The Columbia Democrat. (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, March 25, 1843, Image 1

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ne CO tTflfUtf DEMOClMTtvttl be
published evefy SatlirJaymorning, ut
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Fifty Cents, tnof paid within the mar
ATo at6scrtjrjiqn will betaken for a shorter
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tinuance permitted, until all arrearages
attdistiharged.
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One Dollar for the ff(st, three, insertions,
nml TmenUl-Uve rents for mpvii xlitmr.
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be" post paid.
Erumthe, Lancaster Intelligencer..,:
' 4 IRENE. . -
BV D.. S; KlltFFEm:-
xOh.no 1 1 cannot love unnther.'
This, was ottered by the young nml beau
tiful, innocent and confiding but, its "her
Imnther had it, 'worldly ttiihdeil' '"Irene
Merville. ' '"" '
I'he circumstance whidli'maihlyviudtlced
,he utterance' of the above-sentiment, was an
inlooked for separation' of ' Irene and her
irttuthcd Rudolph Durion.
I'd obliterate his name, from my memory!
10's abused your confidence, and lias ren
dered himself unworthy your coldest re-
ard, observed Albert, Iicne s youngest
rother, after a protracted and embarrassing
ilence.
Nay, my brother; remarked Edward, the
Ideal bi other, that were too precipitate.
Rudolph 'lives, moves, and has his heingi'
in the nfmospheie of romance; and to my
liiud it is clear, that instead of having bin-
en his vow, he has but conceived of' the
Ilea of terminating' his truth by the union
f Romance with Reality.'
'Edward,' faltered the mother' if you re
ard the welfare of your injured sister, or
our aged mother, 1 charge you by alt thai
1 sacred, strive not to buoy the broken
Jpirit with false hopes 1'-
'Ileavcn forbid 1' (irmly- responded Ed-
rd.
'Thcu epeak no more,' continued the
oary-headed mother, 'of tricks of romance
connexion .with the fiendish conduct , of
udolph Uuiton. Romance indeed ! First
in the heart, then trample, it 'ncath bin
el. Were Ins btujuees such as to require
Ks constant prescnce,he could have wiitten
ivertheless..'
Out, if, as I have surmised,' lidded F.d
ard, , t! be actuated .bytthe spirit of ro
ancc, in the very puiticular to which you
kve adverted, lies to the secret.'
'I've thought of that, too,' interposed
sue, with a sigh.'
I 'As 1 feared.' ejaculated Albert.
'P.h, silly gjrL' vociferated the molher.
ud, you Edward, are no less tiiHii an ac
iiiplice In you 1 ?isterls iijial runt. lUd
e been left without a hope of ever again
holding bar destroyer's face, she hud
iibtlesn sought comfort in repentance, by
mini; to tier t, oil, under tins iillln iivc
pritsat'ion. But, unfortunately, tun
ve inspired in iti&l susceptible lrntj, -j
pe ptiductivei only of heart sicklies
ong vy ill it be deferred.'( r
Edvard,. in reverence to Iiis, parent, set
niiTurilier defen'r'e in extenuation of
iilulph'4 conduct, but benkon5nt lo Irene,
.immediately follpweil, he iirosu nml
iQ:iipartment. . When they gained the
nr, Edward proposed a wallrio his sister
11 gladly acquiesced. .It .was nutv six
mhs sipce l;eue had cast a last,, loiu'.
-tn .look upur. the receding lorm ol
Jul , us' be has'inned from her niesence,
1 iirtirtoiinciiig ixai pirguaui wuru
rcwtll! I ir,y were, doleful months to
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ne, whose .fare, w,he once, bore the
oir of heajlh, was now' beginning 'to turn
tlie iosh s ivere blini-lfed: aiid T7er fove.
