Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-04-13
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ccivc, vet none the less heavy lor tina, tell IA
affection, and none the less kcruly was tell tAV
thlt now IA score, wrang her guiiccss and f4at
som. Young Love was beginning 30 shed nh
and hoppiiyiuE influences over Der pure $40
heart, and his twin angel, Hope, had Just shAJ
snowy pinion 90 her uuaCcuStomod vision, po
60 land OF earthly felicity which never be
ia her brightest dreams. had been pictured 70
but all these grateful feelings had boon sudd
led and frozen IN the current that was 70
waiting her away to the promised haven Of
AL these bright visions Ind vanished, ic
future not only blank and cheCtess, but dayk
tents OF persecution and wo, from which tiet wv
hope Of escaping. These circumstances cr<.$f<
render the poor girls loss ordinary bot44rA
and most persons Of her natural sonsibl(l>'8
probably have sunk under the weight ofuNs>8 ~
But Martha was Christian. and she meGVA u
! beneath the Christening rod, and turned for cekh
. 10 that life spring on high which Is never lon6E
/ fountain to the meek and devoted followorsUa
who once himself knew earthly souows. HI
But, while Martha was thus comiortcd and
ed, no such consolation remained for the a
wretch who had been the cause Of her uoubl
4 the more he tried to stlil his startled curs.Sta
! more did its accusing spin, rise up to dsquiet "a
only for the hand no had IN the Young mans d y
Tor the part he had previously acted toward hid
general msusage and more particularly ia an
4 which only slight alluslun has as yet been NJ
\ About month previous TO the time of which n
II altdhlHbs stranger lIoUi Tue heiUHbOfnOOd OH"
early residence called at the establishment, bean
him letter, which he expressed desire TO de1 y
person; but the young man being at work in tho Il
some distance from home, and the stranger beint
ious to resume his journey the letter at lengl
trusted 10 Higgins, on has promise of dclivering
Seth as soon as he returned. Having repeated h
functions, the messenger dep ared, not, howeyef
! tho inquistlye Elder had lished from him, as cM
4 as he evidently intended 70 be, some clue to thu
tents OF the letter. No sooner was the srangerst
! fairly turned Than Higgins retired to n private u
nent and broke open the letter, which proved q
] from neighbor OF Seih's uncle whom we have b
Y mentioned, and which announced the successive de-
within few days of each other of tina, uncle and
/ nephew living with him, by which event, It was ~
4 as no will or wills had been made, Seth became CT
gal heir to the estate thus left, consisting oksa
4 farm and considerable personal property. The NJ
closed by advising the young man to leave his pre-
situation, come home and taken possession of his r
erty. Alter reading the letter carefully over 500
a times, the perldous Elder committed it to the I'D
and spent the remainder of the dav in devsing and
4 ting his plans and In drawing up for Seths sgn6
4 All acquittancc to the family Of all tie property Id
= or OF which he might become the ihcriior And
= next day, after having smoothcd The way for the
< tempt, as he supposed, by an unusual display Of
bll1ty and parent-llke kindness, he cautiously broa(
4 the subject TO the young and tried to induce HI
4 sign the paper falsely affirming II to be one OF their
Z ulations to require such an act Of the young mem
j OF their society, whether they had any property or
when they arrived at legal age, at which Seth
a happened had few days before attained The ID
a however, secretly medating upon leaving the fa
Il soon, had no notion of cutting himself off from
4 night Of property which might some day accrue TO
" though now hc certainly had 40 such expectatons
he therefore, hrmy refused to comply with the Elt
q request. After renewing the attempt several iii
and resorng to every art and alsehood which he de
a ed likely to aid him IN his purpose Higgins was
q PEELED TO renquish his fraudulent design, with no
er result than that OF exciting the suspicious of
q that there nigh, have, indeed something occurrrt
q his uncle's IN his favor, and OF Fastening his deter
4 alton to leave and 90 and see for himself
3 II was no wonder, then, when all these INJURIES
n ed as the dark catalogue by the death of the
tim, rose IN review before the mind Of the guilty T.
81 that ms conscience troubled him. lie had not il
~ true, really intended quite 10 destroy the Young n
n NE but he could not disguise from himself that
acts had as much produced the fatal result; as il
u own hand had dealt the death-blow and that too
der feelings but little less holy than he need 10
II possessed 10 have rendered the deed the foule In
= list 81 human crimes. In vain did he Try 10 shu
81 these dsquletng thoughts from his mind IN vain
81 he try by quiDDung and sophsrry still tho vol,
"a conscience, and he soon became the prey Of the
"a horrible iancies. lie remembered the accidental II
81 made by Seth among the 1stihup, De uttered
81 haunt you when am dead and lhc fearful word
~ DH haunt Y0u VLcH am dcqd-i JcW hunt vou
Z. an d'af, rang constantly 900 hl- ear, and SO II
~ were bis guilty fears, and so nervous aud uyctablf
"a he become, that TO him lhe menace was often lite
z, fulfilled 40 the dread sbapiup4 Of hIs di,cn8crcd IA
III nation BY day lie appeatcd distracted or fcstIe
"a no" needless and lost % every thing around him
"a wildly starting al the rustlug NJ every loaf. an
III uigul roaring out 10 his sleep, aud disturbing hs
IS Genn9 people by his strange and almost uueauhly
~ cries.
El Such was the punishment, n the miserable T.
u but, whether this not rather the result of BIZ.
ID ihau any sincere peuencc MAKING for Sd. oy,n lac
q we Will not attempt "a decide. One thing how
RI is certain; u operated greatly 10 the relief the b
q prosecuted Martha, for, from the eyenfful uql
81 which She parted with her lover, she saw Tor 81
II weeks no indications Of any renewal Of her tia
u Much, indeed, DID she wonder 10 what cause she
Ia this happy exemption though she believed j., wi
"a being able 10 tell exactly Why 90 have some cor
~ ton with the fate Of Seth, concerning which b
n suspicion occasionally Ated across her mind.
"a iroc' however, % Danish such suspicious from
70 thoughts, and chautaby stroye % believe that her
II seculpr had resolved 90 lay aside bis designs AZ
"a her peace and become better man. 81, She At I,
IA began b perceive Aat her hopes were 10 be dsapi
"a ca--she again saw that iu the demeau0r n the
n towards her which yucqu,yoca.iy told her that shC
Z; sou iae marked victim oi ula uuhai0wod designs.
II rom day o. day she lived ~ constant dfcad III
n again summoned % the scene Of her former trails
81 was such summons long delayed One day. a
"a family we're retiring from their noon meals tie
q approached the terrified gid and notified her 70
n Alm alone site worship I4 tho room which ne Ia,
N merly Cesecraled by his infamous conduct. bl
n hapiess maiden WAS hof reserved mr. 30 wfetrhed