Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-06-18
A Sad Warning

Est hANhtEs.
The following interesting story is from letter
to the New York Mirror, dated Neuviias, Feb. 10,
1916 =
Ny DEAR Sir DO you recoIlecl that lawn
like creature from ST. Marks place, who. winter
ago. so charmed the upper ten thousand" by the
grace and elegance with which she danced the
Polka, in the private circles Of that hemisphere D.
She was tall and slender, and placid dignity sat on
her brow as on n poets; mud she had such careless
grace about her, that ones thoughts turned Oh the
peris Of paradise, she moved through the throng
though the shndow Of step further would have
left her with the name Of volup,uous eachanler.-
Her eyes we're light, and bright, and they mirrored
a soul as light and as bright as themselves. Her
voice was all other that spoke OF determination and
energy of character il was quick and abrupt and
for that, If you had heard her sing you would
not have chosen her for one Of your household
peHates.
-Four months ago this same young sylph arrived
here in the brig Brothers, from New York, the bride
of foreigner She stepped her dainty foot on one
Of our rude wharves, and she looked at the low
matched cottages (most of the houses being built OF
mud and matched with palm leaf, she was seen 10
turn on her husband look Of deep inquiry mngl-
ed with doubt and contempt, bite her lip hastily
and turn from pale TO red, and back again TO pale
as she waded through the thick clay mud, up to
a one story hut, fronting on the Gala de Ia Ma.
riRe, and backing on the sea- her future residence.
Before leaving home. she had inquired about the
furniture requisite for residence in this country,
and among other things, mentioned the very nee
essary article of brooms which called forth the
assertion that shovels were often used 10 remove
the mud from the floors, which she now found TO
be but too true though he who had given her the
good counsel and kind advice ere she set out in her
flight Of happiness, was for time regarded as a
falsehood-teller, ensious and malicious
Three old chairs, an ordinary table single can.
dlestick, constituted the furniture OF the room in
which this city lady was seated, overwhelmed with
strange doubts and fears. No looking-glass adorn-
ed the wall no piano ornamented either side and
there no sofa couch there for her TO recline
her elegant limbs upon, as she was wont to do in
her fine mansion at the North there was nothing
but apparent poverty and desoalion. ] do not say
that the father-in-law OF this bewdered girl. did
not live there comfortably and perhaps happy, for
in a warm climate like this, few are the necessa-
ries oflfe but he had no, seen the stately homes
and noble dwellings OF your New York merchants
and knew little Of their splendid luxuries the
natives Of the Rocky Mountains. He was hardy,
industrious, hard working planter, with very few
negroes, little estate, aud large family to sup
port, and was striving, by getting advances on his
crop, and by economy, and il is said by hard
tasking his blacks, to free himself from debt, and
assume an independent position in society.
The prodgal who now returned with his new
american Dflde, nao' ABOUT year peiore, oeen q,
bic by the and OF an indulgent mother, 10 spena
some months in idle extravaganza, in that city Of
all.kinds, New York, where by great preiensions,
ana hne par OF mus,achios, ne had aurac'eu
some attention, and made the credulous believe
nun 'he son OF rlcn Pian'er Du' nus career 'n,s
time was short, for money failed. aud he was call
co home' lnough curing DIS snlourhi ne had won
the heart oil one VINO was yet 70 see ana ieei' ana
WIN b'ter tears learn much oil ms worlds 'nistak-
ings
II is absurd to suppose that seas can separate low
ers, unless it be the atmospheric one between this
and the MOON and the young man was not long
discovering plan Of reunion with her, whom he
perhaps imagined he loved. On his return home
he feigned illness. He threw himself often into
violent fits and after some months Of this game he
so worked on his paFents feelings TINT he was
gain allowed 10 visit the States while bis father,
struggling at home with what appeared 10 us at
least hard and unrelenting fortune, gave the sweat
Of his brow to support him. The career of this
youth was now more daring than ever The tailor,
The shoemaker, the stable keeper logged his steps
while he from day 10 day borrowed all he could OF
the inexperienced aud uninitiated The last forty
dollars knew him 10 procure, was from worthy
young merchant, who loaned the amount to con-
sumate the happiness of this Creole, as he himself
expressed IT, he promising to return in few days
as Count so and so was to let him have much mon.
ey His happiness was probably consummated, ifby
wedding the young lady referred to, ii could be
done, for few days afterwards, he was married
and the lender was invited, by way suppose oil
payment, to the wedding party
In connection with the Count referred 10, there
is apariice Of apparent romance, though it, with
all the rest, IS matter OF stern realty; would thai