The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-02-20
III / sttllom .
Married or not Married.

The Countess Won Wcrbe became n
widow very young. Her husband was
old and rich when he asked her hand in
marriage She rejected his addresses
and wopt in the arms of her father Her
father laughed at her tears lie did not
conceive how it was possible to reject
the count and his daughter did conceive
it. Her father reckoned the estates Of
the count, and she rccl;oncd lis years.
She had some lime before become ar.
Quainted with Herr Won Welt. who had
fewer estates and fewer years over his
head. danced well. talked tcnderly. and
loved ardcntly But the count was pres
sing the father severc-the Herr Won
Welt was poor and the count rich. SIZE
continued to love Herr Won Welt, and
gave the count her hand
The count had no children The govt
and cough reminded him of temror-
ancc. and he retired in the arms of ITy-
men to one of his estates. The young
countess lived in solitude the count
couehed worse and remained without
children. His old age and his infrmi-
ties increased every day; in two years
he left the world and his estates, and the
young wife was a widow.
She laid aside hcr white drcssc9 nrl
put on black The countess was fair
the dark dress set Of her complexion
mourning bccnme her.
Tho count left her all lis property
but OLD people are often fan,astical. Ne
cording to singular condition Of the
will, if she married again, the greater
part Of the property reverted to one Of
his relations living at the residence
Herr Won Welt hastened to comfort
the widow. He found her bcautifulanl
She found him as amab'c as before. lie
talked all day long without couchinr,
and sbo listened to him all day long
without yawning. He coull relate a
thousand little anecdotes, and tie com-
tess was curious lie spoke Of tho torch
Of love and his own feelings, and the
countess felt. lie described the tormcuts
cf separation AMI the auxieties which
had martyred him, and tie countess was
compassionate. lie lay at her feet; pro-
testations Of his passion strcamed from
his lip, IN his tears upon her hand and
the countess loved but she thought with
tears on the conditions of the will She
was melancholy. 1t was already six
weeks since the count had bade adicu to
his gout forever, and grief appeared now
for the first time on the countenance Of
the countess
My dear friend, =" said Herr Won Welt
to her one morning, you tormont your
self with doubts, and it remains in your
own power to put an end to them p
How so ?" said the countess
You believe in the possibility" con.
tinuod he, of my ceasing to love you
you consider the bond Of the feelings not
strong enough to Withstand time but,
my dear friend, how easy it is for the
hand Of the priest to join ours together;
you will then be tranquilized p
Have you then forgotten the will ?"
said she, weeping.
"My love, the question now is only A.
bout making you easy We will be mar
ried privately. You and |, the priest
and love will hear our oath n
" But you see there must be priest2"
said she hastily
"Let mo manage that |" said Herr
Won Welt Here in the neighborhood
lives an old man who is borne down by
poverty and more than half century Of
years. lie is as worthy as the times in
which be was born, and as silent as the
tomb which will soon receive him. He
will carry Cur secret with him to the
grave, and we will bury it in our bos-
oms"
The Countess threw herself into his
arms, ard entreated him to hasten.
Welt did so. The conscience of the
priest was trauquilizcd; twilight and a
distant summer-house concealed them
from the eye of suspicion, and Welt en-
braced with rapture his wife.
A year passed away; she no longer
looked after him with inquietude when
he rode out, and his eyes were no longer
fixed on her window when he returned /;
she could yawn when he related, and he
sometimes felt ennui, though she was
sitting by him-but they lived together
The servants had observed familiarities
not warranted by friendship yet their