Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-08-23


flowers OF fragrant hue which Marianna's |
attentlveness had purtured or In the fields I
and pastures, walking, or roaming. arm in /
arm, over the hills aud plains near by or |
else seated IN the cottage, side by side |
listening to the cheerful discourse of the |
maiden's mother. And, with every hour. /
they became more and more attached to /
each other. And it was the pleasure of
the gente maiden's company, perhaps
more than aught else, that so easily per-
suaded him to make the cottage his home,
after repeatedly attempting to set out for
his fathers place of residence.
Indeed. several weeks passed away, and
still found him there Nor bad he once
been in sight of his fathers house but
ten miles distant However, he had had
some correspondence with his parents
The reader undoubtedly, may suppose
that the attachment of Rodolph and Ma
rianna ripened into love, and that as a
matter of course, a declaration of it would
be made at some early period. The sup
position is correct During the latter part
of the sojourn of Rodolph he confessed
his love to Mariana, and found, with
pleasure that it was reciprocated.
In the meantime, the state of the coun-
try 1t seems it was becoming more and
more deplorable with each succeeding day
Vice aud immortality fourished rapine
and murder were protected by an insolent
soldiery. The native Inhabitants still
bore the indignites heaped upon them
without resistance. The Governor of Al
tori, (who, perhaps. was greater tyrant.
and more brutal man. if possible, than
a certain individual of his own country Of
the present day--we mean the notorious
butcher Iaynau.) and his heartless myr-
midons, gloried in their base crueltles
and, believing the people effectually crush
| ed went forward In their base career with
the greatest impunity
The brutalities which were enacted
could not be more horrible, more sicken-
ing Tyranny indeed had reached the
highest point it could Matters could
not be worse.
In this state did Helvetia remain until
after that period when the brave, patriot
ic mountaineer, the heroic, the chivalrous
William Tell was aroused, as it were,
from his slumbers in the mountain fast
ncsses of the canton of Uri, (wherc was
his home, and that of his family,) by the
wrongs done to him and his Kindred, ttro'
the instrumentality of the Governor
Meanwhile, Rodolph was extremely
anxious to make Mariana his wife as
soon as possible lie had to use some
persuasion ere he could get her to think
of an early union Then, she would name
no day. But, finally, one evening he
T sought her, and on asking her to name the
time, she said she could not tell herself,
but would refer him to her parents, and
whatever might be their decision on the
{ subject, she trould conform to-she mast
abide by.
Her father and mother, as the intelli
gent reader no doubt supposes, knew very
well that they were attached to each 9th
] or. and they had plghted their troth and
assocating with each other so constantly
f as they had recently, they did not in the
{ least wonder at such a consummation--
r They were pleased to perceive their daugh
, ter had made so happy choice, for. short
. as was the period he had been known to
, them. they knew he could not be other.
t wise than what he had already shown him
: self; they felt sure they would have been
no better acquainted with him had he
been an inmate of their cottage six years
{ instead of six weeks Therefore they
g deemed him worthy Of her, although they
knew he was not wealthy. They cared
not, however, how poor he might be in
, worldly goods as he was rich In moral
h worth.
$ In this case it may we'll be said in the
| beautiful language of Thomas Campbell
that, Coming events east their shadow:
. before" for the limncr and his wife, fore
: seeing that bat short period would elapse
ere Rodolph would press his suit to them
\ and thinking that Mariana had not, as
f yet, arrived at marriageablc age, resolv
I ed, when he did speak, to assure him o.
their great esteem for him, and the pleas
Y ure it would give them to have him for {
=. son in-law but for all, they must refuse
= him until he had first endeavored TO gain
I some distinction and now an excellent
G opportunity presented itself to make
r trial, ia effecting the liberation Of hi.
4 country. But what they farther cogitateo
land resolved upon will be related in thei
5 conversation to him.
9 Being referred by Mariana to he
G father and mother, it may well be imag
+, incd that Rodolph let but little time pas
: away ere he sought them to ascertain wha
would be their answer to bis all-importan
: question.
$ 1t was evening. The moon was sliuin:
!. brightly, and its silver light fell upon th'
: surrounding scenery, rendering all more
[ beautiful, and presenting picture which
!. might we'll be admired The stars, too
= as usual. gave out their myriad fires t
e the goddess of the night"
!, Mariana was in her chamber, in bus,
communion with har thourhts The linn
{ ner aud his wife were seated in the from
room of their cottage. pleasantly convers
j ing on some Indifferent topic. Rodolpl
h who had been out walking By himself. a
Il length returned and in thoughtful
: mood entered their presence.
IS "A pleasant ereuIng uttered he. as h
Il entered the room, and seated himself; an,
n then, scarcely giving them time to reply
J. he, in hurried manner, and With a voic
l. that occasionally trembled IN bis eager