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Unsaid-
ror days end weeks upon the lips has hung,
A precious something for an absent ear—
We tender confidence but lately sprung,
. Some dear "confesaion that but one inuat hear.
The heart repeats it over day by day,
And fancies how and when the words willfall—
What answering smiles upon the face will play,
What tender.light will linger over all. •
But Gaga eyes that watch fa one alone
Maygrow reluctant; for he open gate
Le in, with him, perchance a guest unknown,
On‘Vfhom slow words of Courtesy must wait.
Or, whaf,the presence waited for has come,
It may be dull or cold, too sad, or light.,;
A look that Shows the heartaway from home
Gan often put the 'dearest words to flight.
,
Perhapsthe time of meeting:or the form.
' May chill and wither what we've 1011ged to say;
What fit the sunshine) will not fit the storm ;
What blends with-tsvilight jars the noon of day.
Again, when all things seem: our wish to serve,
Full opportunity may Stdke us dumb—
!Jay sink ourprecious thoughts in deep reserve,
And to the surface bid the lightest come.
And often ere our friend is out of sight
We start; the thing can scarce he credited;
have been silent, OT our words'been trite,
And. here's the dearest thing of all unsaid!
TIIE..PASSIONTE VIOLINIST:
SiOry of . Love, Music
and Adventure- • ,
- "They must have noweight," interrupted
the Countess hastily; "she is a child,
guided by a ohild's impulseS, 'andsdiverted•
frointhe Tarp:Ise-of the irroment by every
noveltYlhe ,t offers: A . brief: tithe , since,
dazzled • by. the glitteringgifts shewered.
upon her by .her betrothed, .she wasrgaily,'
looking forward to her :nuptial day; 'as that
of her release from nursery restraints, and
of introduction to the splendorand dolights.
of a princely establishment, over which she
was t� .reign in undispnted Sovereignty.:
And now, mark her ;Unstable .fanoysit-new -
bauble charms its and she :weeps at the.
alightest allusion to that noble lover, Whoae
name she bath inwrouglat in many a tasteful
trifle designed for his acceptance." ,
"But that was ere She knew her heart
could be awakened to any deeper emotion
sthan-the•stransient-raptures:of_.aschildish
joy," said Guiseppes, before '
"Aye! thou, would'st say, before .she -
knew thee," again interposed the Countess,
with a heightened teoler ; "before thy horn.
led Words -thy burning glances -thy untir-
' ing hob:lake surprised'. her soul, and. made
her feel how sweet it was to move another
thus -4o belierself the object of Smith deep
devotion!" ••
• And.Witli a heart so tender, and asoul
so .truzeplied uiseppe; " this 'know-
ledge galneil, will fix her -roving thoughts,
• and hinds. her young .affections in chains
that only., death can rupture: While still
a child, each glitteringtoycould nharria her,
:but as the.'opening bud expands beneath
the genial: influence Of the -sun, into the
full -and -perfect -flower,sso-hath-the-magic -
power oflove developed inher Boni (wants'
ties andfeelings that have changed., as in a,
• moment, the fickle unformed child into the
. tender and the. conscious woman; en , the
fulfilment of whose new-born hopes depends
her futures weal,or*oe."
" Nainebnly. woe with the fulfilment of
hopes . so. Vond and ..foolish," said the
• Countess bitterly; "for novices as she is
in the school of poverty and trial,' believes
thou her love tv,J1 brave unshrinkingly the
breath of celd adversity -that. she, horn to
•affluence, and from her 'cradle nurtured.in
luxury -she, ' whose' ftithre. path, "- strevyn.
with roses, opens smilingly before her, that
she is one cheerfully to share the changes
of a life like4hine-t0 wait and watch with
anxious heart, while thou dost carve tliyyet
• uncertainfortunes, and then .Perchance, be
doomed to:Weep that thbu hast toiled, in
• vain, and reaped only °Oldness and neglect;
-where thou should'st' have won reward?
Oh, no, no ! be not depeived! 'Thou 'art
trusting thyaffectiOnS to a frail bark which
Will perish in the " first 'wintry storm that
assails it; choose rather a stately • vessel
, which has . breasted angry seas, and yet
withstood their .fury,, in whioh..to freight
the precious treaeure of. ,thy love, and
whether the breeze be Prosperous, ;or
• adverse; it willsail steadily onwardilrtie
• to the guiding compass which directs jta
• • eourse.-1 -Speak to thee in riddles, yet thou
.eanst read them if thou wilt:" .
- And all too plainly-cOuldhe readthem,-
with evasive ansyver he replied: •
s" Lady, the, frailest bark often rides oub.
the ocean storm in safety, when the gallant
vessel, formed to battle .with its shocks„ is
wrecked amid the breakers."'
•
"Rut thou shalt not try so rash' an expe-
riment!" passionately .' exclaimed • the
Countess, vexed beyond her • power of con!
cealment,•by the tenacious and unreserved
expression of his loVe for Ianthe. NO, then,
shalt not, I repeat.; nor canst thou if thou
-would, Listen and I will tell thee why.
