Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-03-14

strung 10 elevate M Interior being 10 bi. oau in.
telisci1al sphere. s. strong tul pcg,aJinr uas
ms enihusiasn, that did n1l imscino that the
Youth aad grace Of my Instructor had an agency In
creating a.. Love stole upos mY rimphciiy IN the
guise a. ~i>dun oni was his disciple .,h,le be.
Ae'ed nys'i oniy tie "orsbrer og Minerva. il
VAS also evident, That he who had Opened lo &C.,
cnap;ltod ucw. Tho wor.d " e,icfs. loved the
mind which be had himself aaorued ike han. at
ancient fable Who imyaruos Ire from heaven to
au ,no,i nass. became 10 aJOto.
oA~'horiEed by maternal sescUan. In cherishin-
ibis new affection, every da, heightened rs atdof,
aud every night thanked hy father IN heaven, With
eKubetant gratitude, Tor the hliincss ormy l1y H.
10 cnthutiasm Of my attachment regretted iLat
iAo tatS aud fortune OF NV lover were so superior
10 my own. and wished for the power Of proving
by severe sacrifice Of the dis.alcreseI spirit
Of my affection.
DO, clouds were impending over The frightened
scene. My mothers health declined II was IN
vain That she sroyc to conceal fron, me the svn,p.
toms Of that iusidaour aud fatal disease which ls
now leading her daughter to the tomb. ! watched
~ agony the struggles OF pure sptIi disongagiug
Itself fIom clay. ENen now | think hear her
sweet, broeen voice. saying 10 me II leave You,
not TO the bitterness of ophanagc, bat TO the pro-
lection OF Jne who loves, and is beloved by the or
phnn's God The stream Of Ac flowed oa 50 pla-
eddy, when about to joIu the ocean Of Eternity.
tina, dreaded by any iurbli mixture Of earth t.
diturb It's purity, to interrupt its rc3use. We
therefore toreburc 10 mention 10 her the opposition
to our union, which had arisen on The pat of his
father whose pride repealed the thought Of ,iunc,
with cotager. Finding, ia this case. depart.
ure from the implicit obedience That he Lad hereto
fore received, he resorted TO threats and TO I'M
kindness His sudden death which took place
Jua' before that Of my mother, confirmed the truth
.! his menaces, by Llslnherltance. To me, this
pairmonial exclusion scarcely bore feature OF
adversely since il permitted the proof that
nary motives mad no agency in NY love. Eyen
the intelligence at which ! once should have shud-
dered that his only resource was to join the army
under Lord CORVALLIS then in America was re-
ceiyed with scarcely pang for felt that my oft
repeated wish,to csncc the strength Of NV affection
by the sacrifices it was capable Of encuripg nigh,
COW be fulfilled
"Ihe holy service of the altar, my salnted moth
eF's obseqncs and the farewell TO cottage, fol-
lowed each othcr in such rapid successor, TINT,
lost in a bewildering dream, | seemed incapable of
fully realizing either. Yet methought, our peace
ful retreat had never worn so many charms, as at
the motnent Of quitting it forever. lis roses aud
woodbines displayed all their freshness, breaihcd
!
like tic richest velvet, aud the BIRDS whom he'd
loved companions, poured from the ,ordant
branches music too joyous for parting strain
The records of chdhood's deep happiness were
still vivid wherever turned, for my seventeenth
birthday had scarcely past Every path where a
departed mothers step had tfUd every haun,
which her taste had decorated every vine that
her baud had trained, spoke 10 me in the voice of
deep, tender lingering affection. Once, | should
have exclaimed with burst Of bitter weening, -
Aud must ! leave thee, Paradise p But ! went
without tear He who was oil the world TO me
by my side. His arm supported me- and me.
thought all paths alike and every thorn pciat-
less, 10 one thos sustained. Mehought could be
a homeless waHdefer over eanhs face aud murmur
not.
g. will not deian you reverend sir, with the de-
tails OF our voyage, or tie priyblions Of life spent
n camps. Like the setVtude of the Patriarch,
whose seven years were measured by love, thew
seemed 10 nothing. Yel during the con
illcts hich occurred IN the fields Of blood NY
wrelchedness Was incxpressibc. 1t WAS then that, /
Implodng protection for my husband. first under
stood what is meant by the agony Of pfAyerj- /
He was ambitious 10 STAND forcmoet in he ranks
of danger, aud bis vnor gained bin promotion. --
When called by bis duty 20 posts of peril and be-
ra9gh linn to becarc!ul Of iie for my sake he would
repiy with that firm pIey which ever cheraclct-
ized han is not any protector the God of Ualt.csl
Is he not, also the God Of tho wldoGr
Bot from he scenery ofwar, have ever shrunk.
And now my trembling hand and hutienuy heart
atmonsh 10 be bueE Seldom has one Who
Possessed such a native aversion 10 all tic ,siic-
lies Of slue, such an instructive horror NJ tie ef-
fusion Of blood, been appointed 10 .hare the for
unes Of war. During the invest ruilou al Nofk-
toxin, 10 TIE autumn Of i75l, my husband - as o.
most constantly divided from me. by the d1iios Of
lIs station. Even the minutcsl sccncs ur that C. .
.eniul period; are craven Oh NY memory, as In
he point 81 q dlsr9nl.
"The affairs Of the English army, cry day D. ]
lmet more gloomy and "inle e aspect. Inc "
hips of FIsnce. anctpfeJ a. 'he m1utA u York
liver. prevented oar rer..'IGg supplies lhrsc.h &
ha, channel! o. aid CON SIR iieary Clinton. who 4
a n. Yorl. auxsOsly awaited our destiny. De- I,
psir sst on re countensuce a.! CofnAaiiss tnd G
rs,leion Nho had hitherto poured his INTREPID II
oul alto Tie enterprise wss suffering detection 0,
ON painful wound. The Publications u ,ne I
HE'D French and Americans were every day bfD'l %
earer 10 us. They spread themselves in The form C.
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