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Full Title	The Portland transcript, v. X, no. 1, April 18, 1846.
Date Added	10 January 2019
Format	Newspaper
Language	English
Publish Date	1846-04-18
Publisher	Portland [Me.] : Wm. H. Jerries & Co.
Source	Dime Novels and Popular Literature
Alternate Title	The Forest bride / by ----.
Topic	Popular literature > United States > 19th century > Periodicals. Portland (Me.) > Newspapers.
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OCR ‘L I Elie . VOL X. ‘‘ 1,30tJ1Ilt1l:k7L(1lE.5. ll:ri(lI.n farm ptnizuna Tranxcrijt. A THE FOREST BRIDE. BY CHAPTER. I. Near the close ofa lovely day in May, a young gentleman might have been seen, saun- tering leisurely along rt narrow foot-path that ests of tlte west. He wore a loose hunting- fiock‘, conftnetl to the waist by a narrow girdle of‘ red: a ride was slung cartel:-ssly over his shoulder, and II powder-dask hung suspend- ed fi‘om his neck. Ills form was considerably above the common stature ofman ;bnt,tltottgh ,hisnpparcl was ttot exactly adapted to the purpose of developing symmetrical propor- '- lions, one could discover an easy grace in ev- ery tnovement,characteristie ofhigh-breeding. The whiteness of ltis complexion denoted him unact-ustomerl to labor, ttnd was in fine contrast with the rich, luxttriant,raven tresscs that surmounted his bold and expansive fore- head. Full, liquid, black eyes sparkled be- neaththe clearly ntarked l-rows, thoughtful Vo led through one ofthe large and beautiful for- 3 ii PUBLICATION OFFICE. N0. 53. EXCHANGE STREET. PORTLAND, SATUR head of'the valley stood a small white house, prominent in its position, that the eye would not fail ofdetecling it, even in tltc most casual glance. The sortie air ofttcatness which per- vaded tlte whole valley, was conspicttons in its appearance, sltowingthat good taste, at least, was a prominentattribttte oftlte propri- etor. Before it stood a little garden, near which the stream had made abeautifnl bend cottsiderably widened beyond its natural si ts glossy nd solevel tltatscarcely a ripple or bosom betokeuetl its onward course. Reginald Marchtnont, forthat wasthe name ofour traveller, paused as he emerged, ontl leaning on his rifle, surveyed with admiring eyes, the atnbientscenery. Ile was an ardent lover of'Natnre, and being of a poetical tem- perament, sncb a scene was perfectly adapted to his taste. Bred to a city life and accustom- ed to its mottotony, the richness and variety of a natural ltttttlscape could ttot ltn otherwise than pleasing to him. From his musing atti- tude he was suddenly aroused by the softest, sweetest strains he ltad ever heard, proceed- artiaaa Qrsaznm A ‘ A FAMILY. NEWSPAPER: DEVOTED T0 LITERATURE, ARTS AND SCIENCES, MORALS. NEWS OF THE’ DAY, ETC. TERMS: ONE DOLLAR PER ANNUII, IN ADVANCE. almost to the surface ofthe water. Near the half emhowered IIISllI'Ulll.)eI" ntttl tet so‘ It 3 ‘DAY, APRIL 18, 1846. Unfortunately for Marcbmont in the intrrw sity of ltis atltniration he drew a long breath which immediately aroused her. She turned: suddenly around, but at tlte sigltt of the tall and elegant gentleman beside her, she started up with the ttlertncss ofa frightent-d (leer.- Fnr once was M:tt‘t:ltmont eutbnrrassetl. Nev- er,itt all the gay and giddy circles itt which he had moved during his life-tinte, had he beheld so fascinating a creature. Ilis fancy hatl dc- picted her as exceedingly beautiful; but he was totally unprepared to behold the sur- passing loveliness before him. He no longer uondered at the rich strains to which he had listened, fortlte crcaturc before him, was, by far, too beautiful to be tntght else tltnn the etnboditttent of mclotly's sell. She was apparently about seventeen, that age when the charms ofyotttlt are beginning to ripen into maturity, antl blend with the softcrand more refined beauties of woman- hood. lle could notexrtctlydistingnish wheth- er her eyes were black or blue; but tltey were very dark, large, singttltirly btdlliant, and slmtl etl by the longest atttl jettiest lashes he lmll ever beheld. Then there was the high femi- N0. 1.‘ ‘I presume not,’ rejoined IlIarchrnont.l' ‘You were probably too busy; and I regret having caused yott to abandon your employment with so tnttch expedition,for it was a deliglttfitl one, it scents.’ As he spoke, he picked up the half-farntetl baquet she had dropped on his approach, and placed it with an arch smile in her hand ‘I thank you, sir,’ stud site, timidly. ‘It was ofno consetptence, and I was only making ii to see what I could do.’ ‘The performance retltrcts rnuch credit up- on your ingenuity, and Itltittk the hoqnct will be a beautilitl one when it is cornplett tl.’ ' V ‘ The maiden blushed tlceply, bttt was evi- " dently pleased with the eomplime”ttt,fur a half- suppressed stnih: llickt-red around the corners ofber month, and her large, sott eycs danced with delight. ‘You must certainly tell me,’ continued‘ Marclttnotttafler a pause, ‘to wltotntltis beau- tiful valley belongs. I have been athnifng it for rt long titne, and I should be ext t tngly grtttilietl to know the owner oftso much love- lincss.’ ing, as he thought, frotn alittle clump oftrees not far from him on the banks ofthe stream. Clear and melodious rose the delicious hur- and dreamy, though the half-smile that played around the line mouth was elnqttentof vivac- ity and clteerfulness. Ills air was at once ....... ..z: n .,.,. ' . "' whiclt he was surrounded, 1 t V ,1, a easy and itttliffcrent, and seemed to evince a ' total want. ofinterest in his usually exciting I avocation. Indeed there was anything but I impatience evident in the slow and measured . stride with which he pursued his way along, ttlterttately gazing upon the spots of blue sky, seen through the woven fitliage above him, or llhe numerous and delicate wild plants; 5U'5“‘ ed profusely itt his ptttltwtty. The day was exee ‘ vely warm for the ear- liness ofthe season; but the thick woods by formed an Im]7L’n' en from the too potent rzzys ofthe E arable s'c-lie wt-re carollis-<' sweelll’ ll‘ ‘he BM 5 and the wltdle scette Wail 515 lightful as could he imagined. v along the devious. , - -- 1 l'l)ll0WItlV lelallle. thou-vh well-=troddet1l"<‘lll. "3 9‘ leniilll emerg- " l i into a deep , . ‘- l e wool : etlfI‘01"‘l'9 "“"k"‘S- grlljcll novvrllresenletl The scenery W H . ‘ s henuttful. Stu- sum , teafy “"‘‘0l’Y: , pleasant and de valley. tnotty, now swclling forth itt all its melting melody, and now half-dying away, as tltc play- ful echo caught its richest strains and walled them back to tile ear in all their primeval ' sweetness. Morchmont listened ‘entranced. He could scarcely credit his own senses, attd was half inclined to think sotne nymph of the wood had left her flowery couch to wel- come him to her own delightful abodes.-- Sbonlderiug his rifle, with hasty steps be pro- ceeded to the little bower whence the sounds lt.-ttl issued, hoping to discover the nymph whose dulcet lays had so charmed his mental vision. > As be advanced, the music ceased, and fear- ing the songstress had detected his approach, he slackencd his pace. This fear, however, was soon dispelled by the sight which met his his eye on his entrance into the bower. Seat- ed on rt little knoll but a few paces frottt the water, was a young girl, busily engaged in [wining 3 botptet from a collection of flowers in her lap. Marchmout advattcetl noislessly within a few feet of where she sat, and sur- ‘--itself wasgns p'tcllII‘9F‘l‘‘‘’ ‘’ lpentlous ltills rose on either ' . r ‘ -'r‘e,stliversifie , slolttrt.-' ghlillljl is and gmhndm, Wm, l,,.,,,-1,. . ( I . ' ' hula U? u 1 mere interpersed with clntntts , I ' . w0‘mlr' ‘"0 n n G d rim.‘-‘ct-tlttrt-. ofwhteh was of (My trees, I . x f . ,, . - , ' ht tea-grecno ta bcanttlul relief‘ with tho ltg tl lone‘! le former The valley had been c < y tt . . , -. . - ' an old tree re- and H-‘Mlle Solmuy h'm"ll' or‘ r tliversify ifs < ‘t )t'l"‘lll1t sta e 0 manned to tell I st 5 A‘ mm" mm", Isattd beat!- ‘I... side, their gently d tv'tlt ntltnttsatttl stnnothly-sltavt-,n surtacc. H 0 . , ' ' , I t wound “S way lhmurlh 1‘ lcn I)[‘lte‘Illl thr- tifttl meantlerst MW llimly “H ' I t ' folime ofsome tl“'“l'l“3 "lll"w’ c us ertttg lt‘. ’ veyed hcrinsilencc. Though her back was towards him, he could see suti-icicnt to enlist his adtniration attd convince him she was sur- passingly beautiful. Ilttr figure was slighly but fashioned with he finest symmetry; and her dress, though rustic in the extreme, was charucterizctl by a neatness and sintpliciy perfectly attcortlant Willl ll“? 59'3“3- “Bl” ‘head was uncovered, and tltc classic elegance lofits shape. at once struck his attention. Ring- lcts oftt beautiful golclott hue tell from either ‘side the graceful neck, as Flt‘! bent OW!