Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-28

yea wish TO see her, she added, lowering her
voice, " tako brisk walk towards the northern
point OF our island, pass Kerwareya, just look
at tho pretty little house you will see built there
ana manage to reach the Peacock's Hollow at
the time OF low tide. Approach it softly; and
II you respect sorrow, DO not speak to what you
sce.
30 saying, the hostess whom insular OK
cluslveness had thus yielded to female garrulity
hustled away 10 attend to some new custom
or. and started in the direction she had point
cd out | soon reached Vaubans Causeway,
and having passed hamlet that Immediately
succeeds it, entered upon country totally DIFF
| fernt in character from that which have des
crsbed. 4Everytlling wore.a wilder and more
savage aspect. Rocks more frequently broke
through the soil, and roseto greater height,
in strange forms. The vegitation was evidently
less active. Heath and brushwood stretched
in great masses here and there. The few houses
were of different character, lower and more
primitive. Kerwaroya, which soon reached,
was composed Of nero huts built Of loose stone
and thatched with tart Bat little way from
1t, amidst some rocks, rose, AS had been led to
expect, an elegant little house, that looked as
much out OF place there us Il London villa in
the midst of IL Libyan desert The shutters
were closed, and it did not at first seem to be
inhibited; but, as | passed very near it, | saw
II very respectable man-no doubt the
Admiral-sitting in the doorway, in an atti
tude of dependency, but looking with intent
eagcrncss towards the north Although curl
Gus to scan tho counteEance Of another Of the
actors in the sad story, relrained from ap
proachng, and continued my walk towards the
Peacock's Hollow.
As soon as had passed the last houses in the
village, all traces Of human presence disappear
ed. | entered a realm of rock, earth, air and
water interminged. First, came desert heath !,
tsinking here and there into Il salt marsh; then
an inclined plane Of mcagra turf; then two
enormous blocks of granite rising up like the
fragmentary walls of ruined tower Of gigan-
tic magnitude. looked round for the form
expected to see All was silent, save when the
thousand murnurs of the waves on every side
were borne along by gust of wind. [ alvanc-
ed slowly between the seeming walls, meeting
no obstac but some huge stones rounded by
the continual action of the water, which at
present, however was far ben ath Soon kind
of subterranean roar warned NE to be cautious
and presently | saw a vast abyss open before NE
descending to invisible depths and widening to
wards the beach below, where the water at its
low st Glib was playing in the light Of the sun,
nov Hsr down towards the horizon. Aaross.lhs
centre of the golf lay huge Block Of stone,
which as | aftcrwsard learned, is ever lifted up
by the high tide, as it rishes in, and ever falls
back into its old place as solid and as irn rs
ever
1t was easy to soo that it was impossible to
approach the Peacock Hollow except by the
way had come. The huge rocks inclning in
ward, rose far over head not even n goat could
have moved along their surface
began to fear some catastrophe, but, on
looking back, suddenly saw light graceful fg
ure, clothed in white, advancing by the way
had come There was no doubt in my mind that
this was Madeleine, the bride of Kerwareva
She passed learlessly by me and drew near the
edge of the gulf. retired II little, but gazod
anxously at her. She took up a pebble, and
a.
incantation, cast it below. Then she listened
for awhile, clappcd her hands joyousy, exclaim
cd -" This year-this year and came run
ming back with the lghtness of &wn. again
allowed her to pass and, having no further Gu
rosity to satisfy at the Peacock S Hollow, slow.
ly retraced my steps.
On reaching the heath that precedcs Kerwa
rcva, was surprised to see Madeleine crouchng
down near the path and seeming to watch Gu
gerly for my coming. affected to pass by with
out seeing her, but she ran towards me and took
bold Of my sleeve smiling in a deprccatiue
manner, as if she feared might be offended -
Let me admit that my lip quiycred, and my eye
grew dim. did not need the revelation of NJ,
hostess Of lie Bourg to explain these unequivo
cal signs. The poor thing had evidently los
her reason; though what she now said appeared
at first plain and reasonable enough.
" You are the first stranger have met n
that false foolish place. said she, "and al
though | would not notice you then. my hear
: shrank as it you might be the bearer of evi
, news. You seemed to look at me, and no, t,
care about the curiositics of our Island. Thi
is not proper in stranger, but if you are
, messenger the case is quito different We Cal
talk together hcre-and if you stoop down th
admiral will not be able to see us with his tele
e scope"
y ] did not know what to say. 1t was quit
evident that an impossible barrier had now bepl
, raised between Cornc and Madeleine. To speal
of bis presence on the mainland would be shee
). cruelty.
4 What is the reason you threw the pebble int
: the gulf, my child said |, cvading the sub
. iect she Wished to speak of.
d 81 am not your child," she replied haughtily
: 81 am the child Of NJ. Bose, the richest ma
r on this Island, which is the reason they all wan
J, to marry me--all the old admiral mean. Blu
my heart is sealed up, aud he who can open
It is far away. He will come back, for the pebbl
speaks truth, All the young girls of Breho
t try that experiment; but those that sigh il
Y him come away dsappointed-looking red an
:, foolish. The pebbles they throw do not G
+. straight down, but tinkle, tinkle against til
/ rock-ono tinkle for every year of maidenhOoc
n Mine only makes no noise, SO that, of course