The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-04-15


hold. She 10 u lovely seaian, not nvrn
than twenty-five yca,8 of a.se, af a gay
volatile disposition rules lie M Aniazos
and fishes, hunts and shoots with his LORD
ship. Nature appears To have formed
Them for each Other. she is beloved by
all the doncstics, aud Is friendly to every
one thai wants her aid. She speaks Eng
lish with purity, and POSSESSES many ao-
eompllslmcnts
Her spirit IL Of the most intrepid de-
serption Two months ago We went on
n shooting party 10 the islHnd OF Santa
Martha, the ancient Ieaeadia where sap
pho took the lovers leap, and buried in
oblivion all memory of phaoi's ineonstau-
=. My Lord was taken with one of his
old ,agarIes, and without say ag word To
any one, sailed ia Greek pelaefe 10 llha-
cl. Chance directed II hoat 10 Naura. the
crew of which had seen his i.ordship wan.
dering ON the shores of the Ulyssean Isle
the Countess resolved To go after him. and
dauntlessly stepping info small boat ne
eompanied by a boy, size spread her little
sail 10 the breeze, aud steered away, re-
iuslng TO let any one Of liz paftake OF the
| dangerous eutcprisc. For my part, was
MT 50 much of hero rs Ia foster any
| crazy bark of love. After being tossed a.
bout for three days aud two nights, slre
landed safe al Ithaca. and mel the fugitive
bard, astouishcd at her ,nagnapmity. IN
ancient days, this action would have
formed the theme of an Epic poem, aud
IL is possible his hardship may vel rem
tier The tale as immortal "a llial OIL Sappho
and Phaon.
L. ~. r 81 i.
for the gloomy niud oi his lnfd4hip and
have reason for anppaHlng, ihal, during
| The solourn Of our adseutnrtrs upon H. tie
drama OF Cain was Glst conceived and
partly written. The story Of Ulysses
| ploughing the sea sand, WHEN he affected
madnesa, 10 remain from the seige of Troy,
may not have been fiction, for u more
barren and desolate place can scarce be
imagined. The countess took views from
II IN many places her pencil is rs often ia
hef hand az his lordshlp'g pen III his but il
was only chance that ever favored us with
a sight OF the productions OF either.
On his lordship's return Ia Santa Mau-
IN, we all embarked on board OF small
lalteen smiled vessel for Venice The frss
night we encountered n violent storm,
which compelled us 10 seek shelter IN a
small creek on the west side OF Zanle---.
Ills Lordslip proved good seaman, and
| showed his "intrcpidity in the iarkened
hour But for his threats and promises,
We should have persisted IN the rocks
Tie crew, consisting of Abaniana, were
the most wretchrd cowWds had ever
seen An officer OF the stat of Sir Thomas
Adams came 10 The outage MI the beach.
wllere our party had taken refuge he
politely offered US any accommodation the
small lorlrcas near afforded , this his Lord
ship dccliued, and in,iled him Ia dine with
rs IN . tent on tho shore. The day turn
ed oul fine, aud was passed agreeaby the
officer was a suhaltern IN the Greek infan-
! try aud when sergeant, had known Lord
Byron nj parga, aud done him some ri
! nlg service. That his lofdslip reminded
nlin OF after dinner, and gave him snuT
1 box, which, he desired him 10 keep AZ II
memorial of his gralitude.-1lhe popr fell
lows heart was 80 foil that he could not
/ keep The secret !; the box contained uoto
| for 80
Returned from Ithaca 10 Venice, we
| frequently made excursions tn the neigh
boring towns aud villages, where his Lord
ship, was well known ard not unIrrquent-
i ly we had warning gwen ut breakfast to be
ready for a journey IN two hours. This
was the usual mode Of taking rs unprepar-
ed. No previous conversation ever led
tn a belief of what were his iord5hips in
tenlions; all his actions appeared 10
spring from the impulse Of The moment.
II was not always pleasant, nevertheless,
To be thus taken by surprise +; and the time
for preparation Was never considered by
bis Lordshp.
II took no more trouble 10 prepare hla
for journey Of several days than knight
OF the first crusadcs To make ready for il
campaign, who had but one suit, in which
he slept. Whether lac was in his common
daily or full court dress, the only change
he makes is 10 drawing on Il pair of tanned
brown aud red leather boots, and nnginga
spotted silk cloak over his shoulders.---
With a brace OF pistols in his belt, and a
large English Positions whip in his hand,
he is armed eap-a-ple for all weathers.---
II he had half Il dozen servants 10 take
care of the luggage, he invariably would
carry small pOrtmapteau behind him,
which held a change of linen before him
was pair ofhUrse- pistol holsters, in which
he kept his sketch book, papers, pens and
ink, and three or four silk and cambria
handkrrchief5, which he was in the habit
of dipping in the river and springs, and
rubbing his forehead with.
No man was more particular in the
attendance Of his servants, and no one e.
yer had less occasion for their services
He kept them for the convenience of his
friends alonr, and in that particular GER
iaIny studied their comforts 10 the neg
lecl of his own. W. took the road To We.
ROM, which was favoritc city of his lord
ships, from Il romantic notion which be