Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-02-01

ShSm the World spoks we'll, and whom
s,cteIv received and earesssd aud de-
ig gkied 10 honnr. With the ready and
lar-seeing tact Of mao habiiually v~rsed
N the caprices Of the sex, 81, Clare saw
that fnr once, at least, his spell had failed
and hs tell more modification and pique
than h's pride would have permitted him
TO confess, NJ finding he could produce no
favorable impression on being 80 un-
sophisticated aud simple IA Geurude.-
Her sweet, sunny beauty, and the per-
feet refinement Of her character, had
from the first, attracted his warmest nd
miraiion and it was with M slight de-
gree Of iscoinfture he found how placid
y she cpelted his graceful, burto Ia
milinr compliments nnd with what gentle
but decided dignity she repulsed the
fluent speeches that bad usually been
greeted with a gracious smile. lie was
forced to acknowledge hlms- u bafiled by
II woman, in all respects his mental in
iprior, and he bitterly hated the bright
ness, whose beautiful lustre he could not
suily. He resolved to be revengrd Tor
her indifference, aud with systematic arl
tenrournged Rud"lph's tendencies. to
wrong, knowing, wei, that through the
3hu.hand's irailly, he could most deeply
wound the heart ol the wife. Poor Ger
i'ude it had been many a long, sad day
fsince she had given uilerapce to those
v ords, once so often on her lips, Il am
so happy =
Rudolph was absent from home one
morning, ~ usual, und he despatched n
messenger requesting Gertrude to send
him a letter lying sealed ~ his desk -
\ She had found the letter, after some little
search, and after having sent II, WAS
about closing the escrtone, when a
Il package containing several rpIsiles, dI.
recied ~ Rudolph's hand, arrested her
attention. They were copies of notes,
and the address startled her, for they
bore the name OF Iloslcr Dalton. For
/ a few moments Gerlrud-'s involuntary
sense of right triumphed over curiosiiy,
and bade her replace the documents I'M
| examined Then came n sudden throng-
ing of terrible suspicious, and the unpe-
! tuons rush of thousand memories To con
firm them. The woman and wife con-
! quered the vague aversion to inirude on
\ her husbands secrets, aud then, with u
irembllng hand and blanched cheek
i Gertrude unfas,ened the ribbon conlining
1.-The letters, and read them one after an.
other.
\ She was seated in her own room, the
room where she hnG so freely confessed
her love 10 her cousin, when she had
pored with such eIrl'sh rapture over her
lovers written devotion. And now
scarcely ayear had elapsed, and She
held the evidences of that Cousins ire
parnbIe sorrow, oithat lovers premrd,n-
led and painful deceit. All around h-i
was attractive and unclaimed : the clear
winter sunshine entered brightly through
1.-THE rose .colored curtains, the fire shone
cheerinlIy, and the merry, enlvening
sounds from the thronged and animated
streets below, came up to that Luxurious
chamber as gayly NJ ever. But what q
weight rested on that dropping heat
what n frightened array oi doubt and
dread, and fear. now deepened rrevoca-
Ijbly into certainty stole darkly over her
far YOUNG hopes She had hitherto
loved with such perfect confidence, the
whole tone OF her disposition was 80 npar'
fran suspicion. that the startling wit
Inesses OF Rudolph's deception over
.lwhelmed her al once. Earnest and I'M
passioned were the words she read, and
the voceless grief that those lines
wrought was too new and terrible 10
tears.
4 Hester thus ran one of the letters
Hester, you wrong G'u by your IDLE
, doubts what could ask from love, iba
uou are moi My soul looks into the
| still depths of yours, and ITS vain troubles
. cease My heart turns yearnIngly from
the foies that assaI ii, aud kneels down,
chasiened before the beauty and purity
ever dwelling IN your own. In The holy
fountain of your thoughts the earth status
of mine are washed away ; aud my spirit,
ture that your affection does not brighter
into bliss. Then doubt me not beloved
for the devotion responding 10 the per
feciion Of love should be unsullicd by
The taint Of suspicion
How weary and intermInable seem the
sad moments that divide us Dearest
r what hone would the earth hold for the
where the dcsinies al our souls To b'
divided You come to nv dali,
: thoughts, and they grow beautiful yo,
: visit my dreams, and they bear me up
: ward To The skies Music aud poetr,
haye a double charm for me, becaus
they recall your voice, and are blended
; with yoHr image. Solitude is not loneli
5oess to ne, for il is flied with the elo
: quence Of your memory. o thus lie !
too brief for natures like ours +; the tran
. sent wears 0f Ibis existence are too lev
for a love that can never know chang
nor ending And can yo
for one instant be.epe, Hester, that
could ever love another What intel
lee, can charm and bind me like yours
What mind thus bid my iroubled dream
he sill and call forth Whatever my spiri
claims, of hope and purity and truth =
Know you not, dearest, that the bear
mas but one spring-iime, and that rea
love has no second growth NOn alon'
can command my wanderings to cease
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