The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-11-12
MISCELLANY.
THE FOX.CHASE.
An american Tale.

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TO take the air of a conservatory which
lopened from the Contests boudoir. My
old attendant assisted me to dress, and
with another servant, took me down 10 a
Jauteua. was in slippers and robe.de
chambre, and presumed that should see
no one except the kind and noble lady
TresetEen; but had scarce taken one
turn up the long alley ofhowering plants
when the Confess came toward ne from
the glass door beyond, and on her arm a
girl leaned for support. whose beauty
Here Tom dabhled his feet for some
minutes in the water in silence.
GOD bless me! / can never give you an
idea of il! 1t was a new revelation OF
woman TO me--the opening Of an eighth
seal. In the minute occupied hy her ap,
Proach, my Imagination accelerated, as
that faculty always is, by the ctairuoyaace
of sickness,] had gone through whole
drama Of love-fear, alteration, despera
ton, and rejection--and so complete was
it, that in afer moments when these
phases Of passion came round 10 the prop.
er lapse of days and weeks, il seemed TO
me that had been through with them be
| fore hat ii WIS all familiar-tha! I had
met and loved in soma other world this
same glorious Creature, with the same
. looks, words, and heart acne; in the same
conservatory of bright flowers, aud faith.
IN! self in the same pattern of brocade
dressing gown!
Heavens! what beanifnl girl was that
i Lady Caroline! Her eyes were Of liz ht
grey, the rim of the lids perfectly iDky
with the darkness Of the long sweeping
iaashes, and in her brown hair there was a
gold lustre that seemed somehow to il
Illuminate the curves of her sma II head lik e
halo. Her mouth had too much charac,
ter for perfectly agreeable 6rst iGpres
sion. 1t was sooitity and sw eetness edu-
Gated over native high spirit and scornful-
ness-tLe nature shining through the
transparent blood, like a flaw through en-
""''i' ''"' "o"'o p@Fe peeo. III other CIR =
chn'' 'aoces' hald OF Haragoss', or a
Gertrude Won Wart--a heroine perhap,
devil Bl- her fascination as resist.
le>s:
'ii} da"saler, said Lady fresethen
and in that beglnlng was all the introduce
t'on She thought necessary, rs, like your
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sell, an Invalid just escaped from the doc-
tor; you must congratulate each other.
Are you strong enough TO lend her an arm,
Mr. Berryman!'
| The Countess left ns, and with the com
| posure Of a sister who had seen me every
| day of my life, Lady Caroline took ms
arm anq stroied slowly 10 and fro, ques,
Iioping me oi my shooting at the lodge,
and taking 10 me OF her late accident,
her eyes sometimes hXed upon her little
embroidered sllpers, as they peeped from
her snowy morning dress and sometimes
lndolently raised aud brought to bear on
my flushed cheek and trenbling lips; her
singular serenity operating on nc as any
lhing but sedative! was taken mp
stairs again, after an hours converse ion,
II lair way for re.apsei and the doc or
put me under embargo again for another
week, which, spite of all the renewed care
and tenderness Of Lady Tresethea, seem,
ed TO me an eternity. III not bother , GU
with what felt aud Thought all that time.
IL was brilliant autuinnal day when
got leave to make nv Sc cond c xodus, and.
with the doctors permission, I prepared
for sho IT walk in the park. l declined
The convoy of the old servant, for / had
heard Lady Caroline's horse gallop away
down the avenue aud wished 10 watch
her eturn unobserved. | had lust lost
sight of the castle in the first bend Of The
path, wheh saw her quietly walking her
horse under the trees at a short distance,