The ladies' garland. [volume], August 26, 1826, Page 114, Image 2

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nul l not <lis.ippo.nl. Inn. ’ Some ligh‘ v. . \r, w ith
'.-its and trui’s, mu le up tlit- second course.
The repast being end*- I,the good o’d man having*
:--tumed thanks, ro-e trnm table, and hi -gged the
entlenn-n would e\ use Inin for an hour . he hop
- i during his absence, tin y could fin’ some amuse
ment in leading, at the same time po nted to a ca
rnet <T <• v push e and curious u orkmanship, filled
.. i*h book-, which o eupied u corner of tlie parlour,
onstan’;;,- touched the key, say ing, ‘ what u ill \ on
l ive Walne k ■’ ‘ I 1. el quite po.-! r, th s evening,’
■a as the answer, ‘and will select tor myself' He
.:ew out \ ;rgil, !mt quickly returned that to its
place. ‘ . i ie.is an I I lid j might induce a tit ot
»\mpathy m love,* sa d In-, ‘(’urioens! aye, votir
. 1:■ spo11.imig > meets suit better with im humor
He opened, tlie :m<.k, hut wh.it was the as’ouisli
nu*iit oi < lon-tant ue to see it drop from his nerve
*' ss hand, an 1 U ti'>< ck himself, hut tor h.s promjit
is-'stan-.e, would have tallen. r h s emotion
had suhsiiie l, \\ alliei k ’pointed t > hook as it
iv in t.he Moor: (Ion-* j u?::n-p picked it up, and read
>n the title page, ‘ 7Ve g:f; of %1 , /fo/v
‘ > Ircn'i.* ‘ Ivghtec-u \ oars ago tln.it wiitmg was
iced bv my hand; how the book came le re I have
vet to learn.’ He snatched • r> his ha!, uid iiastdv
v ni . . j. ...... ,lv. i . i . \ iiioiiients after Ins r**
u iij-atiier Amhrus** etttes ed . witliout noticing the
c ted looks (it W aloe k, he un ited tn.- voting
m *n to .iuniii;iaM) h,m to a small arbour shaded by
a Iu\ ur.aut vine of t lie tun- must at<l. 4 If the fruit
'.as not all to-- fine flavour of the t uvign grapes, at
I'-t, il lu.s the advantage oi the .•;?/.'// .n’7o of our
blue mountain,’ s od d.e g » .J ldt* The grapes
■ < ? e indeed excellent, • ml die tvhm- ! c -•uversation
ol » ather Amiuose such is could not ia.i to plea-.’
•ud eddy—but Wdljc k’s thougiits w e:e a1.,tract.
< I t om so;; ound.ng nbj -els ;—-thev h id borne
in in un.igin itmn to the scmieS of ins rhildlu; < 1,
ll‘ ■ Ol ills I » M'*i ^ —111 A paUStf ( t ll'.C COUVCT
»■», i sound ot iniiMC reached tlie arhour ; Wai
oitsed, as ti > ’ll a deep sleep, exclaimed, ‘tiie
\ esper tiv mu to the \ ;i gm •’— his ugitation increas
ed as 11■ • listened to th ‘ seraphic sou:ul of a low
tuucii lute, tmtched w:*!i taste, an ! a* voiiutanie l
f»\ a voice sultan 1 melodious as the * music of the
^pheri s. ’ l ue strain r tsr- 1, (’oust mt me inm rd to
t,u* entrance ot the arbour, where he remained,
looking out upon the lawn, ir.s countenance radiant
\ itli the bright j'-’inw ot expected happiness 'It
it is your pleasure, gentlemen/ said KatherAinhrose,
* we will join the soiti^s!ress, t believe my daughter
is expectmg us m her bower.' The venerable f a
ther precede i Ins guests, to accept the extended
e u»d of t'oiaiv, who Came forward to meet them
beautitol as the dawning light on the eastern moun
tain, t usher than ti.e rose ot the morning, purer
than the balmy air ot spring under the skies of Ar
■ a ha ‘ Alpheus would have taken lief tor Aivthu
>a ’ U hen presc.o d to \\ albevk he scanned her
with the intensity of one as'onidied at the w.w.der
,ie beholds. < bus' ;.itm app: ached to solicit the
’av iur ot her comm,n\ in a walk, along the shades
at Vfuodwmd; ( ' a!-. ,d at l ather Ambrose.
