Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-09-15

THANK God, John Bromley, that you have
failed in your designs tonight. That sneer
atails you little here. Thank God, I say, John
Bromley"
Doubtless have cause, since you have seen
ft TO interfere"
Thank God, say"
"And whyi"
"Because he has saved you from blacker
crime than even your vile soul is yet stained
with"
"What crime might that bel Has il u
name -
at has a name Men cali it incest"
with whoml Howl What do you
mean -
"Lei me answer him, father John Brorn-
ley, IL there be hell you are destined TO it
but even at this point Of your career would
iain save you. ! loved you once May God
be my witness, ] loved you. You deserted me,
deserted your children; and when your young
est child died In my arms, and !, half mad with
agony, clasped il close, close to my breast, men
tore II from me, and accused me Of its murder
You knew all that. You thought it glorious
opportunity to be rid of your victim You
basely left me nay worse than that, you set
the hounds Of the law on the false scent you
drove them up. You thought to lose me thus
God saved me by smiracle, and | was saved
Then hated you, No words can tell how
abhorred your memory Years sofiened that,
and experience taught me that this world is no
place 10 cherish such feelings Bot when saw
you again, and when heard YOU renew your
baseness, and seal your old villanies by offering
to unite TO your own vile self a young, pure
girl--forgeitng that had ever existed-lhen
saw that God had determined on his vengeance,
and did no, seek to stay il. John Bromley,
that girl yonder, that child that shrnks in hor-
TOR from your Accused presence, is your child"
"My child %
"Your daughter by your wife 80
Say rather, madam, my daughter by my"
A back-hauded blow, slight but efIectual, on
his lips, drove back the foul word TO the heart
that originated il.
"Have care how you handy harsh words
here. Mister Bromley
This from you, Stevens D-n you, Sir,
what do you mean by striking met
"Because you chose 10 insult me.'
81 insult you how, prdyi''
"By hinling that did not marry you to
Miss Cameron"
have you. Of all men, to object to my calling
her 49,
'Stop Speak the word and III kill you
Curse you, John Bromley, I've owed you one
some time. and I've paid it now. I'll have you
know I'm a priest, Sir--a priest, by Jupiter
and if you doubt. I'll begin by showing you
that belong to the church militant anyhow
They've trick in this State Of proving a man
married who only says he is, in any body's
} presence but you were married body and soul,
il there's any virtue in a ceremony performed
by clergyman in good and regular standing,
il he does drink little too much now and
} then"
The news was astounding 10 Bromley. He
could not doubt ii, and his quick mind saw at
once all the barrines of his case.
"a pretty lawyer you are, Judge Cameron,
= to commence a suit in partition, in the name of
grantee of my wife, without my concur
renee"
"Not so fast, MIR Bromley. Your wife con-
yeyed her rights to her father long before she
eloped with you. You perhaps do not recollect
that the old suit was begun in my name"
; ''very well, very well; I am not wanted
here. But must beg you to excuse me if l
request my daughter TO accompany me home
'i'S e'e"'"9. "a.1 zen uep,,s.u :, "el
spare her"
ASK her husband"
"Of course he need not ask - said Frederick
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81 fancy marriage with the consent Of
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