Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-01-11

Karl Van Schenck, sanctifying by earnest
prayer his vow of reformation.
Twas New Years Eve again. Twelve
months had passed since Hope had sent her
angels to the poor dwelling of Corinne, and
the young KarPs luxuriant home. The
lowly room was desolate now but again
the rich mansion of Peter Van Schenck
was dazzling with light-agaln gay COM
pany was assembled in the spacious rooms.
But the rooms were crowded now, aud more
lavishly adorned with the rare embroidery
of flowers. Jewels flashed, feathers kissed
snowy necks, rich dresses added grace to
lovely forms. AL was life, all flutter, all
animation. 1t was a bridal. Whose?
Who was the bride! The every beau
tiful," whose romantic story was on all lips
Who was it, that bore herself so gracefully,
so nobly, before multitude of eyes =
What made all hearts acknowledge there
was worth enough under that gifted brow
to equal rank and wonder not, that the
passionate love of such creature had won
victim from fast-strengthenng chansl
1t was Corinne !-Corinne, the lonely
orphan girl who stood now by the side of
Karl Van Schenck, the wife, the idol Of his
soul 1t was Corinne raised from the
darkness of her low home to this brilliancy
of fashion and wealth l-Corinne the
dreaming watcher-the laborer for bread
now petted by happy famly-now the OBJ
ject of such love as she had longed for in
heavily-burdened hours
And never was there happier bridal !;
never was there a lovelier bride known in
the proud circle in which the Van Schencks
moved. Even the old man, whose shadow
had been upon the hearth so long, caught
the admiration of the crowd and made
himself useful now in telling how wealthy
he had been! and ennobling his beautiful
step-daughter's purity by giving it as the
cause of their changed fortune. The old
mans heart was soitened wonderfully by the
homage Corlnne was now the object Of
But how came this all about
One little year ago, and the unknown
friend sent his first token Of interest--aye,
love-to the young foreigner. One little
year ago, that affection was first acknowl-
edged, which had the power to raise the
lover from the " downward way" to the elo-
rious height of temperance and prayer. 1t
had proved a more persuasive guide than
fllial OF iraternal love; and led him TO his
home changed--a liberated man. All UNI
consciously Beauty and Genius in OBSCURE
ty had brought light and joy to high places
couded in grief
Karl had first seen Corinne in the office
| of the publisher, who accepted her Niicles
to his own profit more than hers. Struck
| by her peculiar beauty, he had sought all
means to know her history, watching heI
secretly in her regular visits to the publisher
! 1.-THE only visits she seemed to make,) and
strengthening at every sight of her the in.
terest which had been awakened in hi.
heart.
He read her eloquent appeals to the way.
ward, the shining, the uncharitable of the
earth, with wondering admiration and de
light. But just before that memorable New
Years day, he had been touched to his yer,
soul by one of her womany deiences of the
weak and errlng, in which she had declared
she would sooner trust the being whose lea
ding passion was the love of wine, than one
whose spirit had untruth for its foundation
who stepped his words i'll sweet deceit
and smoothed his brow with falsehood. -
There was no hope where beautiful Trutl
was not permitted to be guest but thu
strong draught did not always or speedil,
|
Karl felt that she was right-that not
withstanding his years of weakness, tn,
heavenly whisperers were not all hushed-
that the refinement of his mind was not We
made gross by the companionship of thosC
who spurned all moraities. There wa
hope for him; and Oh the first morning O
that New Year, he earnestly resolved t
keep his lip from touching the glass which
might be offered him during his many calls
When evening came, his lip was pure of tn,
red stain, and with hopeful heart he sen
his first offering to the gentle girl whose i'm
age had strengthened him.
Corlnne was too holy in her LONELINESS
and trials for him to bring shame and sor
row to her, and Karl determined to max,
her his own welded wife, if he could viii
her, after trial of his VOW of temperate,
for half year.
He still remained unknown: but the sol
itary Italian constantly received some earn
EST token that the one heart in the gay out
er world still beat warmly for her-soo
would pray for gift coveted beyond al
things else. He must have intercourse wit
her, thus to keep his spirit strong
The six months passed away, and tn
unknown" treasured so faithfully in fame,
had not long to wait for the devoted girl'
declaration that she wasindeed, in her lone
illness, " all his own" Her proud spiri
could not brook, however, the .aontempst O
condescension she might expect from lin
wealthy family she must enter. if she wed
: ded Karl and it was aot until the loyin
r Nate warmly claimed her as a lister. an
t the parents of her lover blessed hor ca ,ii
: Joy she had brought their aching hear,.
that she was convinced her dover of n,'r;,
was more costly in their eyes than lands q
: gold. ''>''
! Corrinne would wait until the anniverso
0 ny OF the day so memorable to her, befor
: she gave her hand to Karl, and SO on New
Years night she became a bride. Her hus
e band always blessed her, and turned not a
n way from the upward way she had pointed ou
h Oh let not the lowly and the gifted sol
9 row, that they act no part ill the world
e history Some plying, soitening wore
g dropped on mans heart, may melt it to- goo
e deeds, giving new music to the spirit
+ some loving one, and new song to angel
1t The best confession of wrong doing