Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-14

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tsssfh the wosh ,hiats 80 r.sska have
loved you dearly. bss Z we@l5 s.. sss. o.,
~ se.. ny hear tss's. sv' ny sess.on !,
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'iIscy destrr. Larry. wsh sreh f-slIng.
paesssng 70, me q yous osa bosoa, WIZ
~'ii yes 'yect ny ssf ks.s ~~ahh
saeesndss yes' lds shall rss like fairy
'wh~n zen od,r-t me true A~-v,. Mr.
In NAsssos, you oaefrd . sfcorer tsmpas.
Tea thso al The woshk Of sd,sa ,s,os -
ne had yea essa enc ne on hesr ~ re-
psel'rsn poverty. eosid freely have given
you the besu srd hand which you se~k -
Bat zoe have rr,jod,ers ~h,ch arc n. u Of
yosr hssfssge. and veu wcsia blssh 70 hsve
y kacvn 10 the wsrA that the father Of yoar
BRIDE vss no hsDble arisen. an ITO
pfe"d 'o-iy lhossh ssem. ! an too p'oed
70 hs looked dove sesa'
rarpess 'hsse P'7odiees we're overcome
Lo<y
4 cannot suppose an imposibilay; they
srsa oil their early vigosf. bu, ia this ia
stance. yes ere willing 70 wsivs them. II
wese 10 bceoms yeur wife, ysu would BE-
eeosssaily on the watch, iee the secret Of
ny e'nh should escspe Yes wcsld be
perpssssi!y poni6ed BY ,sy igsos.nee Of
iashioaabls e,ique,ie every qurs,ios res
Poeifag my early life would be torture TO
you, the efmlne Of my riehes robes would
a~sm 10 YOU 10 bear q smu,eh from the
o'seksmah's hagep Nc, err for your sake
mote 'hsn my own, dare no, reeiproeais
your sfeei,oas'
In vs,n Hem plesded with Ill the elo-
quesee Of en- impasioned lover.
Lucy WAS resolu.e, even though her heart |
strongly ssscurd rs claim 10 be heard -
Add thus they parted Henri TO lament o.
yer his unrequiued love and Lacy In cher |
i.h IN the secret recesscs OF her heart
tender recollection Of one whose proiIered
affection she had rejected.
Five years had passed swsy--hve yesrs |
with hll 10 chances and changes, ere Frank |
oaeo more revisited his father and sister, |
lie wss rapidly winning bis way TO fortune
but his father, like The man in lie Fonts lines !
pretty fable, bad found her suing al his I
door One Of lhose speculative schemes /
which make the few rich and the many
poor had brought into great demand the .
land lying on the borders ofthe river which 4
divided The village where he re.ided Ia
king advantage Of a mama which be did
nc; share, Mi Weston sold his farm alta
price far beyond his widest idcas Of i,s val.
We, add Abandoning bis forge, sough, an
sbode 10 the populous city, where extensive !
Libraries and the society OF cultivated men |
afforded lin the advantages he had 80 long
sighed to enjoy, Frank found the old man .
occupying = neat and comfortable mansion,
while Luey vas now qune cny belle, and
really looked ptctiier Than ever. Lucy was /
now three and twenty and every one pre- /
die,ed lha, she would be on old mnid, for /
she seemed TO have formed some ideal !
scheme Of happiness which could scarcely |
be realized 10 this cold world But Frank
had not returned alone Hear do Vslence
was again his companion.
i had great difficulty IN persuadins him
to cone. sad frank, 10 Lucy, bloshiog
and trembling, endesvored TO welcome with
eslmaess ~ her brothers friend.
Lacy Whispered Henri, I came TO you
when all the lu1uriet ofweahh were niue,
3
you again until could convince you that
tbose fatal proudecs which had been the
barrier 10 my happiness, were enursiy over
come But fate has ordered il otherwise. -
come not nov as lover, Lney; no--my
heart Is sill foil Of your image, but am
now a beggar labor and sorrow are hence.
foT,h my portion.
What do you mean, HennT asked La.
ey, as Flank disereelly led his father from
the room
"A hurricane has ruined the value of my
Wea India possessions, Lucy. and a gen.
eral revolt Of the slaves on the island has
driven me from my native land have re-
turned TO your peaceful country 10 earn my
bred by the sweat Of my brow. ] offered
myself TO your brother ass clerk, but he
would nos ,iaen 10 my proposal. snd ] am
nov partner in his commercial bouse
DO you aill love me, Henri said Loey
while the blood manlled her check and brow
with crimson
God knows how fervenlly, responded
Henri for your sake, have become blind
10 the beauty Of woman. and deaf 10 the Se-
cents Of lenderness but not now would
sue ioF The love which once deoied 700
refused 10 share nv wealth, and there must
now BE- noae 10 sutier my poverty
Am not DOW rich enough for both,
flonrT murnOtsd Loey, as abe lad her
hand 10 hs Tho love which has sorvis>
cd 20 lOng probation. IS beyond ali price,
wili you Geeep sa ffee.will offering the
hand ys once sOugh' ia vain, OF viii you
essss to value lhs, which Is 50 unmlidenly
. manner ,s bestowed Bnsoughlf n
Lacy became the wis Of her early lover
aud when in latter iis, bis renovated for.
'unos cnsblsd him 10 display his beAunful
wife Ia the salons OF European elegance,
the admiration which her graceful manner
and ssh possessed digsRy obGAined, leii him