Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-06-15

aOd the ola CnurCn, WHICH L can reach III
less time than have taken TO gossip about
it, Royalty for many years found seclu-
ded and peaceful home on this ancient COM
mon, famed alike in history and in egen-
Diary lore; but | know not if the ears OF
royalty were ever assailed by the same I'M
earthly yells and hootings which so often
disturb our retirement, and remind us OF
the descriptions we have read of the war
whoops of the Indian savages. The ex-
PLANTATION is, that there are several stands OF
donkeys, where these animals are let out
for hire, on different parts Of the common ;
and the general assemblage or grand empo-
rum, is close to the garden wall which
bounds the domain once honored by royal
presence.
One evening during the past summer, as
| was returning from a ramble by the side
of dear invalid, who was drawn about in
a hand carriage, two ragged little girls loi-
tered around our gate from idle curiosity, 10
watch the occupant of the pretty green
chariot assisted into the house. | was
struck by the appearance Of the elder OF
the two; for although with quantity OF
matted black hair, very dirty face, and
still dirtier habiliments, could trace a sim
gular loveiness both of form and feature.
She had large, languishing blue eyes, sha-
ded by long, black, sIken lashes but not
withstanding this, the gipsey physiognomy
was decided and as there were many OF
that tribe in the neighborhood, | doubted
not that these Migrants were wanderers from
their tents. After regaling the poor little
things with some tempting cakes, ] asked
a., L.. l,a roI
with distnctness and proprety, "Mazelli
Lee, please ma'am."
"And what is your father, my dearP'
said.
" Father S a gipsey, please ma'am."
" And your mother is gipsey, too, | sup
pose, my dear p
No, mothers lady, and drives don
keys, please mas am"
pressed the child to try and explain her
meanings but all the answer | could get
was Mothers a lady, and keeps donkeys."
She made me comprehend that the smallest
and most exclusive donkey-stand on the bor-
der of the common, nearest our house, be-
longed to her mother; and that her only
BROTHER little bigger than herself, was
also an assistant in the business. She said
their home was not very far Off" in the
pits near the caverns," where miserable
collection of huts had been from time I'M
memorial. Moreover, on questioning Ma
zelli further, | found that she regularly at
tended the Rev. MIR. LIS Sunday school
knew her catechism, and said her prayers
every night when mother washed her face. "
hoped that a portion of the latter state
ment was true; but the iacc-washing seem
ed quite incredible.
My curiosity was aroused; and the next
day walked close past the donkey-stand,
which Mazelli Lee had described as being
kept by her mother, 1.-The lady;" and then
| observed an individual whom | had often
seen before, but without noticing her par
tcularly, or giving her second thought
This individual was IA woman still young
and good-ooking, with the fresh color Of
unclouded health lighting up her blue eyes
eyes almost as beautiful as the little Ma
zelli's-and with an anxious expression fit
ting sometimes across the vacant but good
humored composure, which was the leading
character of her countenancc.
Her appearance was not at all that of {
conventional heroine of romance; yet
could not help fancying that there was
somewhat Of different breeding, shown by
her general bearing and unstudled attitudes
from that usually displayed by the race o.
females engaged in her bolsterous calling
Her two little girls were squattcd on the
grass beside her; and handsome specimen
Of real, genuine looking, good-lor-nothing
group, in supreme enjoyment of pipe.
1. ! ,l,.., ii -.
daughters under these circumstances, be
cause not patronlzing the donkeys, ant
being an inhabitant, it was not avery agree
able, or perhaps safe acquaintance to form
but Mazelli knew me directly, and came
bounding forward. while the woman cour
tested silently, and without the usual vocii
crations OF, donkey to-day, ma am stea
dy donkey-quick donkeyn'
One or two evenings afterwards, was il
company with voluble lady, who hat
come to our neighborhood for change q
air, and was ordered by her medical atten
dant to take donkey exercise. She was full
of most singular adventure she had me
with--a perfect romance in real life :" AM
her gossip, TO my great satisfaction, relate
to the donkey-woman. " Yesterday morn
my, sdlu shc, my young lllchu, MISS N
and myself had donkeys brought to on
door early for long excursion and Will
trotting along, attended by frank, rosy
looking female, we began speaking to eac
other in French, not wishing the driver t
understand our conversation. Alter
while, however, the donkey-woman sal
very quietly, Ladies, it is as well to te
you that understand Frchch.' We wer
at first speeches. from surprise, and the
from not knowing what to say-airaid {
something, we could not tell what altht
she was by no means obtrusive, but behave
!, with perfect propriety. By-and-by in orde
to break the awkward silence, remarke
to Miss R. how well the singing had bee
, conducted at st. Marks church OH the pre-
ceding Sunday evening, when very beat
tilul choral hymn had been sung, and tn
chanting exquisitey continued We n
GREETED that neither of us remembered I'll
/ composers name, as we desired to procur
the music.
"'I have it at home, ladies, said the don
key driver; it is taken from an old oralori'
and is part of my school music was
D st. Marks on Sunday evening, aud ie
e pleased to hear it again
lA 4 sl.n. me