Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-07-15

'hiug for your cara single incident which |
dare cnnfdo to you alOne.-You fympathize
with me ;and although you may be increda Gus
Vou cannot laugh as the world woad langh, ut
what am s.rxnu5 to tell you
my dear frend.' | replied, j believe we
understand each other. Proceed wlthoat ro-
sraint and, as for my incredullty' rest assured
that shall Ieol bound . put faith in wba'eser
you knOlC to be truth
No, no! cannot expect as much as that!'
replied Albert, shaking his head. 1T is i'm.
possible for any man to trust the evidence Of
snother's senses, SO nplIcldy az his o"n.
will tell you what lavs seen; and yoF will
wonder at it. but yon will not believe
viii n0t beicye'
'No--yon will say have beer dg Il.
! Oh viii eudeayor to explain IN nataral phacl-
pies that which | regard as miracle
"A miracle? Hem =
looked to see CLEAN of insanity in Dins-
more's eye 1t was beautifully serene He
smiled calmly.
Well, well,' said, proceed have not a
Remarkably large organ Of marveloosness-but
90 on
'Well--to begin--please examine this Por-
trait
He called my attention to large picture
which hung opposite the bed looked at it in
surprise II was tn, of beantiilI TEN lie.
There appea ed to be an intelligence in the
Clark eyes, aud the lips seemed parting in or
Ger TO spea (. The rosy cheeks-tha ivory
eek the s, # white bosom and beautiful roun-
Gcd arms p' sseSsed warmth aud teikeless,
such as hid rarely, if ever, seen before on
canvass
'What 1 yon think of it asked Albert,
with appa interest.
Wong wonderful =
Il knew ym wo1ld say 50
It is perfect, beautiful m nurod.-
Why in the na ne Of friendship, i Ieh, have
you never shown me this extraordinary picture
before ?;
Because replied my friend sadly, it has
beer the dearest object of my life, aud I have
felt more than mlssrs j}y j, seciudng my idJl
fium every eye.'
And who-who is the artist
ALAS the extraordinary youth whose talents
produced this portrait died the day after its
completion. THIS is his only great work; and
lnir mis- he inspired tie very HE OF bis beng
But you 90 uo; ask whose the portrait is
# is not then It's artistic merits sele WHICH
endear i to YOU"
Its artistic merits In the abstract they are
i notniug nie. In eneCt-I see no ART IN this
picture it is life itself-perfeet life, Just sO,'
said Albert with enthusiastic tPnderness-' just
TO her soft eyes always beamed upon me--thus
she always smiled--there was always that eX-
preston Of goodness and love in her beautiful
facp--'
You are speaking Of a person whom you
ono loved.'
Loved whom adore Yes--I mean my
wife =
An! had forgotten that yoa were ever
married.
i never SPOKE 10 you of my domestic re-
ati1ns it is trne said Dnsmoro. 'Thore has
been SO many painful associations connected
with nv marriage, that could not NlIude to it
without EXPERIENCING pang. But nOD sit down;
it will make ne happy to tell you all.
This portrait is the ima. . of my Eveina.
She was the only child of proud and wealthy
parents, who looked conlympuously on me,
dependent Us was IN my profession for a
veliiload. And when, unable to conceal my
intense love for the daughter, betrayed My
passion not only to her but to others--'he inllg.
nant father barislpd mo ffom the house. But
love like mlno-Iuvo which was my life could
not be annlhilOred by hatred or contempt.
grew stronger upon it. My ambition scared 10
a summit which it could never have attained,
had net my passion been treated with dsdon'
by Eyclina =
'0h no thank heaven, no She was not
Indifferent to me, even at the first and When
she saw how strong my love was, &nd how
bitterly 1t was opp ,sed by her plrents, she
formed an attachment for me which nothing
could subdne. She was one Of those in winch
the flower OF love IS never Of such rapid aud
vi; orous growth, as when it is waiered by the
tears Of SYM alhy.
] wes not org in learning the secret Of
Eyelinaa hen t. knew she loved me.--Frnm
that time the inequalities which interrupted the
course Of our tue love, only added to my hap
piness as oyercame them one bv one. Young,
ambitious, pl'ud and daring, aimed at Eyeli-
mas hand
Aud yo1 anr"
'Yes--in tie face Of all opposition Her
parents, precciying her inclination, usui|y told
her to choose between them and me. A wife
Of poor lawyer, they said, could "Ot be a
daughter OF theirs. She chose--contrary TO
their expectations. married her and carried
her in triumph to MY humble yet comfortable
home
Then followed dutful, filial letters to the old
people, suppose
'Evelina wrote, it is true. She desired her
parents to think kindly of her, but she asked no
tayors. And 1t enrag.d the naughty Cushmans
to think that she vas comfortable, happy, want
ng nothing They loved her--sho bad been
the idol Of their affections and of their pride
but they woo'i have her suffer for following me.
Several months passed without any COmmu-
nicaion between Eveiina and her parents. One
day. however, load ofsplendid furniture arrived
before my door. happened to be passing out
at the time.
What does this mean?' asked of the team
ster.