The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1845-04-10
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From the New Mirror.
A W0MAN'S REVENGE.
Brandon, April, 1915.
AN EXTRACT.

Miss Hayes parents were both dead,
and she was the sole mistress OF one OF
the largest fortunes liz New York. Her
first winter in company had been conclud.
ed by the announcement OF her engage
ment TO Mr. Hamburg a man of high
fashion, possessing undoubtedly superior
powers, great cultivation, and immense
resources Of manner. Men who knew
Mr. Hamburg, were SUI prsed at her choice;
and those of them who knew and valued
her regretted i. not linle, for they deem
ed him thorough wording, whose
principles and sentiments were such as
life OF libertinage, on the continent was
likely 10 produce, and whose purposes
were utterly selfish and base.
Such, indeed, or really worse, he was,
but the truth is, the most intelligent wo.
mao is no judge of a man who pays her
attention. Miss Kaye did not know the
nature of that man, so perfect was his ART
OF assimilation. She admired and es>
teemed him, and, in the prospect before
her, she was as happy as the brighIes,
hopes and The kindest attentions on her
her part could make her. 1t was in rel-
erence to some arrangements in relation
to that expected event that she had gone
into Tenny's with her beaming face full
Of pleasoniness and life, when her a,ten.
ton was caught by The voice of Mr. Ham
bury, who in company with another per-
son was standing with his back towards
her, leaning on the frame oflhe glass cases,
IN earnest conversation.
Neither perceived Miss Kaye, although
she approached within hearing distance
oftbem. marry her only for her mon
ey,' said he, almost in whisper but loud
enough for her to hear him distinctly, and
within month afterwards, shall go 10 Pa.
Tis 0lOne.'
Miss Kaye left the store Immediately,
unperceived by them both,
1t WIS fortunate for her that in the in.
interval of her absence, The carriage haG
drawn up immediately in front of the shop,
or she must have fallen Oh the pavement.
AS It was, with dizzy head she toltered
forward, and the servant who stood there
caught her in his hands. She rallied,
with powerful effort, and saying to the
foo,man ia faint voice--'H ome = got in.
to the vehicle. One who had seen those
pale, shrunken, trembling fea!ures-the
fixed glaring eye, The withered lip, the az
ony and distortion OF the whole face, could
not have recognized the glorious counte.
nance from which power and hope had
looked SO majesticaIIy forth. The foot
man seeing that his mistress was i'll, or
dered The coachman to drive with The ut.
most rapldIty and in few moments Miss
Kaye was at her house. He opened the
carriage door Immediately, and seeing his
mistress throwing herself out before the
steps were down. the honest fellow caught
her in his arms and carried her all the
way into the drawing room. He placed
her chair and tumbIer Of wafer.
In few minutes her physical weakness
was conquered. Miss Kaye rose and
went into her chamber and sumnoning
all the determination and energies OF her
nature, she sat down 10 consider what
course to pursue.
1t was an intense and awful struggle
which wrung her spirit. The quick,
stern working Of her lip, the Aush OF her
CHeeK, TUG hdSbihS VI hef eye tOlu win
what strength her purpose was develops |
ing. He shall feel his buseness r she
multered to herself.
On the following morning she sat alone
m tho drawing room. Orders had been !
given 10 admit no other person.
Do you think, said she, MS soon as he
was seated; fixing upon him that dark
eye, which burned with the keenest end
lohlss, fires Of moral indignation snd in>