Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-07-25
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THE ARSENIC SPRING.
A Tale OF Hungary.
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bed. having been mortally wounded while
fighting for bi. Empress, Maria Theresa.
then engaged In deadly s,riic with her lie
long encmy-her dangerous and stubborn
foe-Frcdcrick the Great, OF Prussia.
Tho old man. finding that all his physi.
clans skill and all his daughters skill were
going to prove vain, sen, messenger to the
Empress. to demand. as q last favor for q
life spen, and death gained in her service,
leave Of absence from tho army, for short
time. for her brave young ohcer. Count
Mori,z: stating, as a reason for the request,
that. being a, the poin, Of death, he de-
sired to placc his mo,herles' daughter under
the legal protection Of her afIiAneed hu'-
band. ere he lef, the world.
Tho Empress, though greatly pressed at
,hi. time both for officers and troops. and
though she could III spare the gallant young
Count. who wa. the l,fc Of the army, did
no, belle her over warm. womanly heart on
,hi. occasion; to- desired permission was
given. with the s,rie,e.t injune,ions. how
ever. to hasten. immediately after tho mar.
riaec. back to the army. where his ab'ene"
nigh, cause incalcuiable disasters.
The wings OF love (aided by a maguifecn,
charccr) bore the young Count. in an IN
crcdibly .hor: space Of time, to the castle
Of the good Baron ani the presence Of his
lovely be,ro,hcd ani It was his reward to
see how the check. OF the young BArone',
Ida, tho pale with watching. grew ro'y
red und,r hi. gaze, and TO note how the
lancuid eye. kindlcd into soft splcnior as he
drew nigh.
But this wa. no time for the exchange OF
loves joyous cndearmen'' lover return
ing to the peril. Of the fcId-werc no, these
circumstances sufficiently terrible 10 check
the quick fow Of the loyer'' pulses, were
they likely to bCa, too warmly?
Immediately on the arrival Of tho bride
groom, the dying Baron, stern in hr' views
Of soldiers du,ic-. caused the prizes, to b.
summoned in ho, haste and as soon Us the
hand Of the trembling. fearful bride had
been j1incd in wcdlock 10 that OF her hus'
band. ia, horsc. already slddlrl and hridled
by the BIrJn's orders. summoned his mas.
ter by hi. impatient, whinnying. not TO hes
ita,e bciwixt love and duty. and the old
man. adding his rircntal blessing to that
Of tho priest, babe the bridegroom God
socel on his journey. \ few broken words
aud bursting .obs from the young w'ie-a
few deep murmurei whispers VI comfort
aud hope from the bridegroom. and the 81.
leucc OF absence fell on the old plIe, succeed
ing drear,ly 10 the hustle OF the arrival, the
wedding. aud the departure.
That night. alter bc-towIus on his daush'
ter such tender. anxious words Of council,
rs only dying parent can breathe to TIE
dear orphan he is leaving behind, the good
old Baron died.
The de.olate Ida wandered about the old
castle in Loneliness Of heart, yelrning tJr
the living and the dead. ll,r situation was
too painful for her uus;rung frame 10 en-
durc. Her strength, greatly taxed 10y long
watching over her father, yielded now to
tie erief she icl, a, his loss, and her ankle
iy ror the fate oi her husband. \ danger.
Oh. illness broush, her 10 the bfink pt the
grave, aud when after many weeks oi dan
ger she began slowly TO recover, the prinei-
pal charm OF her beauty bad vanished.
The exquisite bloom Of her cheeks had de-
parted. Nor was that all-inste.d OF the
shell tinted purity Of complexion which had
formerly b:en 81 remarkable. the 'SIn had
became sallow. stained and blO,ched.
IL certainly was a confirmation OF the
old a!ase ,ha, beauty Is only skin deep.
tor tho change wa, marvellous. In spite OF
ber fine figure and regular features, the
lovely Ida Of few weeks ago would with
difficulty have been recognized. This one
hideous Disagreement obliteratei ail her
charms. Her young husband How should
she NEE, him. cruelty transformed US she
was7 How must she shrink from the eye
which it had hitherto been her delight to
mce, How endure TO sec ,ha, eye change
to scc disappointment - horror-dIsgusi,
take the place Of the admiration which she
was accustomed to see expressed on that
dear face? She fel, she could not bear IL.
Such change would break her hear,-she
must die Of love, modification and grief.
She pictured 10 herself with morbid vivid.
ness the frs, reeoil Of Surprise and aversion,
and death seemed to her preferable to en-.
countering 1t.
She sen, for her physician. and command.
ed him a. any risk. or At any sacrifice on
her part. to find some remedy for the af-
iliciion. and offered prlncely rewards in case
Of success. Tho doctor essaycd his utmos,
skill, bu, his efforts were in vain.
Meantime letters came from the young
husband. announcing tina, peace was about
to he concluded. and that IN month more
b, should be at home to claim the bride,
from whom fate had 80 cruelty separated
him. even On their bridal day. Ida and the
doctor were both in despair. She be.ousht
him more prcs'ingly than ever to cure her
while the good man was forced in hum.
bleness OF heart to own the impotency OF
his drugs. At last. one day. after pain.
ful interview with the unhappy lady, who
implored him in touching terms to come to
her aid. he said reluctantly:
.Tbere IL. INV dear Young LADY. n femedy