Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1844-01-19

UeuuONe Indue Ine curve III HoHt OF lHt /
house, and left spacious-lawn, interspers-
ed with many Of those magnificent elms, |
and plane trees, which never grow to such /
majestic size except on the primitive soil
where they were planted by nature. In the
rear was mouiain fretied with rocks and
frowning in rugged grandeur in some
places faced with perpendicular precipices,
in other clothed in summer forests and win
ter evergreen. 1t was quite paradise, but
the Adam and Eve had long since been
tempted by the serpent, and eaten of the
fruit Of the tree Of knowledge. We do not
mean that they were absolutely wicked with
out any conniorbalancing virtues, for we be-
ieye such monsters, like all others, TO be
very rare in real lie but they had been
deeply soiled BY those vanities and tempta-
iions Of the world which equally beset the
rich and the poor. They had, in short,
committed the fatal error Of adopting a false
standard Of happiness, and looked for it in
those enjoyments which can be bought with
money, instead of in the practice of those
virtues that are rewarded by feelings which
no wealth can buy
Al the period in which our story COM
mences, a son and daughter were approach
ing the usual period when young people are
launched upon their destined element, the
ocean Of life. The daughter was called ai-
ter the mother, who was named in honor OF
King George; and the son after the father,
who was namesake to the family, light-hn-
cered wight, who is celebrated in rare
ballad, supposed to be very ancient, as hav-
ing robbed a henroost on the Scottish bor-
q, .,.l c..r.,I ,fT ell -la
wiihsianding the dogs barked and the hens
cackled most vocferously. Gilbert was Just
ont Of college, and the daughter had com
pleted the routine Of superficial accomplish
ments usually acquired at fashionable ie-
male seminaries. The good parents, con-
siderinr that Gilbert would have an ample
: fortune in good time, and that Georgiana
was the helress Of rich old grandmother,
cordially agreed that it was quite unnecessa-
ry for the one to study a profession, or the
other TO acquire any thing useful. Such
being the case, Gilbert, having soon exhaust
ed the amusements Of the country, paid a
visit 10 the city, where he fell in with I
classmaie on the point of making tour II
Europe Gilbert was at once inspired will
the same idea, and, having communicated i
: to his parents, they, after due consideration
acceded to his wishes, and he, in good time
j set out on his travels with a liberal allow
ance. The arrangement of our story re
: quires that we should follow him for thu
: present
Paris being the pole star Of all fashiona
! Die travellers, the young gentlemen mad
!, their way thther as fast as possible, and los
- - no time in awaiting themselves Of the yarie
y ty of amusements afforded by that vast en-
y porum of important trifes. Of It's reall
: valuable institutions, its libraries, and othe
various objects Of liberal and enlightene
= curiosity they thought little and knew notI
: ing. For awhile they hunted in couple:
but happening to differ IN regard to the con
i paratiye merits of two famous restaurateur
s. GOODNESS ensued; they gradually drew o
e from each other, convinced that there ";
d an irreconcib.e difference in their taste
'e and they could not live happily together
10 We have never learned how the other youl
ie gentleman made up for the loss of his con
e panion, but Gilbert was extremely iortuna
in soon after forming an intimacy with
e very distinguished young nobeman who h'
ne lately made his appearance in Paris, and b
d. come frequent visitor at the toilet of Z
u American lady, who greatly preferred a re
nc idence in hotel up four flight OF stairs
Is Paris, TO her own comfortable, nay splend
house, in one of the most pleasant cities
us the United States
p As we are about to introduce the lion
n is proper we should be a little particular
re giving some account of bis birth, parental
re- and education. Count Macmillan SchI
ci- schlinger, according TO what could be gal
las cred from occasional hints and outlying
ell was certainly born somewhere, and of We
lb- ancient and illustrious family, being c
: scended from one of the sons that acco
-o- panied their father Noah in the ark, b
he which of them is somewhat doubtful. 4
ne however, the Count was not very commu
Y. catlve on the subject Of his family affairs,
on is proper that we should undertake the ia
wn of introducing him to our readers.
re- In the famous country of Dalmatia, viii
i've lies on the eastern borders of the Adriat
The and is renowned for many things utterly {
is gotten in history and tradition, stands a c
nc known by the name of Spalatro, in viii
lis are an abundance of honest people, ant
lily great many rogues. Bordered by the Al
:, attic on one hand, and the world, half say;
be province of Morlachla on the other, al
the withal, under the dominion of the Empe
her of Germany, the inhabitants are somew
lar- like our ancient Mississippi navigators,
ted horse, half alligator, with dash of aquai
the It's. They partake of the viye city of
Italian, the gravity Of the German, and
erty wild, undiscipined ierocily of the Mo
pom chan. They love music and tobacco,
Ide- are some revengelul, after the manner
the barbarians. Count Macmillan was born
Mr.. the city of Spalatro, of parents concern
and whose character and lineage we can say
the tie, and that little not much to their ere