The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-03-04

drops.
The German in spite of her mis-.
gi,!ngs, re e'nnci her watch ; I'LL after
a long. weary. drcory hour. a solita.
~ figure issued from hat llt,Ic
lower down on the opposite side Of
The i.haa. ana stepping in,o a boa.
propelled i, into the middle Of the
stream. 1t was one Of the poor f,h.
crmar who rented the stream, and
rowing directly to the RAPIDS. be made
cast or two with his net, immediate
ly withia the reflection o. the Castle.
But be was too Ear distant TO hear the
cry that appealed to him, aud TO much
absorbed in the success or failure Of
his peculiar lottery to look alofs.
Like the deaf and dunb by, lie PASS.
ed on, bnt in the opposite direction,
and -oon disappeared.
1T viii never be Scent ciacnla,cd
the German girl again dropping hcI
arm doubtful prophecy, however,
for Immediately afterwards The Rhcn
ish steamer passed the mouth OF the
lesser liver, aud probably more than
one telescope was pointed to the 70.
mantle ruin Of Lallncck. Bat the dis
tanrc was great, and even hal it been
less. the waving ola white handker.
chief wouli have been taken for a
friendly salute.
In the meantime the Steamboat
passed out Of sight behind the high
ground but the long stroamer Of
smoke was Still visible. like day
meteor, swiftly lying along and in
the direction that made the English
woman stretch out her hands after
the fleeting vapcr as il it had been n
thing sensible to human suypication.
1t is gone also" exclaimed lu
partner in misery.
And in "a short while my ,icbe
Muticr will sec it come to Cob!enz :.
Tho English woman groaned.
It IS my blame continued the
other in an agony of self rcprooch; it
VAS my blame to come so wide --no
one can tell where. Nobody shall
seek at Lahncck ,---dev will ,ink we
are dropped into the Rhine. Yes
we must both die. We must die of
Punishment the corniclds, and
dc vines is all round one
And thus hour passed after hour.
and still watching promises that bud
ded, blossom cd, and withcrcd--and
sM Powered again. and still without
rluition--til the shades Of evening
began to fall, and the prosFec, became
III Il sense darker aud darker.
Barge after barge had foatcl down
the river, but the steersmcn had been
intent on keeping his craft in the mid.
die Of tho current in the most difficult
tart # his nayigalion-- the miller had
passed along the road at the base of
the mountain, but his thought3 were
fixed on the home within bis view
the female peasant drove her COWS
from pasturc--,hc truaut children re
turci to the village. and the fisher"
man. again drlitin: down the stream.
landed, anl after hanging his nets up
to dry between the trees ol. the OPP
positc meadows, rc-ct;crcd his hat
But no one SOW Tie signal, norc heard
tie cry. or if they dii, supposed ii to
be the shriil squeak Of bat,
There was even company at the inn,
for the windows at Du4ucL'S pavilion
began 70 sparkle, but the cnioymcnts
Of the PARTY had stopped short Of the
romantic and picturesque 'hcy were
1naiiing Rhcin wine, and eatm,, thick
sour cream syeetcned with sugar.
1t is hard. nine fricnd.' sobbed
the German, mot ore tanks bu. for
themselves
1t is unjust might have retorted
the wife ana mother, for think Of
my husband and children. and | a;n
sure that they think Of me-
Why else dil lcr sobs SO disturb
the the tranquil air, or wherefore did
she paint ner beloved Edward and her
tao fair haired bows with their faces
80 distorted with grief! The present
and the future for time is nothing in
such VISIONS where almost simulta-
neously before her, and the happy
home Of one moment was transiigured
at the hex. instan. into the house Of
mounting The contrast was aponiz
Ing but unsT cakablc--one Of those
stupenlous woes which s,upefy the
soul, as when the boly is not pierced
with a sin.le Wound, bat is mo,,aily
crushed. She was not merely s,rick-
en- bu, stunned
'Mcin Gott..' cxclaimed the Ger,
man girl, after vain experiment on
the Iassiscness Of her companion.
e why do you not speak something
What shall We d. =
Nothing answered shudderine
whisper, excep,--dic :,
A long pause ensued, during which
the German girl more than once AZ
preached and looked down the itch
back oriGce which had opcret % he
fallen stairs. PERHAPS il looked less