The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-03-19

liams."
Our grandmother was comfortably
seated with her cro,chet work ON the
terrace, aud as we took our seats on the
ottoman at her feet, she commenced her
story.
About forty years ago had a very
dear friend, young girl Of the same
age aud station as mine. She was call
ed handsome then, and think she must
have been so, for one Of her greatest
faults was vanity. shall describe Dora
rs she was; | can make her no angel
for the sake of my tale. Dora, then,
was vain, passionate and full OF romance,
as young girls are apt TO be. You would
have been delighted jimmie, to hear her
discourse Of love. She held il to be
puresi, lruest, and icndercst feeling with
which the human heart is endowed, and
seasoned her panegyric with such quo
tations from the early poets as would
have convinced the most arrant unbclie-
yer.
" So passed her life till she reached
the age of eighteen, and then came her
first passion as she was pleased to
term it. She was evidently one of the
iavorites of the little blind god, for
Ernest Montague was, in face, form,
manners, Accomplishments and fortune,
the very beau-idea of a lover.'
Jlnnie's eyes sparkled as she bent
forward with an eager air. The story
began TO have some interest for her
My grandmother continued.
see you wish me 10 describe him.
He was tall and graceful, though firm
ly and compaclly built, with face
whose outline was purely Greek, phir
OF soft, dark blue eyes, a finely chiselled
mouth, and curling auburn hair, which,
according TO the fashion of the day, fell
in long. heavy ringlets upon his shout
ders. He was good, gentle and merci-
ful, but bis beselling sin was PRIDE
You could see it in The curl OF his liz,
in the carriage of his handsome head,
in short, IN his every movement But
now, under the influence of his absorb
ing passion, the demon seemed to sleep.
Dora was free, she was not yet his own,
and his purpose was still TO be gained.
With this knowledge he submitted
quietly to her pirlish caprices, fattcred
her vanity, and grew more devoted and
lover-like with each succeeding day.
r~- s'e. .nnnl4n. ,i.", 49, ,-:.l;eia an
ihusiast ignorant Of the world of him
and of herself, should yield at last /?
She gave him her whole heart; she
loved him madly, passonately, devoted
ly-in one short word--Dora was won.
And now came the final act Of the COM
edy, or tragedy, whichever you please
to term it.
On beautiful September morning.
Dora stood, in her girlish beauty, by
the side of Ernest Montague, and pro-
nounced the VOWS which made her his
forever. The careless observer might
have read her happiness Ia her bright
young face, with it flushed cheeks, smil-
ing lips, and deep dark eyes, full of pas
sionate tenderness and devotion. And
when she turned from tho altar, as a
friend whispered the question, Dora.
darling Dora, will it be always thus /?
she turned her eyes upon her husband
with glance of proud confidence, and
replied, " always, always"
And she was right p exclaimed
jimmie, inyoluntarily.
She was wrongw replied I. NV
grandmother smiled and proceeded.
" Ernest Montague took his bride to
his home. There was no one, save the
two and their servants, to occupy il;
and for a time all went merry as mar
riage bell Nearly every one has a
honeymoon believe, and theirs lasted
"A fchote month AT The expiration
of that time, however, the veil began
10 fall by degrees from their eyes
Ernest was the senior, by many years,
and, as | have already said, proud as"
" As man" said ], seeing that she
hesiiaied fora smile. My grandmolh-
er's eyes lad Il curious expression as
she thanked me.
Ernest, then, was proud as man,
He required absolute submission from
all who were in the least under his con
troll how much more then from a wife
Dora was told that she must obey his
slightest request, however unreasonable
II might appear 10 her, without the least
hesitation. She was only to Judge Of
the cause from the effect Now, wo-
man has a decided antipalhy to obeying
man. Not bccouse she dislikes the act
Of obedience, but because she sees no
reason why i should be thus. Woman's
perceptions and feelings are more deli
cate Than mau's, and had they the same
educaliou, physically as well as intel
leciuali!) they @suld be far superior in
every way.
Dora saw aud knew all this. She
knew she had thoughts and feelings Of
whose existence Montague had never
dreamed.-she saw herself biz superior,
and would not bow to hi, dcspoiic will
/ Then came quarrels aud reproaches,
days Of sullen silence and nights Of pre-
tended sorroW, ill Wearied veNed and
harrassed she cndeayorcd 10 become in
all things as be would have her. II was
a fruiles. iask--if she fancied she pleas
Cd him in one respect, she was sure 10
discover she failed elseH here, and AT
laA, che sal in silence. her bope, her
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