The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-11-09

nOunce his intention, To this gentle
man he had lately ccnGdpd his secre,s,& &
he alone oil all the world knew Vernon
the orator 10 be The anonymous popr.
They were sitting conversing in tn
back Room, commanding view Of tn,
shop aud street, when a acarrage drDv,
r1pidly 10 The door, aud lsd,'s ham"
passed through The window,to lveri+,
servant, packet, which was immedl-
0lely brought back to the proprie-
tor.
"a fair lady's brhest 10 be oheyedal
once he said laaghingly, breaking lh'
envelope; and lher fell out letter al
dressed 10 Vernon from his unknowr
correspondent. There was no mistaking
the handwriting. lie seized his hat.
i have found the clue, he exclaimed,
'yoL shall hear from me again. audI
before lhe bookseller could recover ms
surprise, Vernon was in the street. Tn
carriage was jus, turning corner whe,
he Aupg himself into cosrh, and
ordered it TO follow at convenient dis
tance. The lvoripd coschmsn drew
~ al mansion in Summer street. Tn,
la1y decended & passed into The house
wh-n the carriage drove away.
IL pulled his check sring.
DO you know who lives there" h.
ask-d uf his driver.
Mrs. Besuchsmpe, sir--one Of The
old families.
q have fund her, she must be Mrs
Besuchampe's daughter he mused, az
he drove back 10 the hotel; Sow for al
introduction
This was easily affected The family
was one of The few in he higher circle,
whose acquaintance Vernon had no
cultivated, but he now recolecled lha
he had received a card to a large As
semb|y 10 be given by Mis-. Beau
champe. He would remain and GO.
On returning to his holel he examip
ed the packet. 1t held ou,, like its
predecessor, words Of cheer. and wa,
msnifes,ly written under The impression
,ha, he was faI away Again Inc writer
alluded 10 some disappointment Of her
own, and The alluson created danger
Gus sympathy for her in Vernon's bo-
som.
The evening Of The assembly came.
The rooms were crowded with the
besu'y, wealth and intelligence of the
GUY. He had scarcely paid his respects
10 The lady Of The house when he was
seized by friend and hurried 10. sno,h-
Ct part Of the room -,
You have not met the divinity o.
fhe n'ghu SAID lhS prison. 'and Of all
persons 10 the room she is the one you
ought most 10 know. mean, Of cuut 81,
MIS-. Besuchampe's n.ece, who is her,
on visit
'Alv correspondent is q niece then.
said Vernon TO himself, as he folIoweu
with aIt'erlng heart. He reached =
place where eli Gle had collected al ound
lady who was talking with great ar.
imaIion. The party made way for the
new come.s, and Vernon stood face Il
face wllh-G4brielI
He could scarcely credit his senses.
Surely there was some mistake; and ye,
as he thought, many trait which his
correspondent and she posse ssed in CON
mon, and which had, unknown 10 him
rli, drawn him towards Gabrielle
6shed acr oss him. HIS embarrassment
stiracted genera a,'enton;bul he was o
TO d from Il by the voi'e Of the l,dy
'Oh! Mr. Vernon, and myself hay,
met in Washington. We are oIde,
friends than you think.
That evening Verncn was 10 torture,
unit he had an opportunity Of speakin,
alone with Gabrielle. lie found i, a
leAgth.
'When we last met you said, dea
GsbItlit, that our affections belonget
90 snothe,. From no idle motive do
ask who that person is. Answer m
uulv bestech you.'
Il will answer yro,' she frankly rt
Piled, 'as would have done at our L.,
ini,rview if you had moi left me 70 So,
denly. Know then that an not ny
sell aware whom ! Iove:-,he-,hr ptl
son is an OnOuyn,o Gus sulhor, .he wIltt
ui Solame Of poems called 'Ideslt. -
Thea wN love Ii not 10 Vslu,' sal
vernon, fspIurously caspIng her hant
Il am lhsl au hor. Gracious lea,
cp! the hsppIrtSs of this momeu
Aslonlshed; yet MOI dlsplea>ed, g.
brIele yl,ihed 10 his embrace, yt,t tac
tTNY in the uthti, now thai The sc,lC