Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-03-01
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THE HUNTER FRAU or VIENNA.
ny RlruARD sfoHHs WINS.

THE HUNTER FRAU OF V!ExNA.
O.. RY RICHARD sToREs WILLIS.
The following strange incident happen
ed willie l was living il Germany
IL the ncighburhUod of Vienna there
dwclt a young peasant woman, who sup.
ported hCrSclI by Tie cultivation of we're
tables, which she disposed Of in the vi
emma market. She Inhabited n small house,
attached 10 whicll/was her vegetable gar
den. Young rs she WAS she had been
married, but her husband died leaving
her n little girl, who was now just old
enough 70 run about and play with other
children in the neighburhood.
The mother was still handsome and de-
sirous of n second marriage About this
time, indeed there was visiting her a
young man for whom she had conceived
an affection. and whose proposition Of
marriage size was beginning impaliently
to await. a dark thought finally crossed
the young wUman'S mind, that there
must be some obstacle in the way and
that his obstacle was in all probability
The child
An unnatural struggle of jealousy took
place, which resulted in fearful deter
minAtion-she would make away with
the child
Beneath her house was deep cellar,
where she occasionally stored her ve9eta-
bles. Taking her child by the hand one
day, she led it down stairs, and thrustng
it inside, closed the door, locked it, and
hurried up stairs.
The same evening her lover came they
sat chatting together, but no mention was
made Ofthc little absentee. The next dav
after descrliOn Of twenty -four hours, the
mother went softly down and listened at
at the door. The quick ear of the child
caught her mothers step and she impIo-
red her t" take her out Of that dark place
she was so cold and very hungry. No
answer was returned aud the mother re.
turned quickly up stairs.
In the evening the lover came again
They took supper together, and passed Il
social evening. After the second twenty.
four hours had passed the mother made
another visit to the child. Again the
little sufferer heard, and with feeble voice
begged for a crust of brcad-onlv one
crust Of bread. This puled a little upor
The mothers heart, but her purpose wa.
fixed.
Another day passed. The mother wen
quietly down and listened. All was ST
let. She opened the door softly-thc
child lay dead.
Taking swiftly the body up stairs, sl,,
Ind 1t upon the bed !; and immcdiatcl,
making a great cutlery, called the neigh
bors together, telling them that her ch;lt
had suddenly died. And SO it seemed.
The day after there was q funcral.-
The child was lying in its coffin bcS;Ycwi
with tiowers-brought by the little play
mates in the ncighboyhood, who had corr,
to attend the funeral of their lost ia
vorte. The procession moved toward
the quiet GcAcS- acAcE, (God's acre) where
was to be planted this little seed Of an i'm
mortal flower. A clergyman was in at
tendance. The mother stood Iookin!
down upon the grave, over which the ho
" man was repeating, with solemn voice
" Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallow
cd be thy name ; thy kingdom come: tn
will be done on earth as it is in ucavcr
Give as this dag oar daily Lreod-."
A piercing shrek, and the mother rc
y with groan to the earth. Locking wild
ly around her, she then in crazcd an
glbberlng accents, related 10 the shuddcl
ing Ihrong at the grave the very deed he
own hands had committed.
She lived not long after. Crazcd an
smittcn by the hand Of God, she miscrs
bly, died signal instance of the retrib,
ton of the Great Revengcr, and star
ling lesson upon the words, - Gic,c us tt
dag oar daily drtaa."