Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-07-14

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INN up, set him in his old arm chair, gave
INN his breakfast, and snatching crust of
bread for herself, run back to her work ill
Two o'clock then she might be seen climbing
up them long steps, and running breathless
with haste TO cheer and comfort the old man
with the meal Of warm soup, so denr to a
Frenchman's heart. Unwilling as she was
to leave him, his necessities kept her al
work till the late hour when, with her hard
won earning in her hand, she would seek
her inhrm charge, aud fall on a thousand
devices TO amnse aud console him till sleep
stole at length on lids long strangers to the
light of day.
One morning, on coming home as usual,
Blanche found her dear invalid already M
and dressed, and seated in an elbow chair
and on enquirng to whom she was indebted
FOR so pleasing a surprise, the old man, with
a mysterious smile, said he was sworn TO Sc
crecy. But his daughter was not long in
learning that il was her betrothed, who. hap
py thus to anticipate her wishes and cares.
had prevailed on his master so to alter his
own breakfast hour, as TO enable him TO de-
vote the greater part OF il to his pious Office.
Straight TO her heart as this considerable
kindness went, it fell short Of what she ex-
perenced when, on coming home some DAYS
after, she found her dear father not only M.
bnt in medicated bath, administered by
Victor, under the directions of skilful doc
tor he had brought TO visit the patient AT
sight OF this, Blanche's tears flowed fast ard
freely and seizing on her betroihed's hands,
which she held to her heart, she exclaimed
Never can repay what you have done
for mel May, Blanche was the gentle
answer, you have but one word to say, and
the debt is over-paid'
That word few but would have spoken
it, backed, as the modest appeal was by the
pleadings Of the ally within, and the openly
avowed concurrence of old Ramona in the
wish so dear in both. Let none despise the
struggles Of the poor working girl to with
stand at once father and lover to set al
naught, for the first time, an authority never
before disputed, and despse the power of a
love so deeply founded on gratitude In
spite Of them all, flal duty still came off
conqueror. Blanche summoned all the en-
ergies OF a truly heroic mind, to declare that
not even the happiness Of belonging 10 the
very best of men she had heard Of in her
life, would induce her TO sacrifice the ten
der ties Of nature. The more her fathers
in6rmities increased, the more dependent he
would become on his daughter. What 10
her was pleasure could, she argued, to him
be only a burdensome and painful task in
word hei resolution was not shaken Victor
was therefore obliged TO submit, even when
from delicacy which would but incur OBJ
legations on which claims might be founded.
too difficult if not impossible to resist
Blanche insisted on defraying, from her own
resources, the expense of the medicated
baths, thus putting. more hopelessly far off
than ever the long deferred wedding.
She had not the heart, however, 10 DENY
Victor the privilege of putting the patient
into the healing waters, which seemed daily
TO mitigate his pain, and lend his limbs
more agility While her father was at the
worst, Blanche had been obliged altogether
to forego the river, and obtain from her en-
ployer admission to do what she could not
in the way of her vocation at home. But
when, on his amendment, she resumed her
out-ol-door labor, Circumstance occurred,
so very honorable to the class of work-wo-
men we are commemorating, to their mutu-
al attachment, and honest feelings of beney-
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