‘ he!‘ ‘etnploytnent, thus leavinll ”‘P05“‘l “l“"“’ “I. voluptuous shoulders, and nearly touched the nine brow, over which the beautiful hair float- etl, like threads of gold upott tnarhlc; the exquisite lips, andgin short, the futtltless reg- ularity ofevcry featttre, all combining to dis- play to his enraptured vision, a perfect motl- el of loveliness. Iler complexion was of transparent whiteness; but the rich critttson nteltingtltrough her lips, and mantlitig over ‘It belongs, sir, to Mr. l"t‘ankfort, my father. But do you really think it beautiful?’ she questioned as iflialf doubting his assertion, raising her face with a look at timitlituptiry. . ‘Decitlcdly, the most encltatttittg place I ever saw, and heartily do I envy your father the possession of it. But did he remove-s hither lately ?‘.l ‘’ ‘0lt, no, sir‘. he has resided here many her cheeks, prevented the idea of ill-health, yearsgcve, sinceywas ,,.cy,‘,]d' when we and alsdbctokettetl the ttnt:listut-lied trrtnqnili- 5,-5; cmm, hmw.’ "gs valley , ty of her heart. Nor was it only the bounty ol lter features which so struck Bfat'clmtont.-- There was .-t VIVIII play of her whole cmtttte- nance, an expr siun ofurtimatetl vivueitf, oc- casionally llashtug forth from the large, bright eye, and dintpling around the full, piqucnt motttlt-that, even had the features been or- dinary, would have enlisted the attention, and excited interest. . It was several moments ere Illarchmont re- covered from hisctnbarresment, during which he stood gazing at lter,- as one uho hatl re- tzcivetl an electric shock. Ashatned of his otvn awktvardut-ss and want of cottrtesy, be advanced towards the atfrigltted ntaidcn, nttd bowed with all the grace and elegance ol which he was master. ‘I fear l‘have frightened you by stealing so suddenly upon you,‘ he said, smiling. ‘now. ever, as it was your own ennltantiug song which drew me hither, Itrustyou will pardon the abruptness ofthe intrusion.’ A; [I1'ts(l(‘(‘l(Il"Illl0I'l, -a beautiful glow over. spread the cheek ofthe young girl ; her eyes were instantly bent upon tlto ground, and um . - . ‘ I’ rht. purl now llasluttg and dancing In the 5‘"“"o W A rustic bridge hatl been <30”-‘”"‘3.lcd mgr l ' near which a-Ian‘-C" elm llml I-5"”“7" "' " llmrllh ' - ‘ neltcs mg Poslum. 3",, he"; .15 graceful bra .cxquisitcly rounded arms, melting through the trattsparettt whiteness, of wlnch the blue atns were distinctly seen. ' x . mt O-v‘ . ;l$..g. L. long ringlets drooped over her brow as 51,9 strove to conceal her blushing face upon her bosom. . tlndrcd, you did frighten me it great deal,’ said she in a confused voice, without ventnrt g to raise her downcast orbs. ‘You canto an g . s one thick, wide forest, like that tvlticltyottsee )'lDIlllElf%’ painting with her finger to the wood he had previously lell. , , i > . g "The trattsfartnation is n hen-ttifitl one, - though at the expense of much ‘labor, I pre- 3 , sume.’ - ‘ . ‘Yes, sir, and I often wonder how my poor, dear father sustained so many hardsltips.- IVben we first lived here, and for a very long time after our removal, we resided in a log- Itnt, and he was obliged to toil nlhyhe time for oursupport. Oh, I retnemherit well,‘ she continued with kindling eyes, ‘how lonely I used too feel when lie was absent, “llll no one httt our poor, old I]IllSE,Wlt0 is now ead; . and how joyful I was when he returned from’ his labors at night, though so worn and tired my heart achetl for hitu, child as I wits.’ ‘Your mother is not living then .7’ inquired lllttrt-lnnont, who had listettetl with the liveli- est interest to her simple recital, ttntl now gazed with delighted surprisr-‘on the animated countenance ofthe young girl. K‘ - ‘No, sir, she died when I was ‘very young. . It t-;eetns;s though] had a dim recollvl ‘ml 01' her; lntt it is so faint, I S()tt’tPllmt‘s fancy it is 3 dream, She tvag very good ttnd I loved her very much.’ ‘ , I ' The pearly tttoishtre ltad been I-'='ll'"7"g In her eye, and when she eoncltttlttl. a large crvstttl tear rolled silently down ltL‘l‘ cheek. Then as ifcnttsciotts she had bt:trayt;d herself . sutltlenly, and than Idid not hear yourttp. pruach.’ too deeply, she wiped it away, while a bum.

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