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'aid, in the vicinity of Philadelphia, gained a
support for herself and (oralv. by the sale of
>u r drawings and artificial (lowers ; the pretend
:■ d iournev was to conceal from me this pover
,i. Thank Heaven1 close application to my
inm had enabl' d me to relieve her distresses.
' inc day as 1 sat by her Led side, while Coralv
■ tood near, she i si--d In i languid eyes and said,
Father Vinbro-i'. in you ( oralv must now lim!
Father. Mother, Lu.trdian. Friend I l each her
i reverence m\ memory . thorn'll I am now suf
(cring tiie penaltv i t disoheilience t■ > tlie be-t ul
anthers—my marriage was not sanetmned bt’a
parent's bles-mg. Let me entreat you not to
i juit this solitary dell until the period when Lo
ri 1 v can return to our beloved Spain, the ac
knowledged heiress to tie- wealth and honours
of her family; 1 have no fears hut that IVrez la
Hoza will In- aeipiitted and restored to the dig
■ itv of his former rank in society, and that the
• inmipiitent Power may bring him to see the
n or ol' hi- life, fur it is marked with hut one
oil — his thir-:! for play! Oh ! teach Coralv
nd alleetion. I need not request you to direct
: r thoughts to her Creator! Let it be hercon
• hition that 1 have a confidant hope of inv
••eejiiance with that assured refuge of all alllict
i wretches, the meek and merciful Saviour.
i."!igiun has removed tie- darkness that cover
’ the sepulchre, and Idled the gloomy void,
viiieh was only the retreat of hopeless misery,
dh prospects in contemplation of which, even
the (elieiiv id the world dwindles into nothing.
Somewhere in this country 1 hat e a brother!’—
She ceased speaking—her pulse stopped — in
’he next moment, her spirit had depatied !
■ Brin" her child that 1 may press her to my
heart. for ! am the lui>th< r of Irena," said Wal
■ icek. Fa liter Ambrose hastened to meet Cornlv.
who had instantly attended the summons to re
urn. • Mt daughter, f have the felicity of pro
-anting your long lost relative.' • What! ex
iaimed C oraly, ’the brother of my mother."
\ is. said Walheek, * you have long b»c n the
o . , t of mv search, and tie- sell- cause of my
■nine to America, and mm 1 am indebted to
mis vuiing sprig en inihtuin tor tie- happiness
-I tins moment Constantine being informed
■f what had passed, stood a mute spectator of
events which lie feared would deprive him of all
iiis soul held dear \\ albeck read his thoughts,
and turning to Cniv.ly. said. ‘Fair lady, al
though you hay- been shrouded by these tovver
:g mountains. I am apprised of the tyranny
• on exeieirt- towards your captives.’ Coralv
blushed dr. ply * \ es.' he continued, - here is
a packet (presenting it to ( oraly) will prove
•he fact.' Father Ambrose, read the letter; it
- as from Kio-tie, stating that on her accept
inee of hi' oiTi t ing depended al! his happiness ;
he hoped that his Imtune wanhl he found sutli
cient to her wishes. 1 other Ambrose appealed
to Walheek for his .'..-eisinn. ‘ Apply to ('olalv.'
.aid WalbeeU ‘ lias our daughter a mind to
have a husband handsome and tieh1' 'Dear
i.r," she replied, • l’alhi i Ambrose w as already
making preparations for our departure from
Vne-riea, as the eause ol our exile no linger
exists : the Chevalier de Severia is irivasted
with all l,;s former privileges, and desires our
return may be as speedy as pn-sible. My fa
ther is acquainted w ith mv dev oted attachment
to the cottage, and with the regret 1 shall feel
at quilting forever a sp,,t endeared by a thou
sand tender recollections' ‘Is your father al
si. in possession ol the see ret throb longs of your
iitth licurt'? it he is not. 1 believe I have pen*'
trated this secret. AN ith the pernrission and
-.one. urr nice. of our rev erend father,. I vy>I nrv
vide a companion ilu voyage ’ Father Am
bruse bowed assent, Constantine dropped on
his knee before Corah—-lie extended her hand.
Walbeck approacheil and led them to Father
Ambrose, who prononneed his blessing—In a
tew days, attended by their faithful dontesties,
I'.va and Pedro, they set ont for Philadelphia.
"here the nuptials were solemnized, and the
happy party sailed for Spain.
~ _ANAS I’AMA.
FEIVLALE CHARACTER.
FROM THE NEW YORK' TROTH TEIH.F.K.
Strictures on Female Genius and Hur.it»/.
