The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-09-30

f-cl uncomfortable and in few min
uic' turned back
Now, my man, ss,l I a. tho fellow
opcnrd ilr door. tell INC the truth al
once. What hp- m, hroihrr given YOU
10 aid him W. this wicked schcmrF
Ivrujv deliars. said be trembling
SUR, sir. ! was roor, and the templa-
. iion was ton rr, NJ for me bat don't IN
form on me. beg YOU. SIR
Listen So mc. sRid 'lurn against
ihcfr and when am married, Oh shall
have forty dollars II ,ou don't DO -n
You'll regret 1t uulil tho day OF your
death
III DO ANYTHING you wish, sir.
Then IN the first place, Nha, Is this
plot 2
Your brother and Miss Sarah arr
10 run away ihis afternoon, have
promised to set her out of the house.
bot upon my word. -ir do not know
To what place they intend coing.
Then. .aid L. Il shall trouble YOU
To 60 10 your masters store with mc
nov, so that can give him this Inior.
nation By this, | can make sure OF
,ou IN the mean time
The man obcycd me When Sarah
father heard onr story, he flew into a
most violent passion. Was ashamed
Of him. especially on his way 10 the
house, whittier he Immediately proceed
ed, followed by the servant aud me. lie
accomplished The distance IN kind of
excited troi, talking aloud 10 himself
cur-ing his daughter aud my brother
Tom, occasionally shaking hi- fist ot the
servant hchiud him. until those whom
he encountered must have regarded him
a. DRINK or crazy
We reached the house in proper sea-
son for Tom, who had observed the
man leave with me. Immediately. fear
ing betrayal. had managed to bring the
ALTAR TO crisis, aud was handing Miss
Sarah iulo carriage rs We turned the
corner, In u moment the lady Wa.
dragged into the house. followed hy the
rest of the party, She q really piticd
her, ,hc looked so pale and itighlened)
dropped, nearly iain,inc, upon chair.
while her father stood over her, mum.
bling In rage, clulching one corner of
his coat with his trembling band. md
striving to regain hi, power Of speech.
Tom stood waiting 10 see what turn az
fairs would take. aud the servant terri.
fed at the horrid look on his masters
face, fled from the room. II was
dreadful scene; and had not the old
gentleman been wealthy. and Sarah his
sole hcircss, too, should have depart.
ed. rc,igning all claims 10 her hand
Finally speech came 10 him. II
shook with mighty oafhs, sometimes
ascending to shril scream. and sud
denly dropping TO low cultural sound,
almost uninicllisible. II would be use-
lees TO attempt TO report his words here,
but the last sentence of his harangue
has never left my mind.
II You do not, tomorrow, marry this
man, pointing to mc) Il will knecl
and pray that power may bee given me
10 curse YOU as never before father
cnrsed child. will curse you--hcnr
me---cursc, curse. curse YOU, hourly,
da'ly. always, until you end your mi.er-
able life IN gutter There shall be no
peace for YOU on this earth, for every.
where my curse shall howl IA your
earsp
The girl rose and casi long dcs-
pairing look at Tom, aud said: Then
may God forgive you. father, aud help
me ! | will obey you
Tom, added she, reaching out her
hand TO him, but before he could catch
II. she fell sw0oning To the floor.
See said To Tom '-cc the result
of your meddling in my affair.
But be only shook his head vaguely,
and staggered from the room he must
have been quite broken up by the mise
ry he had caused but hi. interference
was Of no advantage 10 him, for Sarah
and J were married the next day.
] entertained no doubt that all would
now 60 smoothly. NJ wife accompanied
me 10 the home ! had furnished for her
IA home to which had brought ever,
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py' during Tue hf'' week she seemed
10 pe 10 y dfe'ln--co'd' pale ana re-
"4ned' hen she recovered hiile'
ana TOOK frequent rides about the eonn'
Try She was restless nhi talked much
." her sleep aud she sometimes even
screamed while dreaming ~ TINT once
or twice ] Was greatly alarmed. was
panied to notice, too that the color new
~ returned !" her check, nor 10" old
hgli to her eyes. found ut last that
'hr bad resolved TO be unhappy Moth
ing ! could do would bring q smile TO
her lace, nnd sometimes she Was ~'rked
enough 10 shldder when ] came 'nlo
hef presence " hen her iaihef VISITED
os--an event seldom occurring --she
treated him with cold respect, and
uiuk shr WIS 80 uufllAl ps u dislike