Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-10-20
NO. 4.

with my vivid recollections Of MIR REYNOLDS.
A thousand trifing details tended so much
TO confirm my suspicious, that my eagernees
10 meet Margaret grew painful in its excess.
Report said that the great Southern beauty
Miss FHzroy was TO be in New York two
days before The ball. Young Dudley and
Mr. Gindrat accompanied me there. n
waited their arrival with most ca ger impa-
Hence, and 'clasped Margaret TO my heart
the moment she aIighied from the carriage
| pass over the delight of meeting ali the
thousand kind things said and tboupht.-
all the JOY and iimidity of young Dudley
ana only pause 10 mention that in the short
space OF two days, three times surprised
Margaret Williams entirely absorbed in AL.
Ian Ramsay's Gentle Shepherd, before in
lroduce my readers TO the lighted ball room.
When entered with Margaret leaning on
my arm, much of the company had already
assembled, and an audible buzz of admira-
llon followed her as we passed along
Chandeliers. flowers, and groups of beauti-
fol heads, always give to ballroom the
mellow briliancy Of fairy land but mill
iary ball has charms peculiar to itself: il
seems like fragment of chivalry. and par
takes Of the high. poetic interest of tits and
tournaments, As looked nround upon
the gay scene, heard lound whisper Of
applause and soon perceived that it am
nounced the entrance Of my friend Miss
tnzroy. Her blazing and radient beauty
was oil character totally different from nv
Margarets- Her face and figure were the
statuary's embodied dream her complex.
ion was dazzlingly fair, and her ewes had
an expression lucid and tranquil, as Lake
George by summers moonlight. In the
Venus de Medicis, art studied nature, aud
IN one form concentrated the graces OF
thousand models; but it now seemed as If
nature, vexed at the successful rivalry, had
studied every line of beauty from Praxi,eles
to Canova. and thrown over the whole, the
rich coloring Of Titan. She glided thro'
the room like majestic, swan-like motion,
so modest in its pride, that it seemed like
total Inconsistencies of her charms
While was listening to some eloquent
badinage upon having hurried Margaret a.
way from her, saw Mr. Gindrat enter. [
had seen him much. and became more and
more interested in him during the brief pc
rod have mentioned but as became con-
WINGED that Margaret was his sister, earn
estiy wished that he should meet her in pub.
lie, and Judge Of her as OF an entire siran-
ger That she was Angelina Gindrat |
had now no doubt; for under the pretence
of telling her fortune. asked her TO show
me her arm. The carrier-dove and his lei
ter were there MS plain as when | first kiss
ed that little arm on board the Amphilrite
and with deep iervor my heart thanked The
all-wise being who had thus enabled me IN
consciously TO fulfil my promise 10 Mrs
Reynolds. With excitement almost too tu-
multuous to be happy, sought MIR Gindrat,
TO Introduce him to Margaret "Who are
those beautiful ladies you have just lefi ~
inquired he, after the first salulaiion had pas
sed. at is the celebrated Miss Fiizroy
from the South, and her fficnd Miss Will
Hams" replied l. The one with pearls in
her hair isthe famous beauty.
"She is indeed beautiful creature.p re.
joined he, "but what aqueen-like figure stands
beside her How genius pours forth in tor
rents of expression and how much grace
tul vivacity there is in the bend of her neck !"
she is my adopted daughter" said l. "and
II you wish, | will introduce youn .But
Why have not heard Of her before 2" asked
he in a tone of surprise "Oh, we have had
weighlier matters TO talk OF, you know. and
rich young men are apt TO suspect fathers
who aretoo anxious to introduce their dauph-
ters" Smiling. he followed me towards The
ladies, and introduced him as friend from
Europe Both were obviously prepossessed
in his favor; and il was soon Whispered
among the circle of beaux. that Miss Fiiz-
roy had never before condescended 10 treat
any gentleman with so much attention. She
accepted his invitation to dance, and they
took their places at the head of the first cotil-
lion. Two reputed lovers Of Margarets
were making their way towards her, when
she involuniarily gave an earnest glance
towards the place where young Dudley
stood aloof, apparently in no very cheerful
humor He met the expressive look and
was instantly at her side. heard much
animated conversation whenever the couples
met in the windings Of the dance; and when
the ladies were seated near me, Gindrat took
his station at Margaret's side. "These or
|ange and lemon trees" said he. "almost
make me imagine myself in my native isl
and; and there ale flowers here to night,"
added he, with marked emphasis, 80 like
the productions Of my sunny cline that the
recolections of my childhood come yiyidlv
before me-" and he went on describing the
beauties of the tropical regions with surpris-
ing volubility and eloquence. Miss Fitzroy
listened with marked interest, which made
some of her admirers frown; and Margaret
gave one Of her most fascinating smiles as
she said IL have strange thoughts some
times As you describe these scenes, il
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