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

objectionable Sin than yondcr boy Joe
has. You are bu, crazy fellow !
told you 80 twenty years nco--ne:,hcr
better nor worse than GRAVY fellow,
and tit compaaion Of old Humprey
here
lie pointed to an old man. shaLbily
dressed with long white hair, thin Wis.
age and unsteady eyes. For somc
years past this aged person ha, bren
wandering about an'oog til. hills, iuquir.
ing Of all trav elers whom he met for hi.
daughter. The girl, it seemed, had gone
Oft with a company Of eircus-perform.
ers; and occasionally ,idings Of her
came tn the villsg ge and fine stories were
told Of her gli,,ering appearance as she
rode on horseback in The ring. or per.
formed marvellous feats on the ,ish,
rope.
The white haired fn,her now ap.
preached Ethan Brand, and gaxed un-
steadily into his face. .
They tell mt you have been all ovct
the earth said he. wringing his hand,
in earnestncss. You must have sren
my daughter, for she makes grand
figure in tho world. and every body
goes TO see her. Did she send any
word to her old father, or say when she
was coming tachs'
Ethan Brands eye quailed beneath
the old mans. That daughter, from
whom he SO earnestly desired " ord of
greeting, was the Esther Of our tale,
the very girl whom, with such remorse-
less purpose, Ethan Brund hWl made
the subject Of a psychological expert.
ment, and wasted, absorbed, and per
haps annihilnted her soul in the process
Yes murmurcd ne, turning away
from the hosry wanderer; 1t is no deu-
sion--there is an objectionable SIM.
While these things were passing, n
merry seen" was going forward in the
area Of ch eerful light, beside the spring
and before the door Of the hut. A
number Of the youth of tho village.
young men and girls, had hurried up
the hillside, impelled by curiosity to
see Ethan Brand, hero Of 20 many le.
gends familiar to their childhood. Find.
ing nothing, however, very remarkable
in his aspect, nothing but snnburnt
wayfarcr, in plain garb and dusty shoes,
who sat looking into the fire, rs if hc
fame led pictures among the coals--,hesc
young people speedily grew tired Of
observing him. A. it happened there
was other amusement at hand. An old
German Jew, travelling with II 1iora'na
on his back, was passing down the
mountain road towards the village, jus
rs the party turned aside from it, an,
in hopes of eking ou, the profits Of lh'
day, the show had kept them compan.
to the lime kiln.
Come, old Dutclmnn,' cried one o
. tue young mcn. let Us see your pictures
, if you can swear they are worth look
, ing at
oh, yes, Captain, answered The jew
whether as a matter Of courtcs"y o
craft, he styled everybody Capiain.--'
shall show you, indeed, some very su
t perb pictures.
t SO placing his box in proper posi-
ton he invited the young gm"n aud gr!
r to look through the glass or!ficcs Of ia
{ machine. and proceeded TO exhibit
Y series Of the most outrageous scra,cl
e ings and daubings as specimens Of til
n fine arts that ever an i,incrant show
man had the face to impose upon h
J.. circle .of spectators. The picture
= were worn out, moreover. ta'tered, fu
v of cracks and wrinkles, dingy with Il
f. bacco. smoke, and otherwise in mo
!, ptiablc condition. some purported
| be cities, public ediliccs ,and ruined en-
l. ties in Europe; others represented Nj
e poleon's battles and Nelson's sea-isht
d and in the midst Of these would be see
G a gigantic, brown, barry .hand-whic
O might have been mistaken for the har
l. of Destiny, though in truth, !, was on
Ia the showman's-poiniing its fore6ng'
j. TO various scenes Of the conflict. viii
II its owner gave historical illustration
= When, with much merrimeut at its
B, bomnab!e deficiency Of merit, the ex
s. b.lion was concluded, the German Lat
L. little Joe put his head into the box e
d Viewed through NE msgnifying glasst
It the boys round, rosy visage, assume
10 the s,rangest imaginable aspect Of
II immense Titanic child, the mouth gri
e ming broadly. the eyes and every 9th
is feature overfiowing with fun a, the jok
l. Suddenly, however, that merry ia
l. turned pale, and it, expression chang
TO horror. for this easily impressed Al
I'd excitabic child had become sensible th
is the eye Of Eihen Brand was Gxed u
to on him through the glass.
in You make the lille man 10 10 afrai
,e Captain, said the jew, turning up Il
III dark and strong, outline Of iis visas
"a. from his STOPPING posture. Bot io'
,y again, and, by chance. shall cause =
a to see somewhat that is very fine, up
re my word aud honor.
ar Ethan Brand sazed into the box
ch an instant, anil then starting back, loo
j, ed fixediy q, the German. Whist b
il he seen, Nothing, apparently; for
ad curious youth, who had peeped IN
m, most a, the same time, beLeld only
he vacant space OF canvas.
,s- i remember YOU noe, muttered
re than Brand 10 the show man.
.Ah, Captain whispered The jew
We Nuremberg. with a dark smile, i 4
'es IL to be a heavy matter in my show-b,