Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-06-16

and day, so frequently did she meet INN IN
the dreamland that the visions haunted him
constantly by day. Every azure eye, every
sunny curl, every changing cheek repeated
her name.
As he sat one bright morning at the win
dow of Miss Lemars dressing-room, lit
tie girl, whose first appearance brought
Hannah wildly before him, came timdly
up aud presented him bunch Of snow-drops
tied with ribbon, on which was written,
They are blooming in Willow DELI He
turned TO question the child, but she was
gone.
IT'S a strange coincidence, he muttered'
What ? inquired Miss Lemar.
That this child should give me these
flowers, he stammered in great perturbation.
But in what consists the coincidence 2
she persisted, did the child give you snow
drops before to-day
No, but another gave me snow-drops'
Not child, | presume, she said mis-
chievously, but some friend of other days.
Now Mr.. Piersol do be communicative, and
tell me of the bright beings you have loved,
for no man your age can speak of his first
love in the present tense. Was she a gilt
tering creature with eyes OF sunny Italy, or
golden haired maiden, with changing
cheek and eyes like the blue sky tremb-
ling through snowy cloudl And she
seemed maiciously to enjoy his evident dis
tress. Then in q more serious tone she
continued, permit me to remark, sir, that
/ | believe we have both been somewhat mis-
taken in our estimate of the regard we have
felt for each other. For my part now per-
ceve that never loved you, and hope
that you have made the same discovery with
regard TO me-
For heavens sake, what do you mean :!
cried Piersol, with AN expression of deep
agony. who has supplanted me ?---who
has robbed me Of my SOUPS treasured
No one has supplanted or robbed you
I ielonously But since the first time saw
Di Trona, felt for him emotions new and
undesirable, and they must be love-
i by all the Gods, at once | will be re-
venged on him, cried our hero madly.
oh he is innocent. He has not wrong
ed you at ALL she answered He has never
spoken to me OF love, but there is ever such
an expression Of hopeless sorrow in his eyes
as they rest on me, and such lightning fash
es as they turn to you, that can read his
soul. My affection for him may be hope
less, but | cannot wed you with his image
in my heart
Il will spoil his image if there be might
in my arm = cried Piersol, and rushed from
the house.
The next morning, having passed a sleep
less night of regret, remorse and keen bit
/ terness, he threw open his window, and
: gave his burning brow and bosom TO the
bracing breeze. Soon a blue bird came
; gracefully floating toward him, and alight,
ed on the balustrade of the piazza before
, his window, poured forth his mellow song
while at every cadence a lutte like voice re.
, peated Willow Dell, Willow DELI lie
was surprised, and when he could no where
discover the musician, he gave way to I
superslitous feeling Of supernatural agen
: cy; aud the impression was confirmed
when, as the bird fitted away, the vote,
continued, the first song of the blue bird
: it calls to Willow DELL
She is dead 7 he cried, Hannah oh
. gentle dove, forgivep And he bowed hi:
| face on the window seat and wept. ooh
that had never met with this cold hearted
i Miss Lemar,' he cried at length and ye
: she is not in the fault. IT'S my own vair
G and ambitious heart. If | could now re
D call the last three months | could be happy
: but now | cannot meet Hannah if she b'
S yet alive; cannot excuse my neglect, ant
= to confess would be to kill her. ! will %
: forth wanderer on the face of the earth
$ and seek to forget myself But if go tn,
!, Italian will triumph hate him. although
| no longer love Miss Lemar | will b,
reyenged on him before depart Oh tina
+ had died in Willow Dell, for my soul i
on fire. With all man could desire 70
ii happiness, ] am utterly wretched.' Ant
: thus he passed the day, and the succeedin!
= night was to him one of backness and mis-
= cry. The next day he was arrested on
: charge of murder. His mind so long labor
Il ing under ieverish excitement, now seemed
to give way utterly. Pale as marble, AM
t apparently paralyzed, he was borne to tn
/; Mayors Office to undergo an examination
y As he was carried in, the first object tina
S met his eyes was Miss Lemar, covered wit
c long black veil. He started back as iron
s hideous apparition, and the blood spran,
e from his mouth and nostrils. An immedat
n conviction Of his guilt fixed itself in tn
e minds ofthe bystanders and is it possbl
n that the physicians were doubly jealous i
n exhibiting their styptics, lest justice shoul'
e be robbed of her prey. Miss Lemar CAV
l. in evidence his threats against the Italia
"a Alonzo Di Trona, who, it appeared, ha
1t not been seen since the second evening a
is ter they were uttered, when he took leav
S, of party about eleven in the evening,
Ie party in which Mr.. Piersol did not partic
is pate, although he was among the invite
'e guests. Other witnesses deposed that nea
pr midnight of that night, wild and agonizin
If screams were heard in sequestered spC
nc throuoh which hi Trono noust noes in y,