Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-09-16

stagger, and extend her arms towards him,
Tie tried to rush towards her; but an insur
mountaole obstacle seemed TO separate hin
from her side. A cry Of horror Instant,
escaped his lips, and 10 the vision disap
pears lie awakes, hut il is TO hear sec
ond cry, respondent to his own yes, IN,
cry, the voice OF female
Nevertheless, the Count Is still in hi,
usual piace-in the old court, and reclining
on the rustic bench beside his Picciola -
But at the grating Of the little window, ap
peared the momeniary glimpse of female
form A soft and melancholy counte
nance. half hid in shade, seems gazing 10.
on him but when rising from his seat he
hastened towards il, the vision vanished, OF
rather the young girl hastens from the win.
dow However swift her disappearance
Charney was able to distinguish her fea.
lures, her hair, her form, the whiteness Of her
robe. He paused. Is he asleep or wax.
ingf Can il be that the insur,noun,able
obstacle which divides him from Picciola Is
no other than the grating Of PRISON.
AT that moment, Ludovico hastened To-
wards him with an air of CONSERVATION.
"Are you again indisposed, iSignor Con.
ter cried the gaoler. "Haye you had
another attack Of your old disorder q
Iroadidio = IL we are obliged, for forms
sake, to send for the prison doctor, III take
care, this time, that no one but Madame
Picciola and myself have a hand in the
cure -
II am perfectly we'll" replied Charney,
trying 10 recover his composure "What
put 4 into Your head that I was indisposed p
~1'he hy-caicher's daughter came in
search Of me. She saw you stserer. and
hearing you cry sload, fancisd vou were ia
need Of assistance
The Count relapsed into Ct Of musing.
II seemed TO occur 10 him, for the FIRST time,
that young girl occasionally inhabited that
part oil the prison.
The resemblance fancied could dis
cover between the stranger and Picciola, is
doubtless new deluson p said he TO him.
sell. And be now recalled to mind Te-
resa's interest in his favour, mentioned to
him by the venerable Girardi. The Young
Piedmoniese had compasionated his condi.
ton during his illness. Toher he is indebt.
ed for the possession Of his microscope.
His heart becomes suddenly touched with
gratitude, aud in the FIRST effusion, sudden
remark seems 10 sever the double image, the
young girl Of his dreams, from the Young
girl OF his waking hours !; "Girardi's daugh.
ter wore no flowers in her hair"
That moment. but not without hesitation,
not without self-reproach, no plucked with
a trembling hand from his plant a small
branch covered with blossoms.
Formerly" thought CharRey, "what
sums OF money did lavish to adorn with
gold and gems, brows devoted to perjury
and shame upon how many abandoned
women and heartless men did throw away
my fortune, without caring more for them
than for the feelings Of my own bosom,
which at the same moment, placed in tile
dust under their feet. Oh If gift derives
its value from the regard in which il is held
by the donor, never was richer token Of
fered by man TO woman. my Picciola, than
these flowers which borrow from thy pre-
cious branches to besiow on the daughter Of
Girardip
Then, placing the blossomed bough in
the hands Of the gaoler, present these in
my name to the daughter Of my venerable
neighbour, good Ludoyico r. said he
Thank her for the generous interest she
vouchsafes me aud tell her that the Count
de Charney, poor, and prisoner, has moth.
ing to offer her more worthy her accept.
lance"
Ludoyico received the token with an air
of stupefaciion. He had began to enter so
completely into the passion Of the captive.
for his plant, that he could not conjecture
by what services the daughter Of The fly-
catcher had merited so distinguished mark
Of munihcence.
"No matter COrpe di San PasquaRP'
exclaimed Ludovico, as he passed the post.
ern. "They have long admired my god.
daughter at distance. Let US see what
they will say 10 the brightness Of her CON-
plexion and sweetness OF her breath, on
nearer acquaintance, PieeiOla mia Aadi-
amo"