The daily gazette., 1874-11-13
The Bridal Wine Cup.

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The bssutifal bride r grow j ! 1p,ale--4ths de.
eisive hour had Come. She presssd her
wnite hands together, and the leaves Of
brow; her breath came quicker and her
heart beat wilder.i II LI7I.
!. .xes Marion, lay asido your scruples
Tor this once" said the judge in ., low
tone,, going towards his daughter, "the
company expects it. Do not seriously
inIrnge upon the rules Of etiquette; in
your own homo act as you please, but in
mine, for this once, please nss.",.,, :. H.,
Every eye was turned towards the bri-
dai pair. Marion's principles were well.
known. Harry had been convivalist,
PVT OF late his friends had noticed the
his habits-and Tonight theJ WateHed TO
see: as they sneeringly said. IL he was
TOD down to ., woman's opinion so |
Pouring brimming beaker, they held
T. with tempting smile toward Marion.-|
She was very pale, though more compos-
ed, and her hand shook not as, SINKING
back. she gracefully accepted the crystal
tempter and raised it to her lips. But
SCARCELY had Sha dons so,g when every
hand was arrested by her piercing sxela-
nation OF ""Oh! how terrible r n So.
- What is It,, cried one and all, throng-
ing together, Tor she had slowly carried
ene glass At arms length, and was fxedly
regarding it as though it was some hide
QUE object. -' -, "
,.'Wait.' shs answered, while an in.
spired light shone from her dark ewes,
wait, and l will tell you. see, she
added slowly. pointing one jewelled finger
at the sparkling liquid, "a sight that
beggars all description, and yet isten-I
will paint it for. you if ! can. 1t is q lonely
spot; tall mountains crowned with YER
dure rise in awful sublinaity around; a
river runs through and bright flowers
grow to the waters edge. There 10 q
thick warm mist that the sun seeks vain
wave to the airy motion of the birds; blt
there a group of Indians gathered; they
hit to and fro. with something like sor-
row upon their dark broWs.. and in their
MIDST lies Q manly form his eyes Wild
with the q. ful fire of fever. Ono friend
stands beside himAnay, I should say
kneelsr-for see, he is pillowing that poor
head upon his breast. ;'s'- q 3sH.-.. r.
"Genius in sruins--o,i! the high, holy
looking brow, why should death mark It,
and he 90 youngR; Look. how he. throws
back the damp ourls : see him clasp his
hanas hear his thrilling shrieks for life!
mark how he clutches ct the form. of his
eompaHon. imploring to- be, saved. Oht
On hear him cali .pite6usly his fstheHs
name-sse hing twi4e his fingers togeth-
er as he shrisks for his sister .7thets in Of
bis soul+-weeping for him ii his native
distant land. d ~. > 6''I 'l1I 9l7I. F.
"See r she exclaimed, while the bridal
party shrank back, the untasted wine
trembling in their grasp; and the; Judge
fQll. -0vnrnovxuro1 r,,>x. L.. .o.l lffc,c
his arms are lifted to hsaven--he prays,
how wildly, wildly. for imarcy, bat 9svess
rushss through his ysins. The. friend b.
side hum IL weeping, sawe-stYieksn; the
dark men move more silently away, and
leave the living and the dying togethsr.n
There was 8 hush In that princely
parlor, broken only by what seemed D
smothered sob from some manly bo-
son. The bride stood yet upright,
with quivering lip and tears stealing
to the outward edge of her. lashes.
Her beautiful arm h ad lost Its extern
sion, and the glass, with its little trou-
fbled red waves came slowly towards
the range OF her vision. = She spoke
again--svery lip was mute. Her Voice
was low and faint, yet awfullyi dis
tinct. She still flxed her sorrowful
kgAnce upon the wine. -!"s,9'';-3} s'';.3 |
''It Is evening now, the great white
moon is coming up, and his beams Lay
gently on his forehead. He moves
not, Ills eyes are sct in their sockets |.
dim are, their piercing glances; in vain
his friends whispers the name OF father
and sister. Death !! and no; soft hand,
no gentle voice to bless and sooth him.
His head sinks back, one convulsiv9
shudder, he Is dead" - suli Il .;,ar
/ A groan ran through the assembly
SO vivid was her description, 30 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. .- -!
4 "Deadps she reported again, her
lips quiverfng faster, and her voice
more and more broken, "and there
they scoop him In a grave, and there,
without shfoud, they lay him down
In that damp, reeking earth. Tho only
son OF . proud father, the only brother
LOT an idolixed fond sister. And lie
sleeps to-day In that distant country,
with no stone to mark the spot. There
L ~ @.Sot my A@sno1 Dull, Iuy OWn LWiu
brother, q victiri to this deadly poison.
"FAther, she exclaimed, turning sud.
denly, while the tears rained down
her beautiful cheeks, sfather, shall,
drink it now ~ 80. .aaH 'ss,jt79y
The form Of the old judge was con.
vuised with agony. He raised not his
head, but in . smothered voice he fal.
tered. mo, NO. my child, in Gods name
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She lifted the glittering goblet. and,
letting 1t suddenly fall to the floor, ii
vas dashed in q Thousand. pieces. Many
o fearful eye watched her movements,
and instantansously every wine-glass in
the room was transferred TO the marble
table upon which it had been prepared.
Then rs she looked at the fragments Of
crystal, she turned to the company and
saads Let no friend hereafter who
loves me tempt me 10 peril my soul for
wine. Not frmer are the everlasting
hills than my resolve, God helping me,
never to touch or taste that terrible poi
son. And he to whom / have given my
hand-who watched over my brother
dying form in that last solemn hour, and
buried the dear wanderer there by the
| river in the land Of goodwill, I trust,
4 sustain me in that resolve. Will you not,
4 Jmy husbandr" '-f -A - = :.
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