The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1855-11-14
From the Home Journal.
THE DEATH BRIDAL.

herman as they passed little secluded church
YARD, high among the mountains.
what was that inquired his companion,
whose attention was instantly aroused by any
thing that promised legend.
"Rather curious story" returned Herman ;
"a sort of revival OF some middle age supersti.
ton, believe, which took place OF many years
ago heard of it from my nurse Marguerite,
VINO knew all the parties. Suppose, instead OF
proceeding to the town, we stay to night at her
chalet; 1t is very little out Of our way and there
lsa glorious mountain view thence, which will
repay us.'
The legend is an ample temptation" an
s"ered Vernon, and ere long they were enjoy
ing the kind welcome and cordial hospitality of
the old peasant.
supper being ended, the young men went out
In front OF the cottage, and watched, with the
enjoyment of artists, the splended effects of the
sunset, on the extensive view before them
The rose-tints faded slowly up The SNOWY noun.
tain SUBMITS, and the moon, already high in the
heavens, blended cold blue lusre with the
warmer nts still lingering in the west.
Marguerite having finished her household Ia
bors, came to the door with her knitting but it
was not until the last CLEAN of suoset had IN
ded from the sky, that Herman said -
Marguerite, will you tell Us a5o 1t the death
bridal
Poor Aline y said she. signing, "shc was 20
ysuns AMI 50 fair; We had been friends from the
tune We could walk or speak Claude was her
cousin, but 40 one knew how we'll he loved her.
till he was gone, alth )ugh he had always been
fond OF her; but she WAS the fAvorite Of the
whole parish. When Aline was about sixteen.
she went to spend year with some relations in
Genev,
Claude never told her tn 1t n loved her: he
was poor, and many year mast pass before he
could hope to win her. Then they " ere both SO
young, and perhaps ne feared TO try his fate.
always think he felt that he was not long for
this world and he woud not sadden her lie by
any griet tia, h. cJall spare her; or perhA p,
mother Agnace was right. But she vas gone
and he had not spJhei
Db4ptc bhc 'iitCi HdN ko.iC iS dtCi. " dIu
he was dad they found On bis heart little case
like those people carry charms in but it con
tained a lock of Aliae'a hair, and flower she
bad given him th, day she went away. We did
not remove it. but laid it with him IN the grave
In the summer tue came home Ah
shall never forget h ~ lively ii: looked tha
day The joy OF her return, and oar gladnes' a
seeing her again hal gwen sach life anl bloom
10 her sweet fac, W. etalkel Of one ard aao .he
Of our friends in the m mJuut,ins. and Of all sh,
had sen and done while away but she neve
mentioned CLAUDE, At last, a. evening begar
to fall, she grew restless some Of her friend
came in, aud among them Claude { sister, Aim
kissed her Could not Claude have come wit
You, after all these moths, sad she.
Louise started and was siieAt, but one of Ii
others said;
Did yon notkh0w that poor Claude is dead:
g nv Alne = she uttered but on cry, 50 loni
aud bitter that it seem her life mast 90 wit
it. and she fell az il dead.
1T wa. long before W. co I'D briuy her to her
self. ana tbron n all that night she never spok
one word bat one fantiug followed another III
til morning; then she seemed to revive it'll,
but SO wan she looked a mere wreck Of WIZ
she had been YESTERDAY aad 10 h'r eyes shon
q strange sort Of glitter Ike sunlight ref CITE
from ice. SO cool anl bright A. last she sp 1t
Marguerite said sha, taking both m
hands, saw Claude, yesterday, do not start; b
TODD by me when fell and he told me-
told me we would share death bridal, and the
they can never part " more
No one parted you, dear, said l.
".Ah. they aid--they did, she answered
s they knew how happy we should be, and the
eusied us
".Who?' | asked anxiously.
= She looked earnestly at me for mousn
and shook her head without speaking.
a.she SAYS what is true, said mother Agnac
y; who mad come to help Us nurse her, There a
malignant spirits aho always try to sunder tr'
hearts, if thy take the life of one, they watt
thu other; and that other must marry the de-
. in his grave, or The spirits al cast spell up'
them. and they can never meet after death.
Marguerite. sid poor Aline, you must |
To the priest and bring him. must be marie
now, as soon as my wedding dress Is mace
Il went TO Father Bernard for she would n
:, ,be sa isii.d He said Ter brain was turned
- he shock, and she must be soothed aad reason'
" " out of such strange fancy. lie came to
;" her Int after he had made her understand tn
he would have her give up the idea, she beg
- 10 plead Tor her purpose so touchingly that
:, las, he gave way,
y . Poor soul : said he, as be went out, "
80 the tears standing in bis eyes 1t is no harm a
may give her rest
ris -, We arranged all things for the ccremo'
or | dressed my poor friend for her strange ~
'or risro all in white, with long veil, and the
he aal crown of myrtle and white roses On
nd head She told Father Bernard what she wo
as have him 10, with quiet composnre strans
belied by her restless glit'ering eyes No
ov. then living had seen death bridal though SC
ie- =, the Oldest persons had heard OF such rites
md ;,r rerformcd long ago. But she seemed
ng tnow intuitiyely, how all should be done
on, formed in PROCESSION at the brides house
IN customary at weddings, aud proceeded TO
!, 10 chprchyard there she stood at one side OF
,,,ava and Father Bernard on the other
'th- had The two bridal rings-one she wore
ce. other she placed on the gravs-and knee
but a,o sha laid her left hand on the ring.