Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-07-05

isuying al night. o. hHS hern his custom. she
saas alto SLEEVE sod desrouecnry.
You arc angfy. Mus Clare, bot you Used not to
Z Nc co.
4 an .,d.' she nnvrmvre5. 'ba, not angry
4 an surely not mistaken. he feyoinee, yoa have
/ not spoken wofd ,hisTiaG sour
! Pardon me she efied she seated herself by
his eide. there 10 no temper N tne to nigh,--bo'
] sorrow al the change Of your bchnvioi.
! lie srosc. and said he mos, depart.
! Good night said he. we meet tomorrow
! A scarcely sodible God bless you came from his
! l,p~-sn instant, and he was gone. In her bosom
I he len relioiug but she sighed not, neither did
.be weep Soon amer he wrote her note. stating
that HIS views were chingcd--hs mind, bat not
| his affections altered Oh, the pure unmngled
| srony Of spui, which VAS her own, in her eoInmu-
nings with herself hopee bad been bigbied-af-
! G.ctlons crushed. The requia Of trust had been
trcsohery, aud innocence had learned where the
knowledge had been bitterness. Her pride bad re-
eeiyed Earring shcok. bot 1t came TO her aid.
What = said she. shall 1t be said that Clara dc
Courcy shfuuk like the supple reed before the blasu
Forbid it, Heaven, Sooner land she c,asped her
hand upon her broe) shall this head lie low in the
tomb--ihs hand moulder into dust, and this form
pass away NJ yslon from the earth. She threw
herself upon her hnees and thanked God for the de
liyersnce ere IT was too late. from one with whom
principle was but byo-~ord, and whose conduct
was a reproach.
She arose from her dcvotions, and collecting ev-
cry memento sbc had ever received from the faith
LEES one, sent them TO him, together with note
that ran thus
Miss de Courcy returns to Captain Beverly, gifts
tha, to her are perfectly vslueless, and that per-
chance he may wish to resume. And she deems
that, after wha, has passed it would be incompai-
lille with her dignity TO consider him in the light Of
an acquaintance ard that from henceforth and for
ever their dcstinies must lie wide the heavens
and earth nssunder; and hopes that Captnin Beyer
ly will fully understand, that when they aguin meet,
II must be as perfect strangers"
Things were 10 this state when uncle of hers
who was passionately fond Of her, told her that he
had heard him, unknown to Beverly in public
room before company, boast of having jed Miss
de Courcy' and darker and much broader hints, in
vented by malice relative TO her best inheritance
fair fame. She heard this, but she heard no more
She left the room; but the tide of feeling will have
its way, and it bore in its passage the freshness
| and yigor Of life. Here, then, was The consumma-
ton of villany-scorD, contumely, and insult was
all the wretch mcri,ed. The link of past emotions
was broken. lie had been the friend of her heart
the lover Of her youth, and her bosom had been
soft enough to pity, if not to pardon his frailtes
But that was past This one act Of infamy had
been sufficient to turn the generous emotions of her
nature into rve:s of overlooking gall, and she pan
ted for vengeance n panther does for her prey.
= Thou hast converted from woman
into demon. and by the soul Of my ssinted mother
I will have revenge ere de- She then laid down
and tired TO seep-but her throbbing temples aud
heated blood rendered the effort vain. Strange,
wild images up before her cyes-frcs seemed
circlng through her veins and burning in her heart;
| she talked with no one TO hear she raved, she
struggled-and then came long term of forgetful-
ness, deep aud noiseess the gulf of oblivion, at
| the end Of which she swoke as from a profound
| sleep. When she arose, she had forgotten nothing
of oil that had passed, and she sat pondering for
nearly an hour letting the bitter stream of thought
flow on. Finally she settled a mode Of action
aud then she quite tranquil.
| During the remainder of the day she offended
placidly to the duties imposed by her situation
She was determined TO deceive all in regard TO her
serenity That night she chat,ed with played for,
and entertained her company more cap'ivatingly
than she had done beiore they were enchanted.
| AT the dark and slcn, hour Of midnight, when
all the guests had departed, and no sound could be
heard, save the wind signing itully, as it rus,ed
| by her chamber windows, she wrote Beverly thus :
/ ~ S"P'' Depeffy dm ABOUT 10 undertake a
long aud perllous journey; have an invncible de-
sire ere start to see you once again It's more
than likely that we shall never meet on this side
the grave, and il will smooth my passage to the
tomb to hold a few minutes conversation with YOU:
meet me This evening, at 7 o'clock at the Golden
Dell, our old bower of meeting By the memory
OF that regard You once professed to bear me, by
The deep love of ell your kindred and BY YOUR
strongest hopes of heaven, conjure you TO grant
"'e '''s ias' interview CLARA DE CoURcY.'
AS early as possible on the ensuing dsy, this O.
pis'le was sent. lie answered her in these words:
10 Mas de Courey: had thought our acquain.
lance mad ceased forever bot, as your life seems
to hang opon the request, will gran, l.. on con-
di'ion that IT be very brief as the time appointed
oy you Is The eve fmy marriage with the loyelest
OF her sex and twill be task to tear myself from
her presence. Cp,p,ps R,,,n.,
This was enough My God said she, 4 thank
'hee th"u hast nerEed me for ihe deed She went
abroad aud received her visits tina, day with a
smooth brow and smiling lip she knew that she
na' 10 her hidden soul that which parted her from
her KIND and triumphed in such sgonzing con-
sciousness
Ash o'clock, she sat alone in the room in which
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