Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-12-20

sts7. snd grace III motion perfectly nhriralicd -
Adelaide wss enchanted lie spoke English yer,
~cll slish, C,rmsn accent ,louc betrayed III.
f'rsgD birth snd Adelaide did no, ike hn the lea.
for that. II "a true she felt little queer whoa
che fond herself ~hiring through the waltz wul
an eu'ire stranger sad her brow PUSHED .ome:hrc
very like anger lien she e. Il hs bearded hp upon
hef hsnd, So be Plsccd her 10 scat. bot this va.
only ihe freedom o. foreign manners.
The evening passed s~sy ike dream. and Ad.
elsde returned 10 her room with burning cheek
eni frame exhausted With ~hs, sic deemed plea a.
sure She was too much excited f,r slccp md
Nheh she sprcSrcd at her father, brcskfnsl-isbIe.
"a duty she never neglected 1t was with sueh a
pale cheek aud heavy eye that be VAS seriously
alarmed
'rhese late hours ~ili Nil you, my child sn,a
be, as be kissed her farchcad y sbsn return q,
noon. and II fnd you -'ill isnguid shall send
for Dr--.'
80 saying be slept into Ii. carriage md drove
70 h's r,iag room. whore nn,oorsed ia bushes.
be quite f'rgo, Adelaide cheek. until the dinner
hour sumnosed h,n from hIs dinsy little Office to
he stately mansion. As he entered the door Le
rrcc''co' cd Adclside's exhausted louk.
'ooi child, mrrmured he i wonder how she sl'
low musical lsUah struck on lis ecr as the
servant threw open tic draw,ng. room. sno the
SIGH, of tcr radienl c,nnienance. looking more
brilliant Than eyer, ns she sat between coufin Hor.
ace aud The Count. soon quetcd bis fears
Mr. Nalsinghau ~ common with most Ameri-
GAYS of the oljen tlu.es, had great prejudice
gainst foreigners. 'lfthey are real lords. be used
to say, "hey don't want my daughter, and If thew
NE not real lorde, my daughter don't va II them
Ills notions OF Tentonc character were founded up-
Oh the wonderful stories which his mother used Ia
him rh.st Ia H..
fniluns and chiidealors we.c associated in his mind
with every German. The coduess with which he
saluicd Tue Eobie Count, formed a striking con-
trast to the cordinl warmth With which he eraspcd
the hand Of HE nephew.
Glad TO you, Horacc-conid'nt speak
word to YOU last night; you were 50 surrounded
with pretty girls. by the way boy drawing lam
aside, who X that barry faced fellow .
That is Count Pfcltnhsmmer uncle
Count Pipehammer Well, the Germans have
certainly on odd fancy IN names Pray what ID his
business =
Business said Horace. laughing why lis
chief business at present lie 10 receive The re, cnucs
Of MS principsli,y'
'principali,y fudge "a few barren acres. half
duzsa ',uJ ole on -, -..rr--- " .--.-.
Iloracc-it wont do Adelaide deserves something
better then mou,hful of moonshne. What the
could trea, him with common ciyility, # il were
not to. your sake
Then, for my sake dear uncle, treat him civillr,
and give yon my word, you shall no; repent your
Kindness
Every day The Conn; paying his devors 10
the lovely Adcl-i1e and always framing some very
Winning excuse for his visit. boquet Of rare cx-
otics an exquisite print, scarce book. or bcou-
,iful specimen Of foreign mechanism. were sure 10
be his apology. Could any girl Of seventeen be
insensble Of such gallant woong especially when
pruscrc! by o rich yourg noblcn'sD who wore such
splendid whiskets. st1 whose mous,ache and mre-
rial we're the envy Of all he asprants after adies,
smiles. Adelaide soon began to discover that,
when the Coun, present, tine few eagles
wings and when, after spending The morning IN
her company, he ventured to make one OF the gay
circle Usually assembled 10 her drawng-room at
evening, she was conscious OF degree of pleasure
for which she was INV wiling TO account His init
macy with her cousin, Horace, afforded him the
opportunity Of being her companion abroad as well
as al home. in he gay evening party, the morning
promenade. or the afternoon nde The handsome
Count was ever her attendant.
4 feeling Of gratifed vanity probably aided the
natursl goodness Of AdelsLe's temper and enabled
her 10 endure, with exemplary equaniuliiy, the rail
ItftN VI utI young ffuur pOh ette was bOi ~
tranquil ~hen her father began seriously 10 remon-
strs,e sgslns, this improper Intimacy
You have had oil your whims gratihe6, AIDE
slde, said be now YOU mus, indulge one Of nine.
Adop, as many foreign fashions az you please. but
remember that you never with my consent, marry
any other than On American. Ny fortune hss
been made by nv own industry-my name was
transmitted to me unsulllcd by my father. VINO
earned his patent of nobility when he signed the
declaration ofinicpendence, and no empty titled
foreigner shall ever resp the fruits Of my toll. or
'et ch my daughter to be ashamed Of her rePubi.
can father
The earuesiDess Of these admonilIons from pa
rem, who had never before spoken except IN the
words Of unbounied .eDlemess fret led Adelaide
10 look toto the depths Of her own hear. She
was almost terrified at Der own researches. when
che found that she had slloaed tie image of the
Count 20 occupy tie most hidden reeesses. Bitter.
~ did she rcPen, her folly.
1 ,lsh be American, sighed size and
vet. II he were he would not be- half pleasing.
ilow devoted he manners are how much feeling
there . IN al he SAYS and does
Poo1 Adelaide -he as IKE the fssclnsIed bird