Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-02-14
A Monster Unveiled.

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Poor thing ! do feel FOR her
Though she IS person ] never saw,
vet hers 5 ems case OF such oppIcs-
siou on the one hand, and snch "a.
tienl suffering on the other that one
cannot but
"Oh, dare say you'll see her in the
morning, for she often steals out then,
when the wretch suppose, IS IN bed
But what could have induced aglrl
10 tie herself to such n man 2
We'll, ! don't know The old story,
] suppose false appearances; for no
Kirl ia her senses could have married
man with his habits, if she had
known him beforehand. There is
sometimes kind Of lnfatuauon about
women, allow, which seems TO blind
them TO the real character OF the man
they are in love with but IN this case
] don't think she could have known
how he conducted himself, or She Ger
tainly would have paused in time. 49,
Oh, the wretch, have no patience
with him
This httlc dialogue took place in
one Of those neat, bright, clean-win-
dowed, gauzy-curiained houses, which
form so many pretty districts within
walking distance of the mighty
heart of the great metropolis, and be
tween two ladies, the one the mistress
Of the said nice looking villa, and the
other her guest, ocountry motron who
Ind Just arrived on visit TO her town
friend; and the object of the commits
seration OF both was the occupant of Z
larger and handsomer vlllaexactly OPP
positc. but apparently the abode OF
great wrctchednesS.
The following morning Mrs. Bray
brooke and her guest, Mrs Clayton
were at the window OF the parIor,-
which commanded full view Of the
dwelling of the unhappy Mrs. Viii
lian,s, when the door quietly opened
and was as quietly closed again By tho
lady herself
There she is, poor soul, cried Mrs
Broybrooke only look how carefully
and nuiselcssly she draws the gate aite
her. She seems always afraid tina
the slightest noise she may make Z
ven ia the street, may wake the fellow
who is now ] dare say, sleeping Of
the effects of last nights dissipation.
Mrs. Clayton, with all the genla
warmth Of a truly womaniy heart, look
ed over, and followed with her eve
as far as the-street allowed, tins quie
looking, brokcn-spirlted wife, inspect
ing the whole figure, from the neatly
trimed straw bonnet 10 the tips Of IN
little boots, with a most intense ant
mysterious sympathy; then fixing he
anxious, interested gaze on the oppoSlt
Ioase, she said; And how do the,
live ? How do people under such eli
cumstances pass the day? It's thin.
cannot comprehend for were Clay
ton 10 act in such way am sure
couldn't endure It a week.
1T does seem scarcely ineligible
answered Mrs. Braybrookc; but /
tell you how they appear 10 do. Sh
gets up and has her breakfast by hel
Sclf-fo5, without any wish TO pry
eve can see straight through thei
house from front to lack. About tn
time she often comes ont, suppose,
nav a visit or two in the nelghhorhoot
or perhaps To call on her trndcspeopl,
and YOU will see her by and by return
looking mp as she approaches, at III
bedroom window aud # the blnc
b. drawn up she rushcs IN, thlnkin!
dare say, to herself, How angry /
win be il he comes down and inl
that am not there 10 give HIM b
breakfast Sometimes he has b
breakfast at lwclve-nt one-at tw
and have seen hlm sitting down
il when she was having her dinner
And when does he have his dn
ner
oh, his dinner dare say That Is
different sort Of ;hinC from hcrs-po'
woman he dimes, suppose, az ct
or with his boon companions, or al
where in fact, hut Al home.
And when does he come HON
then, genernllyF
Al all hours We hear him opt
the liuo gate with his key at tire
four and five IN the morning. lndec
our mikman told Susan that he b,
seen him sneaking 10, pale hagga
and worn ont with his horrId viglls,
the hour decent people are seated
breakfast.
j wonder Il she waits up iof him
oh. no for we Sc the light Of q
solitary candle 70 her room s'w7vs