Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-11-29

ssisGed Sale BIND nre 6na'ib,aehi be-. 90 b.
made n vii. &C. vhieb be hoqu,stbcd go iei an his
domains. on condition orhct tcus,nag true to bun
Tor n vc.r and % DAY sfcr hs decssto hu' should
q appear ihsi. within thai ume. Size had In Any
sse lsps"d fotn Der ticlly. 'bs Inheritance ,hould
roto lis ncphce, Toe lord of a nc,.hbof,ne tern
torv.
Having made i, vil be GOOD iuhe tied AMI
MAS buted. Scarcely VA he IN he tomb. when
hs nephew es1e TO take possession, thinking. a.
his uncle had dcd without Issue. TINT the domains
would be- dc,,ed 10 hlm OF coutpe. lie wac in a
frtious passiun. hoW c,et. when the wiil WAs produ
cod. and the young widow vac declared iuhcrior
"fihc dukcdom. A.. lo wos a violent. high hgudcd
man, ana one or he rtutd,.et kn.ghta in The lsud.
''sfs were entertained that be might attempt 10
seize 10 the territories by force. lie Ind. hoNey-
or, two bachelor uuclcs for bosom counscllor..-
These wetetwo staggering %rakeb'Ily I'D cavaliers.
~ho having led loose and riatuus hives, FGded
themselves upon know log the world, Bud being
Gccpj experienced in human np,prc. They l"ok
their nephew aside, Prthcc, man. eaid they, be uf
good cheer. The dutghcss Is a yudng snd buxom
widow. She has jas, buried our brother who, God
res, bis soul was somewhat too much given to
PRAYING and fasting, and kept his pretty wife al
ways tied to his Girdle. She Is NOW like a bird
from a cage. Think YOU she viii keep her vow
Impossible Take our words for tive know
mankind, and, above oil. womRnkiud. She cannot
hold out lar such a long h ofume; it IL not IN
Nunanhnod-it s. not m idoNhood- know II.
and that's enough. heep II sharp lookout upon
the widow, therefore, aud yJu vii catch her trip
ping-and ihen the dukedom is your own.
The nephew was pleased with this counsel, aud
Immediately placed spies round the duchess. mud
bribed several Of her servants to keep watch upon
her, so that she could not take a single step, even
frn,p ,nn ,.,t,u,, 81 Loo .ln.. q. yH,tI.,r q, -
ont beng observed. Never wasa young and beau
tiiul widow exposed 10 90 terrible IN ordeal.
The duchess was aware OF the watch thus kept
upon her. Though confident Of her own reclltude
She knew that 1t was no; enough for IA woman TO
be yriuous-Shc must be above the reach Of Sian
der. For the whole term Of her probation. there
fore, ste proclaimed n strict uoniutercouree with
the other sex. She had fe,neles for cabinet min
iste : aud chombcrlains, through whom he trans-
acted all her public and private concerns nnd 1t
is said. that lever were the affairs Of the dukedom
50 sdroiily administered.
All males were vigorously excluded from the
pntacc snc never wcnt ont of MS riccincfS. and
"hene,er she moved about its courts and gardens.
she surrounded herself with Il body-gusfd Of maids
of honor, commanded by danes renowned for dis-
erection. She slept 10 a bed without curtains. pla-
ced in the centre of the room Illuminated hy Innu.
merable wax tapers. -Four ancien spinsrors. yi-
tuous a. Virginia, perfect dragons Of watchmlness
who only slept during he day time, kept slg,ls
throughout The night, scaled in the four corners Of
the room on stools without backs or arms, a Il
%th seats cot in checkers Of tho hardes, wood, 70
keep them from doing.
Thus wisely aud ~arliy did HE duchess conduct
h"r.cif f3rtaei,e inng months, aud SANDER almos,
bit her tongue of IA despair at finding 40 room even
Cor surmiae. Never vas ordeal mo,e burcensomo,
or more euluriuplv sustained.
The year passed away. The last odd DAY arm
we'd, and a long, long day i @as. Il wos the 2lst
of JOne, the longest dny N tbe year. II seemed
a. lfIt ~0uld never cru,e To an eud. a Thousand
times did the duchess etd her ladies' watch tue sun
from the wuduHs of the palace. rs he slowly
climbed the ,nllt Of heaven. and seemed sui more
slowly to roll doWn. They could not help expires
sng their wonder, NOW and then, Why The duke
should have tagged tbs supernUmerBry day 10 the
end VI the year. a. .! three huBJred aud ~slxty-Gve
DAYS we're NOT sufficient to iry and task The fidelity
ofsny WOMAN. u Is the loot gram thai turns the
scair-,he lest drop that u~gcnluRs the goblet
and lhe last moment Of delay that exhausls The pa
tience. By the tme The run sunk below the hor-
izpn the duchess pss Ia n Gdset that passed oil
bounds, aud. though sctcrol hours we're yet 10 pass
before the day regularly expired, she could uot have
remained those hours "a dufauce 10 gun d royal
crown, mUch less = juca! cJrone'. SO shc gave
her orders, aud her faitfey msgaia,enily cspans"n-
cd. vas brought into BE court yard Of the castle,
wub pajluca for Oh her ladies' in attendance. Ia
IBIS Ssy sho sailed fofta Iu.t a. the CON had gone
down. Il Aus q mission a. pll'y ~ pilgrim cav.
o,etdr Go a coavell r. The fet o. a nciehbpnng
mpuni ain 10 urIuIn ihauk, 20 be blessed Virgin
Tor having sus,ainta Ler through The ieurJI Ole
deal.
The pris1n. Performed, The du,L7ss sui Der d.
dee reformed. sonbiug gently along 'be border Of
o Glest. l. vas a5pat that mc.lep A,.t oft~i-
HIGHT Nheu night and dag are mingled aud al ub-
pcl- are tDdisilurt. Suddenly rYqi@ ulDusiroCs
amos sprans from ont q thlcaol. aitb 10 fi howl
nrs. Tie Atu,e female bpi, gIata wos thrown
lot0 rJu'4ston. and Ged different wac. II sss
some time before 'hey recovered from t'clf pane.
sul gathered once more together bot tHe dacbess
aas nos 90 be found. ~" greatest aakirfy RBs
.r'i Gr her rafriy Tbc tgzy nIst - i~laRhi
had 3yeten-d their Distinguishing perfectly the az
imoi ~b,tA itd sG, .hieo item Some Thought II
q wolf oihers 4 bear athers q wid nsa n TIE
ao1d-. For up~sris % 81 hogr Old they bcle4go-
e. N, forrest. vHhovI dsnng Co stu'yre in. ssl