Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-10-15

slafteu from hls supporting arm, and exclaimed
Misery misery to hnd you at last, and thus %
and she covered her face with her hands, and wepi
bitterly.
"Geneyeve," said her father, you do indeed
hnd me wreichedy situated Had not necessity
compelled me to unfold IT, you should never have
known that you are the pirates daughter"
Can IL be true :" said Geneyeye "The pirate s
daughter Yes-yes-it is So An tho child
Of that cruel man. Of whose deeds of daring have
read, while my blood CONCEALED with horror -
Father father Oh, what could so harden YOUR
once feeling heartl"
Desperation" replied he. IL found myself an
ouicasl, with curse resting on my head Twas
deprived OF the fortune legally mine, By the unjust
will Of a cruel father. felt savage ioy ia break
ing every link that bound me to my species, and
took dreadful revenge for their cruelty to me-
| have seen the proud man kneel for mercy. and
heard the coward shrek in his agony and laugh.
ed as heard the death rattle IN their throats and
thought that was avenged but did nol wish you
10 be Ike myself Your pure heart, / was resolv-
ed, should never be contaminated BY the guilt Of
mine. knew i, death to be loved or cherish
ed by such a wretch as am for had not a blight
fallen on the only creature who ever truly loved
me and tore myself from you, and tried to cease
20 care for you. But was not all lost there were
some lingerings Of humanity still in my heart and
you, alone Of all the world were the only creature
did not hate. have never lost sight Of you. In
your poverty would have lavished on YOU nv H.
gotten wealth, had it not all been wres,ed from me
by the muiiny Of my ungrsteful followers They
Sc, myself and my three flthfu companions on
shore, with nothing but the clothes we wore We
have since rendered ourselves more notorious than
ever, though no money was gained in our late
achievements | intended you to 90 down to the
grave, without knowing the history OF your unloc-
.unale parent but the love Of life is strong, and
knew il vas only ihrough your hial affection, that
| could obtain the means of escape All require
Of You is to visit me this evening, and bring a al.
with you, and il you provide place Of con.
cealmem for me, for few days, until the first heat
Of pursui, IS over, my escape is certain"
GeneEieSe listened in bewdered silence She
was too much overwhelmed BY the recent dis
coyery, to have the power of thought. That faith
er, over whose image she had wept, in agonized
sorrow, aud whose sufferings had inflicted the first
severe pang on her heart, was now before her,
condemned ielon and she shrunk, with feeling
Of dread and horror, from the conviction that her
worst aPprefensIons more than realized
Her father did not understand the cause of her
silence
DO you shrink from assisting me ," he inquired,
~ s'e'n zone; men, souening' ne said, III So
l can oul u'e
NE almost shreked the distracted Gene
we've ne whe" | can save you! No, no;
II you DO not WISH to drive me quite mad, do not
use sIeh repfoachiul language would-indeed
"ou'u-s'e my lie 10 wipe TINS stain IRON your
name or 10 rescue you from your Impending fate.
Inc unfortunate man again approached her. and
drawing her towards hlm, threw his arm around
her iorm' and said-In tone softened by emo
non
ana fallen as ne Is you do love your father
lueneHe'e' my chhd-iny oeautIiui-my innocent
-'his or'e' moment rePays me Tor years oil suher-
ing no" nave loved you, the heart that has but
one ooleet on which 10 oeslow ITS tenderness and
wh'eh IS as adamani to the rest OF the world, can
alone ieei' iou nave been the passion oil my life.
Amid all your future years, think Of ne as one
whose pest ieenngs were turned INTO fountain OF
bitterness oy me injustice OF the world and who
teck'essy sought 70 aSenge on MS whole species
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lhere was pa'hloh IN the garden OF MrCrawlord
surrounded oy quanu'y OF thick shruooery. For
tuhaie'y the o'd gentleman was aosen', and the Key
was IN Inc possession OIL ueneEie'e ms was Inc
most secure as} she could THINK oil Tor her faith
err ana ,apdiy describing us SITUATION sne Promls-
ed to call IN 'he evening with the ME- and the next
morning, al carry dawn 10 meet MIN IN The garden,
and ADMIT MN INTO ms place oil coneealment.
Remember ueneFieVe' SAID the father, that
your husband must know nothing oil this until am
sale from pursuit
mo; It shall be confined to my own breast until
but VIII not the tailor suspect