Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-01-26

for her sensbilities were not very ACUTE
But she was stunned by this startling annun-
citation, until pride, and perhaps better
feeling, confidence in her husband, prompt
ed her to declare her utter disbelief in these
terrible Imputations. The young man, thus
called upon TO sustain his veracity, entered
on minute detail OF the transactions al
Smyrna, as before related, and concluded
by expressing his full belief that the count
never would return. Georgana still main
tanned his innocence, aud insisted that he
should be searched for every where; but
Mr. Mervin now interiered and declared his
conviction that her husband was an impos-
ter and villain Georgiana retired with
her mother, who sided with her on this oc-
cason, aud discovered what she had over
looked before, that her Jew els, her money,
and her gold purse, had all disappeared with
her husband. "The mean wretch. TO rob
me Of my jewels !" exclaimed Georgiana; -
and for a time Indignation triunphed over
grief
The illustrious maghar and lion never
made his appearance again in the menagere
of the New World. He had walked TO the
nearest town whence he had transported
dropped his title aud remained incog ill an
opportunity offered to embark for Leghorn
There he arrived in safety, and after due
consideration proceeded 10 Venice. Here
Observation-Disclosures He entered on
a course Of life which finally brought him
to the galleys, where he had the satisfaction
of once more meeting his father, who re-
preached him for his neglect aud want of
iilial duty in never seeking him. "But, for
all THIS, replied knlm, you cannot deny
that am dutilnl son--ior have followed
IN the footsteps of my father"
The catastrophe of the lion was hnshed
up but soon got wind, and few to the NJ
most extremities OF the new world of FASH
ion Some declared they never could have
believed that such an agreeable, elegant, ac-
compished man could be an imposter /;
while others, some how or other always had
a sort Of suspicion he was not what he pre-
tended TO be. All this passed away as a
nine days wonder, and the example of dis
appointed vanity and humbled pride was
soon forgotten by those whom il might per-
haps have shielded from similar fate.--
Neither mother nor daughter ever AFTER
ward figured in the fashionable world, but
passed the remainder of their lives in a re-
tirement they were not fitted to embelIsh or
enjoy. Georgiana heard nothing more OF
the count and remained widowed wife
with living husband. She received no
pleasure and derived no benefits from the
beauties Of nature around. for every object
reminded her of the miserable youth with
whose happiness she had trilled, whose mind
she had destroyed and whose life she had
brought TO an untimely end, She did not
dare to go to church, for there she never
failed TO see the gray headed parents of the
youth, dressed ia mourning. and, as her con-
science whispered, accusing her at the bar
of eternal justice as the murderess of their
only child. Her mother was not one 10
whom she could look for parental consola-
ton or rational advice her father was too
fond Of his ease to interfere in the troubles
of others aud her brother was fashiona-
bic young gentleman in whiskers Thus
she continued TO wear away weary exis-
tence, accompanied indeed by no acute suf
fering from the recollections Of the past, but
destitute of all those sources of consolation,
those spiritual blessings that, while they
ligh; up the future with hope, atone for past
transgresslons. Georgana deserved her fate
for she had sported with the happiness oil
others. and had no right to expect to enjoy
it herself Her husband was thief and a
murderer in the estimation of mankind, and
she was little better in the eyes of her Maker
There was sympathy in their minds, a uni
ty in their fate and no doubt their marriage
was ordained for the punishment of their
mutual offences.