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



rng d,smonds on her brow had .,i,nsulshed
al otter rights and knditd n iirs ~ her
brsin which rapidly consumed each though,
While u W., ell half formed Yet she
laughed loudly with the young French.
man aud the gay circle which Ind Formed
around them. though she knew that won
d,ring cyu were on her, until some one
came and I'D her away IL was long
dream tha, follow'd-n long que, dream,
which waking DID moi disturb. snd sl'-png
Jii no, md D1ys and weeks rp.s'd u
way and Ulll -, by her window uncon'
SC lou, of,htr fow In niche near which
she had plsrcd her seat, was the bust OF an
old man and she dreamed 1t WAS her Is
ther, and her eyes were ever turned to-
ward, It while she tNed Der trembling
hand on the Tote, & ming lid her strange songs
With ito music The servaGt came some
time TO take her away bu, she only played
aud sang the louder pnd even when the
Lady Louise requested it, she would mo-.
leave the spot
Her lamp had gone out, but the soft,
SWEET moonlight s,rcnmed into the apart
mcn,, mud the dark shadows rested on tho
wall Ulla looked Mt the statue IN the
n,nchc and she cImed up to embrace H. but
,1c marble was lcy TO her cheek, and She
.a,,cd tack The FEATURES were unlike
hcr h,hct,, and a Hrnnsc feeling Of loneli.
ness came over hcr--a sense OF misery m.
defined, and incSplicabe She iookoi up
10 the deep blue sky, hu, her eyes could no,
rest there, FOR il. oalmnrs, and purity seem.
ed to make deeper nni darker the shadows
which were resting on her soul She
thought Of prayer. md quietly leaving
room che stole out unperceive ind found her
way to the chapel It WINS lighted BY d
single lamp but a. no living object wa,
near she supposed ihH, some worshipcr
had Just retired, and entering in, she knclt
before the Allur. A few moment. only
had passed when her dcvotions was disturb
ed by the sound OF approaching footsteps
and not caring to mc.tnny one, arose quick
" and concealed herself near the door, iha,
she nigh, pass on, unno,iccd when The Wis
nan,s entered They came near--,hc old
Priest and a lady leaning on his nrm.--
She was closely veIsd bu, the farm could
not be mistaken And another too wn.
t ,here--a proud and noble being, and he FOL
lowed the lady as the Prizes. led her 10 the
, Alnr and when she drew aside her veil
md raised her eyes, he looked into hel
face. aud the fond,st love the deepest devo
ton was IN tina, look They knsl, at III,
Heinrich and the lady Louise, "snnc
brsathsd their responses to the mnrrisg'
service and the oldPiea 81, ssed them. Tn,
husband pressed his wife closely to hi
heart and ben, down his head 10 kis, he
cheek MS they passed from the chapel door
mud UIia saw the carCsscs and heard thu
fond words he whispered in her ear. The
8 light was extncushtd and the OLD Prle.
{ departed Ulla laughed Ioudly when sh
5 found hrrsefalonc again, for she knew
was oil drcam bu, she could no, iini,l
1 the prayer she had began though she >knel
once more in the holy place. Strange val
. thoughts nilud through her BRAIN and vl'
ions OF the darkest hue and dircst form pass
E ci rapidly before her, and ylinly for a lon
. time did she cndcnvor to fix her nuentio
!, on one subject, COR every thing elud'd he
4 gtn.p Bu, the conflict between light an
.. darkness ended ut length, ,he shadow pns,e
n away and Ulla saw clearly. Heaven hear
1 no, her prayer though never was pray
e er brcathcd more lcrvcnllv. She Sat agar
f all day long by her window and s'ng
II the marble statue, and the scr'nnls .,i
l. called her mad, bu, they knew not that h,
|, phrcnxv had pissed from her brain to III
r soul Ulla learned from the whisper
D. tho servants that the lady Louise had nev'
i believed her Insane, md had strictly f0rbl
q den them Ia ever allude 10 her She nev'
r rp,erod Ulln's chamber or even srHi me
lc e to her and Ulla's was glad that II
y ~ would allow her to remain IN sol
i tuje, for she flt that she could no, look ,
u. Lohise wiihou, b.lrnvlng her Iollmcs, NJ
- flclnfick-shc could not met him again e
u The gentleman MAS absent from tho cast
4 sometimes tor weeks IN succession, NJ
m fom this fact and the private manner
re- which the ceremony was performed, Al
II from the silence too ofihe servants UllA
c. lerred that the marriage was not known.
ri 4 year had passed away sl1ce LOU
is had become bride. The French revol
r. loniHs were at last victorious, aud 1
IN Marquis was released from the dunge'
So where he had long been confined II
Ia liberation was no, known 10 has dnu5ht
nd AL one night when a courier arrived
IN great haste, bringing news to the lady III
er the next evening The Marquis and nobI
in man Of high mnk would be at the cast
~ lila had stepped out on the balcony
.ir brealhe the fresh evening air when I
$, messenger was announced, and turning h
r head, she could look directly into the a
Is. dlcnce room, near window OF win
ID sood the lady She called The courl
al. near her, md U!la erepi close TO the vi
he dow to gaZe on her coaniennncc S
j trcmbIod as she gazcd Tor darker passlo
If wsr, described on ths, besuliui eoUn
20 nance than Uiia had ims cined woman