Deemest thou that the 'proud Bishop:of
Padua will, at thy asking,bestow On the the
fair niece for whom be coyets greatness
• and splendor ? On thee a nanaeless stranger
-a, youth destitute.of thee,
and of birth!
It Were preposterous in thee to plead -Simla a
• suit to the haughty churchman,. in whose
vein floyis no drop of plebian blood,and
• who, if his ambition wills it, natty bornmand
the alliance of • kings. 1 warn ' thee' to
beware how thou dost ,proVoke his wrath.
by the rnention of a thoughts° bold. :Relin-
quish it, I charge the. And so thou hast,"
she continued,, Axing on • him with as
searching 'glance her keen and piercing'
eye; 'but yet then bast another purpose
and I read it in thy downcast look, Speak!
speak but one word to bay if then wouldet
• dare, aye, dare," • she repeated n toims'
hoarse with emotion, "to thinkof flight t—
with her 1" • „
- "Lady, I beseech thee ," began 'Gni-
seppek .entreatingly, but with passionate
word and gesture she 'brolsain on his reply..
"Ye, yes, I see it all! and She --, Ob,
God 1 Aye,she bath- Wound herself into
that heart -that only heart where I desired
• to dwell," and with . frienzied mition she
sank upon the ground and wept.. ,
Guiseppe stood paralyzed, " shocked,
grieved, wounded by this wild and passion-
ate confesidon, yet filled with 'pity for the.
suffering he had caused: But wishing it to
appear that he supposed her agitated, by
the fear only of his intended elopeinent,
he said, bending gently towards her: •
"Calm thyself, I pray thee, madam's the.
Lady lanthe is safe, audit
, " Safer! she reiterated, raising her head
froth her clasped hands, andlooking up
-"'---With her dark tearful ayes into JAB face.
"Aye, safe th thy heart,- Guiseppe 1 but
thinkest than the obildiF3h love of that fond
girl can satisfy the , deep and passionate
cravings of a soul like thine? Oh, nol thou
art inislocl. by her innocence and beauty ;
but she is not formed to make thy happi-
ness, not conk thou constitute hers. Say
then that thou wilt , no More pursue her,
with thy love--4hat thou wilt notbaptize
her with .misery; by seeking to link her
fate with thine: , . '
God forbid I" said .g4iFyitippo,-ic;ivintly,
- "that I shotild be the ''Seiirce of tiorrdW to
that guileless heart, Or stianip therlinea of
Oare upon that open brow.- I- may not
Ppeak of the love "the bath kindled in my
soul, thou t call it would'et ephemeral and
weak -I only knOw its depth and power,
vet shall it henceforth remain unuttered
if its expression threaten to. involve her
happiness and peace."
`5It doth, undoubtedly," said the Countess,
withan effort recovering herself -possession;
therefore I charge thee, let it rest in silence.
Ianthe TS the plighted bride of another, -
who will ere long olaina her hand. It was
promised with a free and willing heart,
and but for thy whispered words, no cloud
would have dimmed the brightness of her
marriage day. The evil which thou hest
wrought must be atoned for by thy
absence, and when she sees that thou dst
voluntarily forsake and leave her to fulfil
her destiny, she will return to her duty,
nor find its performance a bard or cruel
\task. Then ---;" she paused and hail -
• " Then, madam, what is to be the issue
to myself, of the course which .thou dost
prescribe ?" asked Guiseppe, in a tone of
calm and measured firmness that showed
laiin prepared, if need be,,to act .with stern
resolve.
"Then," she said, in d voice whose ten-
der accents grated' harshly on his ear:
"then shalt thou learn how devotedly thou
art loved by one who hath drank at many
springs of joy, yet tamed froro all dissatis-
fied till now. Guiseppe 1" she said with
almost frenzied passion, "thou standest
calm and cold before me, while I lay. bare
the hidden Seeret of my heart, and own to
thee my leve—sueh love as she thou dost
prefer has never known—such as her less
impassioned soul can never- know or feel.
Wealth, rank and power are mine to give,
and these I offer thee—thee, the embodied
-
dream of my whole life 1 None can'oppose
my choice, or ' bar thy freedom ,of accept-
ance, and yet thou dost not spealel Oh /
answer quick, nor rack rne by thy silence.
Thy peril- and my love have -led me to
forego the modesty of women, and I would
learn if I have stooped so low,for nought
-if yet Ianthe reigns, or Bertha is to dwell
•enthroned in that heart."
She had spoken with the wild and rapid
• vehenaertee of desperate passion, and as he
listenedy ecintempt- and -indignation-swelled
• high within him, sweeping, as they rose,
• all other emotions from his breaat ; and
when she ceased, and gaZed'with fond and
• eager expectation in his face, she rationed
in -terror and surprise, as with startling
emphasis he exclaimed:
" Never! never! shall the image of earthly
woman supplant that of the adored Ianthe
in my soul!"
