated
the plan ,u the wonlrn, which they entered
ia.u heartily and warmly -ltoSe mighi have
found lnvers enough On hoard, nptwiib
standing the strict Or.ers Of HE officers, bat
elie chose bat one, aud that was the pilot.
Chances aud tender notes passed heiWcen
them, unperceircd by Others: for the artlul
Rose was Ike glr Cier wien the eye oi
The officer was upon her; and her lover was
capable Of playing as deep II gane as she.
A leugn the important hour arrived
precnutinn had been taken ; all were IN rea-
d.neSs. The vessel stood for LA Pna Ia
exchange aargoes aud take in refreshments.
They entered the huge arms al that sllverV
river, and Cut Us waters with the arr0wy
flight ol bird, A. length B. Ayres lay
before them in he distance with Ihe broad,
clear, bright nnonnl CHI, spread over IL like
heavy robe. The wind died away, and
tht vessel by gently moving On the bnsnm
oi that majestic river, like u child playing
itself into slnmher. Midnight came Rose
hal an eve like burning glass, the crisis
was Mt hand, and ali looked TO her lnr di.
rec'inn. Her liver, according 10 promise,
had taken his turn IN I've pilot; and all slept
save him and the convictS. He sal at he
helm nnkiny out a. the waters, and listen
ing To the silence audible There was a
Sigh, motion in The sii!s then sounded the
whistle of the pilot. In twenty minutes
every man was bound last Hnd gagged, the
cenvcts were armed, and the vessel was in
full sweep for BuennS Ayres. There it ar
rived prize Ia the prisoners Great noise
vas made about the vessel seized by wn-
men, and brought iriumphanlly into port
The Lady Shore Cor that was ME vessel
name, was crowded with South Americans
The bravery OF The w"men was loudly APP
plluied; and in three days the riches
young Spaniard in The city offered himsel
to ,ht beautiful Rose Mac Orue. Her pro-
mi tn the plat was inrgnlien. The am
bilious Ec.I,ch woman now wears pearl
and diamonds 10 plenty, and most Of he
sister convicis are nnw al the heads OF res