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

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heart That. indeed. had withercd,
hal contracted. hal hnr,Icuri. had rcr
ished. Ii had eeascd ,c'ras,ake 81 III.
universal thr0b. He had lost hi, hoi,l
of the NJ msgrc,ic chsin of humanity. Tia
WAS no longer \ brother ma,. opcnih9
the chamLsrs er thu ,lungrons ct our
common "~'urr by the key Of holy sym-
pa'hy. which gavc Him right to share
in'Nll ts sceret; hc wxs nov = cold oh.
server. looking on mankind ~ the sub
ject II his experiment, and, NJ tcnath.
converting man and woman 10 10 his
puppets, aud pulling the wires tha, mo.
we'd ,hem ,o such degree. of crimo ~
were demanded for his study.
Thus Ethan Brand became \ fsn,l.
Tie began TO be ~ frcm the moment
that his moral UA,btr had ceased IN
keep the pace oi improvement with bis
imciIec3. And how, M h,s highest sfs
fort ard inevitable devclopcment---as
the bssahs and gorgeous aowur. md rich.
delicious fruit Of his lifc's labor ---hs
hadproduced the objectionable Sin.
What more have TO seek What
more tn achieve ?" sail Ethan Brand'to
himself "My task ia done, and well
done -
Starting from tile log with a certain
nlacri'y In his gait. and ascending ihc
hillock Of c.;rlh that va. rascd against
the stone circumference Of the lime kiln,
he thus rc'Uhed the top Of the stucturc.
II was a space Of perhaps ten feet across
from edge to edge, presenting . view of
the upper surface Of tho bnmcnAs mass
Of broken marble with which tho kiln
was hcnpcd, All these innumcrabls
blocks and fragments Of marble were
red hot and vivi,lly on fire. sending up
great spou,s Of blue flame, which Quiv-
cred alofi and danced madly, As withi,r
magic circle. and sank and rose nasin
with continual and mul,itudinous aetiv-
ity. As tho lonely man ben, forward
over this terrible body of fir. the Llas,-
ing hcnt s'na,a up u.ain,t fh person
with breath thn', il might 10 supros.
ed, would have scorchcj and shrivole,t
him up in n moment.
E,hnn brand stood erect, and raiset
hi. arms on highs The blue flames
played upon hi, fare, and impaired thu
wild and ats,ly ligh. which aono coute
have siHed its expression: it was ihse
Of n frnd on the verge Of plunging in,,s
his gulf Of in,cnsest tOrrHchi.
"Oh, Mother Earth" cried he, "wl,Y1,
art no more my Mother, and into whnl ~
! bosom this flame shall never he resol0
. ! ..lf E.x, ~ , ~ -
| have c.si oil, md irnmplrd thy great
heart benrs,h MY feet On, stars of
Heaven, that .liono on mo of old a. II
! TO light me onward and Upward l---farc--
well all, and forever. Come deadly cl.
cmcnt OF fire e--hnceiortl, my fnmiliac
! friend Embrncc me m do thee i'S
, Tint night the sonr,l Of fearful pcAl
Of laughter rotcd hearty through ,ho
t sleep Of the !ime-burn.r nnl his liltlr
] son: dim shmlows of horror md nngui.l,
: haunted their dreams, md seemed rt,1
e present in the rude hovrl when they
opened their eyes to rI,o daylight.
0 "up. boy, up - cried the lime-bnrn
J.; or, staring about him Thank Heaven,
o the nigh. i, cote at las', and ra,he,
= lhan pass such sno.hcr, | would tcl,
my liln. kiln. wide awake, Gpr u twclv.
;. month. This Ethan Brand, with h,.
0 humhus of An objectionable Sin. ha,
:, done me no such mighty favor in taking
my place y
J. lie is.ucd from his bu,. followed Ly
; little Joe. who kept fast hold Of his fn-
). ther's hand. The early sunshine wna
g already pouring its gold upon the noun
Il tain tops; anil ,l,rrfv iisc valleys wsrs
| still in shadow, they smiled cir crfuiIy y
- in the promise Of the bright day fhs
was haslening onward. The village
'r completely shut n by hills (which swell
T; ed away ar,,ly about Il, louked rs II i
IS had rested peacefully in the hollow o
&c the great hand Of Providence. Evrr]
IA dwelling was distinctly vi,ibl"i the III,
tie spires Of the two churches poinie,
ID upwards, and caught fore. glimmcrinl
4 Of brightness from the suI,gir skits up
Ie on their gilied weaihercocks. Tn
,e tavern was as,ir, and the figure of th
" old .moke-d'isd stage agent. cigar il
,e monh, was seen beneath the ,toop,--
'p Old Graylock was glor.!ed with q gol
he den cloud upon his head. ScaI,ere,
,d likewise over the breasts Of the sur
rh rounding mountains, there were heap
H. n hoary m,s,, IN fan,asl:c shapes. so,n
ad of them far down in Tie valley, other
',s high up iox ards the sutnrnls. and sii
rs others, h the same family of n,a 0
nd clouI ipYering IN the gsdd rs'hence q
he the upper aimv-pher. Stepping iron
il one 10 another N ibe Clouds that resie
at on the hills, and thence 10 tic loiIic
~ brotherhood that sailed in air, il seem
u' rd .lvno,t ss IL mortal man might ,hu
n. r,eend into the heavenly regions. -
v. Earth wns 20 mingled With NY that
III WAS u dsy-iream 10 look at H..
u. 10 .urply that charm Of Ihe fanrilia
~ and 10 m.Iy, which Nature so rca.lii
- adopts iu scene like this, the stag
h coacl, was rafting down the noun, a,n
's- road, an'l the driver sounding his hoff
81 while the echo cnash ht up the notes an
~ enfwined them into rich, ard vaSis
Ell and elaborate harmony. H which u
nj, orisina! performer rouid lsy claim
he hie share. The cr-a, hills played
his concert among Themselves each con
li' rriba'ing a strain Of airy swsstness.