Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-03-24

~. Some q his pro3aciigns came iciorc
ihe y cfl6 They wcrr praise and cirrnlaicd,
s.A Inquiries wrfc 81 an foot boz i've hope Of
d,nevsnas t,s su,huy. lie. Wrapped 10 the
vel 81 ~prncusble ohscufty. listened TO the
wore 81 appiausc. more deli ious because u
vts olaaiusd by stealth. Pom iho oisraniy
Of icudcf lore msusiun aa3 ir3m This remote
fsgssu. &C. sea1 iorth laws which asionishel
'he world. Was indeed a tnumph 10 tle
s~issonafy bard
Ellis ,htys for hmc WAS gtatihed and be
now hcgan 10 yearn ior TIC coinpanionship Of
acme So Get being Of the other sex. 10 share
lie lsufels hc had wubio whisper consolation
IN bic ess IA mon~n,s Of tespondency.a and 20
supply the v0id which tho death ol his hlhcr
had occasione3. Ne would picture mlimscii
tie felicity 81 a tofucj late. u-ise with high.
~ iutellotiual and b@eaYtlu! woalau,,ul as he
had chosen ~ hs mai'a-"v s' hes been done
may sull tc done'-ic dtd notdcspa.f Of sue
osss. IT, this village lived three sisters. all
bcauuful snG accomplished, Their names
were Mary, Adelaide. anl Nadcljas. an
far enough past the age ofcnihusiastu but never
can ] forget The beauty Of those Young girls
Mary was the Youngest. a fIrhsifcd. more
laughing damscl never danced upon a green.
Adelaide, who was q fCW yCu- uldcK.was dark.
hatred and ponsita bui ofiAC thee. Madc.inr,
the eldos,. pnssc~scJ Zee maSi ere, spirit. cult
walton an iufc.ioctuabi iiy. Their faihcr was
y man Of taste shj education. aud bcing some
what above vulgar prejudiccs. permitted The
visits ofibe hero of NY story, sui he did not
altogether encourage the affection which he
found sprngiHg up between MARY andih poet.
Whea. however, be found that her affections
were engaged, he dii not withhold his consent
from her marriage. aud tic recluSe bore to
his 80 ltary mansion the young BRIDE Of his
affections. On sir, the house assumed a new
appearance, within and without Roses bloom'd
IN the garJen, Jess1iuines peeyed through its
~la,iices, aud the hells about II smiled with the
effects ofcareful cultivation. Lights were seen
in the liiilc paflor IN the evening. and many a
time w0nld the passenger pause by the garden
gate, Ia listen 10 strains Of the sweetest music, !
bteathel by coral voices from the cottage.
II the mysterious student aud his wife were
neglected by their neighboTs, wha, cared theyi
Their endearing and mutual affection made
their home a little paradise, bot death CANT TO
Eden. Mary fell suddenly sick, and. after a
few hours Illness, died in the arms OF her hus-
band and her sister Madeline. This was the
students second affection
"Days, months, role on. and the only sulace
OF the bero1red was to sit with the sisters of
the deceased and talk Of the lost one. To
Adelaide, at lenghi, he offered his widowed
heart. She came 10 his lone house like the
dove, bearing the olive branch Of peace and
consolation Their bridal was not one Of rev
eiry aud mirih, Tor the recollection broodel
over The hour. Ietthey lived happilyihe hus-
band again smiled, and with a new spring. the
roses again blossomed in their garden. But
a. seemed as II a fatality pursued this singular
man. When the rose withered and the leaf
fell, in the mellow autum OF the year,Adelaide.
too sickened and died like her Younger sister.
40 the arms pf her husband and of Madel ne.
Perhaps YOU will think u strange young man
That, amer all, the wrctciie1 survivor STOOD
again at the ahar. But he was a mysterious
being, whose ways we're iuscru,able .whu.ihirs-
ting for domestic bliss, was doomed ever to
seek and never TO find it. His third BRIDE was
Madeline. ! well remember her. She was
a beau'y, IN tho irac sense of ihc word. /,
may seem strange 10 YOU 10 hear the praise of
beauty rom such lips as mine; bot ! cannot,
avoid eKpa'iaiiny upon hers. She might have
sat upon a throne, and tic mos, LOYAL subject.
The proudesi peer would have sworn tic blood
within her veins had descended from a hundred
kings. She was a proud creature, with a,all.
conntniing form and raven lresses, thai float
ci- dark and cloui-like. over her shoulders.
She was A was siogularly gihed woman. and
possessed OF rare inspiration. She loved the
widower for his power aud his fame. and she
welded him. They were married in ,ha,
church. IL was on a summer afcrnoon-I
fecollect u wclL-Durng the the
o'iCkest rI"id ! ever s1N ovelspreid Tic he
fens NE a pail, ani' at The moment when the
tirl hride pr%nnodn~el her vow, a clap of
thunder shook tie building 10 the centre All
the females sAlieked. bot The bride herself
male the response with a steady voice. and
her eyes Pll'ieTol with will-Gre as She c,zcI
upon her bridegroom, lie remtrke / a Kind
OF iacoiere1-e ~ her expressions as they rode
n"ine"ard' which surprised him Al the time.
Arfi'ei al ms house she sunk upon the ihrcsb.
Iolo Dot ilis was The tlmi lliy ofa maiden
W heh uieN were alone he olasns Ter hand
y was as cold as ice lie looked into her
fare "'
"Naielino'' saii he, " villa, means This Z,
your cheeks arc as pale rs your welding
gown Tie bride uiiered a frantic shrek
hy wedding gown - exclaimed she /" no
ho-~alas-ihi Is my sisters shroud, Tho
I,our 100 confession has arrived. I, IS God
MAJ InPc's me 10 speak. To min YOU I have
s,S' my soul lcs-yes-I an 4 mlrIeresst
suited upon ne "a The porous aie no,
OF her Young hoau-hm | gave her ihe C,,,I
drug Adelaide tsined her white aims 49,,
my neck. but ! administered The noison
! axe me TO yoor arms | have lost nv soul
ioi YOU and mine most YOU lc,r
she spread abroad her long. ,yb,,s r
an' stood Ike maniac tefnre hmm F." .,jl ~
sii"n' u'ing, m tie eEc'ement of lie me-
mem. and assuming he altitude he dcs-,. q
Del' and hen, conunucd he. IN a loil,,y s
Noios' "aimai moment can't tie thunder al {
'e .hAh. and tie guilty woman fei DEAD 80 }
nc hoor Tic coun'enance of tic n,,r,,@ s
sfpiessed ali TIC horror that Ae rel, ~
Ane ne Bridegroom" asked !" Tho b.. 1
oahd ~ he destroyer and The ,,r,in, /