Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-04-21

cessity Of flight Her fall was not that Of
an impure, but Of vengelul spirit. 1t was
the act of bitter and passionate suicide,
who would squander fly lives TO bring
home one pang Of remorse. or any other
feeling to the heart of callous indifference.
Poor Thing The world understood her char
acter, and despised her for want of due
contempt for Sir Arthur's apathy, and
proper acquiescence in his proiligaic cours.
es, she had given herself 10 ruin.
"Who is that officer" | asked friend,
whom accident brought close to the in the
crowded room-"that good.looking fellow |
who has been 50 marked in his devoiions
10 Miss Chndleigh all the evening"
"Oh that-don't you know2" he re.
piled. "Why that is Captain Jennings
Jennings the aid.de-camp-a deyiish hand
some fellow; the women are quite mad
about him. and he knows it,"
"Miss Chadleigh appears 10 lie intimate
with him." | observed.
ayes, so she is he was friend of young
Chadleigh's. who died or was taken i'll some
battle in India" he answered.
$50, one Of her brothers is dead then"
interrupted.
Eyes believe the native army made
him prisoner, and treated him in the usu-
al way" replied he. al heard the particu-
lars they were deuced horrid but don't
quite recolIect them now"
"And Miss Chadleigh-has she not
second brother ?" inquired
"a second brotheri Yes" he answer.
ed. "a pleasant fellow but perfect devil
r. q al bar
brother, and in sad way believe, when
the news came but that is a year aud
half since. There, now, you can see young
Chadleigh -the young man going TO take
Miss Chadlegh away"
He nodded to indicate the party, and ]
followed the direction Of his eye.
Young Chadleigh was decidedly well
looking man, with a frank and rather dis
tinguished air, and dressed with an almost
foppish attention to the prevailing fashion.
had Just time TO observe that he aud Jen-
nings chalted familiarly for n minute or two.
and appeared to be on the friendliest terms
of intimacy
"well," thought |. "afier all. he may be
but friend"
Whether il be impossible to contemplate
such beauty as Miss Chadleigh's with per-
feet stoicism, and that without knowing it.,
was really little jealous, can't say but
! certainly had watched the young captain S
attentions with a slight but dIsagreeable
sense of restlessness, aud experienced, !
know not how. a certain relief in the re-
Election had Just made. II had, however,
hardly visited my mind, when it was again
disturbed.
Miss Chadleigh, leaning on her brothers
arm, was passing so close as almost TO touch
me whom she had unconsciously inspired
with so much admiration, when Jennings
following, presented her with her fan, acct
IDENTIFY forgotten. As she took il with gra
cious smile, she bIushed Yes, could mol
be mistaken, for more beautiful blush
never beheld in my existence and, TO make
the matter worse, thought | perceived
that, as he placed the light weapon Of CO
quetry in her hand, his own rested upor
hers for second longer than was absolute
ly necessary, and in doing so conveyed th'
slightest possible pressure TO her lite ivorl
fingers. felt, know not how, disposed t.
be afTron,ed aud incensed, and actual.
stared, with no very inviting expression
full upon Captain Jennings, as he made hi
retreat, with a lurking smile Of vanity an
triumph on his lip. My ill.bred state wa
unobserved, and could, on reflection
scarcely help laughing at the absurdily Q
the emotion which had inspired it. But a
ter all, why should I!-the nature Of tn
beast pervades US all. The presence c
beauty is woful stimulus TO unprovoke
combatveness, and do believe there is
| lrr Aaa he ta1n f IL
that beauty should be, somehow. the priz
2 Of the fercest and stronges,--the
h ~viribus editor ut in gregg taurus"
4 know il was ever the case with me-
. never saw, at least in my young days,
A pretty girl, without feeling disposition
. fight with somebody-and this, although
under ordinary circumstances, as peaceab
. a fellow as any among her mnjesiy's lieG
!, subjects.
!, In pursuing this narrative, am force
. occasionally TO rely upon the report of OF
, ers in some Of lis oldest scenes, howeve
il as the reader will perceive, was presen
4. and myself secondary actor. What d
% not myself witness, shall as have sal
~ supply from the testimony Of others, ar
n. recital Of this eccentric piece of Irish bi
,e graPhy.
b. If fortune had condemned Captain Je
ID Mugs to the torments of love, she was,
" all events, resolved 10 grant him every res
ly enable mitigation in his distressed condilio
he For upwards Of month, during that SUI
tie mer, he had the happiness of being go'
nd at Lord IS, where Miss Chadleigh a
IF. her brother were also visitors; whether
p- had succeeded, or not. in making any i
at preston upon the young lady's heart,
in not then known but as his attentions We
on if possible, more marked and devoted III
To- ever, the affair began TO be talked oil, IA
I'm soon after their visit terminated, was mi
= toned by a friend to Sir Arthur himself
he The baronet forthwith instituted inq
JUS ries respecting Captain Jennings ways Z
he means-the result was unsatisfactory; q
in one day, as the gay young gentleman
dy chatting, at an early visit, with Chadle
a and his fair sister, the old baronet hobb
M into the room, and sat himself down as (
are of the party-a proceeding quite contr