5iuntenanee, instead . of indicating ,thai
kt of mind, which conscious. iniiiicet
BOMgBUR'g, COlLUkgiA
invariably caused it lo wean bore, now a
tllffercnt fippeiirahce. Edward was by no
meatiB'MlicbiiBclotig ol" the change, that had
tnirketl his beloved sister as the Victim of
'disappointment, iie saV her, mcla'tic(itly,
amf strove, by rallying words, to "raise Iter
spirits. He pointed iu the hunuties of, ere
riiufr it vfjt'i tiip bright it beautiful .month
of Mayihe,s)iy wore ta dr.ephluc, spotted
with silow white and fleecy clouds, and ihe
mr wn iiHimy niitl mild Tim otitltnes uf
the hills that bouniliil ib'tf vnlley throunl
which they wan'tfcrji'd, ut either sjde, were
gtacelully iiiidnbed.iind.i the t hills them
selves were uoodud in their suniitiitpi 'The
forest trees were in llieif"briglit'jsr livery of
green, sfier the heivyuailisi 'the. paw jiaw,
the letl bug. iiutl ihe d(Vgwif.'i., nil mingled
their varied blUktonis' vrHlf:the generafvPr'
(lures. the turds V.ing so o.xtillinelv, that'one
.miglildiave fancied, si teeiiral eoiii oiMtiiiu
ofithe fefitheri'd song to eelebrale some
jubilee in shun, Nature' was" in her loveliest
and .most tirat:tive giirhi nntl it was happi
liens of 110 cniliiiary kitidp to walk or to
Uiier in illin valley, nnd 'feaet the senses of
-sdghl.iini! hearing' with the scenes, and
,utiirs,aiid tounils, 1111 .every side. Merc
existence was n plesing$Yid gave, in iis
mlcin eiijjiyiiicnti some eoncepiiim of the
,orieni'.d idea bl n -I'iriidise'. which wimlil
eoiiBist of cicriuil reposet nmid trees, and
(lowers, and running streams 'and -singing
biids.' But anml-all thisr Irene fel.t as
ihougli khOsn isjIa'tcd'heiiiL'j she' lean-
coupon her brother' arm, as thry pdrnued
their- walk, like one jit a slupuriheeilinff not
llieljeauuua by wiiiali tliey weronirronml.
ed oh cveiy tide.
'Did you ever leani any thing definite, in
regard to the state ofludolph's liiUmVsf'ai
length inquired Edward of Irene. .
Nothing definite,' yas the quiet and.al
must inaudible response. '
Nr indirectly whence you might draw
an inference!' continued the brother.
Frum indirect allusions, I think I might
be justified in the inference that his fi
nances were in rather a weak condition-,',
replied Irene.
'And he receives for,.l:is services at pre-
sent, as twice the amount he formerly
teccived while. employed by ,'
Yes alinut twice as much-'
''Thai's Miflicient. Perfectly satisfactory
10 me at jcast. Wis finances wen; ln.w,lle'j
'gone tn imprnve. them, after wjiicli Iiij'IJ
reiuru 'mid pnj tiis vur, by being jidncd
with Irene in the holt bonds of wedlock.'
Would lo heaven I could believe it!"
igied the uii Irene, and a tell-tale tear
glided o'er her beautiful cheek as she strove
to brace her nerves.
Edward loo, though naturally of a strong
mind was deeply afi'ected at tie evident
emotion of his affectionate sister, insomuch
that he was unable to reply fur more than a
minute, when lest his feelings . .should be
discovered by her, he with a t violent effort
ejaculated
Time will s'how lf ' 11 "
Not lo Irene. Elernity'will'unfold'it'to
my view. ' ' "
'Speak iiot tlius,- my deaf sister. It
grieves, it bresks my liea'rt,' proceeded Ed'
wJird,' as he ilrew her eliner'to1 hi side, and
pressing In r ijciiilo lorni to his 'bosom,
dropped a sympathetic tear ifpon lierelierk',
aiiil'impree'ied 11 awcel kill of affection up
on her thin-toliirfes lips'. Tlie remainder
(if iheirwalk was 'i'n"lhiiiighlful silence,
The Klindeu nf'lwilight were falling aa' they'
gaiueil their home, Hiid'Mher pl.ice of their
chililhoo'd.' N'one' spoM' H'lley en'tereTl
aiid'thei qtiesnoiif ,w"a permitted 10 ret
without' fiirihenagiution..-1
W't will, now inviie ourfairrend'r to pass
with us, over an iininteresiing period of tliree
year. id the history oflrenei Chef rfulness
igaii. sits upon her placid countenance.'&the
lufantifiil. rose 11 pnii her cheek lies again re
turned; hut Rudolph, the false Itudolph has
;ior icturned, norhas.lie bcen.lieard from.
