Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-03-17

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| her soft, brilliant black eyes, which glanced occa-
sionaly with restless, rnean ,hoy aud almost a.
| harmed expression. WhMever feeling, however,
! OF bodily Illness yet undeyeloped, or OF mental I'M
easnesi, might cause THIS expression, Mrs. Court
enay did not reveal il in words, for during the
time, short in that cline, which passcd between
| the setting of the sun and the rising OF tho moon
in its brillancy, with its host ofattendaut stars she
| only betrayed thus restless feeling by occasional
| hasty glances from the darkening atmosphere of
the scenery without, to another part Of the room,
| where was eeated handsome Young man, a few
! years older than his fair young bride, in The I'M
| dress Of her maiesty's - regiment. An ln-
| dian sun certainly could not yet have produced an
| onervutiug effect upon Clara, for she had yet
| scarcely been exposed, even within her abode, to
It's influence. Waller Courtonay and bis wife had
arrived at the close Of the rainy season, and this
evening was the very first that The dark masses OF
cloud had rolled oil, aud the starry sky shone forth
in lis bTancy, with the certainty, in the east, OF
definite and long period OF cluudlcss heavens
! Whatever passing cause might have agitaed
Clara's thoughts, she did not communicate it to
| her husband, bat conyersed with him occasional
| ly on the thousand novelties Of their life i'll India,
in her usual manner, I'LL the last radiance OF the
! setting sun had vanished, and the host of heaven
! shone out in undivided hrilliancy.
| Let us walk into the yerandah to euuy the
moonlight said she, in lone OF timidhy which
the importance Of the request certainly did not
| justify.
Her husband was instantly at her side, and COW
| cred frou heud to foot with one Of the exquisite
Indian ehuwls which siFowcd her apartment, Clara
! leaned on Walters arm in the verandah, each ga
! zing on beauty Of sky, Of scenery, aud Of Amos
! phere. they had never before experienced.
Let us GO heyond the vernndah,' said Clara {;
the trees circle us too much round here, we shall
! see the--tho sky 81 much more beautifully from
| that rising ground
! i think the verandah much pleasanter,' suid
| Captain Couuenay delight in these trees, they
| pu, me in mind Of the woods from The terrace
| II; dear Rosslngbam
! A glance, and closer pressure OF the hand,
showed that the young soIdisr was dwelling in
memory upon the beautiful park in England
| where he Ind wooed his Clara. Yet, after n few
moments, she timidly but prcssingly again begged
| to leave the yerandah for the more open part of
| their grounds.
The point was of quite too little importance to
be debated moment longer, aud they moved on
to the spot desired
How exquisite the night isl said Clara : !
never the stars 80 brilliant Do you reLollecl,
Walter, those pretty lines we read before sniI-
cd, written by some officer in India, upon seeing
nm English daisy growing here? DO you know
think there is something OF the same feeling in
seeing here 'he considerations we are accustomed
to in England
: like to see them said her husband hut in
recognizing them eXaclly, think you must have
much the advantage OF me. am sure with Mad.
emoiselle Reguier, aud tlA old Airs HENDERSON,
! who came three times week, aud the scboOlroom
| aud the great globes, you ought. Oh, Clara don't
you iecollect years ago in my holidays at ROssing
ham, how used To watch behud the laurel to get
| yon out OF the schoolro0m window when made
moiseIle's back was turned Come tell me some
OF your lessons, let US profit by SO much learning
you always said you intended to be very usen TO
me. am sure nj Elton learned little enough of
these things don't believe know one star by
name, except Orion aud Pleiades'
/ will show VOW Cassopelas clinic; think II
| is the most beautiful constellation Ut which all
Mademoiselle Regnier's Instructions Taught me, -
do You see it p aud her ivory finger traced the
form TO her husband Cannot you fancy queen
iy form sitting in that starry throne, and reIgnng
over half the sky !?
] see it quite plainly, thank you
DO you, love:' am so glad said Clara ea-
eerly, aImos, trembling with pleasure theu turn
! ing TO another part oil the heavens, she immedi-
ately selected another subject for his observation.
DO you see that very brilliant ElIlo star Just u
bove the corner of the yerandah-a very small
one p
Yes very well; it sparkles beautifully
With flushed cheek, Clara now prepared for
her grand lrial 10 which she had been gradually
| paving the way; he aguiu turned 10 another parI
and pointed 10 slar-rcader, it is tlie companion
to the Star of Destiny aud if we do not declare TO
you its real and exact position in the heavens,
| which is, however, accurately known 10 many, /,
is because the impression, be the consequences OF
having hehehl it real imaginary, Of the results
which have followed is TOO strongly, too really
and TOO awiully impressed upon our minds 10
make you parlaker, if you are not already pos
sessed OF it, in secret, which may he productive
of much misery and anxiety 10 you.
DO you see, Walter 2 suid she, in voice
troubling between hope and anxiety, that grea
bright star where am pointing, just in line no"
with my hand? think, dearest, you have very
quick eye tor finding all ] have shown YOU
Il see il as well as possible it is as bright and
brilliant as my in the skyit is easy enough
Then, dearest, do not you see smaller stat
just above it, little TO the left, very near it III
, deed"
t This is tho Star of Desilny, and well is it knows
in India.
No, see the great star, but there Is no sta
$ very rear it, that eau See
| oh, look dearest Walter look again now
look away II moment, mud then you " Ill geo II Il
f once when you look back ngain your eyes arr
duzzled by looking at the great star.
My dear Clara, MS it any star could daz4lo m
4. eyes, even in their brightness here you arc learn
o ing the exaggeraons of Indian poetry already, "
# shall have you fail OF starry influences and the ev
o eye noxt'
/. Mrs. Courtenay lrembed for a moment; Iher
J.. alter pause, she asked
G you have found The little star now, have Nc
. you, Waller"
Al Il can't see any very little star near that on
II You don't mean that to tho right, rather be
~ low it, some distance OFF, | see that.
o OH no ! love, not that; The star ] mean is ju
y above the great one, yery near il, aud TO tho lett
% look again.
. My dear Clara. am sure il is your eyes tn
n are da2zled my sight is long and strong; hay
n often found il OF tho greatest service in deer sa
:, ing. GlengaTy always made me the scout, pa
., ticuary when we had no lei scope aud now yo
think cannot see what you do you must be mi
taken, it is a kind of halo of brightness round Il
n. star, aud your eye dances with looking at so mi
~ ny stars, one after the other, and you fancy yo
,e see little where there is none at ALL Dor
IN you remember | was the only man OH deck on OF
II, voyage who could see the Victory hrSt rs 81
h, neared us. am sure il there were star there
no could see it,