Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-10-08
NUMBER Y.

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!, "Geneyieve, dearest. why this fear7p murmured
melton, bending over her. "What causes you n
irembe thusl Are you not with him YOU have If.
ten said you prefer before all Others r. -
MY falher-my father What right have 20
dispose OF myself without his sanction : and tina
secretly, clandesiinely Oh Charles. have acted
right IN abandoning the asylum he sough, for me.
and which has sheltered my childhood aud YOUTH
even TO follow your T'
Nay, Gencviovc. why suffer such thoughts 10
inirude! Your father has no right to withhold III.
consent TO your uniting yourself to the man Of your
choice lie has abandoned you to the kindness Of
strangers, and therefore he has no clnims on your
obedience. will be more TO you than you could
ever have hoped him to be-"
AZ that moment the clergyman sipni6ed hi.
readiness TO perform the ceremony. and, in the
presence OF one witness, who had been bribed 10
secresy, Geneyicvc Floyd, with trembling heart.
uttered the that bound her to Melton for ever
FOR lev moments after the benediction was Civ
en- all recollection Of her mysterious parent or the
forebodIngs that had haunted her mind. were for
gotten. She only knew that she had heard herself
pronounced the wife OF him TO whom her heart
had been devoted with all the feryour of woman,
love Melton clasped her TO his bosom, and muir.
INJURED, in the sweet, subdued accents Of tender
ness,
ueneyeve, you are now my own, in the sight
oil that God who is looking on US and who
shall dare to say that we have erred in uniting our
iatesl When your happiness, dearest, ceases to
be my FIRST care, may Heaven forsake me-" ~
Amen, said low distant voice near him.
Melton stared, and looked round TO see who had
uttered this startling response to his adiuration.--
a dark hgnte, muled in cloak, was gliding down
one OF the aIsles. lie would have followed IL but
Genesieye lad her hand on his arm, and said. M
Mono; do moi pursue him. lie wishes 10
escape notice Il must be my father, for he said
he would watch over my fate am happy, now.
dear Charles, for be knows our union. and am
sure approves it, Respect his desire for conceal
neni, for am sure there is some powerful motive
for it,"
Melton acquiesccd, and they left the church and
proceeded Immediately to Baltimore. from which
place they went few miles to take possession of a
small cottage, where, under a feigned name, they
from Geneyieye s 'o"g aosent
HIS measures had been so securely taken d.,
Se ef ia mheIy n Afa ssusa .
continuance in the school, and showed letter,
(wrten for the purpose.) in which he named
particular day. OH which he would send for her to
join him in Baltimore. On the appointed day, a
carriage arrived, with letter Of thanks TO Mrs
Bentham for her care Of Miss Floyd, and informed
her that the writer had at length determined on
taking her 10 his own home. Genevieve shrunk
from such course OF dupliciy aud falsehood, but
Melton reconced her to it. by representing iss
necessity, il was the utmost importance TO him
that their marriage should, for the present, be con-
cealed from every one. f.rs
Generieve still continued her correspondence
with Miss Adams and she panied by the tone
Of deep sadness that peryaded her letters. She
spoke Of her health as declining and all her hopes
OF earthly happiness as pgh'ed iof ever. She re
queniiy expressed w!sn 70 see ner if'end' ana
this desire for reunion, Geneyieve strongly par
ucipated. ucslrous OF gfai'iy'ng every WISH o.
hefs, as iar as ne coud WIN p'uoence' melton de-
iernined 10 take her 10 see MISS ADAMS 10 oosi-
ate suspcioD he hrst visited her himself and hear-
ing Mary again dwell on her wish 10 see Geneyieves
he volunteered ms services 70 prevail on ner 10 ysit
her. as he acknowledged 10 mary that ne was ae-ri
qoa'nied win Oenesieses ABODE, ana frequently
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