The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-08-13

brain found its first aud final rest in the
grave.
One evening, carly in the 6ny.hlth year
OF old Plymouth Colony, the two sat
without, enjoying the silent twilight.
The fue piazza opened on an already
blooming garden, that extended half way
to the waveless and shadowy lake. 1t
was such time as makes our world
spirit-land, full Of poetry and romarce
and imaginary life, even to the most des-
ert heart that earthly cares have left in
qneiness.
Don't talk to me of lore, my dear,
Of LOVE l' said Colonel Woodvillc to his
spouse, endeavoring both by look and
by tone, to give the word a character of
sheer absurdily. Edward Stanley in
lore wlth Clara Fie nonsense I'll
not hear word of il !" and lest he should
break his promise, or be compelled abb
solulely to stop his cars, the ahectionate
Colonel arose from hs seat and retired
into the house.
The conversation, so summarily end
ed, had its beginning on this wise. Mrs
WoodviIc had first warmly asserted her
affection for Clara, averring that, although
an adopted daughter. she regarded her
as her own only child; that the parents
age of Edward Stanley, though, TO be
sure, sufficiently made to appear honor>
able, was, nevertheless in great obscuil>
ty; that, though he was a most worthy
and amablc youth, it was impossible that
he could ever wed Clara, that fact being
fixed in her mind as firmly as if a voice
from Heaven had declared it, alleging,
moreover, (what it is provcrbiaIly the
special prerogatlve Of mothers and aunts
and maiden ladies to discovery that the
two were now actually falling in love
, and that, unless the matter were imme-
5 diately taken ia hand, abundant misery
: and afllction must be the result; and
i the poor woman, as we have seen, wa:
: soon left to ruminaie on her bitter fan
cics all alone
+ With fearful eyes, Mrs. Woodville re
r called TO mind how, years ago, there
c came within her doors two homeless
e wanderers, who had long concealed
! themselves in caves and secret places
stunning death To one ofthesc an af
j fectonate wife still clung, and would no
5 suffer the wrongs OF wicked world t.
j break the tie with which their Make
$ had bound their hearts together bu
5 death was at the door of her spirit, an,
t not many days were past before they lai
t her in the grave. Mrs. Woodylle dis
= tinctly remembered each word of tha
C death. bed, and thought again and agai
| upon the melancholy injunctions wit
: which the infant daughter, in its moth
# ef's last hour, was given into her hands
5 Chcerlully as her nature would elloW
, and faithfully as human spirits can, ha
G she gone about her momentous task
/ When the father and his companion i
). misfortune soon after departed-ie,
5 knew and none dared say whither-
Clara was generally known as the chill
c of the foster parents with whom she eve
: after lived.
IS All these events, with their subordi
, nate incidents, Mrs. Woodville agai
d and again conned over, until the dam
Is chlls of night compelled her TO 60 in.
, On the same evening, Clara sa, aIon
h in her chamber Through small open
d ing among the woodbines that clung t
d the lattice of her eastern window, he
}, eyes rested Oh the still world withou
n Nature was re-arrayed in her garment
: of beauty, and the chors of singin
If birds were come. The moon shone lai
Il on lake and wood and field, scatterin
1, far aud near her obedient reiinue G
IF shadows. As the maiden thus sat. wit
= her dark blue eyes directed towards tn
G siyered waters--her soft and glossy hail
e of that reddish brown color which is civ
s. en- to none but the most splrlt-like, flow
= ing in curis down her white neck-he
cheeks fresh as the morning flower an,
y clear as porcelain her slender an,
: comely figure giving an ineXpressibl
= charm TO It's simple Puritan hablt-sh,
c seemed mIch rather some fair divinity
n who had called this delightful world a
:, bout her, than fnllible mortal who rev
c erenced an Infinitely Greater.
1 Melodlous sounds from The distance
y had come in upon her seclusion, and thu
$ window was raised to give them a free
= entrance. 4 boat noaled slowly owe
j. the waters, and, though far out in thei
n midst, the maiden readily and truly con
o lectured that the voice and the form hat
0 not been hitherto unknown. She listen.
a ed eagerly as the notes of him wht
j dreamed not what fair spirit wps heark'
Il ening came softly and sweelly upon hel
: ear. She needed not TO hear the sonl