Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-11-19

wary threw herself on her knees, and
prayed long aud earnestly, then arose calm
y. and retired TO rest.
"see here, Mr. Leslie" exclaimed Ka,e
Gleason, rs she entered the breakfast par.
Tor the next morning. "What have you
been saying to Maryi She is Up in he,
chamber in tears, and Sylvia is sobbing BY
her side. | can get nothing out Of her, buI
know you are at The bottom Of il. Nov
what is Il all about ~
II have no explanations 10 make you,
Miss Gleason" replied Leslie, taking his hat
and leaving the room. 10 evade q quarrel.
"t'il make Lem Dunn callsyou out for
that, sirr' cried Kate, as he went out.
Kate looking the very idea Of beautiful
cold, as she stood there, her bosom heaying,
her checks glowing. eyes sp.rklins, lips
corling aud quivering, and the tangled
masses of je,.black ringleis falling 10 tear.
sprnkled disorder about her face and neck
capt Dunnl" announced a servant,
throwing open the door, aud Capt. Dunn
entered.
"Ahl I'm glad you've conc I'm voy
glad you've come. You're come in exeeL
lent time Go after that man He's
he's" Kate was out Of breath
"Wha; man. dear Kate What is the
matter" inquired Captain Dunn, in sur
prise.
THAT Leslie !"
Leslie Why, what has he done u
He has abused his wife and insulled me ;
that is, be has made her weep, aud treated
me with contempt"
Tell me all about il Kale-tell me all
about il; and If he has been wanting in
proper respect to my little beiro,hed--Ill.-
annihilaic him" said Capt ain Dunn, laugh
ing; for he had known Leslie TOO long and
too well TO imagine that there could be any
real cause Of complaint Unfortuna,ely,
Catherine could tell him bu, little about i.
and that little was not very much to her
credit.
"IIe's terrible fellow, Knie," laughed
Captain Dunn, as she concluded her ac-
count, "a very terrible fellow, indeed. Up
on second thought, should rather not fight
him. He would shoot at me-he might hi,
me--in which case | might be MORALLY
wounded, and the service would lose"
"A coward nm arrapt coward pol.
troon. who will one day bring disgrace upon
the flag. il he is not hung before that day
comes" exchanged Kate. as she bounced
out Of the room, in great passion. passing
Captain Dunn was laughing heartily.
"You laugh now. my dear Dunn" said
Leslie smiling, "but will you laugh year
hence |"
YES, oh, yes, that is, hope to do 60"
Have you no misgiyings concerning
your future peace r. asked Leslie, seriously.
"For my peaeei don't know; for my
happiness, not one. Rates temper amuses
me beyond measure"
"Yel heard some ugly names called, as
came in."
YES. yes. OH I've no doub, Kate will
have given me twenty beaiings this time
next year"
''You will weary OF IT,"
well. when the blows grow unpleasant,
have only 10 catch the little shrew in my
arms, and hold her very tight, until she be-
comes quie, and good" said Dunn, laugh.
ing.
"Ah. and then--do you know what she
will dol"
"No. What ?"
TRY to frighten you to death, by going
into hysteric fi, or worsc--falling into
swoon." an
ala, ha, ha. Is tia. si.s I-,slie's meth
cd r.
"No. Bless dear Mary. Don't jes, with
her name Dunn
am be hanged IL don't, as much as
please. What Haven't you been testing
with Kaie'sf It's bad rule that won't
work both ways"
Mrs Leslie entered al this moment equip
ped for drive, and Leslie excused himself,
and attended his wife to her carriage.
Mrs Leslie drove 10 the Aslor House. and
was shown into the private parlor Of Madame
D'Arblay. Madame D'Arblay was at that
time in her sixiy-ffib year. Her tall, grace.
ful and majestic figure aud stately carriage
would have rather repulsed the gentle Ma.
ny, had not her face been so sweelly prepos.
sessing. Her countenance wore an ex.
preston OF holy calm. Of heavenly goodness,
very beautiful TO look upon. Mary was at
once treasured by her counienance and dc.
mcanour. They conyersed long timo, The
subject being re-capitulaiion Of and en-
largemen, upon the plan proposed in her
letter. She made many inquiries, however,
about Sylvia, and expressed great desire
to see her. Al Msry's earnest entreaty,
Madame D'Arblay consented 10 leave her
apartments at Aslor's and take Up her abode
for the period Of her visit at Mrs Leslic's.
The next hour, Madame D'Arblay was
onsconced in Marys large
chair, by the parlor Preside. Sylvia, who
had fallen in love with her at first sight,
was nesting at her feet. Mrs Leslie sat
with her back TO the light, to shade as much
as possible her tear-siained face. Kate was
sulking in her own room, and "would not
be enireated" to come down and be sociable.
There was so much in the pious aud intel
ligent conversation Of Madame D'Arblay 10
sci the fears OF Mary at rest on the subject
Of the welfare Of her child, that when the
dinner hour arrived. aud Leslie, and Capt,
Dunn, "Uncle Gleason aud KATE. had
joined them. Mary bad actually become
cheerful.
The month Of Madame D'Arbley's visit
drew to close. Mary, after severe