Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1849-07-27
The village Doctor.
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Thoughts innumerable crowded upon my
mind. This Eva, whose name was no, to
he spoken, could II be Eva Meredilhl--
Was she The Lord Kysingion's daughter-in-
lawf Was in The house Of Williams ia
therl hoped, bot sill | doubted for,
alter oil, if there was but one Eva 10 the
world fof me, in England the name was,
doubtless. by no means Uncommon. But
the thought thai l was perhaps with ihe
family Of Eva Meredith, living with the
woman who robbed the widow and the orr
phsn OF their inheritance, this thought was
present to me by day aud by night Ia my
dreams beheld the return Of Eva and her
son TO the pateriial residence, in copse-
quence Of the pardon I had implored and
Obtained for them But when I raised my
eyes, The cold impossible physiognomy Of
Lord Kysington froze all the hopes OF my
heart. Iapplied myself to the examina.
lion Of that counienshce, as if had never
before seen it, i snslyzed its features and
lines 10 find trace Of sensibility. sought
the heart SO gladly would have touched.
Alas found il not But had so good
cause that was not to be discouraged.
"Pshaw!" l said TO myself, what matters
the expression Of the face? why heed the
external envelopei May not the darkest
Golfer contain bright gold Must all that
is within US reveal itself at glance y
Does not every man Of the world learn TO
separate his mind aud III. tlsosgh,s from she
habitusl expression Of his coun,enance -
] resolved TO clear up my doubts. but
how 10 do so was the difficulty. Impossible
to question Lady Mary or Lord James the
servants were French, aud had bat lately
come to the house. An English valei-de-
chambre had Just been despatched 10 Lon
don on o confidential mission. I directed
my investigation TO Lord James Kysington.
The severe expression Of his countensnce
when The forester meets with tree APP
parently dead. he strikes his axe into the
trunk, to see whether zap does not still sur
vive beneath the withered bark in like
manner will strike at the heart. and see
whether life be not somewhere hidden. p
And only waited an opportunity.
To await an opportunity with impotence
is to accelerate its coming. Instead Of de-
pepding on circumstances, we subjsgate
them. One night Lord James sent for me.
He was in pain. After administering the
necessary remedies. remained by bis bed
side, TO watch their effect The room was
dark a single wax candle showed the out
line Of objects, without illuminating them.
The pale and noble head OF Lord James
was thrown back upon his pillow. His
eyes were shut, according 10 his custom
moral enefgies within him he never COM II:
planned, but lay stretched out in his bed, -
straight and motionless as a kings statue
upon marble tomb. In general he got
somebody TO read 10 him, hoping either 10
distract his thoughts from his pains, or to
be Iuiled to sleep by the monotonous sonnd
| Upon that night he made signs TO me will
his meagre hand to take a book and read
but sought one in vain; books and news
papers had all been removed to the draw.
iug-room; the doors were locked, and un
le-. rang and aroused the house. book
was not to be lad. Lord James made I
gesture Of Impotence. then one Of resigna.
4 ton, and beckoned me TO resume my sea-
by his side. We remained for some tint
without speaking, almost in darkness, thu
silence broken only by the ticking Of thu
clock, Sleep came not. Suddenly LORI
James opened his eyes. s
Speak TO me-" he said. ''Tell M
something, whatever you like g ssigiaals
i His eyes closed, aud he waited. nj,
, hear, beat violently. The moment bad
my lord" said l, III greatly fear
know nothing that will intercs, your lord
ship. can speak but Of myself, Of thu
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great ones Of the earth, were necessary Il
: FIX your attention. What can a peasaa
|, have 90 say. who has lived contented will
little, in obscurity and repose l hav'
scarcely quilted my village, my lord. II !
4 pretty mountain hamlet, where even thos'
: not born there might well be pleased I,
dwell. Near il is a country house, which
have known inhabited by rich people
who could have lefl j, il they had liked
> bot who remained, because the woods wer
thick, the paths bordered with flowers, III
streams bright and rapid in their rocky bed'
!. Alas they were two in that honse-- an
4 soon poor woman was there alone, uni
the birth Of her son. My lord. she Is
! couniry-woman Of yours, an English NC
I man, OF beauty such as is seldom seen e
tner IN Engianu OF IN EfnuCe Buou 40, ".
. sides her, only the angels in heaven ca
} be She had JUS. completed her eigh
: zenith year when left her, faiherless, moii
: erless, aud already widowed Of an adore
4 husband; she is feeble, delicate, almost i
: aud yet sha must live ~ who would protet
3 thai little child Oh ! my lord, there al
!, very unhappy beings in this world To ;
: unhappy in middle life or old age, is doub
|. less sad, but still you have pleasant meme
n ries OF the past to remind you that you ha'
. Rad your day, your share, your happiness
but 10 weep before you are eighteen y 4
sadder, for nothing can bring back q
D. dead, and the future is dim with tesTs,-
q Poor creature We see beggar b, u
9 roadside, suffering from cold and hunger
q and we give him aims. and look upon by
!, without pain, because il is IN our power
!, relieve him but this unhappy, broker
hearted woman. the only reliefto give b,
:. would be TO love her. land none are the
10 besiow that aims upon her T! 4ii.-.'si
: -Ah my lord. i you knew what . ~
Young man her husband was hardly TIRE
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