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

the vciee 81 her pefsccuiuf struck upon her esT -
"DlJd ihcu th,rk 'hou hsds; escspcd mc No. no
ar msideu! yos shall hse OF de siih ls,nd,rha
den. Thros opcn he door, Heinrich - and catch.
I ng her up W BIS sfns hc was tcatiug Der fofwsfd
through the deof. Which one Ct ihcm lad unloeked
10 rocky path leading down 10 the rso'. The
hairo, Of h,s touch ho~ ever drew a sudden seiesm
I fron, tie hr. cf G.rrode. end, setting her down
be- ericd Nth slaspheHous expression. "shc vii
dfsw ihcm hfhet with her cries by Heaven, !
all dive my Dagger into her Stay be con'iG-
, ucd "l,i us lock out =" and he took two or three
steps forth doan the I'LL Fire aud blood - be
cred uhers mcn,ni's ssu c, here's Count Efachs
bsnrcr :"
Inspired si'h instant hore of making herself
heard, Gertrude uttered scream on scream bot The
fierce LandSghadeu bounced back towards her With
lis dagger 10 hts hand cKelan'ing 'SiSy her. STAY
her We mus, hlht to The lest or die but che
shall not cscspc, ~
i sep nure would have brought lin 10 the
vault bai, a, thst moment, there Was loud eS-
plosiou above. The voices Ofthe cannon were un'
heard in The rrsr- the IapdsoNaden looked 40 to-
wards the blazing walls immense mass Of
stone work descended through the air, and, s,rik
ing on bis brow snd chest, rolled, with bis dead
body, sl0sy down fbc rock GsTirsis dartee tor
sard towards The party Of men advancing quickly
up the steep. There knight leading ibem
on. sword IN baud. With The banner Of her fathers
lord waving above lis head. Save me save
nc ss,e ne - cried she. and as she reached his
knoes, aud clssped them with her extended arms,
sense and thought, terror and joy, ana hope, all
passed away at once, and che Tell pr,sirate bo!rre
Count Erlsch's feet.
With the terrible sensation Of one waking from
a long swoou, Gertrude uncosed her eyes, and ga
zed around her as some castle clock was striking
eleven. There Nos the light Of many tspcrs in
the room, and rich Tapestry waved every side,
while h1nglngs Of white. and crimson, and gold,
surrounded tie splendid bed on which she lay. The
arms ofthe Counts Of Etacl, emblazoned with rich
coIoring, ornamenied the ceilings, and the furri-
tore, and all around her, was dream of magnf-
cence, such she had never before her.
Round table, IN the middle Of the room, stood
three persons, while several girls, IN the garb Of
waiting women, appeared at the other side Of the
room. The first Of the nearer three was an old
man IN the garb o. physician, pouring some fluid
from phial into Venice. glass, aud his face Nas
turned directly towards Gertrude. On one side Of
the table, stood old man, Of powerful frame. clad
partly III armor; and Gertrude knew her father.
Those two were barehesded but On tie side
one. who wore his crimson bonnet aud high plume,
beside him lay pile of srmor, cast hastily down,
and from his shoulders fell easy cloak lined with
rich furs, and tied with isssels Of gold.
This, my Lord Count, will bring her to herself,
will insure" sad the eech. as he poured out the
medicine "she does but faint. though the fi is
long and terrible! !"
where can Wilhelm be 81 thought Gertrude
but she FASTENED to relieve her fathers fears, ex
claiming, in voice still faint. MY father :"
All started, and turned towards her. at the
sound bot it was no: old Karl Muller reached
her first. That gay aud gliteIng cavalier drop
ped at once the glass be taking from the ply
sioian daried forward caught her in his arms, and
pressed her again and again unto his heart. Trem-
bling. fearful. uncertain yet huping thrilling with
isncles II seemed madness TO believe, she pushed
him gently back, ard gozed upon his face. at is !!
1t is y che cried casting Ter arms round his neck
Wilhelm ! dear Wilhelm Then, sinklng back
again. she pointed 10 the glittering coat Of arms
that hung above that bridal bed.
True :" he said, dear Gertrude it is all quite
true"
"Then know on, Wilhelm che said, almos,
"but who am / 7"
Gertrude, Grafn Of Erlach,my own dear wife /
replied The Count I; noble both BY your fathers
and your mothers side. and with dover Of beauty
and Of goddess worth princes hand you are
mine, Gertrude, mine FOR ever Tomorrow will
tell you more. Now rest, sweet gIrl--rest, aud
recover from all you have suffered. You lover,
your husband will watch by your side and safe
IN his castle, aud guarded by his care. no more
such sad seems shall happen. as Hose which have
Geftrude's brdal-day"