Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1839-09-13

hithcr-ior | prophecy she comes to make
some stay. Sdmoulh would b. change OF
scene. not change occupatlon!' He was
. right, ST. AubyD returned from bis ramble
earlier than was his custom. His thoughts.
that day, were IN the hamlet, aud not upon
the shore" He approached his lodging
with something like The emotions OF eXpcc.
,aions aud suspense. lie looked at his
Iandla6y on entering, us !! he expected her
to communicate something; and YVES dts
appointed when she merely returned the
ordinary response to bls salute alton. He
entered his apartment, dIspflted, and threw
hlmscI II IN chair near the window, the
! saah of which was raisCI up. "a It he wan
ted air For the first time, he felt the
oppression Of loneliness. They have not
come to stop SAID be to blmself, and abso
iutciy with slgh-and 10 wonder! In
an assembly. a lovely, graceful, and deli.
cate woman, behcd TO; the first time.
would have exacted from hlm only the or
dlnarv tribute which beauty sharcs with
b au Y: bul III a remote llte fishing hamlet,
inhabited BY beings as rude as their neigh.
b0rs the sea AID he rocks, such VISION
could hardly come aud vanish, without
Leaving strong impression upon the be-
holder. ST. Aubyn sat distracted, chagrln.
ed--morttied.
The opening Of window, in a cabin
opposite, reused hlm. The sash was
thrown up by a white arm shining through
Il sleeve of musI>u. thin a. gauzo. Present.
ly n DUMPED elbow reposed upon the sill;
aud u cheek of pensive sweetness sank
upon hand so small. so white, ,ha, 1t
| hon, bpn doll nH fnr at ,ur
b.. office than to pillow such q burden. A
thrill ran through 81. Aubyn, qnjckening
him into wskelu life.
How the hand talks! What passion,
thought and sentiment are in it! What
tongues are the fingers? Oh! the things
hat he hand which S.. Auoyn sat watch
ing d'scoursed 10 hun, as II changed its
posture--now with the palm, now with the
back, kissing its owners cheCk-nOw cX.
tending one finger upon The marbly. ample
temple--now enwreathng itself with one
lefty curl and annther-now passed over
the arched bright iorehead-now lowered,
aud languJdly dropping from the window
frame, upon which the arm 10 which It be
ouged lay mo'lOnIess then raised again,
with slow and waving motion, I'll il closed
with The cheek hat halt met it--lhen grad
ually crossed over the bosom that seemed
to heave with sigh as 1t passed. aud pres,
sed TO the heart then cjasped win lis
beauieou> fellow. and carried to tAc back
of The head The full elastic arms swelling
and whitening, II. they contracted!
St. An5yn gaZed on ep'rAnced. Ilither
TO the check alone Of The fair Invalid Lad
been presented to INN. bu, now her head
turned; her eyes met his aud dropped
She rose and withdrew.
Only glmpses of her did ST. Aubyn ca'ci
again that evening". they were frequent
A hand, an elbow; the point of her shout
der, once or twice her finger, fitting back
wards aud forwards, as she passed ~ and
down the apartment, Dnsk tell; still h
remained at his post. Was it guitar tina
he heard? |, was but awakened as til,
fist tones Of an Npan harp, which yol
held your breath TO hear, Her hand wa
on the strings; one chord at length sh
struck tnll; another fuccceded-abd anoth
cr-ihen all was SILENCE, for n time. S.
Aubyn still remained at the window no
III vain. The music woke again, rs ialr
soft as before md a voice soll as Fac mn
sic, but oh far swec,er, awoke along VIII
IT, CHc wa o'he " piL w tbhu w "
nothing except be strain. and We, he bea r
enough to tell him hat it was a theme {
tenderness, though -Hag by fits, that raIhc
seemed tu help thau mar the passlonal
mood. The stars sGoUc out: the moon
her first quarter bali completed, Shove
her bright crescent clear through setting
the folds of white drapery shone dlal
through the still open easement Did tt
wearer approach, to look out aud gaze upc
The fair night? No. The sash was pu'e
down; the string aud the voice were husI
ed (; the interesting minstrel had retire
S, Aubyn retired too ; but though h
head was upon the pillow, not moment
that night were his vision and his ear vii
drawn from the open window.
- 1t was broad day before forgetfulne
ng cast her spell over the excited spirits
ed St. Aubyn, nor was it broken Ill! hi.
lr- noon. He arose, emerged from his char
loi Der, and took an anxious survey of the ha
he i,a,ion opposite. The room appeared EN-
We, ". He partook of slight vepast Z; al
sallying out, made his way to the shor
ate He had not proceeded far, when, turning
md point, he beheld the elder female about
md hundred yards in advance of him, standi
IN STILL and looking anXlously upwards I
on wards he cliff He followed what appel
re, ed TO be the direction of her eyes, and 81
ING the younger, half way up, reclining on Il
Sed side. Something appeared to be ami
ISL He quckened his pace and, joining I
IN former, learned from her, that her daug
lng ter, attempting to reach the top of he CT
The had lncaulously turned, and unaccustom
st. to look from height, was prevented
is terror from proceeding or descendn
ich that, from The same cause, she had sllpp
the down several feet and that she hers
one burst not attempt to 90 to her assstan
ap- St, Aubyn had heard enough; he bound
he up the steep. AS he approached the
yer, one, modesly half ovcrcamc terror, and s
made a slight effort to repair the dlsor,