The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-05

ATHLETIC and esslbsgr;med 6ss,e o.
tss hmebsrper, AID The haiEfrgh.
cncd child, siaking into protss ss,isa a
hu fathers shadow. And whea .
again the isos door was closcd, then
rs-appeared the tender light Of the
halffull moon, which ysialy etrove To
trace out the indutine. shapes OF the
ne'ghborins mountains and, in the
upper sky. there was a fitting con
grega,ion Of clouds, still family ting.
ed With the rosy sunset, though thus
far down into the valley he sunshine
had vanished long and long ago.
The little boy now crept still closer
to his father, as footsteps were heard
ascending the hillside, and a human
form thrust aaidc the bushes that
clssteisd beneath trees. III
.ttuailoo who is il = sricd the limo.
torner, vcxed ut HE sca's timidity,
yst half infected BY IL. Come fo,.
ward. and show yourself like a man
or LII Aing this chunk q marble at
your heaap
'You offer me a rough welcome, >
said gloomy voice as the unknown
man drew nigh. Yet l neither
claim nor desire q kinder ono even at
my own fire side.'
10 obtain a distincter view, Bar.
tram threw open the iron door Of the
kiln, whence Immediately issued q
gash Of fierce light, that smotc full
upon the strangers face and figure.
To n careless eye there appeared
nothing very remarkable in his aspect
which was that Of a mar in coarse
brown, country made suit of clothes
tall and thin, with the staff and heavy
shoes Of a wayfarcr. Ash he advanc
cd, he fixed his eyes which were
very bright--intently upon the bright
ness of the furnace as if he beheld
or expected to behold some objec
worthy Of note within it.
Good evening, stranger, said tht
limc,burner, whence come you, 81
late in the day
i come from Search answered
the wayfarer, 'for, at last, it is finish
ed
Drunk or crazy y muttcrc'
Bartram 10 himself. Il shall hay
trouble with the fellow. The soone
| drive him away the better
. The little boy, all in a tremblc
whispered to his father. and begge
him to shut the door of the kiln, s
I that there might not be so muc
: light; for there was something in tn
mans face which he was afraid to loo
away from. And, indeed, even tn
lime burners duh and torpid sens
began to be impressed by an indie
cribably something in tina. thin, ru,
ccd, thoughtful visagc, with the gri
: zlcd hair hanging wildly about it, an
+ those deeply sunken eyes, whic
cleaned like fires within the entranc
, Of a mysterious cavern. But, as i
! closed the door, the stranger turnc
towards him, and spoke in a quic
familiar way, that made Bartram fe
as if he were sane and sensible ma
! after all.
Your task draws to an end, sec
said he. This marble has alread
{, been burning three days. A fe
hours more will convert the stone
/. lime
, why, who are you? 2 exclaimo
/ the lime burner. You seem as w
acquainted with my business as l a
|. myself
'Anl we'll I may be- said the stra
n ger 'for l followed the same crs
;. many a year, and here, too, on II
@ very spot. But you are new co
G er in these parts. Did you ever he
n Of Eathan Brand 2
The man that went in search
!, !, the objectionable sin 2 asked b
q tram, with a laugh.
. The same answered the strange
,f He has found what he sought, a
= therefore he comes back again
e What . then you are Eatl
|, Brand himself: cried the lime-hurn
Is in anazement. 4 am a new com
a here, as you say, and they call
a. eighteen years since you left the ft
of Graylock. But, | can tell yc
,e the good folks talk about Eth
a. Brand in the village yonder, a
=. wha. strange errand took him aw
~ from this lime. kiln. Well, and
:; you have found the unpardona
m Sin =
a Even SO said the stranger, ca
y. Nly.
az If the question is fair one
ceeded Bartram, where might
re be =
~ Ea,han Brand laid his finger
Il, his oxn heart.
he Here replied he.
=, Aud then without mirth IN
a, countenance, bu, as if moved by
cc involuntary recognition Of the inhI