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'nip salnnn-wa; capaqiouSjand Jofty, the
perns'! ,tviLmii:'J?n WVti
voices rang threughout the wide apiMmentf
PIUNTED AND PUBLISHED JJV iTi WEBBi
COUNTS, FA. SATITOBAY MARCH 255, ',1843. --';vi(nir,48.'
TI16 ccYernony wai an imposing one,
fashionable Redding brilliant equipages
a msgnihcent cortege I
I tio ltnppy pair stood tide by side, with
flushed cheek and trembling nerves. The
vcnerauie pastor proceeded to inquire if
mere was augl-t to be said why this counle
anoiiiu not be united in matrimonial bonds,
IV bp no olifl,..! . I ' .
" " h;d waa uearu irom ttie
Tat therest extremity of the hall, x
Tfll hlna ...... m
, ---.fv uui icvcrcnce; 1 nave a
,wiird to say 1 , .
All eyes were turned. The bride tr.em
hlpil. Inllnruil n...l I i.l i ..
""u, .iuu giunnuu 4VUUUiy. . Her
biidematds supporied her, and. chafed her
temples with wairr.
'A lull figure, entirely muffled in.a' som
hre nmnilc. now emerged (before' tinper
reivrd) from an obscure euriier of the room,
but as he approached, the divine thinking
the proceeding rather abrupt than otherwise
exclaimed, in an imperative 'lone
Stand! I pray thee, and speak if ihou
hast aught lo say.' '
'She who thou would join to this man.
is' betrothed lo another,' faltered the omin
oils stranger, slopped suddenly about the
seiitto of the hall, with evident agitation.
wiial Hunk ye nfall this!' said the cler
gyman, addressing himself to Ihe guests.
Uf tins! interrupted the btideginom.
ui.mc ui:ci, uarK, oamnuig scheme, to
light the heaven I've won.
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'Nay, spcal; not thus!' exclaimed the
reviling bride.
'Speak, maidenl art thou betrohed' inter-
"gated the parsnn. '
Irene trembled. - -
'Fear not, Irene, the truth shall make
.1 'r . . .
im p irec, exeiaimeu tiio strancerras - lie
doffed his mantle and sprung Ih her side.
'Rudolph!' shrieked the biide, as she
threw herself into the arms of the stranger,
to the great annonyance of him who 'had
led her to the alter, Oh! my long lost,
deepljvmourned, Rudolph, is 1; true; By
heaven! I swear. I am thy betrothed; and
cannot love another.'
Great was the rage and disappointment
of the rejected lover, at the arrival, propo
sal, and acceptince of ihe muffled strangei,
by her whom self-love had persuaded him
was 60on (0 be his own. Tortured at o.ice
by al thfl pangs of an unrequited passion,
and by; a deianging jealousy, proud and
viridiei'ive by' nature, the favored lover be
came the jnbjeel of a hatred too deadly to
he. depicted by language, . .
Soon after the acceptance of Rudolph,
the rejected lover disappeared from the
neighborhood;' some asserted he had. gone
abroad; others, that lie had retired into ob
scurity;. but,, in fact, no one knew whither
he hid betaken himself. The happiness of
the lovers left them little to think of p'oor
Daring, (for that was the name of the re
jected, )and their fancied security did not
permit them for a moment, to fear, or even
dream of, the effects of his dissappiintment
or .resentment, 1
The happy day at length came, the mar
riage vvhs celebtaied in tho superb old tMer.
ville Mansion, which, upon this occasion
was thronged to excess by rich and poor.
At the very mnment when the enraptured
Rudolph placed the emblemalin circle on
tlie slender fingemf his lovely bride a mur-
rjur inn thro' the assemblage, it gathered
and grew, tho clerygtnan paused, as one
rushed wildly' thro' the crowd. There
was a sudden shout, sneceededjby a fearful
shriek, accompanied by the fall of the
bridegroom. A poignard was buried to the
ht'fl ill hf hrcaM.'he was dead! lie fell by
the hand of JJn'riiiif.thB rejected lover Who
shall paint the dreadful scne that ensued!
