Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-21

MARRYING FOREIGNERS. - Rev. DR.
Osgood says: l remember, years ago. III
New Hampshire village, having for
transient parishioner lovely lady who
had come with her child to be out Of the
reach of the stern Swiss husband who had
won her from her princely American
home to chill her by his cold despotism
Her face was one that might have been
put into marble as an ideal nymph, such
was the delicacy of feature and grace of
expression | thought of her last Septom-
Der, ON Sunday afternoon, as [ ram bled
among the rich vineyards Of Vevay to-
ward the chateau to which she vent,
years before as a blooming bride, aud the
terrace upon which she stepped amid all
that profusion of flowers. That was her
home, her palace; yet her prison. She
could not bear it, and fled to her old
American home for relief-n0t from wick
edness and vice, / believe, but from cold
ness and tyranny. As looked upon that
chateau and turned my face homeward. |
thought that would mako some note of
the experience and advise American pa
rents and daughters to be content with
American husbands, and prefer modest
comfort to the chance of splendid misery.
Some prizes there are in that snowy lot
terry; but the blanks are far more numer-
GUS, and more emphatic, | am sure.
A MYsTERY-On Friday, at Haverhill,
N. H, the body of man was found in a
small tributary of the Connecticut river,
by boys out cunning. 1t was that of d
man about sixty years of age, dressed in a
soldiers coat and black pants. 1t was in
good state of preservation, and no signs
of violence were upon it. There were va.
rious India-ink marks upon the body. On
one arm was imprinted cross and 6
wreath extending round it, and the let.
tiers M. r. On the other arm was i'm.
printed with the same kind of ink, gun
and the figures 1916. There was no hair
upon the head, and no whiskers save q
few under the chin. There were .ome
bruises about the person, supposed to have
been caused by knocking against the ice
in the river. The selsctmen, after con.
sultation with physicians and prominent
men of the town, buried the remains in
the county cemetery at North Haverbill
No person in the county is known to be
missing.
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