"This then, is .thy final answer ?" said
the Countess, her ready Pride rising to her
aid in this moment of shame and disap-
pointment. , I .-
" It is," he sad; " my grattitude is
thine, lady, for a preference so ill deserved,
but may heaven so aid nae, as I renaaiii
unshaken in my devotion to her, whom
only I have ever loved."
" Persist in this resolve," said the
COuntees haughtily', "and thy ruin is Mev-
itable. Already it lath commenced, and
thou bast yet to learn, if thou knowest it
not already, that a vvoman's revenge is not
less sure than it is svveet," and with -these
menacing words, --she— ',hared -her -mantle -
around her and iswept away, disappearing
quickly in the obscurity which the deepen-
ing shades of twilight had ,shed over the
•, The exciting 'incidents. of that eventful
day had so wrought upon the mind of Gui-
seppe that he Bank down upon the' damp
earth as the Countess in her anger deriszted,
• and there remained. wrapped in it trairiof
• sweet and bitter 'musings tillthe • faint
soundef a distant convent bell,lcalling the
-
cloistered nuns: to prayers, awelled on the
breeze.and-aroused;:. him from his reverie.
;Springing lightly up he parked his home
. -
ward path with a buoyancy of spirit 'which
had been. longunknown to him, the result
Of a purpose, into which, 'during the deep
meditations of the past hour, his doubts
and fears had resolved. thenaeelVes, of
avowing. to the Bishop his passion for Ian-
thess,nd-craving his sanction tothose dear
hopes which he presumed 'to cherish.' '
In a frame -eel- mind. too happy. for the
intrusion of distrust or doubt, every obeta-
elle to the success of hiacareer as a lover, or
:AS 'a, man whose genies was to shape out for
hira a high and glorious destiny, vanished
•before his sanguine 'hopes; be ceaSed even
to dread aught from the pride of the lordly
Biehop, or from • the revengeful menace's of.
the angry and .enamored Countess; but
filled with,glad antiotpations of the future',
brightened, as his fend 'thought beheld it,:
•with .the presence of her he loVeil, he
reached his quiet chamber, and-- scion.
retiring to rest, sank into -that calm; and
peaceful sleep whieh falls like balre upon
the senees . 'of the' •, happy and the
. young. Sweet visions ot Ianthe' blessed
-his alurnhers, and when with the morning
light his eyee again unclosed -she sighed to
have those .dteams displaced by the dull
and Bober ,realities of IiimaallY student life.
He was hastening tie complete his slight
toilette that be might be ready to join his
.fellow students in their' morning ditties,
when a low, khoelt at the door attraeted.hie
attention., and - on' openingit as note was
-
handed hina,- the EniperscriptiOn of whiob
toe well informed hina whence it came.. It
was;from the Countess, and tearing it open
he read these words -and they changed
again to doubtand •darkness the sun -bright
Wipes in which he had been so fen* luxu-
rating :.. • ' • • .
• " Thotigh thou' didat deepise the 'warn-
ing Words I last night Uttered, yet 1p/411:Mt
let •thee rush headlong on to thin with- '
out once more essaying to sieve thee. GM-
seppe, thou knotvest Well how I would ElaVe
thee, thou knoweet how I have humbled
myself -before "thee to guard "thee from
danger; but thou ea,ust never know the
struggle Which it costs the, proud heart of a
Woman to lay open ite, searet depths to the
eye , of another, and sue for that love
which, unsought, , her feminine nature
shrinks from bestowing.
." Yet when I beheld thee etanding on
• the verge of a fearful precipice, overevnich
With rash temerity thou went resolved to
plunge, 1 forgot all to restrain thee from
theperilous,deed-even that modesty
which is the prerogative and glory, of
my sex, and cast- m, thy feet •nayeelf,
• My fortune, and...my rank, no mean
unworthy briheelenttgifts Which have been
sought by many, yet f were reserved for
thee only -for thee, the gifted child of'
genius and of song! • • •
"thedsie, then thei Own future; eay
whether it shall be "shrouded in gloom. aud
aterzepeet, or be lit with therainbow Inlet of
love awl ',gladdened with the f all attain-
ment of the grandest and the noblest ainas
. to which thy ardeht spirit can aspire. The
means by which thou mayest ascend that
height, toward which," With .the kindling
eye of youthful geniue, thou. dost cast it
lotaging gaze, are, offered" thee; and *while
thyleet climb upteard to its gloriong emu -
mit; the hand Of . Watchful love shelf aid
,thy stelesand etretv thy brightening path-
wayWith the fragrant -flowers .of true and
imperishable affection.
• " Seek tie longer to intetrimt the course
of Ianthe'S desthiY:=-it is inevitable,. She
will soon beeorne a wifeehut never thine
Late last night • a cburier 'arrived, from
Venice,lsearing.-despatehes-frdro. the young
"Count Zernando, her betrothed, in which
bit annotenced his intenfion of setting forth
in ten daya for/ Padua, and praying, for
private rearsonee which he would urge, on
his coming, that he might be permitted on
his departure to .bear baok with, him his
chosen bride.'