Exclamations of surprise shrieks of horror
cries of murder here females swooning
in te;ror there men running to and fro-this
inquiring the cause of the sudden distur
bancedial denouncing vengeance on the
murderer (this Is not overdrawn; a simi
lar occurrence transpired, but a few days
sipce..) al. was distraction' and confuionl'
Uerternfixd.frjenijs iiistajitjy hurried away
the iremblingfbridp,. anticipating some hor
rible event. As they bort her pftV t.h
name of Rudoiph, dead, murdered, stabbed.
fell on her ears Insensikllity for n few
moments relieved her from' the awful agony
ol her situation.
...
Oh, change! within a narrow cell, with
hands upon his limbs, and chained like-, a
felon, yelling with al the force at his r.omi
mand. is a manure who" is lief How
came he there! is It (he mllrderer of itu
dolph, Charles Baring! Alas! it is , he.
He is mad. insane! He's been so mr years,
'tis slid,) never befnte ptibliclymanifeated.
Poor fellow.' 'Unfortunate man.
A sltatAgem is proposed' .He is kindlv
spoken to. He. is gruff, sulleij.and inso
lent. Tim Warden adtsnces. The. prison
er heenmes frantic. The Warden slowly-
unfolds sr piece of-rriting, addressing him
self meantime to the maniae, who now
givrs vent tot violent burster laugluer
'Hal ha! my hopes ate realized. A Nol
le Prosequi:'
The Warden bowed In the affirmative.,
'Heaven be praised!' ejaculated the
would be maniac. And a sweet, tranquil
smile, brightened up his counienwe, his
eye sparkled ( with Ihe fire of youth, and
his tongue was eloquent with praise of Ex-
ectilive mercy. Ho was sane!
'By- thine own lips art thou condemned,'
interposed the Prosecuting Attorney, who
was present, and instigated the stratagem.
He was tried, convicted, and sentenced tb
death which was afterwards commuted to
imprisonmet for life.
The unwedded, virgin bribe never re
povercd the shocks She .wa JYeauentlv.
exhorted to nbffrerate the past, and in ' mer
cy, in womanly pity, lo forget her own,
and RudolphV.wrong to parion the mur
derer of hermappiness and her love to
think only of the severe, the bitter retribu
tion, which even now, was hurrying her lo
an untimely grave. But, ah, her noble
mind was a reck. She spoko not, save
by turns, which consisted in the reiteration
of this single.sentence; 'Oh! no, I cannot
love another.' She died with these words
quivering upon her tongue.
CANNOT.
We very much question whether there
is a word in the English language prnduc""
tit? of as much mischief as the ope placed
at the head of this article. Indeed it has'
no business where it is so frequently found;
for it is an intruder on our forms ofspeeci,
and deemed unworthy of notice, by the
lexicographer, yc,t (here are some men
wio are always using it, and find it ever at
their tongue's end. The nun who admits
this word into his vocabulary, is jegularly
drawn up;heneefnrth he is good for noihing
because he will peiform nothing. We like
a man, ay, and woman too, who at proper
limes ran titter a plain, plump No! for that
Intle word may be their salvation, but if
they meet, you with a canting cannot, de
pend upon it, they will 'for a considera
lion.'
Ask your fiiend why he luns in debt for
ihingB for which he has no possible earthly
use, and he will tell you ho 'cannot avoid
purchasing things offered nt a bagain, even
if he has no present use for them. The
time, however, will come when thero will
be a cannot of another nature to arrest him,
and that will hc-whcn his foolish purchases
have so cxhiuted his finances and induced
hi credit, that no one will trust him.
Ask the, farmer why he allows that bottle
of spirit to be carried into his harvest field;
and as the ill cut and scattered grain attests
to his manifest hies, mid he replies tiat he
has been so loi'g in the habit of doing it,
that ho cannot do without it when working
hard. All nonsense. Thousands, if not
millions, have dmnonilrated 'the cnntiary
before his face life' pVejent'ear. The
truth is.llie firmer loves the 'good creature,'
and his cannot. is the partial opiate he for
ces upon his conscience to disguise tho
' i'?!B Edhoi of the Albany MtcroflcopeJ
who is always listening lo things he 'hadil't
orlerX heard the folluwinr confab tho other
day between n jhaH and hfs wife : , .
