Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-01-29

tall mountains crowned with verdurc
rise 10 the awful sublimity around ; .
river runs through, and bright flowers
grow to the waters edge. There is 4
thick, warm mist that tho sun seeks
tainly to pierce. Trees, lofty aud beau-
tifal, wave to the airy motion Of the
birds; \ group o: Indians gather ; they
Hit to aud fro, with something like sof
row upon their dark brows. And 10
their midst lies . manly form, but his
cheek how deathly! his eyes wild with
the 6tfal fire Of fever. Ono friend
stands beside him-nay. I should say,
kneels, for see, he Is pillo~iag that
poor head upon his breast.
"Gsnius il ruins! o the high, holy
looking bro.! Why should death mark
it, and he 20 young? Look how he
throws back tho damp curls! See him
clasp his hands! Hear bic thrilling
shrieks for lifel Mark how b clutch
- At the form Of biz. companion, i'm
ploriug to be saved. O, hear him call
piteously his fathers name! See him
twine his fingers together ~ he shrieks
for his sister-his only sister, the twin
of his woodworking for him in a
distant native land!
See" she exclaimed, while the
bridal party shrank back, the uctasted
wine trembling in their faltering grasp,
and the judge fell, overpowered upon
his seat-"Ses! bis arms are lifted to
heaven; he prays, how wildly, for
mercy! Hot fever rushes through his
veius. The friend beside him is weep.
ing; awe-stricken, the dark men move
silently away, and leave the living and
dying together"
There was 4 hush in hat ~princely
parIor, broken only by what seemed u
emethered sob from ZONE manly bosom.
The bride stood yet upright, with quiv-
erinx lip, aud tears stealing to the out
ward edge Of her lashos. Her beauti-
full arm had lost its TENSION, and the
glass with it, trouble red waves, came
slowly toward tho range Of her vision.
She spoke again; every lip VA mute.
Her voice was low, faint, yet awfully
distinct; she still fixed her sorrowfoI
slanae upon the wine-cup.
1T is evening now. The great white
400 is co4oing up, and her beams lay
gently IN his forehead. He moves not -;
bis eyes are set in their sockets ; dim
IRE their piercing glances; in vain his
friend whispers the name of !tather and
sister-dsath is there! Dcath-and
no soft hand, no gestle voice to bless
and sooths him. His head sinks baek !
. c'nvulsive shudder! hs is dead ~
A groau - through tho assembly.
So vivid wa her description, so un-
earthly her look, 80 Inspired her man
ner, that. what she described seemed
actually to have taken place then and
there. They noticed also that the
bridegroom hid his face in his hands
and was weeping.
"Dead" she repeated again. her
lips quivcriug faster and faster. and her
voice more and more brokes. And
there they scoop him . grave ; and
there without a shroud, they lay him
down in that reeking earth The only
son Of a proud father, the only ,dolized
brother Of a fond sister. And he sleeps
to-day 10 that distant country, with no
stone to mark the spot. There he
lies-my Eather'. SOD, my own t.oin
6rother,-. victim Of this deadly Prison
Father" she exclaimed. turning sud-
denly, while the tears ran Own her
beautiful checks, "Faher, shall I drink
it now |"
Tho form Of the old judge was con.
vaIted With agony. He raised MT his
head, but in a smothered voice he faI-
tered, mo, no, my child-Now
She lifted the glitteriog goblet, and
letting it suddenly fall to the floor, it
Wa dashed in ! thousand pieces.
Many = fearful eye watched her move
ment, and Internationally, every wine
glass was transferred to the marble
table on which it had been prepared.
Then she looked At the fragments Of
crystal and turned to tho company ,'say.
ing, "Let no friend hereafter who
loves me tempt me- to peril my soul for
vino. Not frmer are the everlasting
hills than my resolve. God helping me,
never to touch or taste the poison cup.
And he to whom I have given my hand,
who watched over my brothers dying
form in that last solemn hour, and bu-
ricd the dear wanderer there by the
river in the land Of gold, will, I trust.
sustain me in that resolve? ?"
His g~listening eyes. his sad, sweet
smile, was her answer The Judge left
tho room : and when, an hour after, he
returned, and with more subdued man.
ner took part ia the entertainment Of
the bridal gue.t*. no one could tail Ia
read that he. too, had determined to
ba"'sh the enemy, at mot and forever,
from his princely home.
Those who were present At the we'd.
ding Jan forget the impression.
so solsmnly made. Mary from tina,
hour ronounced forever the social glass
-B. II Revtcsp.
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