Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-07-13

ore my thought, she continued, This seems
a hard saying"
"Wby, rather" said l. Her reply was
TO the following effect, and nearly in the
same words
"Well child, believe il is tue, for AL
that The summer after this happened,
went 10 live with Col Whipplc When
heard about Nancy and that bad man, ask
ed, too, what became Of the wretch. "Why,
Deborah" said the Col. (my name was De-
torah M'Nell Nc Vickary)." drawing her
sell upns if il was a name she had never
deborah" said the. Colonel,
folks say the devil got him. AS soon as he
heard how Nancy followed him. and was
frozen 10 death in the woods, he ra,ed like
one distracted, He cursed bimselfand tore
out his hair, and never knew another mo-
menl's peace. He lived so about six months,
and then died in the poor house raving mad.
Every one said he was possessed by the
devil"
IL don't believe that, chic" continued
the old lady; but seeing he was such
wicked wretch making the poor young thing
believe he loved her hen he did not care a
iarhing for her and, besides, taking all
her money away, and being the cause Of her
death, don't see but what he must have
gone TO a place Of torment after he died. To
be sure he lived long enough to repent, but
then it did not please the Lord TO give him
his senses, so he had no chance to do it.
This was an argument which | did not
know how to controvert. Besides, the old
lady was so indignant at his hearlessness,
that | would hardly have dared TO defend
him, had my feelings prompted me TO do so;
but indeed, my sympathy for the poor girl
had been so thoroughly awakened, that |
bad little charity for him.
'Grand-ma' am said |, how was it known
that she reached the camp soon after they
left it, and kindled the remains of their
fireP
why, child, when you make fire in the
woods, and go away and leave it burning,
the wood falls apart, and you will always
find brands left. They left their fire burn.
ing, and ii was known Nancy got there be-
fore il was out, for the next that came to the
camp found nothing but ashes; so they
knew she had reached there before they had
been long gone, or the fire would have all
been out and if she had not drawn the
brands together so that they turned 10 ash
es, they would not have found them
This explanation was perfectly satisfacto
ny. | only wished to know one thing more
DO you remember asked |, how long i
was before her death was knownF
After she went away alone so the mcr
could do nothing but talk about her. They
began 10 be certain she would be frozen /,
death, unless she turned back. They listen
ed all night, thinking to hear her knock a
the door. The next day they kept looking
towards the woods, hoping TO see her conn
out. They felt so uneasy that the day ate
that. two OF them made up their minds to G,
and look after her They had horses OIL
the farm--each took one and set off.
took them all day to reach the camp by III
same road that Nancy travelled in the nigh
They could see every now and then. wher
the trees were thickest, that she had wan
dered out OF the track, and CROPPED with he
hand to find it again They found the fir
burnt to ashes, as told you. They woul
not GO any farther that night for they sd,
she had not got there ill after the other
were gone, and they knew she must be dea
by this time, ifshe had not overtaken tn
Colonel and Swindell, or got 10 Bartlett
How far was Bartleu2
Thirty miles from the farm and Their
was no house between them. The cam
was about half way, just above the Notch.
Did they follow her father p
Yes The next morning as soon as
; was light they set off again. They WEI
seven or eight miles farther. and began |
think she was somewhere safe, for they ha
seen her tracks all the way in the snow
But at last they came TO the brook. MAI
: cy's Brook they call it now; they crosse
, it, and at the foot fthe hill, there she sa
They call that Nancy's Hill. They though
at first she was sitting there asleep, with ht
head resting on her cane, for the bonnet wa
over her face, so that they could not see it,
When they came near TO her, and saw he
clothes stiff with ice, they knew she wa
dead, and bad enough they felt, as well the
: might
+ / was satisfied of the truth of all | ha
heard.
The brook still runs the rock still stand
} that bear her name 10 both she has give
deathless fame in the legends ofthe Ian,
Let them not be looked upon with the mel
! idle gaze OF curiosity. Let man learn fTol
? them how deep, how ardent, is woman
r love. Let him reflect how cruel it is to tr
2 file with that affection, which, once excite
is frequently lasting as life, stronger tina
D the love of existence.
: Though the story is of one in humbl
! life. it is no less the picture of woman's d.
: voted attachment. Her affections once firm
q ly fixed, chung 10 the object of their lo'
with consistency and iervor that man ca
e scarcely appreciate or comprehend. Eve
$ heartless lreachery cannot detach her afic