Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-03-03

den look upon his face. Much such look as
II had worn In that fatal moment.
Monsieur le Captaine Richard Doubledick !
Enchanted to receive him A thousand apollo
gies The servants were all out in the air
There was a little iete among them in the gar.
den. ln effect, i, was the iete day of NV dauah-
ter, the little cherished and protected of Mad.
ame Taunton.
lie was so gracious and so frank, that Mon
sieur lc Captaine Richard DoubIedick could mo-,
withhold his hand. at is the hand of a brave
Engllshman," said the French officer, retaining
i while he spoke. 81 could respect brave
Englishmau, even as my foe how much more
as my friend !, also, am soldier"
"lio has not remembered me, as have re-
mcmbercd him; he did not take such note of
my face, that day, as took Of his" though,
Captain Richard Doublcdick. How shall !
tell him l''
The French officer conducted his euos, into
garden, and presented him 10 his wif--an
engaging and beautiful woman, sitting with
Mrs. Taunton in whimsical old. fashioned pa
wilton. His daughter, her fair young face
beamine with JOY. came running 10 embrace
him and there was boy baby to tumblo-down
among the orange-irees on the broad steps. in
making for his fathers legs. A multitude of
children visitors were dancing 10 sprightly mu-
sic; and all the servants and peasants about
the chateau were dancing too. It was scene
OF innocent happiness that might have been in
vented for the climax Of the scenes of Peace
which had soothed the Captains journey.
He looked on, greatly troubled in his mind
until resounding bell rang, and the French
officer begged to show him his rooms They
wen, uP-stairs into the gallery from which the
officer had looked down and Monsieur lie Cap
taine Richard Doublcdick was cordially well
coined 10 a grand outer chamber, and smaller
one within, all clocks, and draperies, and
hearths, and brazen dogs, and tiles, and cool de-
vices, and elegance, and vastness.
"You were at Waterloo" said the French
officer.
81 was," said Captain Richard Doubledick.
"And at Badajos."
Left alone with the sound Of his own stern
voice in his ears, he sat down to consider, What
shall do, and how shall tell him At that
time, unhappily, many deplorablc duels had
been fought between English and French Off
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