Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1848-02-03

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boys compassion with lachrymose,-
" Is nj my darling Henry sorry Tor poor
papa 7" The little one appeared to en-
ter into the split Of the joke; for, after
a moments attention, he burst into laugh
ter, and clapped his hands with childish
merriment.
A fourth occupant of the room, did
not seem so perfectly to understand what
was going on. Old Elsie, the colored
nurse, was sitting quietly at her work in
a corner, but dropped it, and looked up,
when she heard the mock-sobbing, her
large eyes dilatng with astonishment-
The voice Of her mistress bidding her
take the child down to give him his sup
per, reused her from her lethargc sur
prise, and she obeyed in silence.
Ellen Stanley was the ideal Of young
wife. Taken when but child in years,
from the home Of father who idolized
her, 10 be the presiding angel in the
/ household of one to whom she had Civ
en- her pure heart, she carried into the
matron all the graces of the blooming
girl. The goodness of her heart, and
the sunny joyousness of her disposition,
overlooked in a thousand acts Of artess
gaIety. She sang TO every cap'icious
melody as IT came into her head she
laughed at all times, when there was
cause and when there wasnot. Her mo-
ton was almost dance when she NOV
ed through the house and her smile,
bright and cheerful as the sunshine was
nearly as constant. Ever active, because
she found it tedious to be unemployed,
and Il most exemplary housewife, she
was
The bthest bee
That wrought in hive, )"
and altogether the lghtest, brightest,
most graceful, and winsome creature,
that ever man won to be the idol of his
domestic sanctuary. Her husband cal
led her his fay, and bestowed on her all
poetical epithets of admiration and fond
ness for no name that was not poetical
and melodious would have suited TO ex-
press her innoce1t loneliness. With the
gifts nature had bestowed, she united a
rare cultivation; her father had trained
her mind in all the studies which are the
higher branches Of female education /;
and of the accomplishments she was
thoroughly mistress. Indeed, they came
naturally TO her; and lessons were use
full, chiefly, in REFRESHING the wild gaiety
she infused into everything she did es-
pecially her musical performances-if
such they might be called--which were
outbursis as iLnpuls,Ve and spontaneous
as the song of the mocking-blrd Of her
native cline.
Sweet Ellen AS yet, she had known
no sorrow and il beauty and goodness
could have turned aside the shaft that
enters the bosom of every mortal, she
would have passed her happy life in a
perpetual round of Joy!
But there is an arrow, swltter and more
cruel than the shaft of woe: it is wing
ed and barbed by hate, and its aim is cv-
err the young, trusting and loving heart :
it is sped by the hand of envy.
The morning after the little occur
renee we have mentioned, old Elsie might
have been seen, with a basket on hel
head, entering garden-gate belonging
: to neat-looking white house, with greer
blinds, overrun with luxuriant climbing
t roses, about half mile from her mas
e ter's residence, Passing through the
yard, she assembled the steps of the pi
: azza, and entered the house. In tn,
!, back room were seated two mlddle-aget
y ladies, Of spare figure and grave aspect
There was an asperity in the expression
u Of both, and primness OF demeanor
II usually associated with the idea of al
IF old maid yet, Miss Hannah and Mis-
+ Winlfred Linwark would have highly re
Of sented being called such. They still re
a. counted their conquests, and were indie
G. ialigable frequenters of balls, concert
and parties.
to "Come forward, MON Elsie, and sho,
us what you have in this basket" sal
Miss Hannah.
= The old negress set down her Dad
and, removing snow-white napkin, di.
played with no little pride, store ,
:. fresh figs and flowers, sent by her youn
mistress to Mr.. SANKEY'S cousins, tn
Misses Linwark, 1t was daily hab
u with Ellen, to send fruit and bouquc
n from her garden to her relatives b,
cr these were far choicer than usual ft
k, the Misses Llnwark were to give a te;
re party that evening. At the bottom
the basket was a round box, which COZ
lg tained "A large cake, covercl with del
he cate icing, beautifully wrought in vnrio'
n devices; around its edge was minu
Of wreath of natural flowers.
IT, Expressions of surprise and admir-
err ton passed, as they always did in tn
ID locality, into searching questions, nj
he only respecting the household manag
We ment Of Mrs. Stanley, but her goin!
of out aud comngs in; her sayings and h.
til silence her commissions and omissions
n her every word and action nay, h
by thoughts; for in all these the Misses Lii
he wark had profound interest. The r
in plies of the servant were delivered wi
an prnpulor dir nj ,nUctarv anb az,