Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-12-02

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With lips compressed and hands clanched, he
turned first to Maria, and then to me, without the
power of uttering word At length he broke ont
with conclusive effort, and fixing on me fear
| ful gaze, "What, Sir How have you %
Then turning with wild and furious look at the
maiden, groaned out Maria !" and pushed her
violently away from him. At the same mbInont
lie tore his handkerchief from his forehead, and
blood ran streaming down his pallid face. His
voice became feeble--he stood trembling from
head to foot, clasped his hands together, and muir
INJURED, as in an inward agony, ooh God forgive
her - He tried to say something more, but his
voice entirely failed him; he staggered and fell to
the ground-pale and stiff, and senseless.
At this very moment the last ruddy glow van
ished from the peaks, land still and solemn gloom
spread gradually over the whole face of Nature.
Every thing seemed ready for slumber; and only
here-here amidst wild chaos of rocks and ice
the Fates appeared busy in preparing sad and
terrble catastrophe.
Maria and | stood, for some time paraysed
with alarm and CONSERVATION. AT length, the poor
girl broke out into bitter lamentations-'ls there
then, no hope, no mercy, and must we leave this
beautiful world so soon p Bernard, dear Bernard
awake once more - cried she, with sobs of an
guish, as she kissed his blessed forehead, and
casped his hand to her throbbing heart
aroused myself from the stupor into which
this extraordinary scene had thrown me recol-
lected that / had about me a flask of cordial, and
poured few drops of it down the throat of the
fanting man. Maria meanwhile, busted herself
in rubbing his temples and at length he began
to breath with difficulty, and slowly Enclosed his
eyes Instantly, as if seized with convulsive ag-
ony, he sprung up with the quickness oflightning
and, brushing away the tear which hung on his
dark eye-lids-"Poor wretch that am !" cried
he, with scornful smile-"Tears in my eyes =
weeping this was all that was wanting to COM
plete my misery, Oh what a reward for all my
tolls = utterng these words in a tone of bitter
ness, he picked up his channels and his broken
gun, and putting out his hand, "Farewel, Maria
cried he with suppressed feeling; "forget the rude
hunter, who had but few friends in the world, and
who looked to you alone for comfort and happi-
ness forget every thing-it is best you should
So saying, and casting upon me look of inefa
Bile contempt, he was about to descend the noun
tain. "Halt, cried |, burning with Indignation :
you shall not stir from this spot till you have
eXplainedyour outrageous conduct to this innocent
being, and repented of your folly and extrava-
gance.9
With apparent GOODNESS, and in firm and
naughty tone, the youth replied, "Who is it that
dares cry halt to Bernard the channels hunter =
All this comes over me like a dream,-but to
show you that know fear, even in the wretch
ed state IN which you me, torn and bloody as
| am, and more like skeleton than man dor
have not tasted meat or drink for three days)-to
show you this, say, wiH stay where am
With these words, he threw down his chaulois,
and the fragments Of his gun, and placed himself
before me III posture of defence. "What ex-
PLANTATION is required, asked he, 'and who is the
innocent person you speak of and what more
Sir, have you to command - l now saw that, to
gain Influence over this lofty spirit different
chord must be struck. 'Lsten 10 me, quietly,
said |, "for only few moments. We three have
met to day for the first time. | am stranger, and
painter who came here to make drawings of
your wild mountains and glaciers, and to whom
chance gave opportunity ofaflordng assistance
to this poor girl. Weak and exhausted as she ap-
peared, and almost distracted with grief and a.
arm, should have thought it inhuman to leave
her and | staId here to wait for you, or else to
conduct her home in safety" "And was it for this
you gave him the handkerchief" aske d he, turn
ing to Maria with air Of distrust. At that in
the moment | had stuck into my breast col
ored silk handkerchief, which must accden-
tally have remained in my hand at the time dis.
engaged myself from Maria and the dwarf All
was now explained to me !; and this little circum-
stance, found, had created the storm of jealousy
in Demands breast, and overwhelmed him in
doubt and despair Maria now eagerly recounted
the story of her alarm, of my coming to her assis
lance, and the interest had taken in her DISTRESS
on hearing which, he became all genteness and
affection, and put out his hand to each of US
with the frankness ola child. He sat down quiet
ly beside Maria, on a fragment of rock /; and it
was a pleasing sight to this impetuous and
turbulent spirit softened down by love and graft
tude, into all that was mild and tender
At this moment the moon rose in full splendor
from behind the mountains, shedding her fine lus-
tire over the silent scene and | proposed, that,
as we were all Harmony and happiness, we should
begin our descent into the valley, where Bernard