Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-08-08


father and myself to drink tea with her, in the
wide old fashioned room next the kitchen,
where she presided with great dignity: and, as
was Il iavoritc, she often entertained Inc as I
sat in the bow window with anecdotes of her
master and family. She also showed inc some
lhnly portraits. One of them in an oval frame
richly gilded and lilagrced, hung in the draw
lnT room-lt was a portrait of Mrs. Baryton
and her son, the present owner. taken when he
was Il little boy. This picture had undoubtcd-
~ been wrought by Il skl!ltul hand: the figure
ol the lady was fine. the face remarkably hand
some, and the painter had traced with life like
fidelity, the look Of maternal pride and tender
ness, with which she regarded the lovely boy
at her side. And often as looked upon this
portrait. when he was represented with dark
rich auburn curls, and deep blue eyes, shaded
by cyelashes so long that they might have
swept his fair though glowing checks. Won
dcred what effect had been produced upon this
matchlcss beauty by the whitening touch of
time and whether the soul which looked from
those Gear eyes retained its purity amid the
pleasures, the honors, and distinctions of the
world.
AS my story has already extended to some
length, must now hasten Onwards ! well re-
colIec the day IN which the monotonv of my life
was broken in upon by the unusual circum-
stance of a gentleman being ushered into my
i"'ner study, where was seated with hun
engaged in copying some papcrs.-Ihs gentle.
+ man. VINO wa was the hnest looking man had ever
/ seen' VIII describe more partlcularly.-ile
was unco'i'''oh'y ta'I, ana ms features were
"se o"t perfectly regular; ms eyes were IN
leaIty Vi 'he darkest shade OF blue but the pen
euH'lns LOOK "n'cn distinguished them' To-
Ic'nc. WIN i've shauoW o' the trInged IluS, gave
.'c"' u'e appearance " oIack. llS cotnp'eH'
H ~" was % e'dt o'o"z'u nue. whlch is evidently
81. ut o' tNp"Sure' ana MS mar OF ches'-
"u' oo"t' 'nc',neu 10 cur, was worn so AS I"
Npo,I t"e e"'''e o"'''ne OF iorehead W''cU
~ "'I'.',9.' 'Ne"o'' impress o' 'h'e'ect aIu
~ oi "V"t' t,' "e was "'sn d'eS'eu 'cH'y
a,laI,' ."''' Po'' n"u presence "e'e
An 49, ~ 't' "" "'''e Vi .n'S ueSC''P',o"'
s NY ,!' '"oN W a. S'''T'e g'dhc'
''u ""S ~" N"P'Ieu "hen he came forward
liz, -, ir IT, '.'"' ""u 'n,'"",o'
".u" - my sell - Nlr' bary'on. On th'S GA!
""N r''! HH"rt I"f' aUer I'" com
"''" '"cV anu c''Il remarks, ne informed Us
ll"l business oI Importance requiring ms pre-
ue !" ''ie h''ehoorhoou' ne had cOnc'udeu |,
~ ae.,a," si'o't t'he at EaE'e Chll, and Ioo'
v so.,'.W'''' .n'o MS alia'rs at the same TINT
'"'P"'"e"''ne ana 'hhaklng my idther Tor th'
\ eNNe!,"' SUPERVISION ne hau bestowed upon h'
"'S 'pP'""''' can Scarce'y ucscr,o
!ou I.'c ""''er my SISTERS were IN MT B.
Tas u'ScoV'red' sun remained a batcheIor
5 "u .'"u'' VINO ma Watched MIN mount NJ
, ~ ""u ''u' Gown 'he grave walk nPclare
t >, 10 rh ousn 10 turn .he heaus OF nan IN
s1,, o"''s'e"t""h' Constance ana rose re
= WI u"oe' '''at .hey hau not oeeh IN m
f y, ''1e, " oo'"''i 4" '"r"uucuoh ana
To- '', y" my 'n"'''e an"Semeh'' 10 re
Y f' 80" " ','' s'''' every ""ru "Hch nn
/ ,, ms HPs; A' Iehg,h, III order 10 ala
o o'I '"'''u'' ."'u 'neh Of ms deteImna'Ion
= o"' "G",. i" ''e morning ana Selma al ono
(, oo'ueu |" request papa, on his next VISIT,
|. ''',T'e ,Tt., nun tDI, 'nlo Ine par'or'
n l.. ~ ioI'1"lnS morning. my sisters wore ca
T. i"9'" III "US''h@, Pol'iihT, ana rearran4
: ny '"o VI" I"s'no"eo l"rhiturc. fioWerS
d ,, '"Sc' were PIaceu mere ana therr' and every
d t'i'nS was l'iauc 10 appear as handsome ana
/ c"tt''uI us possible. Nor were they ndltic
s oJ borsrIt;o I - Go''Hv'i0G %''' ~
g ,oIJ uolI hnca,o h. w. ''.C'i' S''T ''1u ",
Q hor hIoo,n;r,+ choo, ,,.r i.'9o'
: al hast j., 7.ln II,, u 'n "
If f,rnro ,ras Gi,nI,,n1 '"1 ,r,I s"pc
in wb;,o ,ra,,,,.,r,,,, ,,,,,,I,r ''' "''''
|. Tha I,nso - f,;,,,a I''I ~. :,
If tbc tyo dIdor osnnci.Ii,. 'Ts had ',.loae. ;r
r. nn1 thor f,c., vor, t:n,f'i ,,I' '.'''''.' ~
IS Sc;n, ,vos EN- j., ,ho '" y y
hoouty ''' Wv '''> ''''' 0'oo''' VI !"
s. ASt, ,,,. o,,, ,..;.. Ill.,, ,..,.,,
= ',n'a.;cIr, =" a.; "Ll' '"'E l'u r'ul'''eu Il
n oLo" i'ui'! ,u"t i G'r', h"t MAKE al
70 oYI I,i dn"o m 'PPe'uu ,[, oo.o'c our Nl''io
m s,,n,in to.I. III. U'e 'I"S morning. Il"
:, tiT I""' So'" uc,' tlie worse
"a at all times scrupulousIv nc,t md who, II,
"a nut ON the Same collar which ch.ncoJ =, bn
lc real ro'euc;,nnc, ond ,rr,r,roJ nv, h,i. -.
j. was. | tclt tho, | was b, no ,no.,s G,nIa,,;,
nd and a. NV nnno,ronce Ind noyrr ha"n yh',
p cacj vn,th,I w,s ,,r,,,,, ,,,,,,,.h -, ~
u a. vonnr ms had dnnn tnn ,,o,r. bniaro
III When Mr. Rnrvton arrived ,,r, f,thor
cunstad my, nroec,co -, ,ho -,,I, nI ;,r ..
"a our ,;s;nr ,h.t nc h., ,',,,,J h;,,.i, "it
is foo ;nfrm to transact hm.;nns. u,,b,.
rs ,rcc nortion of h;< cljn.t dan,,h,nr,, -,
was devoted to him ="
OF NJ.
I'd "i' d. looNcu at me lh'chtiv, lor inc II
$ O'l'1, "nen ''''S r''''''h was MADE ana Juc
IN r"' "S''' ''c power ana penetration OF ms cN