S!' daughter,' »;nd be. ‘Id » uattend you * As
V* I it the arbour and passed on before them,
U Jm-i k ga/rd after her ; her slight iigure Set oft’ '
b> ill the advantage of simplicity in dress, a white !
lobe with green bodihee, shaped in points at the
wa -t, a v. ; t ot <lec< a muslin, with an embroidery
ot vine leave?* in green, was turned round Iier gins
^ i'.u-.-n li u;-, ;.'nl t ! 1 m ample folds to her feet —
I •'» • gr.u • "i !. *r lie/’. **'iients etjn died the perfec
tion iit her f atures - ' \ ou are ill,’ said Father Am
- • ■ i W albeck, who could no longer control his
t * !• gs ‘1 am not at ea>e,’ said he-—* That bright ;
i,l I >vt !y vision, tell me, 1 beseech you, who and j
w hat she i> ; her image recals the da\ s of iny early
\ »i;111, the joys and sorrows of scenes long since j
I b\, and I bad hoped forever. Is she your
‘ od * tins book, ' taking the fatal volume from bis
po.-ki-t,) bow came it into your possession '* Fa
ther Ambrose, all amazement, after some hesitation, !
replied, * The story of that lovely child is with me
a sacred trust, to be disclosed but with my parting
breath, unless to one who would be her protector
when im final hour shall coni'.:. I btTvve you are
not actuated by idle curiosity, an i 1 may reveal to
you, that she i< not my child, though I am now her
only earthly triend' The book was owned by her
Mother ’ ‘ (neat (iod !’ groaned Walbtck, ‘she is
then the daughter of Irena, she was ms*-the
worn died on Ins bps; Father Ambrose offered Inin a
a cordial, which be drank, and he became more com
posed ‘ Iblieve me,’ at length said be, ‘to be * n.
cere in inv intention, when 1 here swear, bv ail mv
hopes of happiness hereafter, to be the fiiuul of
your ward.’
i'‘titifi .-\mnrose replied, * I am disposed to have
i.ntli in \our assertion, and as much of mv own his
tory ;s involved with the most important events of
her I n . I must first-■tell you who / am. A Florentine
hv birth, liom m\ youth I was destined foi the
church, and ordained in the order of Oratorian Fa
thers, hut never assumed the functions of Priest.—
l»ein;y at Madrid, when the Chevalier de was
sent plenipotentiary to the American States, 1 was
induced to join the Legation, as companion to his
secretary, the Seignor !)■ Severia, who was mv ear
ly and dearest friend; he had been some y era s mar
ried. his u -t.- * I»• "• only child, and the «!**•• m« sti- ,
e Mipos.-d the faimlv ; w e wen- established in Fh.la
(Ielplna, and sometimes lived in a st\le suitable to
the rank of Spanish nohditv. i’ll,- Seignoru was
nut a native of Spam, though her rank was equal to ,
that «d I) -Severia. I w as happ\ , fascinated w ith all 1
I saw, for all was no\« lty ; 1 beloved im ti lends as !
much delighted -as mwlt. Suddmdy the^supernu
ma: v (k'liic.v irs were disc harmed, tlie furniture d:s
[m-sed of, and the house given u[>. ! was told the
>eignora and tile \ "l.iy daught* r were about to re
v;> t Spa natter in.,kn.sr a tour through tie- Southern
S'ates, the Seigr.or was to attend them on thei:
! mrney —I re u- ve 1 to lodgings ; |)#» Sr\ena de
sin ii me to wi t h > . ■•turn to Philadelphia, which
w 'add he li »sten 1 ith all expedition: after !ie had
seen In . faoi.lv c:i board a vessel then 1\ing at the i
p'X’t of \ w O !■ j,;s, a particular f iend w as to take
special cli it • t al’r• • i 1 i)a- them on toe v«>\ age.
During n:\ S' . 11*■ i i, I as.s duoush empluv t 1 mv
tim> m »riiisi.o. of -ii«at pi ee» from the best Kng
l:sh p r ts into 1 * ah.m, by which means I obtained a
support, as i -lid not wash to be oppressive to a
friend who seemed to nave to:gotten me In about
a \ i*ai' after our separation, a letter from the S- ignor
v\ as i.aii led me ; he d •>:red to see me unmediat. 'v.
