Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-08-30


sar- aa3 1as.s o,,-a.as 5, b ,s.a.au. iie
sha iu,us9 hrf t,.c 4ts $50 t,a af beg ndoHed
0ibet. ~i,s. -ttsa wa ia.s'tsesce. Ffscriui
sp5 eroiIcmaniy detaumem aiA ihc command q
sttsualr got.rfs.s0. IN iaal ia ose &c thc m,si
Gri.c ear'irrs W out sisic. ilc 49, aAsrni when
ia, t,tt'u',an ,u ie bsu r,ofn toes rlaee. hai re-
tanned .si sf % su. csscaa'c3 by ihc lacirf' ~.
tnHthe, 90 iio change ant rcrccisir- Amanda
s,saaar vrb Der face srfosca ri'h blushcs, be
la4.,l, captured iar csusr. s friend dro~ bm
"a. sni communicated tht fac,. ~ has" pruucd
t.eu. 9hs vnanr mae ~. enmeoi end With nr
.ta-.. .4slo iJ hf Just excitement hc cS-
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.>ya-s .lat ro-...a-aut f.o'--3hat sn.rsat
u.lr,, 90 ia.lI.r worth v'la ,cofna Vrtar lccsUse
u COS. 'e' et.h foecr,YT
.rru taoHtue }a.lar-' answered his friend.
Ten iha.ssul dailaf- ,'a WEI, Amanda ls
t,of,h ieisc iha' sum end fhc hsuelfy f,ol 10 The
Dsl.,o Ten t8oasan3 aolst. sod thai iorsoo'h,
ta..ro,I seatu.' ,if'ucus cfrcciahi'ty. Here a
r.snla. my g1, sold We islne hcf by the hand
and Boosting, respectfully 60 the gentleman present,
'iei u- lcs'c 'm. place. Where hnnghy pride,
pa fncfcl snl yea with The crumbs. Of wealth oS-
ccrc.scs tn n0.cu,c Superior 20 the dictates 81
good sense virtue Is endangered.
So saying they cfl tho place aud returned home.
Tho young mans honor was involved in the trans
sc,ion-hc had been sorrlv wounded anl be rosol-
vtd on revenge. The very next morning after the
hsu, Amanda -. the poor, Tho slighicd the
, obscure girl, who was denied the boon Of mixing
IN society because she wore the russell mantle Of
poverty, received from the young man. an inslru-
'nent Of writing securing her possession the foil
and undivided amount uf ten thousand dollars
The eff and the motive which prompted IT, were
soon made known to the naughty Mrs Z, and
envy more ranking ana palnlnl than dIslnn, sup
phc1 the place Of tho latter. Nor was tho cup of
/ bitterness yet fiu. With oil the solicIiude Of a
mother, she had laid snlrcs to cnirap the young
| man IN question, as a husband for her own charm
! ing grey-eyed daughter. and fondly imagined that
! HE ufhariiy was an evidence that she had caught
! him IN her ncshes Bot, alas ! how soon do the
most towering expectations fall from their high sta
! lion. when bols,ercd up bv unsnbsnutal specula-
ton. Ere two months had elapsed the humble
| Amanda became the wife Of the wealthy Edgar
n.
! Time rolled on ~ its silent course, bearing upon
It's tide sweet flowers aud beaming sunshine and
every ingredient Of happiness for the Youthful pair
and those who turned their backs upon Capt. Ba-
con's servant girl, became the fawnng sycophan,s
Of Mrs N, who in her new situation no
moro amiabe, no more worthy of esteem no more
beloved by the truly good
! Twenty summons have since ecatterod their bios
SONS around her qnet mansion. and the slight
'onchrs of iros, are gathering the temples Of her
fond husband Yet love, pure and holy still warns
he domestic circle wherein the altar of true bencv
ocnce Is reared. The good things of life are pour
cd into her lap abundance, when she distributes
with prodign hand their blessings among thc
children Of cherries poverty, and it may be truly
said, Thai her children rise mp and call her blessed
hen husband also and he prnseih her.
What instructive moral may be CLEANED from
incidents of this kind--inc1cn,s which occur al
most daily 10 Tie great mass Of society. The sim
pie tale have told IS mol the fHagreo of fancy
wrought up from the tinscl material Of fiction, on
based upon fact. How often are such facts eXhib-
,od 10 orr view, 20 the great discrodi; Of ntelloc
,ual worth Virtue, beauty, intelligence and NOR
al worth the highest attributes of intelligent crea
ton are often forced TO bow before the golden shrine
! Of Mamnon, whose affairs are often built up nml'
The Wondering ruins Of Gcnns, and whose sacrih
cla rites consist IN the utter prostralion and dcs
truc'on Of all that il great and noble in nature, al
that Is hrgh, and lovely in humanity.