"The Bishop communicated this request
immediately, as the Count desired, to his
niece, and as thou rnayest auppose, it
excited no little emotion in the ' heart
where thy image at the morae.,ht reignCd
absolute. But as I have told thee, our
Ialithe is a child, endowed With a child's
plastio mind, which yields ever to the latest
and most forcible impressions, so that her
consent is already more than half given to
her lover's wish. Perchance it may be,
• because she knows resistance would be
vain, and I so she shrinks froin a useless
• contest; for in the first moment of surprise
-and agitation she betrayed the secret of
her love for thee, and at the discovery the
outburst of her uncle's wrath was like the
irruption of lEtna, so sudden and so terri-
ble that she cowered beneath its fury. On
thee he hurled Isis most fearful anathemas,
and vowed that the dungeon Of the inqui-
sition should enclose the, .if ever again
thou should'st presume to cross the vesti-
bule of his palace, or in any other, place
venture to present thyself before the object
of thy daring passion.
"1 need riot tell thee how allthis hath
wrought upon Ianthd, who, though she
hath passed the night in tears, is this morn-
ing calmly submissive to, the fate which
she is conscious no human power can avert.
I have written this that thou may'st know
how impassable is the barrier which destiny
bath raised between thee and the objetit of
thy choice, and to entreat thee, from the
wreck of a fond and foolish hope, to build
thyself a fabric which neither tinae. nor
strength' can destroy, an ark of safety
wherein thou may'st securely sail over the
broad and troubled sea sf life, smiling at
the tei3apests which rage -1-nind the, while
by thy side sta,nds holy love and dove -eyed
peace,, to bless and cheer thee by their pre-
"From. the depth of my sour I entreat
thee, cast not away thy earthly happiness,
and mine 1 , In thee I behold that being
endowed with celestial beauty, and with
the glorious gift of genius, who hath
haunted my childhood's dreams, and stood
life -like before -.me in the brighter visions
of maturer years; that being for whom
hath been reserved the holiest hopes and
purest affeationli of my heart, and who, as
he accepts or oasts back the offering in
scorn, is to be the arbiter for weal or woe
of the yet uncertain future which awaits
• 'Reply to me quickly and with thy own
await thy' ,coming in the cham-
ber of Hugo's .turret at the hour of nooin,
and by, all that is edear, to thee, I charge
thee fail. not in the. appointment, for the •
issue of that interview thust filially decide
thy destiny and mine Think seriously'of
',this, and lei manly reason forever close the.
flood -gates of impetuous and boyish passion'.
Adieu -thine.. • • Bnuene."
--
Guiseppe. threw this' impaseionedletter
from hina with disdain the moment he had
.finished its Perusal, • and rising, paced with
rapid:Steps the narrow limitti of his•chain.
ben' The rove: of the Countess; urged.in.
spite .of repulse, • with such persevering
avereiiind
disgliste: Fully . persuaded . also thateher,
statements with regard to Ianthe were
dis-
torted the truth, and that her agency
• wag at work to separte her frOM him. for-
ever, he; reSolved to thwart her phrpose by
seeking Ifiaimmediate interview with the
Bishop, and, boldly. 'urging hie suit -when,
if hie overtures were spurned,as indeed be
had reason to suppose they would 'be;
ehould at, once be his biedeavcr..to, prevail.
on Ianthe secretly te, 'become, his, toid
efitli him -from Padua: . ' •
To esoape-,a; painful encothater, and: for-
ever to .silence her idaportunitieS,•he Caught'
-up his pen,and wrote a few' brief lines hi
reply to her request. They were these,— • ,
In vain, madam, dost thou again appeal
te a heart.tdo entirely ocCupied •with on
adored image to admit of a'aivided thought
-too. loyal in, its love not to glue/ in:We'
paseionewhich' it cherieliese -and will,
never -cease to cherish although 'it .may.
be severed eternally by cruel circurnstan-
ces.from her, who.hatlf inspired it. • There,
fore,. lei What will befall me, I'cannot make.
so ill a return for the affection With which.
thou dosthohot hie, as to avail thyself .of
it; either to escape a threatened peril, or as
theemeans of attaining the station 'and the
dignities which I would possess only as the.
justly:bathed Meed of genius and of merit.
Andea madam, I beseech .thee be content
with this "answer, for, believe 'me, it is•bet-
ter: that we, Meet . not now, lest • bitter
thoughts ehould be the fruits •of' our inter-
" Hunibly and 'deeply am. I .grateful for
,all thy kindness, and whatever fate is
mine;. may • thy lot •bit' happy, and from
'every, seeming ill may joy anise to bleas and
make glad thy heart. This' . and eve*
shall be the ofthy, unworthy see -
:valet. GIUSEPPE 'MARTINI."'
