Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-05-14

cur and still it passed on, but j, healed not this
second wound in the heart Of Sir George Pasely,
aud all the attempts instituted by his friends TO d.
vert his mind were in vain. He joined in the poll
tics Of the times became a member Of Parliament,
contested the palm with some Of the most powerful
minds Of the day, and with success too, for he was
a man Of brilliant talents and general requirements;
bot all the while did the fostering of grief can
ker in his heart, wrinkling his brow and dimming
the light of his eye In the sweet little Louise he
seemed to have los, every thing that dear TO
him in life. She still held the same place in his
heart, and he daily pictured her gentle little form
to his Imagination aud wept over the remembrance.
Twelve years. with all the changes that so long
portion o! time brings, have passed since the loss
that had so wrung the heart Of Sir George. He
had grown gray and many wrinkle crossed his
manly brow. Fatgued and disguised with EN-
ploymen, IN which he could feel no interest he de.
termued upon partial retirement from the politi-
cal arena. a course more congenal with his feel
ngs; therefore it at the expiration Of the time
referred 10, that he was again a, his home in York
shire, where he resumed his seat justice of the
county Leaving Sir George Pasely with heart
soitened from its native sternness by the sorrow 1t
had so intimately known, we will turn to another
part OF our tale begging the readers patience
Turn with US then. so please you, TO the south Of
sunny France il is the vineyard season. aud the
racy grapes, bloaied with over-rpeness, are being
gathered gay time this among the French peas
aniry and these Gipseys know it well. for see, in
this little post-town II Is nghtiall aud The aborers
OF both sexes, each with richly loaded basket Of
the generous product Of the vine, are coming in
from the neighboring fields. Here before the small
posi-house and tavern on the little green the labor
ers pause to witness the dance of the Gipsey tribe
While the rest throw themselves lazly upon the
green sward, forming a wild and picturesque group
to whose counenanees the twilight and reflections
OF the western sky lent additional interest. By
clothing them in strangely vivid hues; Two of the
Gpsey tribe, male and female, commenced the
dance together upon the green sward.
The girl coupled her light and graceful move
menis with the notes Of the merry easienetis, while
the Young man accompanied her upon the CAV ring
ing tambourine. The girl might have been sixteen
years Of age, and her companion perhaps a couple
Of years her senior both eyncing the heaihiu Wig.
or that the Gpsey's life, so TO nature. is sure
TO induce The iostered aud delicate child Of
wealth could only envy such charms as the Gipsey
girl exhibited she could not possess them. Art
may initiate. but it cannot equal nature. Minnitt
the danseuse Of the Gpsey tribe, was a queen in
beauty, and many queen would have enyled her.
What brIlliancy in those eyes Of black, aud how
round and beautiful the outline Of that form and
face How thrngly lovely the expression of her
speaking countenance, how graceful her light and
airy step. The dance over she advances TO the
I crowd, who have stood mute aud enranced with
/ The scene, and holding the tambourine taken from
her companion, solicits in eloquent silence few
! francs in payment for the exhibition. And stay,
/ even the grabbed old post keeper thrus,s his hand
into his pocket 1t must be enchanment that can
move him The Gipsey danseuse has all the rudy
complexion that her exposed life induces, but still
there is decacy in her skin. native refinement
in her manner, that seem to announce her as being
above the rude companions who surround her
] Her dress resembles the Castilian style, and her
companion wears the costume of Spanish noun
taineer. Had fate ever placed two beings more ap'
propriately together Each seemed the counter
part of the Other and grace and beauty the share
both.
Friend said the landlord of the little inn refer
red TO, addressing the leader of the Gpseys dark
tall man, with most forbidding countenance
Friend, whittier do you uavelP
i we are bound for merry England
And from whence, masterl
Here there, and everywhere replied the Clip
sey, yacantly; and then if arousing, said, we
have travelled these many years upon the continent
and are now about 10 try English ground
Where do you stay for the night 2 asked thu
landlord, cycling the beautiful person Of the dan
seuse, who had evidently warmed into life what lit
tie soul the old man had left in his bosom.
In the outskirts of the village where our tent
are pitched
Does the danseuse sleep under a tent with tLt
rest OF your
Where else should she sleep, Monsieur 2 asket
the leader now turning his shrewd and suspicious
} eye upon the speaker.
Il would lain give her lodgings free in my hous
for the night she seems too delicate TO lodge with
out better shelter
| There is no better shelter than the heavens
, said the Gipsey, turning coolly away, and making
signal for the band TO follow
A month subsequent 10 this scene upon the greer
1 sward in France, the Gipsey band were in the ives
> riding Of Yorkshire, England and the beautiful
danseuse Mnnetti, with her handsome companion
were performing to the delighted villagers of tn
S country Ii does not escape the lnqusltive eyes
the spectators, that her companion, Fernando
watches with a loving eye each motion of Mnnitt
Both seem to be all in all to each other; while the
danced day after day, apparently happy and content
until at last trouble bese their path, and of whic
} we must tell you, gentle reader
! The little town, in the envlrons Of which the Cir
Y sey band were cncamped, was one day thrown int
' commolion by one of the inhabitants declaring tina
an article Of considerable value had been stolen iror
his house. The article stolen was a valuable jewe
aud as a matter of course the Gipseys who had MOI
o been in the neghborhood for some days, wer
charged with the theft. One of the inhabilani
n even remembered to have seen a female Of the trlb
near the door Of the house from whence the iew'
/ was missing, on the day of its loss while another
d thus aided and prompted by the declaration of I'll
IS first, ready to make oath that he had also oil
= served the person, and moreover that il was non
h other than Minnitti, the danseuse of the band
n This was quite sufficient. and upon such stron
j. crcumstantial evidence the beautiful girl sell
IS ed, and rudey carried before the justice Of III
1t county for examination. Poor Minnitti how sh
d dropped under the rough charge and consequeI