It was once observed, by e pugnacious poet,
that women were only qualified to suckle fools
and chronicle small beer;” but little did he
dream, in his dark philosophy of splenetic inis
ogyny, that the matchless talents of a I)e Staol.
a Lady Morgan, and a .Miss F.dgeworth, should
deck the diadem of literature with its most
brilliant gems, make the Temple of the Muses
lit for the reception of the Graces, and clothe
the barren field of female authorship with the
flowery and picturesque foliage of sublime sen
tinient and exalted feeling, flushed it; a graphic
elegance of diction, as refined as ever love
conceived, or poetry dictated. The names of
these unrivalled ladies, the glurv of their own
sex and the admiration of ours, shall he cm
baltin d in immortality, and retain to the latest
times, their mystical influence, as the evoquiug
spell that will con jure up the most pleasing and
endearing recollections in cverv mind, owhig
sunjeetion to ini' sovereignty of genius.—ri'!i
boundless expansion anil versatility of intellect
that illuminate the writings nt‘ M.uiam I)e Sta* 1
am I Mi's Porter, have till* ill'.it rope and America
with admirati ui : and tie* erudite and splendid
productions id' Miss Fdgewurth, have enriched
Idnujlish literature, with as pure and sparkling
an ore as philosophy could raise out of an inex
hau'tihle mind, that is alive to the % ariotis 'i m
pathies and feelings that govern and direct tin
p'ission» of humanity In the works of l.adv
Morgan we find every subject arrayed in tin
sedueing charms of sentimental sorcery, and
r< ndered stjll more attractive !>v the graceful
drapery of flowery diction. In the romantic en
tliii'ia-in of patriotism—in the passion and
energy that di-iinguish her vindication of her
country ; in the magnificence of style, and in
the vivid portraiture of Irish character, she is
eminently superior to Mi" F.dgeworth On
reading her •* Italy1' we are astonished hv the
bright effulgence other views, the power of her
descrip‘ions, and the philosophic, miisings and
wrapt conceptions, which pervade the pages of
that celebrated work—a vvmk which, while it
filled (lie sceptred despots of the “Holy Alii
ance” with terror.drew for'li from Lord Hvron,
the memorable and laudatory compliment.whieh
our fair c mntrywornen pri/.e more highly than
! all tlie material commendations v liich the
I LLu-ars and Lears could Ik~toiv upon their ado
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latins; tavorites.1 \\ c compassionate the t;t-1«
I'critic who I* nut»!;•!t”!11• •«1 with the beauty of
her sty lc, am] thr jinn of hot' srntinirii!-, u ht‘ii
she touches t!ie atlertiniis ntnl passions of tie
human heart ; as, like (ioctlie anil Kmesran
her pa^es are fraught with that spirit ot' impas
smneii eloquence, which nnpres <s upon ir :
c oili prs-t iotis t lie sea! ot i apt mulls enchantment.
ami enktrircsour uleas.aml hlierah/es our nmiii
while it strengthens llu.se humis ot philanthrope
that him! us to our t> l!oiv creatures. The puw
er ot woman in this literarv aye. i, become a
potent Ironi intellectual inllnenee, as lieu,
formerly Ir -m pet s inalattracti m. Still w c mu
i^ratit, that even in ancient times, those wotue.
win) ymerneil the hearts am! unilerstuliilin,
ot men with the inn-t unhounded sivnv, owa
their powerless to tie- witchery of heautv an .
the charms of youth, th in to the strength "■
mind anil emllivation of talent. A woman <
elegant personal exterior, without the poli-h *
accomplishment, is like a lltwver without p. .
| fume. Aspasiu possessed neither youth i. ■ •
beauty when Socrates became her disciple. am
imbibed the principles of the philosophy of lot ■
at her feet; and her charms were laded whet
I Athens was governed lit her decrees thro’ tie
| medium of Pericles. Corinna. of w hose talent*
! we read so much, and of whose hraotv w.
: know so little', presided orer the studies as m :
j as the heart of Pindar. The splendid alnlilie
| of Catharine of* Russia raised her from a to!
tago to a throne. Madame de Maintenon in tie
decline of life, hy the magnetism of her cunn-i
sation, and the hrilliancv of her accompli'l.
nnmts. had more power out the heart ate.
couneib of the despotic Louis \IV than tin
I fascinating I.a \ allu re m all the winning at
tractions of you'll, or Montcspan in all tie : j
luring splendor of beauty : end if we are to
credit the U"'i tie!,s of !)m, the emit gailantrv
tie voice of scandal could Lit to tbe charge .o
t icero, teas his devoted at! ichm -nt ale! litet a: >
1 c.orre.'potidotH'" with ( '.rscf/M, a female i.it im ’
philosopher t.f seventy. It has been .".eknow
letlged I• v the Luipi-ior Napde.m. that tie ,
loiptial hrilliancv ami g i\ tivaettt of: I i.u
i could chase aw ay the gf.. spirit of care from
! his perturhated mind soon.-: than the conpig.g
j endearments aid am;.tort dalha.uce of tin
: lovely daughter iif the l‘roars A w.man
merely beautiful mat attract; a woman pa ■
isiicl. tviI!i a mediocrity of (.'ducat: in,
i ph ase, ami both united mat hav a a
j triumph over the heart of mao ; !m! .( i- ...
| and virtue, embellished hy the gi ;,-o (l| ac
complishinent. that only f .stcu on tie' n o. • .!
j enchain the affections: if to thes p. . .
' qualities are added animation ol'ti niper. chin :
fill disii'witirm. and softness of manners. p
j
power of their possess ir becomes aitogt tlo •
•"Lady Morgan s a fearless woman, and tl
. nest talent! i! :n I'nrope.”- /g-.-V/o. • „;i (/ _
i "( ./>/«, if’.''' >'!l, ’Yi’CliT nj J.rjrd lili rnv