' Without a moment's delay, without
even glanoing his eye over the words he had
tie hastily .written, Guisenpe folded the
note,' and descending . the stairs, bent his
stepstoyeard,the old abbey,. vehere fet.that
hour erthe morning he knew .it Was the
ouStoect'of -the neighborieg peasant girls to
ceme ler a Slimily. of. water frdin the foun-
tain. As he, approached.' it ;he eepied two
'of thena just deputing from ite, side, bet
another reniained:' to fill her 'vessel; and
she was one Whomlie had oftenbeen there,
and'whose /naiad:Min ;Voice, as she accone-
•panied•ter -rusticeeenaployineni • With wild,
snatches of song, Tad attracted his music -
loving ear, and led to theinterehange af
kind and friendly -words between them.
' Aceogting her DO*, withthe aid of a tri-
fling douceur be won her promise to watch
at the foot of Hugo's tower for the Ceuntese
Bertha, whom she *ell knew, and to Whom
she'was to deliver the note with' which he
entrusted her. Quite sure from bib knovV-•
ledge of thegirl,that She would faithfully
execute her commission, Guieeppe hurried
awayeand re-entered his- ehatiaber just as
the matin beli. sonnded• its loud alarurn in
the ears of the sleeping "students.
Firm in his resolve toseek thBishop
and .ayow", to "him his love, he Waited
impatiently for evening toarrive, the eatly
hours of which it' wag . the habit -o1; the pre-
late to pass alone in ,bis library, and then
by, gaining: access • to. hime it. would, he
thought; be the moat 'favorable moment to
preatnit hie Suit, "The :clay wore on, filled
up with its Usual avocations and studies
but with the pain of• a tortuting headache,
and the restlessness of axious Mind to
endure, the time never before passed eo
wearily and , heavily to Guiseppe. Alter-
nately was he swayed by Jeer and hope,
yet in the end the latter •feeling predomi-
nated, ter he had little faith insthe. truth-
fuleeed of the Countese,' when it selfieh
object Was tolee aeltieved, and knoWing, the
Bishop'e cloatieg, affection' for hie -niece, the
sanguine lover wrought hindeelf into au
almost hem persuasion that it wOuld'r'ne-
rate so siecere a desire' for her laappinebs
,a,E.5 to Silence, -hie anis bi,tious., 6.0
whisperingof vainand worldly pride, and
Vie • his sanction to het union with -the
• chosen objeet of her heart. • "
a . '
, The 'Sinn • Sank dide, ee ',rest-, twilight
,aapiadre,atildoa
b!4etifioaLilio%teeSyglemil.00verf Qt„,..rh:34e,awrittbil;
jt
goldeh radiance in the we(J
st, • uisePlie
hailed its serene,' unclouded lustre', as ,
happy omen: and in defiance of secret feats
that . still ..kept gnawing ' at his, heart, it
beat with somewhat of its former lightness
as he at last set forth on his adventurous
mission, to the palace. But 'before he liad
Measured half the length of the Court -yard
he was accosted by a -man,whom in his
/Rasta he had not obeerved, and who,
placing a parcel in his' hand, turned away
Mad )instantly departed.
With deep' and,,,s0 misgiVings Gui-
seppe retraced lna steps tibia apartment,
and closing the door, tore off the envelope
of a letter which bore the • se el and super-
scription of Ianthe. Breaking,' At ,hastily
;open, he 'read-withlenaotions of eurprise,
pain.and indignation, the following words:
":1 writes, dear ''Gniseppes.-- to bid thee
farewell -to tell thee' that we must part-
that.already we have..met for tie. last time
atad that henceforthi, divided by an,
inapassable barrier, it must` be the aim of
each to'forget the existence .of the other.
Alas1 that it must' be BO ! ford could have
loved and clun.g to thee through life,'as
well -
thou knowest—but :fate ordains it • other-
wise, and it is vain to .striaggle against her
stern and iron. deeree. My 'uncle heeds
neither niy prayers nor. rey tears -he is
inexorable, and I am forced to remain.the •
„
weak and powerless creature of his
will—
forced to resiim thee, Gtuiseppe; and worse
than all, to give inyeelfto, another, when
thou only dost possess MY -heart. •
" Yet is there -one thought which 'Softens
this orb:el destiny,', and it is that -which
-assures me I should have brought thee only
• ruin, as es dowry-4er titter vengeance was
sworn against thee by 'thoSe whOtaile the.
power to ex6cute it; and. should our,fates
become united, it wthild 12thelna,us•both in
destruction. Seek . therefore one . whom.
thou may'st love • in.. Safety, and may she
bring peace to thy heart, • and joy to thy.
quiet home.' • But we must meet nosmore,
ford have prethised to renounce thee, .and
in the fulfilment of that promise lies thy
security and mine—,and if " this be. not
• enough to show that I am constrained to
yield thee•up, let the tell thee that the eyes.
of.the terrible inquisition watch the action
of all ;• and when the powerf,u1 have ene-
Miee, they call upon her mighty 'arm to
remove them from their path. .
• "Let this hint Whisper.in thine -ear that
I do netlightly yield thee up, and.deapise
not as thou ,regardeet thy life the warniiag
it conveys. Farewell farewell! on -earth
we may no :more behold each Other„ but
there is a heaven above , where the loved
and lest meet in an .eternal reunion. .Fare-
well—be thou happy ---and may the stir" -
shale. of thy „life beurnalmided by vain
regrets for thy .bncedoved Iatiene."
