Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-12-28

adv was not satisfied she promised him her
whole fortune if he would be faithful to her. He
made the most solemn oath.
Il know said she, that you young people are
often badly enough of. Well, will come and board
with you for my old maid who has served me
long and SO faithfully, here she sobbed BITTERLY
must turn her away. But as long you keep my
secret, will give you thousand guilders every
year for my board and, when die, you shall have
all leave behind me
The doctor fell on his knee by her bedside, and
renewed his oath with increased solemny.
Blu, YOU must live outside the town for | will
no, remain here ] will make you a free gift ofmy
large house outside the gate with the garden and all
the grounds belonging to it You know my house
close to the large inn-the Battle of Aboukir; the
house was left me six months ago, by my mothers
brother the Director of Excise
The doctor vowed with extended hand he would
into it the very day. in spite of wind frost,
and snow.
| AS long as you keep my secret, nephew, will
pay you my board halfyeary in advance; and for
| the little expenses you will be at in arranging your
house for your own family and for me, you will find
four rouleaux of dollars in the little cupboard yon
der behind the door
The doctor swore all his vows of sccresy over
again She must imagine the day of judgmen, or
the millennium at hand he thought Nothing less
can possibly account for sudden and miraculous n
| conversion.
But with all this Sarah came no nearer than be-
fore to the confession of the great secret AS often
as she attempted to begin, the words died upon her
| lips and she covered her face and sobbed These
| beginnings and breakings off. and lamentations en-
dured for IA long time The doctor rose, seated him
sefby the side of the bed, wiped his knees with the
sleeve of hls coat took pinch OF snuff and said to
himself : We may pump well dry in time; it
would be hard if the lachrymal glands of an aiiict-
| ed yIru of han of
| water
THE BLUEsT OF ALL.
He was in the right; when she could cry no
| longer, she believed she recovering her Chris
tan resolution, and said with a trembling voice
Nephew, when you left yesterday after that
dreadful oxpression----'
The doctor was about to fall once more on his
knees Pardon the expression, my angelic aunt -
II was
No, nephew; perhaps you were right
I. was objectionable stupidity on my part
No. neph.-; believe YOU are not wrong
Impossible. my angel. amt
Alas only too true nephew
Impossible, aunt And even if-even suppos
ing-no, aunt, you are certainly
Nephew you right | ought to have been
wiser at my time of life, YOU mean You are right
. but you know all The misfortune has hap
pcncd | was married, secretly, very secretly in
( dced-bu all in an honorable way all quite order
" Now who'll believe me There he lies dead
in the Tyrol killed by bullet here are letter,
: and vouchers He is dead and
Who, aunt exclaimed Falcon in utter amaze
men,
Alas the trlmpeter of the French regiment o
r hussars that quartered here during the summer
$ and autumn-God be merciful to hi. soul He wa
n no common trumpo,er but ,rumpeter to the regi
S men his father and grandfather beat the kettle
n drums for many years with great applause. But
i gracious Heaven could not bear to BE- called
hussars wife and before he could buy his discharge
j. the regiment was ordered TO march Here | an
: now, Young widow. not a soul knows IT, not a sou
, would believe it II would kill me If il become
c known il would be blue wonder to the town
d care liule for the ,rumpeter but my good name
I, all in all to me
" The doctor shook his head he could scarcely re
cover from his surprise The trumpaer had indee
e been frequently seen in Miss Bugles apartments -
n bu, Falcon always laughed Goehes idea Of
% chemical elective affinity between a rumpeter and
r Bugle As 10 the immediate uneasncss Of the dis
AT consolate maid for such the widow chose be stl
s. called he considered il groundless but she returne
Is such strange replies 10 his questions to her sens
tons tina, he began himself to have some suspicion,
" He had no difficulty now in accounting for the mt
nihcence of the anxious lady, who won rather hay
d. osa her life than that the whole town should hay
- known mat the brightest mirror Of all maiden viHu
n had be,r dmrned and brcathed upon.
a. lie now pledged his word Of honor that he woul
keep her secret. and conceal her from all the worl
* ull she able 10 APPEAR again with safety Ii
then was 70 BE- reported that she Ill and M
81 der the plea Of receiving careful ATTENDANCE
as she 10 live nj the doctors house and break Q
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