The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-03-13

uai never Had any money 10 h,<,
and the retired VI in which Ii.
Morells lived had prevented he
knowing anybody ou, Of the house. TOD
She lad hot relation nor a friend
nor even al acquaintance. in Eu.lagi
. The Noreils had nos been unpss
abou, her. They left her a httl
money, and had so high an orinio,
Of lie. that they DID not dout. he
being abundautly employed. whcucy
er her hand shcull get well. The,
had lived too much + themselves L
know tAa; her French, learned DIR
'as, the war. when no1Qiy ia Enclanl
could pronounce !aoqa would no
- IN thesc days, nor ;hl, lt iri,lin.
o.IiasA.onel style ot llayiu. Oh Ia,
ln"2, winch they thought :, lcguti
lII, would he iaa .hci a. now IN auy
toar1!ng,school ; anl that Aer cle-an;
necdIe-works were Gu.te out Of fash
/ l2n ; anl tina: ;loro we're new ways
Q. teaching even reSsinr, srcl,in :.
and writing.
She knew these thin.s. and eau.
tloacI herself acains, discou.cnd with
the Progress Of society. because she
happened 70 be left alone behind. -
She suspected. too, tia. the hand
Would hot ever get well. Tie ,linc
that she was most certain Of vas. that
She must not rack her brain with fears
and speculatlons as to wha. was TO
become of her. ller business was ,o
wa.t III she could fni something to
do, or learn what Ia. wss 90 suffer.
She thought Sic had better wait here.
here was no cal! to any other place.
Ihis was more familiar and moro
pleasant 10 her than any cther-tLe
Morei.s' cottage being far away, and
out Of The question-aad here she
could live wiki the r,mos. possible
cAeaFncss. SO here She stail.
The hand got well, as FAR as the
ra,n was concerned, sooner than she
expected. Du, i: was 10 a different
"ay from what she Lad expected.
iton',h It was lief left rholly useless. And:
wroush: as time does. /; Lad worn
out her clothes j, Aa. emp.ied her
htt!e purse. 1t Lad carried away
everything she lad in tle world h.t
the very few cl9tlcs shc had on. She
had been verging towards tic resolu.
ton ste no. ,3ol. .':' ti-Tee or .6ur
weeks. She took il tx vs. willie sit,
ting Oh the bench ue. fort. Il
was ia the dusk; fr her gown.
though she had done Ter bes. 10 mend
it with Aer lcl; hand, vas III 10 con.
dition 70 show b.; daylight. She Was
alone IL the dusk, rather hungry aul
very cold. The sea vas dashiug sur
lily upon the rocks below, and there
was too much mis-, to le. any star,
shine upon her. II was drcary
enough yet she was not very mi.cr.
able, .yr her mind vas made u. She
had made up her mind 70 20 into the
ork.oH.e tie next day. Willie ,Le
va; thinking calmly abou. it fife
0esan to play sort vE iig in the yard
Of tie fort behind her. Her heart
heaved 70 her throat and the tears
gushed from her eyes. In this same
spot, fifty years tcforo, She had
heard what seemed to her the same
fife. Her father vas then sitting On
the grass, and size w's between hi,
knees, helping to tassel tie tail Of a
little Kite they were going to Ay :
and When the merry nre hal struck
VI, her father had saa.ynei " her
-ay Harlequin that lay vi.A!n reach.
AMI male him sLak, Lis lc.s aad
arn- To- the music. She heard her
~" .ao-h again Low, thr a.h tha.
long course Of fifty year, a.4 il. the
midst Of these tears.
All that ni-h. 81: poa]e-ol her
lur.osc and the mor: 81. consider.
Cd, lie more sl7e =. was IT,. I, va,
ri-ht. d" ! u.i.A;," ,4,4..,s,.c. "-s.
maintained b. cAai..y. H. l,al. !
night call "a ak RI. lie clee.y...,:.
Il III. place, a,-.c. A.,,' - ae.gr.e.-
o. III, -by walk iu, axe. .a..s a,I
tel NV s.orq. and da,a .ay ...