,.c'ly "J"-"', you've always mended, up"
our bid bhainy ware when ,if. goti brdke-I
now thereV that, old teapbt hasf-gtiY its'defnr
nose knocked bff agahfj Uefy'nlemXTt on,
love, won't yet'- 'StA
'No, Susan,' tfplicujf the,; good, mari,
tolling up hie ey.ee .like. a, tfuclcilrUa fit
the Spanish cholict 'no, it ain't' ho" Use.'
We never use tlttO'eapdi lif-tho 'winler.you
, ti I-hat'n true, Id-rJ, btit we Shall) wanf It
next, summer ' -;U ,Hv
'Slimmer ! roared thb htisbaiid-i 'oice
of thunder, intended an Vgnnjd 'imi'taUQn ,ojf
'the' Croat trumnel t 'Summer!' ' whn .latbi
,.4 -IS)-, l -.'-.Al .-.---.-.-
of summer, seed lime and Jiarvesl.!TheJ
are things of the pact,' aild belong-no' more
lo the future. No Susan!, we shall never
use the old tearrdt'Agmpilhe 23d 'of Apr1
winds tip thovaflir of thig,airlh, and makei
s.mall beer of teapots with broken noses.'
'Oh dear oh !' tiried the poor ' wojnanj
what shall I "do! There's that are neii
bonnet irimrncd with red ribbings, and that
are bran, (ire, span lieu hilk UwirtioiFmitcll
more nor half wored oUt ! arii thaMieoiiiY
sass pan and l!io baby's WrBJihocs ,1 and
the painted cradle ! I all agdii'TijiWiimash
befoie they're half wored out, in e-unU
versal flummix of this airth !'
Tho Progress of Improvement.
Mothi
ei,' asked a tall gawky, 'what did you and
dad use'.Uj do when be came a courting
you a
;Gro7itlv5rrlh amT' seas! "what put " that
into' the boy's head! What do you meah
Jediahl'-
Well I went overfto see Peggy Haskins
Mother night and she told me I didn't know
how to court, I axed her to' show me, se2
she, 'ax your inarm I' What did you do.
tl.U.UW , T
'La! suz 1 Why Jed, we used. to sit in
the corner and eat rost turkey!'
'Good gracious 1 times aim as they used
to be 'mother, sartln the only tlnng Peg
gy gin me was a cold raw picklel'
,J1 J eke. The Buffalonian thus' wisely
and feclinrly discourses on matters pertain
in to conscience!
Efficacy of Religion. Not- Jong eince '
we read an account of a man who after
having 'experienced religibn,' sent a dollar
the distance of 500'miles to pay for break
fast, out of which he'had cheated his land
lord. What a glorious thing it ytnild bet y
for printers, if religion would enter' the
hearts ofthelr delinquent subscribers, Hbw J
ihey woiild 'pi.t out ..tlie 82s, Os, 10s, and' t
2()s, apd.what per.ileniiaf letters -would they
write to their old creditors! Oh. how the
heart of the poor printer would swell joy
unspeakalile and full of glory, on hearing r
of the conversion, ofeo many
from the error of their ways,
'old linnets
'Cito, what do you supposo.-TtJic , re
son that the sun goes to Aha ,eouih inc tho
winter. f sfa't U
Well I don't know mass'a,1 unless' lie qVi6
stand the clemencjof thjvsX'j 'j'B1), ?J';iHu'
obliged to go.lo the sotiO where lp 'sp.jr'
enco a waimer.longemtudc,'
1 ft 1 ! fi
Mesmerism. 'Are you ,y iHini if, I,inef
merise. you Sambo! ., i
Sarlin I is C'uffy.' .'-
Ileie follow the passes; quite' a'ii Mrs
rr)or and the communitv.of seunaton y soon
established.
Is ynn gino lo slBji.S.vmbql. .,
'Yes; Cuffy fas asleep.'
Well c'eu'.what havo'rgotnti mf'SnouV
tasting a bit of "stifar. '; , "" '
'IIov deb'il I' Ifriojyl Cuffy, 'j'm.fjjss a
sleep.' , ,, - ci, . -it-) ij,.jh.i
" Pretty girU w,ho,,wear . eeils. cpnriv4 to
let the wjnd bow thejii asde when -ijiey
meet a smart young fellow,
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