The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-05-28
The Bridal Wine-Cup.
4 THRILLING SKETCH.

hh"i'sft'h Nhti'"'
Pledge with wine--pledge with
wine ~ cried the young and lhoughtless
Harvey Wood; "pledge with wine,"
ran through the brilliant crowd.
The beautiful bride grew pale--the
decisive hour had come. She pressed
her white hands together, and the leaves
Of her bridal wreath trcmbled on her
pure brow her breath came quicker
her heart beat wilder.
AYES, Marion. lay aside your scru-
pies for this once" said the Judge, in
low tone, going towards his daughter,
"the company expect it. Do no, SO Sc
riously infringe on the rules Of etiquette !;
in your own home act as you please, bu,
in mine, for this once, please me-"
Every eye was turned toward the
bridal pair. Mnrion's principles were
well known. Harvey had been Of late
n conyivialist, and his friends noticed a
change in his manners, the difference in
his habits, and tonight they watched to
see, Gas they sneerinaly said,) if he was
tied down TO a woman's opinion so soon.
Pouring brimming beaker, they
held it with tempting smiles towards
Marion. She was very pale, though
more composed, and her hand shook not
as smiling she gracefully accepted the
crystal tempter and raised il TO her lips /;
but scarcely had she done so, when eve
ry hand was arrested by her piercing
exclamation of "Oh, how terrible !"
What is u" cried one and all,
ihronging together, for she had slowly
carried the glass at arms length, and
was fxedly regarding it as though it
were some hidcous object.
"Wait," she answered, while an in
spired light shone from her dark eyes,
swat, and | will tell you. see" she
added, slowly pointing one jewelled fin-
ger at the sparkling, ruby liquid, "a
sight that beggars all description and
yet listen--I will paint i, for you, if !
can. 1t is a lonely spot tall noun
iains, crowned with verdure, rise in aw-
ful sublimity around river runs thro' +,
and bright flowers grow TO the waters
edge. There is n thick, warm mist that
the sun seeks vaiuly TO pierce. Trees,
lofty and beautiful, wave to the airy
motion OF the winds; but there are n
group Of Indians together; they fit 10
and fro with something like sorrow on
their dark brows, and in the midst hes
a manly form but his cheeks how death
", his ewes wild with the fiiful FIRE Of
fever One friend stands beside him
nay, ] should say kneels for see he is
| pillowing that poor head upon his breast.
Genius in ruins Oh, the high, ho-
ly hooking brow Why should death
mark il, and he so young! Look how
he throws back the damp curls see
him clasp bis hands hear bis thrilling
shrieks for life mark how he clutches
at the form Of his companion. imploring
to be saved Oh, hear him call piieous-
/ ly his fathers name see him tvine his
fingers together as be shrieks for his
sisier--his only sistcr---thc twin Of his
soul--weeping for him In his distant ma
tive land.
See !" she exclaimed, while The bri-
dsl party shrank back, the uniasied
wine trembled IN their faltering grasp.
and the Judge fen, overpowered, upon
his seat, "see his arms are lifted TO
heaven; he prays, oh, how wildly for
merry Hot fever rushes through hi.
veins The friend beside him Is weep-
log and awe-s,ricken the dark men
move silently away aud leave the d. Jog
and the living together"
There was hush in that princsly
yarlor, broken only by What seemed a
snnoihered SOB from some manly boron
The bride stood yet upright, with quiy'
ering lip and iears stealing to the cot
ward edge of her lAsl,es- Her beauii-
FOL arm had losi he tension, and the
giass, With iis little troubled rcd vaves-
came slowly towards the range of her
vision. She spoke again every Up
sAs mgie Her voior uss lop, faint,
yet aufully disiinei. She siill AIRED hsi
sorrvsful glsnos upon sbs ~ine-rup.
. IL is evening aos eoutinusd the
bf,As the great White m0sn b egm-