Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-05-15

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Of Their lord The woman Drew near the
,pot where Ulln had .esulcd herself; but
when she STOOD beneath NC bridge her
strength seemed 10 fall, or sudden fear
parsly Eed her, Tor she sank down upon The
ground and her burden dropp-d from her
arms A low ery hllorcd. aud starting
Up she pft.sd her hand, over eyes aud
aukIng her foot yolenlv against IT. 'ptang
from the spo, There WAS n plunge IN
the water, and wllhou, looking behind her
the woman rushed back To the ca,,lr Bot
the murder wDf not COMMITTED. u liza saw
IN. babe trembling on the brink Of de
stuc,ion, md h,nging stone into The wa
ter ln deceive the woman, she DATED for.
ward mud caught II IN her anna The lit
tie outcas nestled IN her bosom and erased
its sob. and wrapping her mantle careful.
" nbou,n UilA bore it 10 her chamber
Long did she gaze on its lovely face ms she
lullcd II 10 sleep on her couch and many
were the tears she shed over it--,ears of
,oy for she had saved the lie OF Helnrck's
child But the wrcngcd faher-where
was hel A fearful pr,scniiment seized
her II the child could be sacrificed, would
It's father be acknowledged
The sun was passing away from lht
ives, when there Was heard loud tramp.
/ ling Of horses pecpn2 from her window
Ulla saw the Marquis leap from his car
rage, followed by noble looking ,,ron-
ger The lady Louise dressed IN the gay.
est md richest attire and with n counter.
nnce radlent with joyous smiles, sprang ga
getty To the embrnce OF her father. Ulln
saw that the stranger gazed on her with ad
mIru,lon, when, mlhe Marquis pronounc cd
HI, name, she stepped lightly towards hun
md extended her hand with chlldlkc sun.
plcl,y aud grace. a film crcpt over the
eve. of Clla, and she returned to the couch
where she had hren wntc hing the sleeping
infant Her head rested Tor n few moment,
on the pillow and she rose calmly, aud nf
ter arranging her drcs, she boIcd her door
and descendcd TO the hal to meet the mar
gus She thought that for old Thorlock' :,
sake he would receive her kindly, and Lou
ice could no, ,rca, her i'll in her father $
presence She was right The Marquis.
though he had been so ovcrJoyed to see his
daug h,cr that he had no, inquired for VI
Ia, had not forgotten the lutte girl whose
godfather he was, and ia whom he had Eel
so much interest, and he received her witt
iatherly kindness, and aft, cllon ! ho lad,
Louise manifested no surprise nj her ,uddcr
appearance, but sprang To NEE, her with
many expressions Of 10Y and impressed I
warm kiss on her cheek Many old friend
, ofihe Marquis Who bad been apprlsed o
hi. return, dropped IN. one after another
and with music, ninth aud vine the even
ing passed away Louise seemed NOR
beautiful and more fascinating than ever,
, her proud father and all his guests gnzet
on her with admiration. She remained il
/, the hall while tho company was dispersed
and Uilh too sill fingered in the nooI
, where she was concealed all the evcnn!
I except when the Marquis had called her a
1 way; for vague fear, dead Of som
. coming III had chained her To the spot -
. Several times during the evening sh
, caught the gI'msc Of figure passing b
n the window, mud once she had observed tn
r check Of The lady blanche when her ey,
4 fell on 1t Shc could not tell who 1t wa
j bu, she thought Of Ileluuck
a 1t was late hour when the guest: ha
?. all departed, but the Marquis requested b
n daughter and lila to remain with him
o few moments longer lie told them hi
Il he had been raised to post Of honor IN h
r native country and tina, II would be necess
@ ~ for hun to return Immediately 10 Frame
IF and he requested them TO make prcpar
y tons with all despatch for their joufnc,
l. for they must accompany him; and 1
r whispered to them that there were olhc
:. b, side himself who wcrc unIIuus for thc
!, removal topIris Ul1's check wrs pii
:. when hc mentioned thcnanc o. his nrphey
N for she remembered the fatal night whrn 81
"A had BEEN introduced 10 hun, and Lou
- had first seen ilclnrick but to the perh
g. aaonlshmenl Of lJe Marquis, she told III
ID she should never marry, and preferred M
IN cf TO quli the country. Louise blush,
n deeply WHEN her lnlher spoke Of the your
n. nobl,lnan through whose influence he h,
been released from confinement and clcv
SC ted to his present position, and who he d
u. clarcd lad accom- ami d him from Fran
Ne on purpose to 8 ner and to his enqnl
", she assured him she had not lost
is heart during his absence nni cooles,
pr hef.elf better pleased with the Count M
N any man she had ever seen. Her father HI
n, odher cheek aud thanked her for her fan
@. ne.., bu, t'lns heart almost ceased
10. Ihrotbmgs and her brain seemed buIslin
4, when she gnzed 90 the wretch beside 1t
,c Woman I said II voice which seem
er to come from The depths Of an agonlz
n soul, and oil eyes we're turned sudden
n Iowsrds The being who stepped sud- q
or INTO their Pre'ence-~omao AT '"'n
n. wilef
he A shuJJer passed over the form Of
n, guilty being, but she thought Of Ter lllh'
te. and shaking of Aor fears, she stood Pfo,'I
y. " before him. A wife 7 she rePI'