Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1856-02-09


tence She avowed TO me that beauty
was worthless IN her eyes, and that the
soul alone deserved her sove--;hat ma,
who ielt and wrote as did, never could
be hateful to her. Mailman idiot
believed her words. Wrapped up in a
large cloak that completely concealed my
! person, was audacious enough to NEE,
her. every night, in dark grove, into
which but iew struggling rays OF moon
light could penetrate.
Co." she said to me one evening, Ego
and obtain from men the passionate ad-
miraiion with which you have inspired
me justify my choice by bright re-
nomu; then return, claim my promise, and
| Az yours.
Swear it = exclaimed |.
| Size look d solemn and irrevocabe oatt.
| My heart bounded pressed her hand,
let her, and for many days, my late was a
mystery to her.
Iehose distant retreat. plunged
deeper than ever into the alb, SIS oil science,
and scared higher into the ETHEREAL reg ons
Of poetry. lnnumeIable pages were i'm
pressed with the sublime thoughts that Tor
a long time, had boarded up i'll secret
presented them to the world. They
were received with transport.
returned TO her, but by steriously as
before. proved to lei that il was {" no
had filled the world with my lame Her
heart had already guessed ii. l claimed
my reWaid The dunnest night conceal-
ed our union. The heaven vas stadess-
the cath roiseless the foliage without
rustic. She reeiined upon ny bosom, and
no feeling of horror disturbed her repose.
Our interviews became frequent was
hapev-but it soon became indispensable
to coasecrate OFT union by human cere-
MONIES, as it had already been By nature.
The appointed holr arsived. She re-
paired to the church, attended 5y only
Two witnesses, and her old, di>consoae
fathet, no consented TO cur il-omened
marriage. because di>honor was, 10 HIM.
the creates, Of all m'sioltures, Sac had
prepared them to see being hideous AMI
dciofned, tu. she had not prepared .hcm
to ste me Ietdered. Every eyerxcrpJ
hers Was turned towards me. A cry nj
horro re-echoea through the building. The
pliest closed tie holy book, aad Inyolun
taiiis muteied an ex0feism. The idhcf
fell inseh>ibe TO the ground. The wit
nrS,ts rushed out OF the chapel. 1t wa,
ni.i.; the lamps Shed but It feeble ant:
doub Il lish.. appioaeied my betro'l-
ed, who, trembling aud in tears, had not
vet dared 10 cast her ewes Upon me. Look,
nv bowed exclaimed !, "osheld your
husband" She saw It. and, shaade,iug
Tell ilittess. rushed oGt and plunged iu-
to the woods
A. our accustomed sour of meeting, |
stole towards the house. Her cna'nher
window was open. | entered. Nobody
as there; aud vet a cf gbt fitted the
room. Candies were placed around the
bed Of my betroihtd. Size was dead No
g,oan escaped my bosoni. No--l felt a
KIND Of cruel joy, as behed the only one
that loved me i'll the wide world, cold,
stark, aud about to become food for worms
turued A black cloth covered the Ia
BILE raised it. aud beheld another
corpse. 1t was that Of my childl The
resemblance 20 me was perfect The horri-
bic mouth the Eideuus features, the livid
skin, the crooked, lank aud hairy limbs
we're all there 1t was really worthy OF
us father | seized my wife and child
| car,ied them Into the forest | conceal
ed them in a deep cavern ;and, groveline
on the ground by their side. played with
the worm, that were deyou,ing them
lived for some time happy; but soon
they discovered thu, was the divine poet
whose reputation filled the world. ! no
logger enjoyed repose. An immense crowd
bes.iget my dwelling. All eyes were fix.
ed uqoa me. They looked, and shouts OF
laus'i.t burst forth on every side. The
air ii,elf became Peoped with internal
spirits, whose moekeries drove me 10 mad
ness--a,.d, from that day they have not
left me, nor have single haur of soil
tude