Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-11-03

ohe sat down, and yentured to look al her
ngain. She vas dressed perfectly plain, but
scrapuloosly neat;i and her 6ncr figure,
though evidently undersigned, was BY her.
dress, exhibited ip the most bewitch hing man
ner. | would attempt to describe her, but
you have seen her and il is needless. She
was pbout fourteen, and the thought inyolun-
tarily forced itself upon nv mind, III such
is the bud. what will bethe flower" There
was modest unassuming manner about
her, which made il evident, she was unused
70 the business she had undertaken. The
strawberries were as neat in their appear
ance as she herself and VIXEN she inquired
III wished for them. there was slvertoncd
sweetness 10 her voice, which charmed
wi riure yop-qlian broueh, etraS bevries In
the city r. Ienquired s...,l, ~ +.
| Never before" she answered my aunt
with whom live. was unwell; she is poor,
she wished for cordial and without the
means OF Obtaining these things; could
not bear to see her suffer, but obtained her
leave TO make the attempt of relieving her
wants IN this manner; and you will oblige
me by letting me return to. my aunt's as soon
as possible"
II returned her the basket and put a FIVE
dollar, bill in her hand she looked at me
with surprise. ~. f..lf
Il cannot take it," said the lovely girl.
what would my amt say2 cannot forfeit
her good opinion" --and she placed The mon
ey on the counter n.
You will keep The money" replied
tell your aunt il is present from friend,
and assure her she shall be provided for.
"Sbe hesated but took the money with
an expression Of gratitude on her counie
nance that made her appear more lovely
than ever.
"When she returned. watched her beau
| ,iful aud sylph-like form as il receded from
my view. with an emotion entirely new. but
which will never be forgotten. | had learn,
ed her place OF residence. and few DAYS
after, upder pretence of morning ride,
took Miss Emerson. young lady who was
an intimate fIiend ofmine. into the carriage,
and visited the spot where the person who
had so much interested me lived
at was delightful observation-disclosures
IN trees and so numerous were the flowers
and blossoms around the humble Cottage.
that the very air hreaihed OF perfumes, and
the birds, unlerrified at our approach. fiut-
tered among the branches which almost oh.
suucted the pa,h.--Thr whole harbor OIL
Boston, with all its islands. its castles, lis
pellucid waters. and white sails fiutering
from the many vessels gliding on its bosom,
was in full view, and presented most mag. |
ni6cenl aud delightful prospec,. We aIig6i.
cd, and were met at the door, and welcomed |
by the young lady. with a cheerlulness aud
ease which denoted better days, Miss EN-.
erson was no less charmed with her than
myself but we regretted to learn that her
aunt was declining rapidly. and 10 all ap, |
pearance the last rays Of the taper Of life |
were already glimmering in the socket
We soon returned. Miss Emerson having
left substantially proof Of her benevolence,
and her amiable disposition, My father. to
whom Miss Emerson related the occurrences
of the morning. was so Interested, that be
as soon as was practicable, made them Wis
1t himself; but he arrived only 10 witness
the funeral obsequies of the kind aunt
While the procession, in which my father
joined, wasmoving from the church 10 The
place of burial, he learned from the officiat.
ing clergyman. who was an acquaintance of
his. many particulars respecting the young
lady who had so deeply enlisted The feelings
and sympaihies of us all Her father, who
was respectable minister, lived ia the
western part of the State. where he was set.
tied over a small but ahecionate congreea-
ton. SHe had been there about 1t rec wears,
and his only child, Maria, was about two
years old, when both he and his amiable
wife were seized with fatal disease, and
the same grave received their remains, on
the fifth day after the first attack. The or
phan Maria was us soon as possible semitic
reside with her only aunt a maiden lady.
in affiuent circumstances, by whom, as soon
as her age permitted, she was placed in one
of the first boarding schools in the city, ,
where she remained until about two years
before the death of her aunt AT this time
the failure mercantile house, in whose ,
hands nearly the whole of her property had 4
been placed, reduced them 10 the depths oil
kindness Of their friends and
the needle Of Maria, prevented their suffer.
ing bnl her auntlwas unable 10 sustain.the
feelings sucha change in her circumstances
produced, and she gradually sunk tolthe
grave. leaving Maria an unprotected and
iliendless orphan. iosi sin II
eWhat will become OF her now, God on. j
" knows" added the olergyman, as he fin Z
ished his short narration. fs1r felsd p9i Is
4"She shall never WANT replied my faith
er, as they arrived at the gate Of the little
city Of the dead, where the fresh mound ofIr
Earth showed the appointed habitationn ndl In
lfthe GIRLS what she appears, she shall n
ind home and parent" Di.y aanaa Ia
God will bless you,'' reioined the minis 5
err for hAfriandin or IN u IN mia Nj. or,boo II