Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-12-20
FfOln Tho Kochestcr Daily Adyerllsaf
A JOYFUL SURPRISE.

From the Rochester Daily Advertiser
A JOYFUL SURPRISE.
On the morning of the first day of the late e.
lection, an Interesting scene might have been wit
messed in low dilapln;ed dwelling somewhere
in his guodiy city. AT the place and Time men
toned there might have been seen, sitting at n
scantily furnished breakfast table, man with
good chronological Developments a prepossesSlng
physical structure, but with Il countenance moody
and irritable. On hls right sat II wouIai his wife,
iltle if any past the meridian of life but exhibit
ing traces OF a premature fading OF II face and
figure still mildly beautiful. Al his lett sat his
daughter,-a yet unblighted copy Of her patient
but sorrow stricken mother in all the heallhiul-
ness Of incipient womanhood. In this young 80 .
mans eye tears were gathering and rs she turn
ed her timid face towards her moody father,
they might have been seen g'iStUning like the
penrly drops OF Il summer morning the FIRST
beams OF the sun gances on their chrysla sur
face. Her heart was iu,', and her voice irenu-
ous as she al length gained courage sufficiently
TO eJacuia,e, "Faghcrw The moody man started
as though the sounds Of long forgotten melody
echoed in his tnrs. He bent his gaze inquiringly
on his trembling child, and in accents unusually
soft for him. eaid, Well, Bell, what would you ?
Be'' fell emboldened, and dressing her face in
sweet, pleading smile, replied, 81 would, father,
that you would not 20 10 the election To-day"
The lrown reappeared-l was stern and bitter, rs
he asked sharply, "Why n0t:' Bell could not
answer. She seemed ANXIOUS TO escape from the
angry gaze of father whom, bat moment be-
FORE she hoped TO cOnciliate. She was about to
withdraw, when n voice of startling tiercenGss
said to her, Grit look Oh your father You, hat
n child presume To counsel him rs 10 what he
should do, and in this you Doubtless net as the =
gen. OF your mother. ! could have borne to have
been called a drunkard --aye drunkdrW n'-and
Il shyer passed over him, "but" continued he so
have il nsinuatcd by Il child, is too much. shall
Il. l.i,,, I1nl NJ,
Of renonsirance was heard and The miserable
man rushed from his hwellng.-That day bitter
tears were shed nrnund The hearth stone of Pow
ell P. Noon came, but so did not the IA
,her of the grief stricken Isabel. Night too, will
its darksome loneliness drew its curtains nround
hut no signs of the return OF the infatuated The
fallen father aud husband. Tedious wore III,
hours of night away. Often did HE mother anc
daughter inslnctiyGly cling to each other rs some
casual noise induced tic belief that the object o
their soclude had indeed come, but how did
they dread to encounter the rOwns may hap Ia,
! inehriatcd curses, Of him, who WIS the cause o
their viglIs Al ltngh, the hour of mldnigll
sounded, and as lis echugs died away the iun.tcp
| of the expected one were beard. How wildi'
! beat the hearts Of mother aud daughter as Powell
=. entered The door 50 long and eagerly watched
! lie was there, before ihon, hut not noisy I'M
! Inrsli-ior he was slber, calm and collected. -
| great was the Joy of vile and daughter, that nel
! thcr could give utierauce TO the Wild emotions
! that played around their hearts, hut they Won,
not have spoken then, for worlds, lest The echt
OF a voice should have dispeled what seemed
| pleasing vision.
"Mabel Isabel were the first words tina
greeted their ears and IN momeat both wcr
crying for Joy on his bosom. " e need not dea
the affecting conversation which followed, nor tn
Joyful surprise with which ;he mother and daugh
tar heard his resolves and hopes. 1t will be sui
/ fclently understood from a single expression u