Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-09-13

'o1iS'y, I'LL IoVe stepped IN TO disturb us.
the street of st. Dominic there lives picture
merchant, man of respectable station, but otl
erwlse an ordinary parsonage. He has, how
ever daughter, creature possessed of ever
accomplishment, and endowed with every grace
but all whose amiable qualities are shaded b
one defect--pride, lnsurportable pride. As al
example of the way in which this feeling ha
led her to treat others, will own that myseI
paid my addresses 10 her, and was approved O
by her father, as one by birth and circumstance
much their superior. But what was the answe
which the insolent girl gave to my suit? ID,
you think, sir, that young woman like me wa
born for nothing better than to be the wife of al
engraver?
:" Her great charms and her pride have beer
equally felt by us ALL" continued the speaker
land we hold that she has cast a slur both OF
us and on our profession We, therefore, havt
resolved to show this disdantul girl, that sht
mas not indeed been born to the honor of beins
the wife of an engraver. Now, will you lad
dressing me) venture to become the husband O
charming woman, who, to attain perfection
wants only TO have her pride mortified and he
vanity punished ?" YES answered |, spurred
on by the excitement ofthe moment | com
prehend what you would have me do, and will
fulfil it in such manner that you will not have
to blush for your pupil"
The three months that followed this STRANGE
scene were wholly occupied with preparation.
for the part was to perform. Preserving the
strctest possible secrecy, my confederates did
their best 10 transform Inc from plain bellows.
mender into fine gentlemen. Bathing, hair,
dreseers, &C., brought my person to fitting de.
gree OF refinement, while every day one or Other
of the engravers devoted himself to the task of
teaching me music, drawing, and other accom-
pllshments and nature had furnished me with a
disposition to study, and memory so retentve
that my friends were astonished at the progress
of their disciple. ThougItless of all else, felt
the deepest delight in acquiring these new rudi-
ments of education. But the time came when
was to be made sensible, for the first time, of
the true nature of the task had entered upon.
The confederates, at length, thought me perfect,
and in the character of the rich Marquis of Rou
peron, proprietor of large estates in Dauphiny,
was installed in the first hotel in Lyons. 1t was
under this title that | presented myself TO the
(. Csa
few uurchasas from HIN. and seemed anxionsto
purchase more. After a little intercourse of
this kind, he sent me word one morning that he
had lust received superb collection OF engrav-
ings from Rome, and begged me to call and see
them. did so, and was received not by him,
but by Aurora This was the first sight had
got of that lovely girl, and, for the first time in
my life, my young and palpitating heart felt the
power of beauty. A new world uufolded itself
before my eyes; soon forgot my borrowed
part; one sentiment absorbed my soul, one idea
enchanted my faculties. The fair Aurora per-
ceived her triumph, and seemed to listen with
complacency to the incoherent expressions Of
passion which escaped my lips. That interview
fixed my destiny forever The intoxcaton Of
enjoying her presence hurried me on, blind tC
everything else. For several months saw hel
every day, and enjoyed state of happiness only
damped by the selfaCcusing torrents Of solitary
hours, and by the necessity | was under of reg
ulary meeting my employers, who furnished me
with money, jewels, every thing | could require
At length Aurora's father gave a little iete il
the country, of which was evidently the HERO
A moment occurred, in which, thoughtess of al
but my love, threw myself sutton at her feet
She heard me with modest dignity, while tear .
joy, which dimmed for moment her fine eyes
convinced me that pride was not the only emotion
which agitated her heart,-yes, | discovered tina
was beloved
Twas an impostor, butheaven is my wtnes:
| deceived her not without remorse. In he
presence remembered nothing but herself; bu
in the stiffness of solitude, sophstry and pas
sion disappeared, leaving dreadful pcrspect
i've before me. When | associated rho idea {
Aurora with the miserable fate which was soon
fall upon her, when figured to mysefher del
cate hands employed in preparing the coarsc
nourishment, | shrunk back with horror, OF sta
ted up covered with cold perspiration. B,
sell love would come to my aid, and thought,
she truly loved me, she might yet be happy
would devote my life, | swore, to the task
[ strewing flowers along her path But all II
hopes, all my fears cannot be told. Suffice it
! say that her father believed Inc when repr
t scented my estates being in Dauphiny, dista
: province. would not allow farthing of A
4 roras portion to be settled otherwise than
: herself. So there was one baseness of which
? was not guilty We were married. AT the ,
Y tar, shverlng ran through all my veins, a ge
a eral trepldaton seized my whole frame,-ant
: should have sunk to the earth in flood of tea
t had not some one come to my rescue. T
v SILLY crowd around mistook the last cry of exp
d ing virtue for an excess of sensibity.
= A fortnight after The marriage, as had be
e arranged by my employers, at whose mere,
p was, we started for Montelnart, my unfortun,
IL bride believing that we were going to far 4
It ferent place. Several Of the engrayers VIZ
t. themselves our attendants, disguised and acti
g as courtlers to our magnificent equipage. T
| awful moment of exposure arrived and when
: did come, it proved more terrible than ever h
J, anticipated. The engravers made the carria
n be drawn up before a mean and miserable C
g tage, at the door of which sat my humble |
/ venerable father. Now came the awful discl
y ure. The poor, deceived, and surprised Aur
:. was handed out. The engravcrs came up Il
J, pulled off their DISCUSSES and he whom Aur
o had 80 pointedly refused, exclaimed to her, 81
s. madam, no, you have not been born or brou
% up for an engraver; such a lot would have dc
IL too much honor to you. A bellows mendeI
y worthy Of you, and such is he whom you hi
r made your husband |" Trembling and boil
e with rage, | would have replied, but the eng