The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-10-21

riVlng at the capital, he was quickly known
ana several OF the associates OF his aeeilsa-
ton and danger witnessing his innocence.
his punishment of the rack was changed ia
To That OF perpetual confinement and lahour
IA the mines of Idria-a .entence. in m,
opinion, u thousand times worse than death.
As Aiberii was giving me this account,
a young woman came up Ia linn, nhu at
once ] saw 10 be born for better f,rta..-
The dreadful situation nfthc place WIS not
abin 10 destroy her beauty, aud even in this
scene of nfetchedness she SEEMED to have
ebafmsio grace the most brilliant asseml,ly y.
This lady was, in fact, daughter To ane of
the INST families in Germany ; aud having
tired every means to procure her lovers
pardon, without eject, Mis- at last resolved
10 share lus mlsefies, Is she could not relieve
them. vii, lin she accordingly ,deseend
ed tito these mansions, from nhence few of
Tile l'ing return and With hun she il con
tented To 1--we, forgetting The gaielies of lie,
WIN han 10 toll, d'spislas the pleasures OF
"pulrnce, and contented iih the conscious
hess OF her on tonstauey.
LETTER II.
Ny last to you WAS expressive, and per-
haps TOO much So, of lllr gloomy state of
my mind. Owl, the deplorable situation
of the worthy man described in il, was e.
nough To add severity To lie hiaeous man
sion. AT present, however, ] have the
happiness of %inforlniug you that | was spec
'aior OF The most affecting scene my eyes
ever heheld. Nine day after | had written
my last, a person came post from Vienna
To the little village near the mouth Of the
shalt. lie was soun after followed bv a
second, and he by IA third. The first in
curry was after the unfortunate count, and
! happening to o.erhear the demand, gave
them the best information. Two of these
were the brother and cousin of the lady, the
third was an intimate friend and fellow sol
dier 20 the count. They came with his
pardon, which had been procured by the
general With whom the duel had been
fought, who was perfectly recovered from
his wounds. | led them with al the expe-
dtion OF joy down to ms drcary abode, and
presented 10 him his friends, aud informed
him of the happy change in his e~iycufnstan
COS. Ii would be Impossible 10 describe
the JOY that frightened upon his grief-woru
countenanee nor was The young lady's
emotion less vivid at seeing her friends and
hearing OF her husbands freedom.
Sone hours were employed in mcnding
the appearance of this faithful couple, nor
could ], without Il tear, behold him taking
leave of the former wretchcd companions
OF his toll. To one he gave bis mattork,
10 another he lrf his worlfng clothes, to a
third bis little household ~ttrpsils, such as
were necessary for him in that situation.-
We 500 emerged from the mine, where he
onrc again revisited The light OF the sun,
that he had ,nidlly despaired of"vcr seeing.
A postchaisc aud four were ready the next
morning to take them to Vienna, where |
am since informed by a letter from himself
they have arrived. lie is again taken into
tirpr, his fortune md rank are restored, aud
he aud his fair partner have the pleasing
sair faction of feeling happiness with double
relish, Il. they once knew what ii was to be