Guieeppe remained gazing -With a„vacant
eye at the characters inepreeifed OD the
• sheet , for . many 'minutes after he had
• finished' its perusal. Beery exoteasion of
regret or . affection written on -that, page
• seethed to hinr,deSigned to heifer, though it
did" so ineffeetually indeedrala icy Indiffer-
Klee, a mocking affectation of sorrow that
chilled, and at the same time•etung him to
the soul. CoUld.they• have been traced by.
the hand of the fond and tender lanthe 2
-those words so calm, so 'creel, and n -,o
cold ! -or dictated by • that young, and
impassioned -heart, Which a few brief hours
before bad seemed well-nigh ready, to break
With its weight of treasured -love and.grief I
Ali, no! :it was. impossible! Aud. as he
said.this he ;examined with a scrutiuizing
eye the seal, and Scanned 'stroke by stroke
the tern of esery.letter.
• But the close inspection. served .only.to
.foree conviction on hiemind-the white
and. perfumed .Wait with its „delicate
impression, a violet halt hidden beneath,
shelteringleaves, and • Surrounded by the
appropriate motto, love the shade,." --
and. the beautiful feminine hand with whioh
his eye was so laminar, beth were berg --
there Ceuld' be •no 'iniposture ;,and with a
.eudden, feeling . of Indignetion •and eon -
tempt overpowering every ,other emotion
he cast the letter on the 'floor and crushed
it' intorfraginents with his foot. • . •
"And this. frem, thee? buret with .pas•••
eionate vehemence from his lips-" from
thee whom 1• believed so fond,•so Pure, ea
true! •How -have .1"' laughed t� • Boom the
tale of Woman's faithlessnesse--ef. ner'anabi.
tion 'and her pride,. Ay,1 have .worshipteid •
he.r s the angel of man's life -as the
hestovver of his sweetest hopes7-the.aoother'
Of his sorrows—the creator of a heaven
within •the hallowed circle of his borne!
But thou, thou false and perjured Itinthe
thou bast taughtme henceforth to Shun
thy, .frail and fickle' 'sex-L-thoti, Whorn,'
daszled by tf.rY beauty, beguiled by thy
gentleness, I had •garnered up s,ualt bright
and precious hopes-LLhopes ' of Which,
daunted by an angry word,. or won bya'
glittering bribe, thou debt Make ra00,oruel
wreck, eand thenin cold .and Measured
words doet bid me ' ernite' amid 'the frag-
ments; with' , which thy hand -bath strewn
the „troubled ocean .of my '
As he .p,ronotinced ,these words he streda
hastily throUghthe 'a.partnient, the ,fearful
Working'of- his soul visible in his 'agitated
step and features.- -Yet was the, lose of
Ianthe less tearible' to .hina than thmutter
heartlessness which her 'letter manifested,
arid. of•which he had not believed.her Capa-
ble. It chafed him sorely to feel that he
had atichord Such -deeps:confiding- love on
one' so unWeithy Of the noble sentiment,.
and, With Wounded sehsibihties and • a
heartleleeding "with bitter" disappointment
he continued totraianSethe Ma a mber, break-
ing forth at. intervals bite fierce ej aculation
and pressing his Clasped hands Upen his
thiobbingtemples as 4'46:quell the fire'
which..raged.. with fearful violence in hie
brain.; And So hour after hour .paesed en.;
while seemingly insensible to their lapse,
Cruiseppe remained the.prey of overwrought
emotion that -ahriest bordered uponfreney,,
till exhausted nature could no lenger.
endure the fearful Strife, and sinking.into
his study chair he -fell into tedeeri lethar-
gic sleep. . • •
Ile was awakened after several hours of
heavy ellienber by a fellow studehtewho
having kneeled for Soma time at his door
without reoeiving any ansveee ventured in,'
and guided through the thick darlenese, for
the evening wastar advanced, by tbe heavy
breathing of .6iiiseppe, he withsetnediifie
culty• awoke him to ask• for' the book of
which he came in search. ReCeiVine,ouly
incoherent replies to .his inquiries, the
youpgman etched a lamp from his own
room, and as its light fell uponthe cemite-
narice of his friend hewas struck withits
, paleness, and with its Wild expreseioli; and.
