Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-07-05

searching look, ana appeared 10 tnlnk deep
y. ii am satisfied am guile satisfied"
she said at length and the sternness of her
look disappeared: III capnot CONFERENCE.-The
| shall not oppose your marriage Biancts
had been comparatively calm before, but now
she covered her face with her hands, and
sobbed almost Historically. Maria Theresa
would have raised her, but Blanca sprang
up from the ground, her face 5eaming with
delight, though the tears hung upon her
cheeks, "Oh forgive me-" she said eager
ly; your highness will forgive me. Do
not mistake my tears for sorrow, am so
happy that must weep"
Blanca went and with her husband, to the
mines The dismal hut off workman in the
mines of ldria, was but poor exchange for
the magnificent palace Of the Count Albert,
on the banks ofthe Danube which was now
con6scated 10 the crown though small es.
tate was given 10 the venerable and respect.
ed Countess during her life Lut Blanca
smiled with smile dissatisfied happiness, as,
leaning on her husbands arm she stopped
before the hut which was TO be their future
home
The miners hat became daily more
happy abode: the eyes OF its inhabitants
were soon accustomed TO the dim light, aud
all that had seemed so wrapt in darkness
when they entered the mines gradually
dawned into distinctness and light Blanca
began TO look with real pleasure on the
walls and rude furniture Of her too-narrots
room. She had no time 10 spend 10 useless
sorrow, for she was continually employed
in the necessary duties of her situation she
performed with cheerful aacrity the most
mental offices, she repaired her husbands
clothes, and she was delighted il she could
sometimes take down from an old shelf, one
OF the few books she had brought with her
The days passed on rapidly; and as the
young pair knelt down at the close OF every
evening, their praises and lhanksgivings
were as fervent as their prayers. Ernest
had not been surprised at the high and vir-
tuous enthusiasm which enabled Blanca to
support at first, all the severe trials they I'M
derwent without shrinking but he ieas sur
prised TO find that in the calm, the dull hope
less calm, OF undiminshed hardship her
spirit never sank, her sweetness of temper
and unrepining gentleness rather increased
Another trial was approaching Blanca
the young and tender Blanca, was about 10
become mother; and one evening, on re-
turning from his work, Ernest found his
wife making clothes for his unborn infant,
He sat down beside her and sighed but
Blanca was singing merrily and she only
left of singing to embrace her husband with
stniloe, he tiIvught -tiiv sweetest Smiles ne
had ever seen.
The wife OF one of the miners, whom BIZ
anca had visited when lying i'll OF danger
Gus disease, kindly offered 10 attend her dur.
ing her confinement and from the arms Of
this woman, Ernest received bis first born
son; the child, who, born under different
circumstances, would have been welcomed
with all the care and spendor of noble rank
But he forgot this in his JOY that Blanca was
safe, and stole on tiptoe to the room where
she was lying. She had been listening for
his footstep, and as he approached, he saw
in the gloom OF the chamber her white arms
stretched towards him. al have been
thanking God in my thoughts" said Bian-
ca, after her husband had bent down TO kiss
her; but am so very weak Dear Ern-
est, kneel down beside the bed and offer up
my blessings with your own" Surprising
strength seemed to have been given to this
delicate mother, by Him "who tempers the
wind TO the shorn lamb" and she recovered
rapidly from her confinement.
Shortly after this, an express arrived from
Vienna. inquiring ifAlberii or his wife were
still alive. A few houIs AFTER another per-
son arrived with the same haste, and on the
same errand: they were, the one near re-
lation of Blanca, the other Albeni's fellow
soldier and intimate friend. Pardon had at
length been granted TO the young exile, at
the petition of the genera! officer whom he
had wounded; and Albert was recalled by
the Empress herself TO the court OF Vienna.
The bearers of these happy tidings imme-
diately descended into the mines AS they
approached Alberti's hut, the light which
glimmered through some apertures in the
shattered door, induced them to look at its
inmates before they entered Though dres-
sed in dark coarse garment, and wasted
away to an almost incredible slightness still
tell them, that the pallid female they beheld
was the young Countess and the heart ad.
mired her more as she sat leaning over her
husband holding up TO his kisses her small
infant, her dark hair carelessly parted. and
bound round her pale brow, seeming to live
but in her husbands love; than when ele-
gance had We'd with splendor in her attire.
when her hair had sparkled with diamonds
and in full health and beauty, she had been
the one gazed at and admired in the midst oil
the noblest and fairest company in Vienna.
The door was still unopened, for Blanca
was singing to her husband; she had cho-
sen song, which her hearers had last list
ened TO in her own splendid saloon, ON the
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