Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-06-13

us, shu, myself IN my room aud cried MS If my
heart would break, because thought / should
never sec you more. You cannot love US for we
are moi Of the opinion"
We'll, well, kytnc, do no, cry | will prom.
Use TO rciSrn--rerhaps rich--ihen--b you
mus, promise TO wait for me-yet, you are so
Young you will soon forge. me. You arc but n
child
Me child me II cried she raising herself on
the points of her toes, i will soon be fifteen DO
you tina, blessed host j, is blessed by the Vir
gin, that will tell me when you forget me
i could hardly refrain from laughter, which
she observed, saying oh you military republicans
always ridicule such things
mo. no. said 4 am ridculing your belief
1T matters not continued she, II will explain it
TO you We keep the relic in remembrance of an
absent person when that person forgets you, it
falls to pieces and disappears, but SO long as re-
mains whole there is hope
We'll, then said /, you will keep tina, entire
for will never forget you The hour for part
ing arrived. aud bidding adieu 10 Kytrie and her
mother--I leh--Kytrc remained on the road
where we parted until wns out of sight. 1t is
now five years since left that spot. What chan
ges have taken place since then! | am now one of
the staff o. Napoleon
And you have forgotten little Kytrie p said d.
Orlv interrogatvely.
NO; have neither time nor chance, to make
any inquiries concerning her, and from what | can
remember her residence is somewhere in this
village
During the conversation of our two frieeds,
they forgotthe direction given by the position and
determined TO ask the first peasant they met with
AT the entrance OF one Of the cottages was family
kneeling in prayer, before a wooden figure of the
Virgin, which was above the door The family
consisted ola child of four years and an aged man
and woman. AT the approach of strangers they
arose from their devotion and were about enter.
ing the cottage, when Ludovic asked the old man
if he could direct him to the Chateau de Herlay.
The old man wiping his eyes and sitting his sobs
gave him the direction.
''Wha! has happened 2" demanded Ludovc,
"what misfortune has befallen you2 Speak is it
poverty? if so fear nothing, for my purse is at
your service"
"Thanl you, my good sir" replied the old man.
"wc are poor but that is nothing. 1t is greater
misfortune than thai: It's one that has nought to
do with riches it regards the Almighty-it is
only He that can aid us-it was for that purpose
we were praying"
"Bu tell us what it is p
"Comc in, come in," said the old man, still
weeping 81 cannot tell you here"
The traveller entering the cottage followed the
old man to The inner chamber whose walls were
decorated with blessed boughs and images of
saints. AT the foot of The bed kneltan ged pr lest
whose nervous fingers clasped crucifx
The old man conducted them, pointing to the
he'd said my child is dying; the doctors know not
her complaint and cannot save her"
II was a sad sight TO see the Young girl dying
for the glazed eyes and purple lips, too plainly, it
seemed slowed her last hour was nigh The
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rival they awaed) arose at their approach and ia.
king the hand OF the dying girl presented it to D'
Orlay, who took it notwithstanding his inability to
decide. AS for T.udovic, he dared not approach
At that moment the door of the chamber open
ed, the doctor entered advanced towards the pr lest
and demanded if he has confessed her, thinking
probable he might be able TO ascertain the cause
of her malady.
eyes" replied The priest; shut It's to you alone
would speak"
The travellers were about leaving, when the
father desired them to remain, "for" said he,
when you first came, you seemed 10 bid me hope
it is true. we are strangers, and why should
trouble you with what only concerns parent
at any rate stay and hear the decision of the doc
tor" A few minutes after the doctor entering,
approached the father saying---"We cannot do
nothing more-,your child is dying Of Love"
'Love !" said the old man, his face reddening
at the mention of the word "Love You must
mistake My child would have told me had this
been tie case 1t cannot be possible"
"Lookl" said the doctor at the same time hold
ing up little box, "when this disappears your
daughter will no longer exist"
Ludovic, nstonished at these words, asked il
they knew the name Of the person the young girl
loved
"No," replied the priest for Kytrie told me
she never heard it,"
"Kytrie Kytrie :" exclaimed Ludovic, "'ts
my good little kytrie | must sec her 7" and
throwing himself on the bed implored her to
give some token of recognition. The young girl
ondeavored to raise herself at the same time open.
ing her eyes. fixed steadiast look at Ludovic,
saying otis be, It's he and fell back lifeless on
the bed
II was evident by the loud unrestrained grief oil
the party present, that they supposed her dead,
while the doctor approaching, took her hand and
declared there was great change--and If It con-
,inued, there would be hope A second time
she opened her eyes, and casting look around
rs if in search of something, extended her hand
towards Ludovc, who.iaking 1t imprinted thereon
kiss, saving he sill loved her, and had returned
to make her happy.
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