.'peraefived iromedietely that he was labor-
ing tinder sevete mentalfer bodily indiffpo-
sition., So, after 'a little persuasion he
prevailed on -hina toretire to bed, when
trusting that all would be well in the tnorii-
• Mgt he loft him ' to repose, and; returned
egarn to his own romin . •
But broken -and disturbed were the
uneaty slumbers Of Ghieeppe through ties
dark' and silent watehem of that-, Wertry
night, A raging foyer ehseiged,the beeltia
jut' current, of hie blood jute a 1,itreenti
fire, and scorehed hie clouded braid witb
its burniug heat: Wild. and ' disjointed.
images flitted contineuelly before hire; He
fancied the earth 'changed:into one vast
burial place; in the Midst of which be stood
dedolate and eorrowing, oeblhig aided upon
the periehedeelejecte of hie lbveror siulgiug
with touching pathoe a low requiem foe the•
deed. :At Other moments he belieeedhirn-e
Self eittieg with' latithe in the chamber of
ilia tierret; 'rleritteithWhiepered- tonma,
eetnetirede of remonstrance, eornetimee 'of
tenderness, be cliecoursed of their affection
•
4
' The sound of his violin, heard with the
first dawn of day, diaturbed the •ebeepers
in the neighboring dormitories, and many
utilised themselves andefaught thechamber
of the MUSiOiSII TO learn the extraordmar,y
cause of, his early performance.- But
instead of remonstrating' they remained to
listen, as standing hail &leased in the mid-
dle of the rcionia Guiseppe, played with'
new and infinite Variatioiss, and with sur-
prising "skull' and' bxecution• the' Sonata,
whici thotigh the „conception of his owri
genius, he persieted- in 'ascribing' th the•
inspiration of the demon -with whose nablEi
belied baptized it. ,
' #is face vsassflushed Withtheorimson
bootie of fever, and around' it the -rich
clusters of his • chestnut hair Waved in
dishevelled curls, esvbile his dark eyes, lit,
up with intense, and burning lustre,,were,
raised upwards with 'an' 'earhest gaze; as
though their vision pierced the thick Veil
which separates the finite frem the iniipite;
and beheld revealed the glories" of that
,inVisible world, With •whieh, ,berne fen the
wings of harmony, his soul seemed now to
bold communion- His grace,lue youthebis
exquieite beauty,so purely elaseiic in its char,'
,acter, likened -bine as bienoW stood, to that
magnificent statue* of APolle, Which. repre;
'presents the Deity interceding with the
terrible ?arm or the 'life of, hie, friend
Admetus; and . the resemblance Suggested .
itself to More than" one of those who stood
regarding the unconscious youth with thine
Wed admiration -and pity. , •
But, indifferent', to' their gaze, he -still'
played on, filling the., ehambers and the
eorricions with airyraelody-Land louder
-
and Wilder, and more varied . greiiv the
etrain as with all the fire anclpassion 91
'geeine the nispired, musician, with his art
.divine • •
Untwisted all the strings that tie
• The, hidden emu of harmony;
till at length' the. glowing cheek get* wan,
the luetrous eye waxed dim, the chnnine
hand relaxed its wondrous movement, and
the exhausted yOuth sleek ' fainting on the
floor.- They.gathered'arounel him in alarm.,
ancl raieing him; placed him 'in bed and
euremonecl,Mecloibefeileoiensteiiusutaccii,c)a to his eide.
cr,
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.
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o procee
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Five to eight,bottleS cure corrupt or, run -
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deVelopement of tissues, are essential
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•
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The soft mid eilkyappearance given to
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• . •
tide-, cliental Okenga, commander of the
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the works Of the jetlatrius of Corinth' Cenal,
whielelesee torind advancing very slowly, only
200 worktheu ,being employed. But next
spring the steam ebginee and perforators
now iu conrso Of construction will comeinto
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T4. I e
see,ss .Ele, a4 4.,r,.. to mulct a
defendaut itt damages for breaela ofpromise
of Marriage wbenein _open pout he offers to
fulfil hie boiltriet71-mt is .refueecl by the
, plain tiff. Such, however, hae been the fate
of censta,ble, who was oreetee to
Day a deinestio aervnt, ;025 ilitmeges 'for
bra:eel:vet pref.:dee. I am' wank to
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tii1, who respontifel, amid laughter, " Ieut I
am not willing to ei ierey yore " Whatever
way have teken Ilene bOtore„, it was the
t70 raannot, the in , who prevented the
completion of the isonttect. Yet, aceordieg
to' the dectidoe of 'the under elieriff, the
men and iidttlts vtOutitim tiita,S Corn yelled to
pay damages tor breach 61 proneime.
Your Teeth with peatle,tubil eurely
, If 'ref -there -3i " or inty try ;
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%,eeeetareetratetnaesusailiise
MRS, LANGTRY'S DEBUT.
A t'inie Perform:ea-we biNew York
•
THE JERSEY LILY 001i1E8 OUTWELL.
, •
A New Yoek deepatch Saye Mrs. Lang-
_
try echieved afbrilliaut suecees at Wallack's
Theatre Monday eiight, where she Made'
her first bow te,att Zenerman audienea
'Rester Grazebroolt in "An Ureequal Match."
The audieeee waS ,ope ofe the largeeta and
certainly tho most fashionebie, that hag
been seen in a Now York 'theatre in,' many, .
years.' ltra. Lengtry's appearance on the
Stage was the signal fora burst of apPlande.
Her triumph was unmietakable, but orifice
are not at all agreed as to her dramatic
power. S,oine atisert that her charm of •
presence; rather than her inapersona,tion of
character, is the force which places- her-ine,
syinpathy with the audience, and these are
disposed. to rate her as soznething a little' .
higher than a clever amateur. • • .
e The "Garden and Mansion." scene used .
in ,the fest act 91 the play wa;sfully' as
handsommas the one deetroyed id the Park • .
