Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-05-23

gagged IN IFS perusal we Will give II to the read
err in advance, for il will take a long while
to study il out through the binding tears
which ever and anon flow like crystal show
ers from her large beaming eyes
"My daughter, when your eyes are glanc-
ing over these lines, the hand which traced
and the heart which indicted them may be
cold and motionless as the turf which may
cover them; yes, far away from the beauti-
full land of my nativity and the home of my
birth, may rest, unlamented and unknown.
No sorrowing tears will bedew my lonely
grave, no signs will embalm my memory
in the hearts of the loved and cherished
friends of my youth No plaintive requiem
will be raised over my lowly resting place,
save the low wailings of the auiumnal winds,
as they sigh through the seered foliage Of
the forest trees, or the song of the lone night
bird, which, perchance, may perch upon
their friendly branches. But | would not
thus call forth the deep sympathy of your
young heart IT is not for this cause
that the solicitude Of my heart is awakened,
which prompts the hand to trace these sor-
rowing lines. Feeling that | shall soon be
numbered with the forgotten dead, | would
vet make one effort for the happiness and
well being of my only daughter who may
be left TO the guidance of strangers in
strange land, and endeavor to assist you in
rewarding those who may be your earthly
protectors, by giving you a history of your
parentage and rightfnl claims.
/ am a native of Genoa; my father the Duke
| Allensdorf, is of great wealth and power
I r !
the lofty chateau of the Marquis Louis Mon
tame The two noblemen we're never on
terms Of great intimacy, although not invet-
( crate enemies. Their children were allow
ed the privilege of associating together aud
in consequence, a mutual attachment exist
ed between the younger members Of the two
families. Louis Montaine. son OF the Mar
quis, was of the same age of my only BROTH
e. George, two years my senior they were
playmates in childhood, and in youth insep-
arabic friends never suffering the reserv-
edness of their parents to damp their own
ardent affections for each other Their love
was that of brothers, devoid of sellishness or
distrust | was often chosen of their party
in their excursions fpleasure, and at the
age of eighteen was the affianced bride of
tame. Meeting with no repulsion from our
noble parents. we were married and remov-
ed to a neighboring town, where we spent
three years of unalloyed happiness. In the
mean time had given birth to a son, appar-
emily the very counterpart of his noble faith
er, to whom he gave the name OF George
Louis Montaine At the age Of two years,
which was at the time Of your birth, he was
a lovely interesting and noble spirited child
Ny brother George was visiting US at the
time, with lovely lady whom he had pre-
viously married, and requested permission
to take our little son home with him, until
my recovery We reluctantly consented
little dreaming it to be the last time we
should behold the lovely pledge of our be-
. trothal, but it so proved.
: | had scarcely recovered from my illness,
when dispute of most daring nature a.
rose between the two noblemen their ha-
tired for each other was bitter and inyeterate
IN the extreme. The storm of their wrath
seemed to burst in all its violence upon your
innocent and unsuspecting parents. No
provisions had been made for either of us,
more than yearly dowry, and in conse-
quence we were disinherted and driven
from the splendid mansion, which the
naughty unreenting Marquis still claimed
and the home which had been the seat oil
our unrivalled happiness.
We were hunted by our prosecutors like
the wild beast of the forest, which made IL
necessary for us to seek protection on for
/ eign shore, until the fury of the storm had
5 abated. We accordingly set sail for re.
: mote part of Scotland where we hoped al
: least to find peace and tranquility; but be-
fore we reached the shores of Scotland nv
dear, idolized companion fell a victim to the
tyranny of his relentless prosecutors.
: 1t is in vain for you to attempt to imagine
l the anguish OF my heart, as placed my foot
: ON the land Of strangers, without a home
: friend or protector, with thee, then an infant
: in nv arms. To return would only be to
: receive the displeasure aud perhaps curse oil
; an unrelenting parent, and | resolved to re.
main and trust ia the God of the widow ana
: fatherless. My sainted mother, on her death
a bed, bequeathed to myself and brother hel
, marriage dowry; the portion which fell "a
e me amounted TO twenty-five thousand pounds
On leaving Genoa carefully conceded the
. will beneath my own miniature, think ing
5 thereby to render our foreign home at leas
4 one of comfort, and to tighten the burden
$ and care Of my afflicted aud innocent com
y panion. But he has gone 10 claim fai
e richer inheritance, and the will remains
!, safely deposited in its secret hiding-place
which you viii find by raising the picture
: and pressing your hand upon it. Its iden
d tity can never be mistaken in IFS native land
: nor the signature disputed. Go, my daugh
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