Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-05-08

The VOID, Ihsa that US bhshttng stoccO
shoald sweep over be- ynuog stia.
~ the lims OF which am speak, ~ : con
lnueJ ihe lazy, 'ut, castle wss vscuiueJ ~ =,
TIE eKllel Ftea,hmin 0nd N diugulet...
I'VE Nsfqs,- AID ihW k.k Ind Urrn warm
'rnds Ia then esIiy yVuta wiea toitsnv
M'ilvd pon them, ADD nOS When the hcklr
sudues |. 80 So 1uVJd tie Latter of evcry thntg
eoi MA saco ai u,ihd. and the iuGlasr a.,
al bht iGs iIGieuse McRiLl, vhsaSs bIoug1t
them 'ggeiner again. Il was on Tie eve -,
tis departure tohis native land 20 engage IN
Ms in'eiine ~stshne t'IenriHnsn sisit~d hur-
10, X. The OLD man had teturned from hls
daily labor, and was Just situng down 10 tie
sirnpic repsst which his liter hid provided
when county tralu came up To iHs humble
cottage door ANT tie proud Marquis eHtnfed.
lie gaIA, sileUt. iOt . nIument GA tie old
nai, aud bis dags hier, aud then lonkig a
found het syaiiliy furnished Spar,d'ept-.-
Vila l. etnbicd with fear, aud nestled close 10
her A,t,srs stie, toi the trcuchmao lowered
tIis dark ey5Ofjws as he advanced towards
, .hor!ock Sith step which made the cottage
shake. ana hls wufdA were loud and herce,
Trough lie uttered them IN a language
which SHE dfd not understand. Jhe Old man
smi led quietly aud returned such genue
answer thai Inc FIeEChmin was becvnilhE
even more furious, al seeiug uia ~ much
! frightened, lie suddenly changed his manner,
aud taking a seat beside hcI ia h +, he con.
,efsed with hlm Ia long, serious and earn.
est tone. Though I've couiinIe iW speak m
language almost entirely unknown To het
Cila knew that he was rrproching her father
lot having led, so iong a Lime, dull inactive
HE aud she thought, too. that much Of bus
] 20 to- Lar
la,het's eve frequently ,ur"sd towards her,
and once che saw trembling ter ~ IT,
rhe stranger al last addressed her in Ger.
man. iis told her that he had II daughter
luw years OLDER than hetsell, who va, mis-.
ucss ol great castle whiIh overlooked
/ broad lands she would Ue heir to- A hun.
dted seINanls were ever ready al her call
ihey planted the richest howegs IN her gar
drns aud filed her windows With the taIesl
.xo,cs l,ey adorned her apartments
~iih ornaments bfouRht from ey-
cry land and locked her with the custiest
toOes aud brightest lcweIs. Every day she
looked a, the mus, beautiful sialuaty and paint
Jugs, aud listened 10 the sweetest mIsc or
! size PLAYED Oh her harp, or amused herself
! with her painting and embroidery ON how
happy she mu.t We tbougki ulla and her
eye. s2aIkled wllh deigh, IS she gszed on
l,e beauuiJ Visions which the s,r,nS'T =
words brough! 10 her mind. She knew not
a,in what inteuse daiisiy her ialbsf MAS
, watching her To see what was pis.ing IN her
! Ihpughts, neither DID she see tile a. ony des-
cnbed On hls cuunleuancs, wnel 10 thu
strangers request, tnat iul her latheis APP
prevail, che would g. 10 HIS castle and I've
with his daughter who would be u sister 10
her. she gave lpyiul consent and when
size luJheJ up Ia Ins lace 10 see II that appro-
uullou could ue U.iaiped, the look al angui.h
n,d passed away, snh l.c smiled on hcr klnd'
~ as Beforehand promised thai If she wished
It, in four weeks sac should visit The castle,
when. the Frenchmln, siid, the lady Louise
would send lot her.
Thu ue1i day. Uila sat as usual by the
Lake, wlln her eyes fixed on the bank where
her sheep ws'e IeeJIny bot Ibough het pei
lamb was s'fdying hignef and h'eh'r up the
mountain, she did not heed II, Tor Thought
uad borne her away 10 tie dlsiAHi castle
! and she was moving IN world oil beauty
and song, The descending shadows warn
% her al length TO dave her flock lDme" arl
aud she sprung NJ qunk KY aud ran over ih'
green banks, caI.lrg her Ituaht idtnute b)
tie iui d names sAe applied 10 but u" hut'
snowy iurm came lIlsklng about he'll aus
10 sOit blrsIlng. answered 10 her 'al on
K thought oil the mount in pub whittier she
! knew her LIMB had once wandered bef1t'
d but her courage lllIed as she looked up an'
? saw how DARK aud shadowy II vas GGi lie
:, pet must not 10 lost, AID she ciambered III
: the rocky path. She had mol proceeded Ou
short DISTANCE when suddenly almos, pr
feet darkness enshtolded hei /. tie iill ifee
u excluded even the glimmering twilight Sh
= tred to retrace irer steps but het lead be
S cam. dizzy and su wandered avout ".
IS Ane~ not where ,,ill her slrenptu wa, exhaust
+. ed and she sank down on Tie earn. w
-, ,huuuh il was a cream which stole over hei
!. ar rather tnal an angel was neat her VA
Ia, Golden Tyre, Tor music, too widely Oedp
y ,itui To be awakened by any other Dian sliif
r ~ touch and sweeief far than too snitr'
!. all spc,in2s OF the breeze came gently NJAl
! lnn on Tie evening air. Sho md not ~
a nam The gro.nd nor even turn her eyes irof
Ia Inc object on which iAey happened ~ b
I ,e.lltg, though her lamb had iuvud her an
was now iiolICking arouni Ills mistress, ln
rubbing his little head against bef hand -
>, She knew not Ihal lie ~as near her, she Ia
70 CnfgNien that she had lost her path and ina
he d,,kness had ov, taken her, and SIZE though
@. not how a0IIousIy her father would be wan
b, a ~ her return 10 IDe cottage, sbe only Aht'
L. that the splrl Of music had passed uy' an
=, left IL charm on her sonl. An hour pas,e
-, an1 she heard iools,ep, and the voice {
i, nsr iatheI oAHIng her, aud sc rose hon m
80 ground and lu-d to run toward Inn.
Tho heavy dews'ol night had fallen On her
.neiteIeJ read. and lsiutne,s came oy'
it her and she closed her eyes an sunk Do"
ed ,rAInrun the eluh. In mIment she IL
- he-,elfr,i,eI gs0,'v from the grn'Hd "n
. borne dnwn iDe Sleep s..4 ",'-. a.e -,'r"t
m uer Cyes again she Was lying "a he ,"''
-, Ii-r i.iEef wis bendIag "TeT Ter aui 81
, lIule distance sat q stranger R'Ins on Ia
~ with Iu,eu.e Interest h- siran-er was
"a youth whmn uiiA had ns'er seen heIo'
J, and .,ef dieaucsi n.o,pruis she bad nr'
,I . -. 4 q =, =, ,to.t .shi IA could Al ECU