Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-10-12

She Is an EngIish gifi, ana her iathcT Kept
huit-shop on the Strand. She travelled IN II
ally after his death, and met Count v who
fell IA love with her 10 distraction If she did
not love hun she was delighted with his title,
aud her mother, captivatcd with his mousta-
che, gave consent 10 "a marriage. At seven
teen she was u bride, at eighteen widow, and
now all the Engl>h in Milan seem ANXIOUS TO
make her BRIDE at nineteen
But what has this history TO do with the
.lanci 2 imputed.
Wait little, proceeded Macneil. She
is SAID to have killed the Count for the little
creature beng so selfish that to love any one
but herself is an mpossibity, he grew mlser-
able at finding his rapturcs unrcquited. plncd
Ia a shadow, and fever, which he caught at
Rome, made hun an easy prey. Her fortune
is very large, but there is no chance of her
lavIshlng 1t on any one who cannot give her
an English title IN return
! But what has this asked again, 10 do
/ with the .1mici q
| Why this said Sullivan, that all the mem
bers OF this our band of friends are declared
lovers Of the Countess "
: should rather have expected to find you
disposed TO cut each others throais than to
90 shares IN an opera-box,' returned !.
A reasonable expectation enough, said
/ Ned but the truth is. not one of MS cares the
value of an opera ticket about her, nor she
about us we wisely make common cause
of il, and laugh at the little woman in unison
'I'hen you call yourselves The Friends from
no other reason than that you are Rirals. Is
il so"
NO; YOU do not quite catch the joke,
said Macneil. When came to Milan, long
befov Ned IaylsfEh and the rest, met the
fair countess, and fell, to confess the truth, il
love with her-real real bona file love-
TO which the attractions of her fifty thou
, sand pounds in the three per cents did not ado
one jot,' said Sullivan.
No more they did, for knew nothing o
| her fortune Now she gave me every sort o
encouragement, squeezed my hand when W.
parted spouted sentiment like a strolng play
er, told me of her likes and disIkes, caution
cd me against this woman and that, made anx
=, ious inquiries about my prospects, invited m
to her bijoU of house and by so doing, ef
ieciualy turned my head
4 What did the woman mean" said |.
= Perhaps she meant to have some one t
/ wal, upon her to pclt her with compliment
; on fine eyes and ankles perhaps
Perhaps broke in Sullivan, she took
u Scotch iaird for a real live lord, and whe
h your friends called YOU Stra,hgowan, she tho
= you heir apparent to a Scotch peerage.'
e VERY tue said Macnell the little crea
II ture is mad upon titles and acres. She wouI
= sell herscfto old Nick. if he were introduce
J. to her as the Duke of 'Gararus However,
made love to her, and offered myself; sh
d held up her little hands with affected SUI
= prise, vowed and protested she had no su>p
/ cion of such thing, and gave me to undei
n stand that any return OF my affection was on
of the question. Though this was Ia her star
IA ling by way Of catastrophe TO ones frt love
J. had sense enough left To see that at any raj
IN was well out Of her clutches; ] made II
comment, but briefly informed her of my il
n, ,cn,lon OF leaving Milan. Why leave NJ
Y, LAM said my countess, | shall always +
W most happy.to know you friend, and
l. that view there is 10 one would so highly c
TEEN a man IN love is rather vulnerable
he civil speeches. and few roiteratlons of ia
made me gioIelse 10 remain; ri couiG not /
ne her husband, and perhaps some high prncipl
d, remorse or affection for her departed lor
IA stood in the way, ii was something to be h
+; friend, the friend OF such a woman-yes,
81 would remain
y go on said |, l~2atient 10 hear the DIR
al of the story.
e. soon after met Sullivan. We talk,
about the Countess V 4; and al last took hi
he into my confidence, told him Of my love al
j. rs issue. and how was the irmest and chos
u friend OF the woman adored, but could n
r. marry. The major laughed heartily and d
as concerted me not "A little. Forgive my rud
tie ness but the fact -, that your story is the {
a act counterpart OF what occurred TO me, al
tc | too am the mast esteemed 81 the Counlt
among her friends This was startling, b
ou II was exactly true; 80 echoed the laua
iot though II seemed someuhat against myself.
ur Wilson here Joined the circle, aud The maj
on one oay made a bet of hundred that, II
proposed the result would be the same
he And lost SAID |, for the credit Of pc
De-, human nature
rs 40, by Joye won said Sullivan, a
re- might have done so in half dozen other {
to ses, but one does not like to take adyanta
M of moral ceftanlics'
We'll said Nacneil, we learned to enJ
lc the thing. and sci on lwo Of three other le.lo
ou To- become her friends At last Sullivan p
le- posed that We should form a club, 10 be- O.
.- "A the .iaici, no one to be permitted the pr