Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-08-09
CONCLUDED.
ny TrB MILFORD BARD

Several w,ehg passed swsy, md The Gentle Les
81, enioved uninterrupted happiness. Size eongrat-
uls,eh hc,s.lG that che had indeed accomplished
wh., she hsd So long desired 20 accomplish. She
r-ioicrd the, her husband had rytricaird himself
from 'lc clutches Of s dcmnn. that Hercules had
slain tho Lernean serpent, and ~strsngled AnIcus.
Dot alas how ofunes vain ne human hopes; how
trsnsiiory humsn biiss Roland began occnsion-
ely TO remain late a, night from hume, end to rise
before his usual time IN The morning. Again Les.
hiss fears were renewed. and rgain she recalled
the omcn oT the dead bird. She looked AT a large
csge. containing = canary bird. which burg ncains.
The wall, and sighed. The bird which had been
.ingirg. stopped. md seemed 10 look ~si.,fally at
her. Il may have been fancy. for Oo are most su.
rers,i,ious whom mos, distressed. Though Lesbis
hsd enjoyed happiness al the prospect of her hus-
bands restoration, yet i, ass M, unalloyed; for
though her father hsd established him in business.
he had no, ~f,rg,vcn her. and had never entered her
house. She was now dcn5'y wreiclied for she
conll p'eio'y SEQ. Tho imagined. an alteration in the
looks Of Roland. and believed that 10 arose esriy,
,hs, he might 60 unseen TO the ,srcrn.
oh horrible" cried he. one mnrniHg, is . lie
of dissipstioa m the most misepaic wretch
living
"Ah Roland" exclaimed lis ratbcar.ng and
despairng wife. "yuu promised thst VOC would
drunk no more. why did you me-, continue to re
c,fd your pledge. a. yon DID Tor some weeks -
"Oh, God" he csclsimed. while hr ,umb,ed
from bead TO foot. | hsse not only broke my must
solemn word, hut | hsvc n posed upon the best of
wives. when promised you. did cease to drink
d,s-Iiel spiriis. but drank beer. Ahet a time. !
,s.'ei vine. md becoming excited hy 1t. ! took a
glass of Brandy From that hour have been =
~rs'chsd msn. reom ihe bar wen, 10 the ga
nng table; 500 shs' | tell You the truth ~ ex-
olsin,si ,he ,hr iafuius'cd men, shouting 81 the top
e hs voice. while or hs cnuuicu,noe. despair aud
remone acre derlci~a Il sm a bergsr - sn a
ruined man: for | aste g~'m5lel sWss eyciy dollar
am wusih 90 The World. THIS house slone re-.
m.iu- Of ell posscs-ej. Hell tselt ~ too good
for sach = wretch as H.
The unhappy Le.bis heard nol be issi words.
fr she had istu'ei and isllsn on the Coo'. 70.
laai rushed ffoia the honfc 10 a srls stop. snd
there ifank. 90 drown ihe houors o. us confidence.
NJ sooner dad be- recover 90 feel tbe sc0te SUNG
of remofse. ih'u be sgsin gu'Pel down the liquid
poison. snd forgot. ia insensib,hly. has own wretch
sdness. and The misey other nham be he'd enuoed
fFom = hspps hyme. md those parents who row
looked upon her o. sn ootcsst. and an alien from
their hesrts.
The news soon spread sbrnsd, thu, Roland va.
a rviaea mar. and be siep-hihef sen, TO the s,or,
"a sIsmiisr inio he .G.irs. Nearly every ,b'ns
bad eeen esTied ~ 10 The different section rooms,
sna cold to ssppiy The means n INDUCING in dnsk-
iug srd gsnlsE. Rolssd VS. IA debt some tbou
sspds. ff soo1s s0ogh, a. hoase "a Pesrl street,
The psf,neFs esne upoa hin unb he th's.i II o
rr.or ssa he So sseks 10 ss @rsiehss sI,us