Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-05-05

piece. Albertine at that moment dropped her !
glove, Edmund Immediately stopped TO pick it up
-Albertine did the same, their heads knocked 10.
geher Powers above" cried Alherline, pressing
her hand to her aching head.
Edmund slept buck in alarm, and in SO doing !
trod with his first step on the little poodle follow I
ing The old lady, and caused it to give loud yell;
his second step crushed the toe OF equity proles.
sor, who raised fearful cauor and wished Ed |
mund at the lowest point in creation. People |
gathered in from all tie halls, eyeglasses were
turned upon the uni ~cky Edmund, who amid the
nconsolable WINNINGS OF the wounded poodle
the curses of the professor, the reproachos of the
old lady. the whsperings aud gigges OF the girls
glowing oil over with shame, and filled with des-
pair left the room, while several ladies' opened
their smelling bottles and rubbed with spirits the
inilamed forehead Of Alberne.
Even then, in the critical moment of Ibis ride
ulous meeting, Edmund had fallen in love, and
only the bitter feeling OF his own awkwardness,
had prevented his searching for the lady in all the
corners and hooks OF the chy. lie never could
think of Alberlinc, hut with her red bruised fore
head, and bitter reptnof aud decided anger speak
ing out from her face aud IN her whole manner.
But to-day not the least trace Of these emotions
was visible. 70 be sure the young lady blushed
deeply at sight of the young man, aud appeared
quite embarrassed, but when the Commissioner
inquired the name Of The young stranger, she said
with a sweet smile and genie voice, that she was
much mistaken If she did not see before them
Muster Lesheu, an excellent painter, whose sketch
es and paintings hui pleased her greatly.
It may he imagined how like electric shock
these words fell upon Edmund. In fit OF inspi-
ration he about TO break forth in the highest
strains of eloquence but the Commissioner dld
not allow it to cUine to this. lie embraced the
young with vehemeucO aud said, good
friend, now for tie promised cigar aud then
even while the cigar offered him by Edmund, was
taking hire from tho cuIhers OF the other, aud 80
you are a painter" said he, "and good one too,
ms my daughter AlbGrine says--shr understands
such things very we'll | am well pleased at this,
for | am urcomnonly fond of painting, | make
myself a fool about it, am aconnoissuer positive
ly very skilItnl cOnnolsSuer OF pictures 10 man
can make an Y for u for me. any more than for
my daughter Alberline--we know all about tie
fine arts--we have es-.we have eyes. Tell me-
my dear artist tell me honestly without fear II is
rot true that YOU are that capital painter whose
pictures pass every day, and before which stop
always for snur minutes, because cannot deny
myself the pleasure oi gazlng at the beautiful col
orng OF them.
Edmund did not exactly understand what the
Commissioner meant by saying he every day pas.
scd his pictures, for he did not remember to have
executed any shop signs. Bur after some ques-
tons and answers, it came out that Melchor Bos-
winkel meant nothing else than the iacquered tea
walters screens aud the like which he gazed at
every morning AT the shop under The lindens, when
| at eleven O'Clock, he INDUCED himself at the sa
! loon opposite in eating couple of sardines, aud
taking glass OF DanZic. These productions of
the ART he considered the very highest. This
shocked Edmund not little, aud he bore no very
good will 10 the Commissioner, who with his tire
some prosng made any approach to AIberne i'm
possible.
At last an acquaintance Of the Commissioner
approached, who drew the latter into conversa-
ton. Edmund availed himself of this moment
and seated himself beside Aiberline who appear.
Cd IN i'm al ;puly
| Every one who knows Miss Albertine }oewin =
KEEL must be sensible that she is, has been re.
! marked 9bove, youth beauty, grace itself; that
she, in common with the other ladies' of Berlin
Il knows how to dress herself IN The very best and
most tastey manner that she sings in the Zeel
Academy, takes lessons on the piano from Mr.
Luska. dances after the most delicate Steps of tn,
} first dancers, has offered very nicely worked tn
hp with divers forget nots aud vldcts at al
exhibition OF the fine that she is naturally o
n gay and lively temperament, but that she cal
e sometimes at II tea pnry, show some signs of
pleasing senshiiy. Every one knows finally
r that she transfers in neat pearl hand writing th
poems aud sentences OF Goethe Jean Paul ant
other great men, which, particularly please her
into little hook with morocco gilt cover, AM
: that me and mine, aud you and yours, neye
| change places.
n 1t was very natural that Albertine seated by ia
a young painter from whose heart The ecs,aces Il
timid love were streaming, was excited to II sid
d higher pitch of sensbIIty than the usual point q
teas and lectures, and lhat she thereupon began {
e speak in the most meIodious tone aud most deli
i cate ct childIike feelings, poelical idcu
the depths OF life, Sc. &C.
n The evening breeze had risen, and waited ahol
: the odor Of flowers, and in the leaves Of neigh
: boring thcket, two nighlingales were pourln
h forth the tenderest love plants Alberliue the
o began from Fcuques Poems:
g How gently breathe the zephyrs,
q Amid the leaiy grove,
IA While in harmony the spirit
u Pours itself in love.n
:, EmJol tened nv the darkness of the eyenin