Theatre.: The 'fktuchis satin scene In the
second. 'act wee .replaCed, . by one costing, ,
5,000, which is:the result of one hundred
persons' during it whole week. It is -
described -thee : . The 'Material is ef the .
finest peiesible desotiptioe, and is as cestly, •
as that used • in any drawing,rooin. The
stage in this .ecene representa draWing-
remit interior, with a door at theright and
an alcove at the left. ef -the' stage. The
walls of this roam, are of maroon plush. :At •
intervals of twelve inches broad bands of, .
bleek. satin, magnificently embroidered, •
panel the' walls. There aretweety-four of
these pa,nels, each being "c•tweety feet ha ,
length and each of .which has two rows of
flowers embroidered on it.: The flowers on .
each panel are .pf a distiect variety
from, those el the ther panels.,
and include lilies, 'field • daisies,
roses and. forget-me-zeoteS Eitch panol
terminates in it heavy'bullion tassel. The --
ceiling is of old gold ,batin, with a wide
borderof black satin richly embroidered.
• withtubearesss etud Marechal Neil robass
A niagninCent -chandelier :hangs froner"
"this ceiling. At . eacit • corner of the .
'walls at the ceilieg, hang it cornucopia of
black •batin enibroidexecl: of the •
valley and "blhe belle.. •Above 'these , cornu -
copies .are Icier 'large, • .111d -gold satin
rosettesewhich are friuged .10 eilVer cent. .•
The door which opens•at Ithe right of the •
• stitge-as well Vet the emaller aleove-are
draped and ein.broiclered with . black .sittin
portieres; trimmed svith huhiort . fringe,
tasselsti.nd embroidery- The portieres are• . .
hung on ebonyandgiit polee; The :carpet
of the diningroom is of a' tint which adds-
• greatly to•the general c,ffeet, . • . • '
. At -the close ofeach act Mrs. Langtry
izapeniyac t.• .telas,e be, a.uf,x, ritaei:aanzi o „;•,r9.tideceivedonof
• .. AIRS. LANGT.I.t.f8
A London correspouden.t writes: •The
theatrical oritics or the Loudon ,morning, .
papers appear' to have agreed. to." s1ate,",-
-1Slies-Ca1lioiln2S=effoE-atieete--Thesreasetii Why...
-does not readily appear., ueleee it be bee:apse .,
she had the'.auditiney.to clialleuge conenari•
-
sou with -Mrs. 'Langtry hy undertaking to,
perforiri the two parse inwhichtlie.erevihile
profeseional :beauty" elates° to appear
• upou the -Lond,ofi. stege for thelaet tinie
prior to her 'departure for the,.States,, and,
naoreove,r, at" the .saine theatre. However;
the feast:hi, May be feend in thefact that',
''.an .unknown .Areerfean. „actress" should
peeshree • to come tb London and:
tly to teach., the • '--Britteher- semeete,
thing . about . play' acting • by essat'a
011e. Of . the meet gracious and. iit the,
• Same tithe one of 'the, Most difficult "of '
Shakepeare'e heroinee.. Beahat RS it may,
notone of the -morning papers had a good,
word to saysabout Mies' Cal/16,11ns Rosa-
••liad or of. the performance ae a Whole, and
yet it was as a, whOle..a most decidedly ,
better•Perforniance .than, that' ..in Which'
Mrs. Langtry iipPeared. Mrs, 'Langtryhas
a slightedVantageamstatere and in 'breadth,
of shoulder; find eo -figures .Soinew hat better •
in ".douislet• and. hose," although a•witty, -
lady who sae* her in the Forest of Arden
did say that . she e'reniinded 'her 'of
pendale , furniture. She iikewieo , has .a.n
advantage' in :that 'diktitiction of, tearing,'
that axiStocratie earrimge; which," whether
it conics' from birth or breeding, stra,frore. :
sonle lroPerialiropuise, isedways assooiated
id,. thq. mind with, the idea of PrineelY
". form."
For the first time since the Refermation,:
• the Daughtere of St. -Benedict have opened,
conveii t.tend boarding -school in the Isle' ht.:.
• Itathat interestieg British hellade's The
Ret-eatcher's Daughter," it is' said that ,
the enfortunate lover of the young woman
• raw c ut. his throaL with a piece of glair', •
And stabbed his donkey after. .
. This 'unique no ethod . of eheftling tiff the.
niortalcoil was ale° adopted 'recently. in
Philadelphia by a, railroad coriductor, who, •,
in a moment ef insanity, . bloke' a, windqw •
pane, and,. with .a: , piece _of_ •glase _tithe
obtained, inflicted: wounds'. ,upon himself
whereof be died: • .!:
Anti-Teroperanee..Moye
ment-a-The ' •
-
(FROM' BRAZIL.)
o New Compound, its wen-.
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elpParatus and the Liver, increas-
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23.111ousness, Costiveness,
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