With buoyant spirts l entered the coach uh i
waited to comes tT:e to the happiness of agam be
holding De S —: his m gn ct of .ne iiad wounded Pov
aliecoons tor Inn-, tor really 1 loved him. I ttu.i ,ht
the time tedious that detained me along the various
sh eets v. e passed dirotigh ; at last the Carnage stop
ped, I ah^nted, * Hi t Conce ve my astonishment to
tmu l wa> set <1 »wn, not at tlie 'Motel de Severia,
but before a prison, where Severia was detained a
[ state criminal I w as cunde.ctt d to his cell, the mas
s ve key turned in the grat mg lock, the door moved
on its hmge.s, I entered the gloomy abode, and
belie! 1 a scene, that can neither be described nor
forgot t til.
In ;i moment 1 was clasped in the arms of ! )<
Severia. • You are come,’ said he, if not to be
my drlircn r, to he the guardian angel of mv
« de and child. Ambrose, this is my work ; sei
"hat mv crimes have aidiievcd, and then von
will say mv punishment is complete. tih! that
1 alone could sutler !’ I turned to look round
the room, and saw. what the obscurity of de
light had concealed, the. Seignora in a stall' o!
imtnohility. seated in a corner . 1 addressed her
hut she made no reply ; I approached and took
her hand, hut she In eded me not ; 1 dropped on
my knees and conjured her to speak to me ; I
named her child : in a convulsive laugh she
said—' Is she here0' I entreated that she would
go to her—tif.s mi pi me for you. 1 Perez la
ltoza is here,' said she : her wotds entered m\
soul : La Koza, oppressed by the stupor o!
hopeless afllietion, had sunk into insensibility
While he lay in that state, with the assistance
of a servant, the Seignora was removed to the
coach and conveyed to a comfortable lodging,
hav ing seen her provided with medical aid. i
returned to the prison. l)e Sevcria, now mor>
composed, brieliy told his talc of sorrows. A
fatal passion for play had reduced his finances
in a moment of desperation, lie forged a bank
check, to considerable amount, in the name of
the Chevalier dc V ; had taken up tin money •
his pi iv ate remittances lioin Spain did no'
arrive in time to refund the sum' the fraud
was detected ; he was ariested iiv order ot
the police at the suit id' the Chevalier, and
tin own into prison ; and it was expected
he. would lie publicly tried the next court se-.
sion. It was arranged that 1 should leave
the city with the Si ignora and her dough
ter the next day ; hut to this Irena positividv
objected ; she was indexible. Dreading the to
tal derangement of her intellects, we did no’
oppose her; she determined to wait the fate <
her husband's trial. He was demanded by the
King. Ins master, as amenable to the laws . ;
bis own e uintry. It was the desire of [}•■ S
ver: i that lus family should not r« turn t>
Spain, while Don Kmanucl, prince of peaci
was m tie- pli'lutude n hi' pi wer. as Mas tin
avowed enemy of tip- family If: '■v-vi iia Tin
same day on which l.a Roza saded ! ''.i.iii,
we shipped for Al -xaudria, m \ irginia. purpos
mg to trava I by the least frequented rout" to tl,
Dhio riv er, thence proceed to Louisiana, vvher
intelligence Irom ‘■'pain could he received with
mure facility than in the north.
CNU'. III.
I marked. with extreme anguish. tin- h-.iir:v
<1 11111tiic health ul the Seignora ; In r dehiliu
would not permit it' to proceed on >ur jonrnet
ami she nesired tin- t:> Seek for her Seme him
retreat fur irmoved from the hose h,tunts o:
ihiim- and strife. After much tunc spent in tin
search, this cottage "as procured ; li re ut
brought the sutlering victim ; it u.:s then tin
month of (lowers, and our anxious endeavour
to tranquilize her mind, which we hoped wonltl
renovate her health, for a short time flattered
our wishes. Hut alas! the seal of her doom wa
tixed : I.ike tin- fair I.illy of the Valiev, 'he
drooped her languid head, and sunk into tin
tomb. Mie hail devoted every hour that disease
left at her disposal, to the improvement of lie;
child. The guitar "us I)r Severn's favoutitr
instrument; on this recount, she wished Coral.'
to excel in her performance, and her efforts sue
cceded. As specimens i1' her skill in drawing,
she left two paintings of Do Severia: one un
placed on the guitar as an incentive, to emu'a
tion—the other placed in her chamber.
1 now learnt that, du"lug the last vear. sV.