The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-04-07
STRANGE INCIDENT.

Where in fiction Is there ANYTHING
more strange Than this fact, related IN
the Nuacdi World, hy Il Storrs WI
lis
The following strange incident hap
pcned while | was living IN Germany
IN the nrirhhorhnol Of N,rnua there
dNeli Young peasant woman who sup
ported herself by the cultivation Of
vegetables which she disposed of in the
Vienna market She inhabited small
housr, attached To which was her ,ceet
able garden. Young rs she was. she
hRd been married but her husband
had died, leaving her lililc Gil. who
was now just old enough 10 runi about
and play with the other children IN the
ncighborhood The mother vas hand
somo, and dcsrous Of second marriage.
About this time, indeed, there was ,is-
iiing her young man for whom she
Ind conceived m affection. and whose
proposition Of marriage shc wns now
beginng impatirnilN tu aWnii Bm 40
propusal wn- made A dark thought
finally crossed the young wnmnn- mind
that there must hr some obstacle in the
way, nd that this obstacle wns. in NIL
probability, The chi'h An unnatural
struggle of icnousy took place, which
resulted IN n fearful ,lctcrminnlion-sl she
would mike way with the child BE.
meath her house was n dcep cellar,
where she occasionally stored her veg.
crablrs.
Taking her child by The hand one
day, she led il down stairs, aud thrust.
ing II inside. closed the door locked il,
and hurried mp stairs The same eve.
ming her lover came; they sat chatting
together, hut n0 mrntion was made of
the litl" nbs' nlcc. The next day, after
tie descriion of tweniy.iour hour. the
mother went softly down and listened
a' the door. The quik ear of the child
caught her mothers step, aud she i'm.
plorcd her 10 take her ont of that dark
place she wn' 50 cold aud hungry
No answer was returned and the mother
'r"Pl quietly np stairs. H. the evening
i'" I"rrr came again They took sup
per together, and passed u social eve
ming. After the second twenty. four
hours had passed the mother piadr
another ''s't Ia the child Aeain the
lille sufferer heard her. aud with "A
feeble Voice begged for crusl Of bread
lhis pulled u linlc upon the rnofher,s
heart, hut her purpose was fixed
Another day passed. She wen,
quietly down stairs aud listened. An
wa' silent She opened softly the door
the child lay dead. Taking swiftly
the body 40 stairs, she laid ii on the
bed and immediately making a great
o0irry, called the nrighhors Together.
telling them that her child had sudden
~ died. Aud so il seemed. Tn.
child was lying IN lis coffin bcsirewn
"'ih fiow"r- brought 10y the lille plny.
mates IN The nriglhorlaod. WHO Ind
romr 10 attend tie funeral or their los,
hNoritr. The procession moved tow.
ards the quiet Goies dcier. (God's mere
where wn- I" hr planted ibi. liule seed
:" "n immortal flower. A clergyman
was IN Attendance. Tie mother stood
looking down upon the grave. over
which ih" holy man ~as repeating. with
- solemn voice. Our Father who art
N Heaven. hnllow''l BE- thy name ihy
kingdom come thy will bc done on
earth ~ u i IN Heaven. Giee RS Mis
dHy onr daiy bread -" A piercing
shrek. and the mother fell with a pronn
Z" the earth. leaking gildiy around
her. sbe then "a gibbrri.h ncernfs. re-.
lated 10 the 'huddcring ihrong nt the
grave the very derd her own hand. had
committed She lived not long after.
Cfahrd Hnd -miilru by lls'hand Of God.
sl" misrraLly dird--a ,igunl instance
ol rrirb'hion and sterling lesson
upon the WorIs, Gire us Mis day our
da,iy b,ead