Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-08-18

| '"f~f bN"Ntl tSibitt aHh wary hd'
borne that name ever since she shook the
g"'oeh enls OF careless chhdhood. Yet II
not the impression oil mere physical
oeau'y mat sue produces upon you there
oo'n 'n'eh'gehce ana energy IN the deep
violtt OF her eye, and decision as well as
sweetness IN the outline OF her beautiful
mouth. Her form, naturally slender, is de.
veloped by constant and heaIthiul exercise.
ana displays IN every motion, the elastic
grace oil her own mountain swcetbrier.--
ana more than all this, there is certain
COOL easy AR, freedom aud nobility of
manner, good taste in speaking and act
ing, that give to her, though untaught in
lhe ways OF the world, that charm beyond
beauty, which is woman's most graceful
gllt For this instructive sense of what re-
aliy IS due 10 ones sell and others-thls
perception OF times, places and prophecies,
which forms the highest attraction OF the
lady, though II may be wrought out by Ia
borous drilling. and the tutelage Of etl-
queiie, is often the free gift of nature,
poured on the fair head Of some one who
has never trod carpet, seen piano, or Ia
ken one step in the labyrinth Of artificial
life.
Mary's amount OF accomplishments, So
called, was small, including not word OF
French, and no more music than was con- =
prised IN the sweetest oil natural voice >,
taught IN The common evening singln g
school oil the village. But as daughu II
anu sister and housewife, her accomplls u
menis were innumerable. Enter The &C 'ol
quiet house, not room oil which boasui a
carpet, but whose snowy floors need no
such conccalmeni. The chief OF all that
is done in the house, in providing, making,
mending, cleaning and keeping in order, is
by the single hands Of Mary and her moi h.
er. We know this may lead the minds of
some Of our readers to very prosaic partic c.
ulars. We have heard a deal Of hcroines
playing on the harp. &c, but who ever
heard of heroine washing or ironing D.
The most that has ever been accomplIshe d
in these respects, was by the lovely Char
lotle OF Goethe, whom he introduces TO us
cutting bread and butter for her little broth
ers and sisters. We can assure all our fair
readers who are inclined 10 be fastldious on
the point, however. that had they lived I'M
der the roof OF Jonathan Parsons, they
could scarcely have been scandalized by
any disagreeable particulars. Even at the
wash bench, our heroine, in her neat, close
hitting calico, never looked so little like
lady as some fair ones we have ever seen in
curl papers and morning gowns, before
they we're made up for company; and
moreover, much that seems so laborious
would be over with and out of sight, long
before they are in the habit Of having their
eyes open IN the morning. Many days they
would ind our heroine IN possession oil lei
sure TO draw, read, write, sew or work mus
lin, quite equal to their own. They would
see that by ingenuity and that quick obser-
walton in which pretty women are seldom
lacking, she could fashion her attire so as
not to be far from the rules Of good usage
and that, though her knowledge from books
was limited, her mind was active and full
of thought. AMI as ready to fash at the en-
trance Of knowledge, as a diamond at the
entrance Of light.
You are not TO suppose that lady Of
such accomplishments, natural and acquir.
ed, lady of rank and station, moreover,
passed to her seventeenth year unwooed.-
So far from it, there was scarcely person.
al article in the way Of beau, who had
not first or last tried hand in this matter
There were two dilapidated old bachelors,
one dlsconsolate widower, half a dozen
school masters, one doctor and one lawyer,
already numbered among the killed and
wounded, and still Miss Mary carried her
head with that civil, modest, "wbat-do-I-
care-for-you" air, that indicated that her
heart remained entirely untouched and all
the wonder was, whom should she marry
II came tn pass. une bright summer af'r'-
noon, that as two young gentlemen stran'
gers III the village, were riding by the
house oil Jonathan rarsons' Inc sudden eS-
plos'on oil gun caused Tue morse oil one OF
Them 10 start ana 'hrow ms rlder, VINO TALL
ing against posi- IN inc front o, me door
was very seriously injured. The conse'
quence OF all this was that the two very
good looking young gentlemen were detaln'
cd at the house Tor some Two or three weeks,
They we're from Canada, and had come
down into New Hampshire on summer
shooting and exploring expedition The
younger oil them was ihe young Earl Of
Beresiord' aud The gentleman with him, q
Mr. vincent MS travelling companion, ia
whom happened the unlucky accident