Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-10-06

some unfortunate love affair was thu cause
OF her melancholy.
Al an early hour on the following morn
ing, Nerissa left her pillow and wandered
to the well-Temembercd spot, where she
h1d parted with Frank. The story Of the
old lady, together with the view Of each
loved haunt she had SO often irod with him,
had wrought powerfully upon her mind.
aud unable TO repress her feelings longer,
she poured forth her anguish to the solitary
woodlands, 20. Frank, poor Frank |;
pale and altered, how much thou hast SUI
iered o! would ! could see thee bot
for one nomeni meihinks my heart has
grown stronger in suffering, and could
meet thee with composure. But no. il can
not be. il would only enhance Thy misery"
Cruel Nerissa 7" exclaimed voice.
She started, il was Frank he stood be-
fore her. r-u -.r
Yes" he continued, thine heart has
indeed grown stronger, but in the midst Of
thy prosperity, surrounded with friends
and lovers, remember. Frank Donald is not
ashamed to tell thee, that his, more femi-
nine, thou hast won TO break. Yet for
give thee. still worshiped Nerissa, and with
my dying breath shall invoke for thee the
pardon Of Heaven, and its choicest bless.
ings."
lie turned and proudly walked away.
20! Frank" cried Nerissa, "stay, stay,
implore you, explain yourself. leave me
not in this dark uncertainty"
lie paused. "You astonish mel" he
said; "ln leaving you am no, doing your
bidding :"
BE plain. Frank, tell me how have I
gained your displessure T. s1 hl
"You are not IN your right mind; haze
you forgotten the letter p and he drew
one from his pocket and read the las,
clause, as follows: - .a'
Enough 10 say lore anoiher. Do not
attempt to follow me, that were vain. BY
the love you bear me. forgive and forget
the unworthy Nerissa Belmont" ID
/ 20 righteous Heaven, under what de-
fusion does he labor Frank you do not
mean 10 say that these are my words 7"
Alas ! are they not in your own hand.
writing q" 80 ,s
They appear TO be, but these hands
never peuned them"
What f" cried Frank, "repea, those
blessed words''
Never. Frank, never, have sentiments
like these found place in my heart"
Frank seized her TO his bosom, but she
strugglingly released herself, aud repror.
ingIy asked,
"Have you forgotien The lady TO WHOM,
your honor is pledgedp
ITO none but you was my honor ever
pledged, and have never forgotten you
for moment, but yon have ceased TO re,
quite my undying love"
She then drew from her bosom a letter
and said. sis not that in your own hand.
writing % sos W
Frank resd the contents, and then
throwing il passionaiely'from him, exclaim-
ed,
81 see il all We have been the dupes
Of deep laid arii6ce. But this moment in
the sweet assurance Of your fidelity, ! feel
amply repaid for all have suffered through
months Of misery"
Nerlssa soon related TO him all that had
transpired from the time Of his leaving her
10 her departure from the cottage. '-itlsr
As she concluded, Frank yehemenily ex
claimed, 7H
"Detes,able Ophelia! miserable woman
Thy reign Is overs the hour for reiribuliou
has come" hi ~. ~
."1ruc she has injured Us, but spare her, ;
entrested Nerissa. uasais.' T. ~
"Angel Of innocence! would for IN,
sake have spared her public exposure, but
her unparalleled baseness merits il. She
was not content with the separation of two
devoted hearts, but has ever since exulted
IN Ill A. r -.