Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-10-04

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have beer, known to you under cloud of
lmystery--as a solitary being, without O
friend or acquaintance in the world--an out
cast apparently from socety-either sinned
against OF sinning-wiIhout fortune; or ex-
pectancy OF fortune;--and with all these dis.
advantages to contend with. how can sun.
pose that an indebted 10 any thing bu,
your pity for the kindness you have shown
me 2" PITY what pity. pity you Oh
Frederick do not wrong yourself thus
No though you were thousand times less
worthy than know you are, shoud-.n
She stopped, confused, and a deep blush
spread over her face. she burst into tears
| and would have sank to the ground, had
not her lover caught her in his arms
Think Of me thus" he whispered, "till we
meet again, and we may both be happyn
40, | will think of thee thus forever I" They
had reached the cottage door "God bless YOU
Emily" said the stranger l dare not see
your mother tell her Of my departure, but
tell her when autumn has faded into winter.
shall be here again. Farewell, dearest.
farewell" She felt hot and burning kiss
upon her check; and when she ventured TO
look round, he was gone
Henry arrived next day, but there was
a gloom upon the spirits of both mother and
daughter, which it took some time to dispe
Mrs Somers felt for Emily more than for
herself. She now perceived that her childs
future happiness depended more upon the
honor OF the stranger than she had hitherto
been aware Of and she trembled to think Of
the probability that il the busy world he
might soon forget the very existence of Ho.
duct and It's inhabitants. Emily entertained
better hopes, but they were the result prob
ably of the saneuine and unsuspicious tenn.
permanent of youth. Her cousin, meanwhile,
exered himself TO the utmost TO make him.
self agreeable. He was young, frank
handsome soldier, who had leapt into the
very middle Of many ady's heart but he
was rot destined 10 leap into Emily's. She
had enclosed ii within loo strong line OF
decentralization After three months
siege ii was found impregnnble. So Henry,
who really loved his cousin next 10 his king
and country, thinking i, folly TO endanger
his peace Of mind or waste his time any
longer one morning shook Mrs. Somers and
Emily warmly by the hand and took his
departure to join his regiment
Autumn came; the leaves grew red,
brown, yellow, and purple, they dropped
from the branches ofthe trees, and lay rust
ling in heaps upon the path below. The
days we're bright, clear. calm, and chill the
nights were full of stars, and the ground
wet with dew, which, ere the morning dawn
ed, was changed into silvery boar frost
The robin hopped across the garden walks
But the stranger came not. Darker days
and longer nights succeeded The trees
were stripped of their foliage, and the fields
had lost their verdure. Winter burst upon
the earth. and storms went careering through
the armament. But still the stranger came
not The lustre of Emily's eye grew dim
but yet she smiled. and looked MS If she
would have made herself believe that there
vas hope.--And SO there was for the coach
once mole stopped ut the Blue Boar; and
the stranger, wrapped in his blue travelling
cloak, once more alighted from it.--Lan-
guage cannot convey to the mind ofihe rea-
der the delight experienced by Mrs. Somers
and her daughter at the return of the stran-
ger, who had so faithfully and honorably
redeemed his pledge Emily's eye soon re-
gained its wonted lustre. But there was
still another trial &c be made Would she
marry him In putting the question, be
said, my family is respectable, and it is
not wealth seek have an independence,
at least equal should hope 10 our wishes
but any thing else which you may think
mysterious about me. cannot unravcl until
you are undissolubly mine. II was a poin,
Of no slight difficulty; Emily entrusted its
decision entirely TO her mother. Her moth
err found that the stranger was inhexible in
his purpose. and she also saw that her
child's happiness was inextricably linked
with him. What could she do ? 1t had
been better perhaps if they had never known
him but knowing him. and thinking so
highly Of him as they did, there was no alter.
native--lhe risk must be run.
1t was run; they we're married in Hoduct
and Immediately after the ceremony they
stepped into carriage and drove away, no.
body knew where. We will not infringe
upon the sacred happiness Of such a journey
upon such an occasion, by allowing our
profane thoughts to dwell upon it, Ii is
enough to know, that in the afternoon of the
following day after they left Hoduct, they
entered an extensive and noble park, and
came in sight OF magnificent Gothic man
sion. Emily expressed her admiration Of
its appearance ; and her young husband, ga
zing upon her with impassioned delight, ex
claimed, "My Emily. il is thinel My mind
was impressed with erroneous impressions
of women. had been deceived by them
| believed that affections were TO be won
only by fattering their vanity, or dazzling
their ambition. l was resolved that unless
| were loved for myself alone, l would new
or be loved al all With this view travel
led through the country insogn,ia. l came