Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-03-10


heaving Of his chest, and the conyuIsive
clench Of his hands, told how intense were
his suiierings. The old man watched him
almost in fear, until he grew calmer, and
said in suppressed tone
II have forgiven Oliver once already and
shall not forgive poor Marion, whom so
deyouly loyed-v God help me | must
not say love now. | have no anger against
her"
"But my cousinl'
"Must not forgive Marions husband p
The words came forcibly from Williams
lips his heart failed him in the utterance,
and spasm passed over his features. The
old man took both his hands, saying, with
feeling.
civilian, my son--in heart, OF least
you are worthier than b"
Years passed on, and Marion's fight aud
marriage we're forgotten. One visit only
she had paid 10 her old home and her faith
er: il was few months after her marriage,
Just before she went abroad with her hus-
band. who had obtained an appointment in
the colonies. Marion, fearful and contriic,
received her hther's blessings; but she
came alone, and spoke little of her husband
She did not see or ask for Willinm Blair
From that time her letters came OCCASION
ally, until MIR HiliArd died, and then no
more was heard Of Marion or Oliver.
Now, we know well that, according 10
the general rule in stories like this, tho
wronged and forsaken love ought never TO
forget his early attachment, but live and die
devoted to its sad memory. Yet in real life
!, !. No, on Tho h;,,.,as, be,,,..o,,o,, Il
hon.las, ia M, hoyond The ;0,,n.nco If
,;no,. ho.I;no h,nd anJ in.,,,h;ch ds,,h
n, snv o,h., s.nso has On III. ;,,smad;.hIa
l. ,s1emhs,ed ,y;,hnn, min I, i ,nce,'
80. 40 49, ,.;nnI;na ~ IN, i;.sas;n
hone IN The bitter cno' which MAKE !, 80
had n mo horne and which kcsn The wound
Gno, hooI;nn
Tins when Marian. un;oo with Olive,
had fo,sye, n,,,eJ ho, from b;m.elf WI.
I;,,n,s be,,, ,,sw in ,;no I.,s FIJI or an.
rn;.h To he ,,,s, bo,slsssne.s n hi.
ioye w,. sddsd ,hs .onsic,;on Of Tho nm.
,yor,h;nss. oc H. .,h;ec, and hi. c.el;n,
.o,,r;h,,ad % ,a.,o,s ~. 80. A v;r,,,'
',,,- -, 900, -, c.oi r.. ,.han as,aan,
has f,sd Ana va, ,horah nj, grief ,yns
hs,Ied william d;d no, .,,;rs1v force,
Marion He ,honob, or h.r Win .o,,ow
md ni,v-bn, she wa, his ;dol no loncer
AGey many ve,,s when he had reached
middle 40. w;II;.m Mi, married. The
wife no chose wa. mos, unlike Marion. :
She was no, be,u,;fnI .ca,celv even pretty
bu, her fine mind and oeo,Ie spirit inves,ed
even an unworthy exterior whh their own
purity and loneliness. There was little ro-
nance in the attachment between William
Blair and his wife-all that had passed away
with the bloom Of their youth; for she too
had loved before, aud vainly; still there
was a strong. calm, trusting affection be-
tween the husband and wife, which made
their present life happy and caused them tc
look forward to a peaceful, lovely old age
Two children enlivened their home, and
bound them still more together, until boil
looked on their FIRST love as a morning cloud
81 have had visitor today-a stranger,
said Mrs Blair, when her husband returned
one winter evening to his cheerful homt
and they we're sitting together in that pleas
ant hour between dinner and tea, wher
idleness and confidential talk seem TO CONF
naturally.
"lndeed," said William, putting his lee
on the fender, an act which brought M
frown to his wife's brow. "lndeed-wa
it lady or a gentleman 7"
"a gentleman-but one very young
beautiful boy about ten years old; he woul.
not go away without seeing you-and so
went down and spoke TO him. He said h'
name was Henry Chadwick, and his mothe
wanted to see Mr. Blair who lived here
] thought il strange; but then Remember
ed your mothers maiden name was Chad
wick so II might be some relation, and I'D
boy seemed so resolu'e, that | asked wher
his mother lived, and promised that 20
should 60.
While Mrs Blair explained TINS, the hick
ering lire had sunk into red embers, or sh
would have seen how Williams countt
nance changed as she spoke. but eve
had she read his thoughts; there was noif
ing there to give single pain 10 The vile
heart.
81 think II must be relative, Emma,
ne sad. - nave cousin abroad whom
had LOST sigh' OF 'o' many years VIII 9
and see ,u
DO, william Inc place IS not lar an
you may De oil use 10 Them Inc boy VIZ
thinly Clad poor fellow ; and when CAV
Ia anac n hn .