Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-07-18

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hsa 81. proe.,sed brdr. "wss bse ny GerfadS
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81 OF al
"AeJ dare. esy Genro5e then trust me y &c.
sns.S~G Villain.
1t 10 usivrc 20 'rusi - replied Gcrirude,
-sad ,hins you would not deceive g'e.
Nc, fo' empire answered ~ youth, sna
ihisg hs csc. toward the ely. his~ps moved. 80
h~si"e"sg he Protn''r % "sh
And IL w,s Gertrude Mvllc,'s bridal cay, and
he san had sborc upon the BRIDE sDd bicc
yrsora o, they seni to- and came ftom he little
.illsg. ehufth The blessing bad been spoken he
festivities had bsa0n. and modesiy and love ~o'e
.ssestet garland round the temples u that fair
ts,de, than he riches, orange 8o~er that ever
dscor.ied tho htonic Of courts. Wiibelm trod
psosdly, AMI 90 be looked sp to the iorGly towers
n the oss,lr rising hsoehtiiy above his Gcrtrudes
hene. his ri,ncs seemed to cay, envy no, The
lord Of these high hell. BY heart has found
hsppser rcstng place.
when they h.d entered the cottage, however,
and be MS ,skng bis sea, BY Der side, one Of tie
stout soldiers from the castle cane down, and ssid
that the old seoecsl had u.t received letters from
M. lord ct vienps. and that Master Wilhelm Franz
tsus, even leave III. fair bride Tor half bou' and
come up 10 s,cat ,bou, the cutting Of the wood.
II vii come By .ad by" said Wilhelm, smiling
good homO. edlr.
The man hesi,.ied BOT Gertrude whispered,
Bette, 20 At once. " ilheln, " you must 60 :"
and he went bot ST the end Of hall an hour. he
returned not, and The bridal party wen, GU, upon
The green beneath The spple trees TO wait for his
coming. ere they began the dance. Scarcely were
rsry there. and Gedrude's heart was beating IN
qs,eily when there csme bursts Of laughter through
che trees. and the sound of csn,cfing horses, and
up rode gay psry ofsrmed cavaliers headed by
him 81 o had some what prosecuted the sweet girl (
slreaay.
"are in time Tor the wedding boors - he
"red. laughing loud ARE We in time for the we'd !
d,.si'
Too late +" implied old Ksr, muller, surlly.
Too late =" ans xered Karl, his eldest son, with
h's ewes asshng Gre.
Nay. Then mas cen kiss the bride and de-
part ~ SAID the cavalier, springing to 10" ground
and advancing With naughty beidness, bu, not with
out grace. be approached Gertrude, who blushed
aud trembed. Wishing you al happiness, fair
BRIDE. he ssid. - he beat apparently 10 Kiss her
cheek. Dat. ss he stopped, he threw his RICH; arm
round her ws' set his foot into the s,rrup sprong
iu,o ibe saddle. and, With the Of perform
ang come long prse,iced fcs, Of the msnege, he
placed her on the horse before him, aud struck his
spors into the chargers sidts. The old mao and
he sons dsued forward, and enc 60, hold FOR
-o'oDen, Of he birdie rein but a borsetnsn who
followed the other brough, the youth 10 the ground
with the blow ~ mace, and the whole party rode
OF at fd speed, roaring with laughter at The cur
yes and shouts Of the villagers. One long loud
shrek WA all that the lips OF Gertrude uttered
her heart refused TO best her brain grew giddy,snd
she fsnied a. she lay. held on the horse by the
stm grasp Of the csvs.ier's arm. Aher time
consciousness came back, and she opened her eyes
but she saw the brown woods. and he large b'en-
ehcs Of the trees. and The Young green leaves hur-
Tying rapidly before her sigh, recollection WAS
too terrible 10 bear. and she once fainted.--
Whtu next she recovered. she was in large ball
spleodidly decorsicd according to the fashion of
that day and two old women bending over
her. throwing water in her face but, when she
fssed her eyes The de,esied form Of bim who tro't
her ,hiiber met her sight and she closed them a.
gem with cold shudder. The women persuaded
him TO go away. bot when he was gone. the words
OF praise that they bestowed upon him, and the
Language that they held to persuade the unhappy
gil 10 his purposes made her wee? bitterly. They
assured her that he would have gone to seek her
week before, and would have prevented her mar
rage altogether had he not bfen helds prisoner by
the Psatine. from whose hands he had only escs
ped two days
"wreieh :" she exclsimed, wretch - Bot, as
che spoke. he sRsio entered the room, and waved
tho women sway. lie sat down beside her, be
gnsocd her hard 10 his he used The language
or nsrterT and ~ corruption 10 the pure
ears OF Gertrude Muller. We xill no, dwell on
what be said Ne will not stain THE pure page
vs,h tie words be uttered, and the pcrsuasions he
prnaered bu, il he thought To Ugh, up one unholy
feeling In her heart. oh how ftr VAS be mis,sten.
She thought Of h'm she loved and Of the foil but
modest Joy With which she bad but that day be-
slowed her hsBa spon him. She tbopgh, Of lhose
dear hopes. nov likely to be blasted forever. for
she fei that she utterly IN the poser Of lib
efiine and ruthless man and ss shs did thus think
the words he uttered scarcely found meaning 10 her
esr. and her eve wandered round the and 10
The high or'ei window seeking means Of escape