Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-02-05

all at the same curt, cruel "Nom have
heard more than this, and will tell 1t to
YOU
Below the mountain ranges Of Vermont
aud New Hampshire lies tract of hill coun-
try, rather picturesque than grand. Though
sprlnkled with rocks and scanned with gram
lite lodges, it is green and nourishing enough
to be beautiful, at least IN the eyes of New
Englander. As | rode through one Of its
grass grown gorges, upon a summers even
ing, friend pointed out to me a huge,
square, antique looking house, with SIX ga
bles, Of rightly remember, J which sat like
an alien, far from neighbors, on a slight
rise" at our left. IL was an old country
house, built, probably, before the Revolu.
ton-snch as is rare sight among those
hills, which were settled by men too poor
and too busy TO aspire to more than sim
pie remove from the primitive wigwam"
OF their aboriginal predecessors. The old
house was nearly buried ia little wilder
ness Of its own and as we rode esurely
past It, It's trout frowned out darkly from
the shadows of cypress-hke pines aud bloom
ing lilacs, that were huddled i'll strange con-
fusion around 1t. a. relic of the "middle
ages" Of our States, II had IT'S interest to
me; but that interest was trebed by s,o-
~ had learned about its jewellers, in child
hood
MAJOR K, the owner once of all the
goodly fields that roll aud stretch away
from this mansion into distant perspec-
tive, was the son Of General not slightly
distinguished IN American history. His
own tile had probably been something more
honorable than the military prefix fastened
so often, nowadays, IA country villages,
upon the names of peaceabe republicans
/ His laurels could hardly have been blood
less ones He was a rich man, proud as he
was rich, and as stern as he was proud
/ Few, perhaps, had firmer foundation to
rest the pride of birth upon, Of the jewellers
among his native hills But his pride was
haughtlness that made him feared and
hated 10y the simple towns-people whom he
despsed. His name become a synonymc
for aristocracy," word scarcely less
hateful than treason" to the sturdy demo-
Gratis then so lately emaucipated from the
rul" of British prorincials.
lie had several Sous aud daughters "burn
30 his own image 'ofprlde. They mingled
with the common horde, indeed, and
condescended To the brisk business Of life.
Bot they were stately, ceremonlous and re-
served, bending their heads in the common
breeze, like tall pines IN forest OF under
growth, never reaching the level OF those
about them-sedom giving and never ask
ing sympathy
One, at least, wore her pride like ptin-
cess. She was beaudinl-darkly, haughii-
ly beautiful. When she came INTO the old
family pew, of a Sunday morning, more
than one PAIR "f eyes and lips forgot lie
strielness of puritancal decorum, aud 9th
ers beside the admiring children whispered
behind their fans "whai a beauty Tc
be sure. the elders Of the congregation
shook their grave heads, aud SAID that nc
good could come out Of child " brought
up with such high notions - but they could
not hate her IN their hearts
She was seldom seen elsewhere uRles,
bY some child or chance stroller, under the
elm arches or pine spires ofthe forest, wan
dcrirg al alone 10y herself, and smiling on
the intruder, her beautiful smile SO proud
a. TO repel al compromising. Then too
upon almost every sunny day, she might be
met, many miles away, upon some al the
stony roads winding among the heldS aud
orchards, mounted on spirited bay pony
sometimes following IN the wake OF the
tamiiy carriage, but oiiener alone, sweeping
The air with her noddiug black plume, and
glowing m the brightness OF health aud ex-
ercise.
Anne K carried volcano under hei
frozen veil Of ceremony. lis pen, up fires
flashed at rare intervals, far down VA hei
deep eyes; but ofteuer they rocked hei
breast TO passionate heaving, while her
checks were pale slumberer's, and
her lips unmoved from their cold, calm
curve.
One had looked into the depths of that
vulcano--one whom her stern father litie
suspected OF such presumption, when he
engaged his services per hour as the tutor
of has carefully guarded daughter.
Anne was sitting, ole dreamy July after
noon, upon the hgh-backed sufily carved
sofa, IN the large parlor. The open window
by her side was curiained only by the lilacs
whose delicate blossoms nodded through
almost touching the gr!'s cheek, aud
breathing out Gelclousness all about her
Her long heavy lashes dropped towards the
Telemaque" that lay opeu on her lap
but it might as we'll have been any other
book. Her stately head did not droop, how.
tftii WIN US N'i'ick OF Ndfk uranus anu
puifs, nor did muscle of her face dlsobey
the orders OF her viii but the small, white
ruff below heaved and trembed like a leai
on stormy waters.
Before her sat or rather leaned, Young
ioreigner-such the mustache, the language
aud the "air" marked him-speaking low,
earnest words IN his native tongue, that
could 10y no possibility have been linked to
the lesson of that day-a grave lecture OF
the " sage Mentor" 1t was evident that
the two had corrugated the verb aimer TO-
gether long enough to forget that another
existed in the French vocabulary, or IN any
other
The young foreigner was bending to
speak, as we said. His cool, clear eye,
scanned the girls face plerciugly, while he
did so,-admIringly too, but not anxlously,
II seemed. Indeed, there played hall-easy
smile of confidence aud sel.gralula,on a.
bout his lips, as though some great conces.
! sion had Just been won, with surety for
more to follow. lie too was proud, ambl-
tious, though poor you could read it in the
bend of his brow aud the sweep of his hand