Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-09-20
HiNDSONELN REWARDED.

Wbo.ooycr has seen the tragedy Of "Ro. /
meo aud Juliet well mounted and presented |
on fho stage, has had the opportunity Of di.
vine pleasure. have always wondered what
the play would be when exalted by the touch
Of music, with singing melodies evolving from |
that uuder-current Of great harmonies on
which the action should flow along--as if a |
god who had moved among Us mortas sudden.
ly assumed his dedc shape, Yes, as it is, or
ought to be- when the orchestra brcathes a
festive strain, and Juliet in southern beauty
aud passion, sheds a light upon the stage as
she moves along her stately dance, with Ro-
meo standing sentinel upon her grace and
the nurse lowering around her like a bee
around blossom when the night.garden
glitter, with dew in all lbs great shrubs and
tnicket-, the fountain showers its spray, the
vases overflow with heavy flowers, and a slow
noon casts its silver upon the lovers, meeting
and parting there--it needs no other enchant-
ment than It's own.
1t was in turning over all these chances of
good or bad in this my choicest play, that |
doubted one night at the door Of certain
theatcr whether to 90 in or not Singular, it
was, that should have hesitaied that one
night Of all nights, for it decided my whole
lot in life, | went it, as it were toss-up
and yet, 80 much are we the puppets Of des-
tiny, that what seemed to me then the merest
trife Of chance, must have been, in reality,
an event as fixed as fate for it was there
that | met Jacqueline Rochejaqueein.
The play was superb. But IN spite OF that
fact, my eyes were continually attracted tow
ard two OF the audience. In the pit sat an
old soldier, stiff aud stately, with gray
mustache, and some foreign orders worn over
his throadbare coat By his side was young
slight girl whose intent countenancc reflected
all the changes OF the play The red lips quiv-
cred, the roses on the checks went and came,
now laugh displayed pearls Of teeth and a
hundred dimples now IN the large dark eyes
tears gathered, and hung on long, backward
bent lashes' ready to fall. This lovely little
being was absorbed IN the play SO much with
a'l heart anu soul 'hat more eyes thah mine
forgot 70 Watch the shifting acts IN watching
her She leaned forward iorgetinlly' her
chm resting upon her hand' and IN so 40
ing revealed "nat seemed 'ncongruous WIN WIN
her oiner",se pam at'lre-a bracelet Whicn
must nave oeen a costly ana antique helrlooln'
IL was apparently ehaln OF uenoese peaus'
'ong enough 10 encire'e Tue ivory wrist twice
ana hang loosely IN sreatioop 'ne ,nirc time
eseu oeu" Do'Hg A''g.eo w'Iae'e Vi sPu
goa, a hoiiow elooe' 50 nne' so 'nin' 80 1e'l'
ea'ely wrought tnat II seemeI mere ouoDl'
oil ilght ana each one--as hau the oppor
,uul,y 10 observe GU get'ing J" in'o my OWL
nanua 'a'crT'ne lan'asrlc s'lnu'a'loh OF solh'
mower cvroi''' WIN an US Pe''is sP,i"e'ut
open 10 tho suu, or '0'ueu oNe, 70 hoiu a"'
n'ue ,ne money oi i's hear!' hau once soei
necklace OF 'he same miruou'ous beauty o'
'uV nSVA u on0 "a our "el'-Ano"n slnsois'
Nooouy sGeuie1 " Nuo" auy'nluS upou
D 'nese '"c' ASK az | "oulu' II seeueu i'l'Pos
s'p'e 20 unu any means ., nlaAlng 'nelr aC
lu"'i.','eJ az D'l'o''0'0'. 3. -
IIst s'gut "'p li'i"s Vo"'i"u'o'ion' Ioi
, c'''aiC 'uu' 'o1eu lu"t s't, p"sa'oua'e'
rom ,A' 'noilcn' "a" nel' 0uTn W Ius'1'iIe :,
n''e peen Huown ~ ,nV "oa'u' m iio" oou,u
ge' ucquainteu WIN ner ina' was III
questlon' 10 10 80 was iu'iy resoiI'u'
+ ior9o' al aoou, Vne c'os'ng tno'eau'-
I Leaving my place. / went Where 'aey mus
necessarily pass me IN coming out She wa
% leaning on the soldier arm ana her iace wa
close TO me. Inc throng around pushSd' N
n foot stepped on the hem oi her dress drawn
e her back lIttIe' ana she put down the nan
to release the SKIRT Inc loose eoils oi u
G bracelet iell nearly over the glove toucl
7 ed II adroltIy' ana II slpped on ana was h''
r den IN my hand. She passed on unconsciou
OF the loss
=. am not thiei but gentleman oil pos
q ton though so far appearances are cer'ali
y against me. They must have found OF
the loss and advertised 1t at once Tor IN
/. next morning there 1t was IN black and whit
q Tearing open the paper with some trepid
fl ton, lest should have done the work too we
- and have a real theft on my hands, saw Il
~ announcement. After all, who would lose ;
, object like that, and not seek to regain il
:, The fuder Of the bracelet was to apply
- No. I, Nanley place, and would be handsom
~ ly rewarded ] intended to be handsome
y rewarded.
\ went at midday having improved t