Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-11-01

cane yer, intimate ,sd rlseed much confidence ~
each other. I made great nnny inquiries about
Cynihis, .. found be Lsd known her ff"n eh'd-
hood ard 20 tbsmc coold be more interesting 10
me. one dsv 80 Se were walking on the banks
az tho ,iv,r. Norton ,sid 10 mr..
Did you know C,n'bs had loved before :"
NO" Esd T. "hss she =
"she las. -ie rep'i'd.
Whom - inquired
she once loved YOUR ftend Norton
n, oaa'f D. ,rst. Norton che told ne hc'solfihs'
che had never loved hefrte."
at 10 true" he ssd. and can chow you some
hing that viii convince yor."
What" ssid sih sm'Irmen'
- letter"
~ i,t,,r; DID SIZE ever write you letior =
-Yesr he answered. and more than one"
I requested nm TO le, me see il, lie returned
20 his room and brought mr. letter. carried 1t
home, and YOU mss Imagine my feengs,bn can
m, describe them. when opened the letter and
discovered the band writing ofmy beloved Cynthia.
], was dated two years before, snd written in the
,sme sfeciiona,e manner IN which she addressed
me, bot directed TO na6Her This pierced TOE 10
the heart. Was " indeed trne that tho sirlnous
Cynthia hal proved uniaihful '-could IT be =
But was 10 familiar With the writing TO be drcciv-
cd. u mus, be 90. Aud q! the agony that rc1,
my soul could not bea- he thought Of sharing
ths, heart with another had given her oil my
Affections and could receive but part of here in
rtturn. knew that ,he loved me "a much a.
DID her, boz could have no precedent. lwro,e
her letter, telling her ell hod learned snd re
quesie5 that oar acquaintance might be closcj-
Twas painful. bnt felt that duty 10 myself re-
quircd u. She wrote back that she had never
written 10 Norton. knew no, what TO think.
though, would SEQ Nor,on aI,in. Since out last
interview. he had been remarkably shy Of nc. In
deed had no, seen him for several dave. When
inquired for him. fonnd thu, he had lei, for the
west more Than week before. returned to my
room full Of anxiety. ] looked again OF the letter
directed 10 Norion--compnred IT With the one lust
alike. bn,si into tears. How could hat be
convinced with such evidence before NV eyes'
could no, study weat day and night. | wrote
sysin To Cynthia md told her that # I could be
conynt ed that she had not deceived the, il would
make me the hspplest of men {; bot IL not | must
bid her hrewe forever. o how these wprds
pierced that soul. lIer heart broken by the
previous letter but this bruised i, H. ATONE Thus
destroyed he with my hand. Yes tore
away the sun OF my exls' ence and hurled it a,
the one who had given her heart. ] never can
forgive myself deserve all that ] have suffered
and infinitely more. CYNTHIA received my letter
and rightly judged iha; 1t wou'd be OF no use to
write more; she could say no more than she had
aid. Bot ~ha, could she do her agony vas ,oo
great 10 be borne. in sencc, She hesitaled- she
wished to see the. This was the last argument to
which she could resort. In The depth Of winter.
this warn hearted girl shrunk not 10 nice, the diff
heulti-s Of the journey though mount aims snd SHOWS
obs,ruo,ed her course and came where was
She threw herself into my arms and wept for some
time without being able To- speak. ! mingled nv
tear with hers and almost fell that she was mine
She was aglia'ed with the deepest emntons-
Wesried with the journey, but sull more worn
Gown with gnei she Vas bat the image of her form
er self. Her souows was thing to be seen not
told showed her the letter. She acLnnwledg
ed ,hs, !, ressnbled her writing. and rha, | had
reason 10 think II was hers. She reproschad mo
not she never did. and now, when was mos,
cruel. she kissed me IN her tears. She told me
sbe had never been particularly acquainted with
Noron,asd never wrote TO him. told her I
would give the world 10 knoS tina, she never had.
bu, mus, have evidence. What could the dear
girl do She had believed me a christian. and
then she took tie Bible from the table, she kissed
the word OF God and sad sbe dad not write the let,
ter. For moment, believed her, but nv reason
was no, convinced. looked upon the pale ema
esi~d form. the image Of all loved. and told he,
'N-N 800 N'NfN ~ "Sffes 'Ht yielded to CeS-
pair. and ,eit me With tears streaming down her
cheeks.
% could that our return !-lhs, nigh, once
ask her 10 forgive me--ihen could checrflly close
my eyes in death. Bot regrets nre o,v Of no a
vail. lam the mos, miserable ofall living and ,u.,
lyso.
Ny health and ambition both filled and wss Oh.
lged to relinquish my studies snJ 20 home. The
spnng had far advanced, when one day, ! wa. cal
led from any rooo,, to SAit on the call II ,,rsnr
or and sho cnold be Sul Nouuui lie had come
TO wiring ooi the lac, drop of n,y existence by tell
;ng me that be had deceived ne add CYNTHIA was
true. lie could lnilsie her h,nd eSsctly. and be
wrote tie letter himself: aud that Cynthia wss
ias' SINKING By consumption and even now Law a,
The point ofdes'h. lie a, first ,fled wnh orr
feelings Tor sPou, and leaving 90 soon amer, be
knew not the effects Of bis folly. lie had lost re
termed and behe!d the ~tect he had made, Juty
Compelled ban TO e0nfess The crime aud entres, nv
psrdoa.
~ hra spini OF revenge ross up within me
bot so'tenng b. the thought Of Cynih,s. IN,d.I
val so and see her breathe her lsst.
A. that moment letter csne IN xr.,,.n m ,,,,
BY CyLihta. add eonlssnng a loek n he, -,