The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-09-08


hhd passion disappeared, leaving dreadful
perspective before me When nss1eiaied the
idea OF Aurora with ihe miserable fate which
was bDon 10 fall upon her wheu 10.
ured 10 myself her delicate hand employed m
preparing HE eOnrseAl uOufizhmeni, shTu6k
bhck WIN horror Or started up covered with
- cold Precipitation. IIut helcloVa would
come 10 ny aid aud thought, ifshe loved
me, shn might yet ba happy. would devote
ny NE, ] swore, 10 ll,6 lusk ofslrewing flow
ers along her path, But all ny hopes, and
al my Tears cannot he iod. Suffice il 10 say
that her father believed me When I rspre.
Henled my eHialeA NJ being in Dnuhiny, n dis.
fnnl province. ] would not Hiiuw ianbng
4 Of Aurorn's portion 10 be setllud otherwise
Than on herself So there WINS only bnseness
I at 9hieh | WINS DOT guilty. We wera mar
red. ~ the altar, q shiyering fnH through
oil my veins, n tropidaiioR seized my whole
/ frame and should have iuhllnbly sunk 10
I lho onrlh IN flpOd Of tears had not some
one come 10 my rescue The silly rrnwd
misIook The lnF cry of expiring virtue foe an
uNresa Of sonslblliy '
fortnight after lilo marriage, NJ had been
arranged 10y my employers, az whose mercy
] was, we started for MouiolmnrI, my unfof.
Iunnie bride believing that we were going 10
Tar different plnce. Several of tho ongr9.
VerH wern'lonpel'es our attendants, disguls.
eel aud acting HA cuUrtirrn 10 our magnificent
equipnge Tho awful moment Of exposure
arrived; aud when Il did come, IL proved
nGre terrible lhnn over had Anticipated
The cngruyers made the carriage loo drawn
up before n mean mud miserable cottage, NJ
The door of which rat my humble but yener.
nhle ihther Now cane The awful disclosure.
~" poor, deceived. and surprised Aurorn
was handed on, Tho eugruvcru came ~,
they pulled OF their di-guiscsi aud he " honi
Aurora had 10 pontedly refused, exclaimed
10 her, "No madam, no, you have not been
born or brought up for M engrhvcr; such n
lot would have done too much honor to YOU.
A bollows-nlendrr IL worthy of you, aud such
II ho whom yur have mAdo your husband! ~
Trembling aud boiling with rnPo, ! would
hase eldied. bat the enRrnyers entered the
conch, aud like the shifting of a scene in the
Ihonirc, oil our grandeur disappeared with
them
Poor Aurora SCARCELY LGafiWtHr brvrr-+
~nd. The truth had flashed upon her. aud I
rl's' sank hack in a swoon. Rrcollccl TINT !
had now acquired n considerable slime ~ I
scnSibllGy and drirncy FROM late life. AZ that |
cruel moment troubled nli,cnl the thought .
of losing the woman ndorcd, aud of seeing 1
her restored To life. ! lnyishcd on her the |
most tender cares, yet almost wished that
those enrcs niglt he unuvuiliug, She rrcoy-
cred nj length her rrnrrs. bui tho moment
her frenzicd eye met nine, "Munher ~ she
exclaimed, aud again bccnmc iuscnsildc.
pro6ted by her condition To remnvc her FROM
The sight of those who had gathered around,
hhd 20 place her on n i.uinblc straw oorch.-
Here ! remained beside her lil she opened
her eyer; n'ine shrunk from hor glance
The first use she ulnde of speech WIS To in
ieTrupt tho broken eNclHmHtions Of love,
shane, "nd rcniorse, which fell from my liis
and to beg To be le1 oloae Tor rimo. Tho
niece ofIhe cutuo of the Parish, however,
who CHANGED 10 be by,rcmnined beside hcr,S
tie poor young victim fny ylllniny, for she
was but eighteen, seemed glad OF her allen
tons.
How shall describe the horrible night
which then pnSsed? IL was not on my own
account that ] suffered or feared. She alone
was IN my thoughts. | dreaded above all,
for my love WINS still predominant, to see that
heart alcnalcd whose tenderness waa nee.
essary TO my existence, to read GOODNESS IN
lha, eye on whose look my peace depended.
liut could It bo otherwise? Had ! not
hasely, vilely dOrkened all the prospects OF
her life, and overwhelmed her with inloern-
bio shame and nnguiah The night wns {
punishment which would have wiped out
my lesser sin. Frequently, IL may be be- q
LEVIED, sent TO know how Aurora wns.- Z
She WINS calm, they told the; and, indeed, TO u
ny surprise, she entered la the morning tho q
-oom where was. She was pule hut collect y
81. fell before her on the ground, aud c
,noko not, "You have deceived me,n she T
,aid: alt IL on your future conduct thai my .
forgiveness must depend. Do cot take nd- !
,aninge of the authority you have usurped.
The neico ofiHe curate ms offered .'.a aIl aSy
um. There will remain till this matter can
% thought Of calmly"
Alas, these were soothing but deceiiful !
words Within day or two after this a. &
'ent, the interval of which spent IN form n
ng wild hopes for tile future, ] received al
nee TWO letters. The first wUs from The GIL !,
Irnvers, the cnuso Of my oxidation aud my .
HI. They wrote TO mo that "my ncqunin- 4
nnce had begot in them friendship for me, -
hat they had each- originally subscribed ;,
ertnin sum for the execution of their plot; n
hat they wished not 90 carry the execution a.
f their revenge too far; aud that lhey would :.
uppy me with money and everything neccs- a
airy for entering into Eomo business, mud on !,
uring the credtable support of myself and :,
urorn. "Some remains Of pity" she said, :,
which ! feel for you, Notwithstanding your N
onduct induce me to inform you Tint nn :,
ow in Lyons. IL is my intention TO enter u -
onven,, which will rid me ofyour presence; a.,
nj you will dn well TO hold yourself in rendi- nj
ess To appear before every uiAAarutin France
u have found ono which wiIl'do nejuslico, A
nd breHk the chain IN which you have bound IA,
our victim" y,
This letter threw the into despnir hur- c.
ed to tho curate's, hut could learn nothing ci
AurorH's retrent, although became Hsaur- "
j ,hut the curnle and his mice dcspising
W condition, Ind been the urgent advisers nj
+ the step Aurora had tnkrn. lien hasten "
I - all. Ina /