Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-08-23

fhs hsat y De hc1m ~ thr eye. tte tone ca ifr
voice tbo ihetsand icudcfucsscs sheh emautic
from every ecrt and hook and action. these form
the j'us eipgacuco Of love- aud can almost be felt
and undcfsturd SH, never described. Csu We wen
der that thc, should readily win heart. Young
rude'ess ane .u.cptble Sc go her she loved
almost uue onscio8sly shc scarcely inquired what
,sas tsc steuiog pass,rn that uas absorbing every
,l.asbt pud feeling or whai we're TO De 10 c0Hsc-
enences She indeed looked NOT TO the future
when ptc-cut bis locks and Wotds occupied her
d. hole sii.ui,un whoa absent, sic thought but of
what had pasecd al iLo,T recent interview. She
aasld wander eiih hm through the green lanes
uud rural secbrs oi ,hc vicinity. he ,ungbt her 10
scc ncS beauties 10 nature be talked ~ the Ian
quaru nf polite aui cultivated lie aud bfeathed IN
Go her ear the Nltcher'cs Of romance aud poetry.
rotlsrs lhcic ooulo not have bccn passion be-
tween TIC irxcs, more pute lion THE innocent GU.
roc eallam figure 81 her youthful admifer, and The
spcutor of hi- military attire. might at first have
charmed her eve. bot y was not these Tint hid cap
,i,sied her bcad. Her attachment had something
30 3, Of idoairy. She looked up 60 him a. being
Of superior order. She felt IN h,s society the en-
ihusissm of mind naturally dchcale and poctica
and now first awakened 10 keen perception oftbe
grand and bcnouG,,. Or the sordid distinctions o.
tonk md fortune she thought nothing II was The
from those Of ihe rude rcstic soeic'y to which she
had been accustomed tnat elevated hlm ~ her opln-
ION. She would listen TO him with chormcd ear
and dnwncast look Of mute delight, and her cheek
would nst,lc with enthusiasm If ever she
tutcd sly glance Of admiration, 1t was'ns quickly
withdrawn, and she would Sigh and blush at the
idea Of her comparative unworlhincss.
Her lover VAS equally impassloncd; but his pas
son was mingled with feelings of a coarsor nature.
He had begun the conneSinn 10 lcyl,y; for he had
often heard his BROTHER officers boast Of their vii
lagc couqiests and thought some triumph of the
kind necessary to his reputation as a man oil spirit.
Eut be was too foil Of youthful ervor. His hearr
had not vet been rendered sufficiently cold AMI sell
fish by wandering and dissipa,od life it caught
fire from the very flame it sought to kindle and be-
fore he was aware Of the nature of his situation he
became really in love.
What was he to do There were the old OBJ
s,aces which so necessarily in these Needless
attachments. HIS rank IN life the prcjudIces of
titled CONFERENCE.-The dependence upon proud
abd unyelding !n;her--a forbade hiia to think of
mntrimony but when he looked down upon this
innocent being 50 lender and coniiding, there was
a purity in her tnuuners bamelessness in her e,
and a besoechng modesty in her looks that awed
down every liccnous feeling. In vain did he try
! 10 forfeit himself 10y Thousand hcartlcss examples
Of men Of fashion, and to chill the glow of gener-
ous sentiment with the cold dorisive lev.y with
winch he had heard them talk of female virtue.
Whenever he cane into her presence she was stu!
surrounded by that ny slcrous, but impressive
charm Of virgin purity, in whose hallowed sphere
no guilty thought can live.
The sudden arrival of orders from the regiment
to repair 10 the continent, completed the confusion
of his mind. He remained for short time in a
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to communicate the tdings until the day of march
ing was at hond; when he gave her the Intelligence
IN the course of an evening ramble.
The dce Of parting had never before occurred
to Ter. II broke at upon her dream Of happi.
ness she looked upon it a sudden and lnsur
mounable evil and wept with the guileless slmpli
city of child. lie drew her TO his bosom anC
kissed the tears from her soft cheek nor did h,
meet with repuIse; thc~s we're moments of mingled
sorrow aud tenderness whi-h halow the carrcsse'
OF affection. lie naturally lmpetuous anC
the sight If beauty, apparently yielding IN his arms
tie confidence Of his power over her. and the dreaC
Of loUsing her forever; all conSprcd to overwhelu
his bitter feelings, and he venturej to propose thai
she should leave her home and be the companion
of his fortune.
lie was quite novice in seduction and bushet
aud ial.ered at his own baseness but So innocen
OF mind was his intended victim, that she was al
loss II comprehend his meaning; aud why sh,
should leave her native village and the humble roo
. Of her parents When at las, the nature Of BIZ
proposal flashed VI her mind, the effect was with
f orinC. She did not weep she did not break font
IN reproach--she said not word-she said not
word--but she shrunk back aghast as from viper
gave him look Of anguish that pierced through
his very soul, aud caspug her hands IN agony fe,
rs II for refuge, TO her fathers cottage.
The officer retired, confounded hum,iialed no,
repeniont. IL Is uncertain what might have beer
The result of the conflict Of his feelings, had not hi
thoughts been diverted by the hustle Of departure
New scenes, new pleasures, aud new COMPANIONS
soon dlsslpaed his sef-reproach and sined his ten
defness; yet aiHdst the stir ofcsmps, the reverie
OF gsrnsons, the array Of armies, and even the d
Of battles, hts thoughts would sometimes steal bacl
20 the sCene Of rural quiet and village simpcitg--
+ the white couoge--,hc foot-path eiong the sye
brook and up Tho hawthorn hedge, aud the Itl
village maid oiteung along it, leaning on his trm
and listening to bim with eyes beanlng with un
! conscious affection.
t The shock which tho poor rih had received 4
) tic destruction ofsil her ideal world, had indee
mol 4 hot H-A g..