Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-10-08
THE BRACELET OF HAIR.

| And the nghter Your butucus Will % /
! CdR Ann Adrdtts,r'
THE BRACELET OF HAIR.
| was travelling from Strausburg to the
Springs Of Louesche, and of course went
TO Basic there left tho public convey
anoe, and requested the landlord at the
Hotel de Ia Courronne, where l passed
the night, TO ascertain il there was any
one who felt inclined 10 travel with me, /
and by taking carriage together make
the tourney of both more agreeable, ana
at the same time less expensive. My host
returned with the information that the
!, wife of merchant, who had just lost her
, child only few months old, had become
IN III in consequence Of this loss, that her
physician had ordered her 10 go at once 10
lIouesche. He pittied the lady, the good
, man said. for the child was the firstchorn
of the Young couple, and the husband and
wife idolized each other. The wife was
in despair at the idea of leaving her hus.
band-he could not accompany her, ana
then the physician insisted on her gong
as quickly as possible 10 the Springs
therefore it had been decided that she,
with her waiting maid, would 60 the next
morning Win me-
The next morning the carriage contain
D ing the priest and myself called for the
-llady. We witnessed the fond farewell OF
n the husband and wife. The lady, un-
auestionably, had some presentiment for
she could not be oonsoled-any one would
}, have supposed that the journey was at
lleast around the world instead of few
}. leagues.
? The husband was calmer than she, but
more moved than the separation OF few
D weeks seemed to justify.
At last we started.
}. The priest and myself, OF course, gave
the lady and her servant the best places,
and we ourselves sat with our backs to
The horses. All day our fair companion
" was nervous and anxious, and in the
evening on meeting carriage returning
to Basic, her maid had great difficulty IN
psrsuading her not to take it. The next
N day, as we were approaching Solure, our
invalid started.
"Stopw she said "some one Is calling
p. usl Some one is coming after us
leaned out of the window.
n "You are mistaken, madame, said /
!, "the road is entirely vacant
T. at is very strange" said she. 81 dis
tinctly hear the gallon of horse
looked again,
p. mo one is visible l repeated
She herself looked.
u was mistaken" said she, throwing
r herself back in her scat, closing her eye
u with the air Of a person who is tired OF {
p.l subiect'and wishes to think.
The following morning We started ear
in lier. and at five in the afternoon the lady
suddenly awakened from Sleep and *
m claimed: "Stop this time am sure tina
y" some one is hurrying after Us,
in, MADAME is Mistaken said the driver
''thero is no one behind Us except thrc
he peasants"
n 81 hear horse"
,rs The words were uttered with such en
or tire conviction, that again looked iron
:, the window.
nk As before, the road was completely de
In serted.
,as at is impossible" said I, " there is IL
or horseman within sight
ror "How can that be" she answered, "whe
va | see the shadow of both horses an
oio mani"
nd I looked in the direction to which 81
pointed and saw distinctly the shadows {
of which she spoke but in vain did loo
i+b for the bodies to which they belonged.
begged the priest to take notice {
oi this singular phenomena-and we all say
Die the shadows gradually fade away, unit
ed, they entirely disappeared.
ed. We entered Berne, the poor lady in PAL
"a. ic of superstitious terror, and frantic
w return to her husband and her home--ne'
1or ertheless, she continued her journey.
hat Whether from the natural progress
ght her disease, or from her mental anxietit
NIT the lady became so i'll after reaching Thu
~ that she was compelled to pursue h'
''1 Journey in litter and on her arriva.
Louesche she was dangerously i'll for moi
out than month.
nd. Her presentments had been only t.
ava, well founded, for her husband had bee
=, seized within few hours after her depar
my ure by brain fever The malady h;
the. made such rapid progress that the san
in, day he sent a courier on horseback to III
ing. her to return. Between Laottcn Al
oro Breitienback the horse stumbled, thro
ing his rider and so injured him that
was carried to an inn and was able on
to send word to his master that he cou
not go further.
our Another courier was at once dispatche
die- but they seemed to be pursued by fata
1rty ty, for at Schwalbach he was crushed
OLD an avalanche-the guide escaping as by
lax. miracle,
.ely During all these days the fever had
.u'y creased, and the poor mans head h
pro, been shaved to apply ice. Up to that N
anu ment the poor fellow had cherished sol
iHeo hope of recovery; but now he took q
vantage of an interval of calmness, a
the wrote to his wife few lines:
will "Dear Bertha-I am dying, but | ca
900 not make up my mind to leave you entil
Sey- Nv. Have bracelet made of the hi
will that has been cut from my head-wear
always, and we shall seem to be once me
ont united
ters He himself gave this to tried couri
M with the direction that he should take
, 70 to his wife as soon as he expired, tn
ON. evening he was dead, and an hour afte
ward the courier, more fortunate than
predecessors left Basic and reached t
was lady in safety. She at once determin
put on returning to her desolate home, and
n e begged permission to accompany her.
tne We left Louesche, and arrived in Ba!
mes in FIVE days.
siec- Nothing can be imagined more mela
alor- choly than the return of the poor you
,OOO widow to her house / sent for the ph
bar. stefan who had been with her husbaI
the and for their few friends, for relatives s
own had none.
She asked for the hair. The physici