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

oonsl ground 10 NofWict. here lew Z rae. seen
nd..i1o,ly through 5foopirg .hsdes. were as,eh-
ng The arrival OF some fJ-ctslt tram.
/ Perhaps. sniij that smosnf group. we're some
/ recent moatbets DO fclt their wounds bleed a..
fro'h. AZ the SIGHT e an opcu grave. Some pa.
fcut might be lhct" lingering o .ooy over the
reWlg covered bed q bic ,h.Id some dsushtcf.
kn"tIiug 10 k.s toe green iuff tie bfcast 81 her
. m1thr' sonie lover. pss.ioaaiclr weeping over
he fondest hope. How many varieties Of ruef
had that marrow spot witnessed since it casi its
heavy mantle osef the head Of as FIRST tcuaut -
How many hearts had there laid tie cherished ro-
81 thvt buwttald passed tie remainder ~ iseir
pilgrimage beneath The cloud And with these
Lourn'ul rccoicciions. did 10 pang Of coupunc
ton minglu Can affection always cay. when %
laws H.. IDOL in the tomb thst there Memory
tablet no trace that che would far cXpuugC no
act Of teBdctuess unretuucd no debt Of gratitude
uucancellcd mo kind word lcll unspuken mo
heaven prompted intention uu'ulhlled Amid that
pensiye train. there unhappy teort where
The thorn nf conscience must wrankic. after the
wound OF Gods visitation had healed
Olhurs TOO might have wandered there, from
whose bosom the cofrosi,n at sorrow had been ca
lily etsced whose determination 10 Ego down to
the grave, to the lost one, mourning" had yielded
to the eager pursuit Of oiher pieasures, whose
of some new image, proving that there Is nothing
vnchaagedbie il man save has tendency 10 change.
Yet of whatever nature were tue reflections Of
The train that thus circlcd tie "cod iurt-altcr of
the dead" they were interrupted by the approach
ola funeral procession. Next TO the bier walked
thuse whom the right Of adoption had made parents
the settled grief Of whose countenances seemed as
If dcplorlng the loss of first born. Paraking in
their sorrow. and DESTROYS Of paying the last Offices
Of respect 20 the departed, almost the whole tribe
had gathered, walking two and Two, with solemn
and detected couutenahces. There was sumethiug
unspeakably affecting in The mourning Of that heart
broken for the fallen stranger. Strangers
themselves, in the land that once their own,
their BUNDLED spirits seemed Ia unison with the
sad scene and with the open grave. Indeed eve.
ry heart seemed touched with peculiar sympathy,
at this burial, in foreign earth, Of the lone,--the
young and the beautiful
by strangers honor'd and by strangers mourn'd"
At the close Of the obseques The clergyman
drew to the aged warrior. His few silver
locks waved IN the light summer breeze, and his
eyes inienlly fixed on The new covered grave, were
rcd and fearless. Reused by afeclouatc words,
he replied, bat abstracled!y. and speaking to
hImseli,-"She told us of the resurrection, and of
Him who is the truth and the life" Martha, Ia
king with reverence the hand that was offered her,
placed small packet in it. and said -"She left
this FOR YOU when the Geld dew stood on her fore
head, Ike rain drops
Alter his return to lis habta,ion, the clergyman
perused With deep interest. the parting bequest OF
OriaBa.
You have expressed wish. my dear aad Rev
ercnd bene!acior for n more minute detail oi my
history than nv weakness has permitted me orally
To lmpart. ! will therefore, recount with my pen
Of Its particulars, to meet your eye when
mine shall be closed IN dust. ii viii then be lime
IL iit the veil Of my mystery, when can 10 lon
ger be paued by the curiosity OF strangers, nor ai-
fected by lhcif opinion.
You, sir. without suspicion have rcposed conf
ience 10 tie imperfect narrative which has been in
trusted to you. fou have not, as tue cold hearted
multitude have done, wounded with the cruelty Of
distrust, heart long sinking beneath the ,ls,eiou
of God. You viii not now believe that spirit
nur,Gred in the love Of truth, could use sublerfuge
or guile when on the threshold Of his presence,
WHO 'LaIeth e'e,y false way.
Il ain a native Of England aud Of respectable
though not wealthy parentage. Among my first,
and most agouIzng remembrances, Is the death Of
my father. Our residence was in neat snd rcii-
red cottage, where my mother solsced her carly
widpw-h hood by al cntre devotion to nay welfare.
Her education bad been superior TO What j. USUALLY
found among those Of our rank, and she led me al
laos, in infancy TO p.ize intellectual pleasures. ]
can scarcely Imagine lot, more cougenlal with
he ppiness than our own. Our income was hde-
qJaie to every want and that industry - kch pre-
served health, gave also The power Of admits
lefBg 10 The wants Of others. When my daily
tasks were accomplished. my recrestious were 10
tend my flowers, 20 read. converse, or wals .lk ms
mother. IN the romantic oouuiry that surrounded .
w. or to JON ms vu.ce 10 the birds tnat Nsttled .
near our hahilsliou. To mcC,tl cultivation, my
'feclionale p4reu, added tho most ass,duous reli-
yious Instruction, and to the blessing Of the Holy
iprit her guidance, do ,mpute It, that the
oundaiiou Of my faith Vas 30 strongly laid, as not
o fail me nov. ln my hour Of trial.
"Forgse me- for lingering litle longer around
his bower Of my happiness, IL was the Eden Of
ny existence. II was also the birth place Of nv
owe. Here the strongest srdor Of Young bad
soep;lble heart swoke, and Mas recprocsied.-
The ruling ssoiimln Of my nature and Que of lie
sficsi Developments wssa desire isr knowledge
70 tlns, our restricted resources interposed bar
ier. !, Wss the only s.loy OF my felicity. H" .
ould therefore bot hshly appreciate the srfuan-
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