Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-11-27
From the Boston Journal.
MARIAN'S LOVE.

In the widest forest region ofthe Hartz
remote from all neighborhood and fire.
guented roads, formerly stood the cottage
Of Henry Falk, a coal burner. The
situation was well chosen for a lonely
home. On one side, a high bluff ofrCck
defended the cottage against the keen
blasts of winter, and in front rose two
majestic pines, that kept the door step
cool and shadowy in summer, and the
year through supplied the coal burners
family with the noblest of all forest mu-
&c Right at the foot of the bluff pure
.prng always bubbled up, and from it
ana little stream, winding and gurgling
-ound about among the stones, passing
batween the pines, where it was crossed
bya rude foot bridge of logs, and down
into a deep ravine, where it almost lost
itself among the rocks and logs and en-
,,r7lsd underbrush but far below it
a,ri its way out, and taking a bold
ev, over a precipice, and making the
,ea1tance by the way of brother
sean. vent merriy on through field
rd1sadow toward the Ocker. There
VI garden plot behind the cottage,
ria grape vine clung about the door,
ai was trained round upon a trellis on
ne SUMMER side. Close against the rock
.,ood a little goat shed, with a yard en-
closed by a slight picket fence.
In spite of its lonely situation, it was
home to be loved, and the very sight oI
{. in the summer time, would have been
answer enough to the wonder how hu
man beings, with the taste TO adorn il 81
prettily, could Danish themselves so faI
from all society. But the merry heart
that called it home-those joyous light
hearted and light-footed creatures. whose
eyes had never looked upon a larger,clear
ing than the garden and meadow abou
the cottage dreamed of Loneliness
though the same cannot be said ofthe pa
rents; but of this by-and-bye, for It shoul
be known that FaIk was in no sense
hermit. The little cottage owed it
Il picturesque neatness to the fine taste an
skilful hands of a tall and rather sIende
woman, whom he always called Marian
es by some endearing pet name. Sh
was his wife. Her face was striking. ]
you saw ii, you would turn to look at
again, for there was q blending Of sorror
and resignation there. with traces of
naturally joyous and elastic spirit not Y,
entirely subdued. Indeed, to see her :
play with her children on the grass, {
hear her singing at her household wori
J: would have been difficult to believe thu
she was not always happy. Cheerf
she always was; for the love of husban
and children was enough to sweete
the most savage life for her, and the so
row Of which her face still retained Il
traces, was older than her forest exile
4 There was something in the loneliness
their home that suited well with the me
anchoIy in her nature, and she nev
pIned for the hustle and constraint Of Il
Il city. The children thought it Paradis
n though they now and then wished tn
they could see the world beyond +
woods, of which their parents and c
Erfurt, the servant, or rather the faithf
companion, used to tell them-tales
the cities with their crowded streets, p
s iaces and cathedrals, of the village farl
with all their horses and cattle, and
which they listened as children commc
ly listen TO tale from the Arab
Nights. Aud once or twice a We
when, Erfurt went down to the near
village to make the necessary purcha
for the season, he always brought no
Il two or three books with pictures, VIII
were read and studied with a zest W
derfully enhanced by the strangeness
E the life which they revealed.
Ny readers have already guessed t
talk was something more than q &C
mon coal-burrer; and to satisfy tn
4 curiosity, must 90 back a little way
H. make another beginning.
Henry Falk, at the age of twer
IS looked forward to a mercantile life
prosperity and distinction. The o
ealid Of an opulent merchant of Mag
00rg, who was fast growing too aged
retain the entire control of his exten
aalrs, it was confidently expected
ne would in no longer time be sufe
'oassume them in his own name.
ueFe was a little cloud in the dista
Invisible to those most interested, wi
a Times threatened to grow into a st
u unforeseen consequences. Henry
0'e with young lady of limited