Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-10-08
BRATTLEBORO, THURSDAY, OCTORER :. ,s Ac

! think Charles Melton handsome and inierest;ng-
, but then he IS nay cousin you know, and il Is :,
natural TO be partial TO The only relative have eve
: known"
81, is indcedp said Geneveyc, signing deeply
u wonder II father ever thinks Of me 81 have m,
most perfect recollection of him. though so lono
tine has passed since | last saw him / remembe
the last kiss lie gave me when he turned away
there was tear on my forehead That tear con,
ioris me now amid all his neglect II tells me tina
ne had Tor me aparem's feelings and often dream
he Is again clasping me to his heart, aud that no
tear falling on my brow Mary you do not know
how desolaie sometimes feel
Mary threw her arms around her friends neck
and kissed awayihe tear that slowly rolled over her
cheek, as she said
Dear Gcneviere. while live you can never
feel The want Of friend"
Never, hope We're your friendship to fail
me. Mary, should be wretch indeed -
Al that nofneni Miss Adams was summoned to
the drawlngToom 60 receive her cousin. WIN had
jus, arrived As soon as GeneYieve could coDDoSe
herself and drive the cloud from her brow she ioin.
ed The party below. When she entered the room.
she saw young man standing before Miss Adams
with both her hands clasped in his own. and his
srikingly intelligent face lighted up with the most
brilliant animaion. Mays cheek wore the flush
o' excitement aud her eyes sparkled with more
ihnh usual pleasure as she presented the two be-
ings. most dear TO her on earth, to each other.
81 am sure you will love Genevieye," she said to
her coasin The next morning. "And am SO glad
she was not Disappointed IN you"
Love her :" exclaimed Meon--"such an angel
should be adored. have never before seen any
creature 50 Hanscendenty beautiful"
Always in rsptGres. Charles" said Mary. with
snle-bnt II was faint one aud she knew no,
why ltpained her 10 hear Melton bestow such in
thuslstic praise on one she herself so truly loved
She had not yet become familiar with The workings
OF that most mysterious of all ihngs-ihe human.
heart She knew not that she had to feel thai biz.
ierest OF all convictions TO proud woman-that the
heart with IT'S green, unwiihered affections, may be
gwen to one who would cast il from him as the
most salueless olsll possessions Her cousin had
unconsclously become more TO her ,han al the
world beside but ii was long before MARY dis
loved him-thl she had been Jealous of her dearest
friend. the whole world appeared to her hideous
desert; aud she would gladly IN that hour Of deep
suffering have for ever closed her eyes on IL
She saw that Melton loved Genevieve with all
the ardor Of passionate affection and she, uncon-
scious Of Mar's attachment, gave her young heart,
with IFS intense feelings and treasured tenderness,
into his keeping without reserve. The cloud that
had so frequently Swallowed her bright brow was
now never seen for in the new feelings that filled
her heart she found such unaloyed happiness. that
her thoughts seldom rever ed to her situation The
idea that perhaps her father might not he disposed
TO sanction the engagement she had condItionally
formed with her lover, was seduousy driven from
her mind when it did intrude and darken for an
instant the brigh, prospect before her. She was
aroused from her dream Of bliss by a letter from
her father and alter reading Il, Genev'eve won.
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"She was an orphan riece Of my fathers, entirely
dependent on his bounty She was all the fondest
lover could wish. aud loved her wiIdy-madly.