The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-12-07


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From the Somerset House Gazette
The Hermit IN Italy. Paris /: Pild aine,
rots 1874.
The great success of NJ Jouy in his Sc
rirs Of light essays under the title of The
Htrmi, has given birth IN the volumes
before us by some ahon,mons author but
they resemble their protots pes merely IN
name, not in i,le. They are htitlel
more nor less than travels IN Italy, viii Tn
in the manner Of DGpaly, 6o~ aud tllen
div ers'aed with some essay srowns oai
Of the subject. Whenever the author all
heres to the " gnide book lie Is lost rs
dali as they are, but when he "details his
own adventures, or gives rs Sketches ot
manners, h. is smart, clever. and Interest
ing. These Adventures are pretlly height
enrd by occasional touches OF Imagination,
as will b. manifest from the following cx
tract We should premise that our author
had fallen id with IA Count Nivalda at Nil
an, a needy noblr, who belong d Ia ia
NOUS ddarhmrnt nj brlg,nds "A. Who
tad, out of his infinite regard, presented
the author with IA ring, which nas In serve
rs q prot"ctiun amongst all the Italian ban
dtl. Our traveller is NOW al Verona III
the Amphiihealre.
"Whist | WAS occupied in examining
the outward walls, perceived Il little old
woman wandering about me, and appa-
rcntly de-rous of entering into converse
ion - My good woman, sid |, 'wh ut
do you want - Ghut, chut,' said she,
don't be afraid you are quite safe-lo
low me- Understanding nothing of this
mysterious address, could not imagine
why the old woman, III speaking thu, had
her eyes intcntly fixed on my left hand,
whoa rcceIlcctcd the sing which the
Count Vivalda had given me al Turin, aud
which had mechanically continued to
wear without attaching 10 II the slightest
importance. Ny first movement VAS IL
escape from this dangerous companion.
stranger 1T Verona, without II sngle per
SON to whom | vas known, aud arrived
there Within the iaat Two hours, MS fear
FIJI ufha,ing fallen into the hands oi sonle
spy 81 The police, and that the fatal rlng
had made me apiieat as one OF the gang "t
Mrioo. Still the inqusiIi,eness 81 my
nature prompted me In follow the old NJ.
man at all hazards. The old wom II kno, X
ed thrice, f;hen The doof opened without
orr seeing any oGe. She shut II behind
her, and opened audtlicr, saying al the
same TIM Don't hc afraid, you will not
have long td wait Nevertheless, | wait
ed some ti!ne alone, aud in deep darkness.
My rcilerrions We're every thing but satis-
factory, & thought that it WAS intended
to initiate ME, in my own despite, into the
secrets of the Carbonari vino were then
forming themselves throughout Italy. aud
particularly in the Venetian states, fur The
expulsion 81 tile flench. trgad TO re-
prnt of my imprudrnt confidence, when
heard a small door open on Que side of the
room where was The old woman ca
tered with Lamp; aud after following
her some forty steps up Il Winding stair
case, we came once mdie into the light OF
day. We traNersrd two footiis RATHER
luXnriously furnished, though in an III
tiqtie way, and ornameatcd With great
many pictorrs, which felt 40 disposition
To admire. was then introduced into Il
large closet somewhat nyattridlfsly lighted,
IA which on iieli seal 4at large tcnialt,
about 10 years % asr, bot AZ she appeared
to me, of singular beatty. Scarcely had
she beh..ld ne, when she crrd out,
Shogiiote, Eucia qud Signore an Fra"
ccSe-- fou have made IA mistake Lucy,
this is trrncllman.J She arose, aud ap
preaching me with Understandable srace, &
ha,in. motionrd to the attendant 10 re-
tire, b eyed me Ia sit down. We both lril
>"n'e difficulty Ia breaking Hence, and en-.
trring upon a conyersatioa for whirh neither
.uf Us had any t,pic. Bat remembered
my country, and said, with as mitch gal.
hntry rs could muster, that tile honour
of seeing her Was some apology fer the In.
formal ufanner IN Witch il hid been
brought about, aud entreatcd her Ia give
me some explanation, asanrln1 her III my
Complete df-c sion, Before ALL sid she,
tell mrhuw yoa becalnr possessed ri tleii
-rlnG.' ! Thought MY best was Wa to til
the exact trath. Ali ? said sire, the taGnt
Nivalda was Yesterday al Verona, and he
learned that the public authorities " efn "A
ware uf his prostncc. H. had appointed
rcndr3, aus near the Arena, With onr nj h.
lieutrnants vino was 10 alIife tn day
The hour WAS precisely that WHICH you
chose for visitu. tie amphiihratfs and,
rs my servant WAS Ia recognise hun BY a
rug similar To thu which yoa wear, 10th.
ins could be more natural thAn the MS
take which has taken place. it"r mys'l',
am not at all veXe ! at the llln.lcr. E1r
ike the French as much IA. hate tlflr
government. You plume ,onlsclfe' III
France on the sasAciiy OF Your Wit: III
you viii, probably, saiie Va ,ell ,oo
HAT profess u read Ills ,r,iire, and iie
dict events 10 r"e'r, Gould na longer
doubt y II ~as in company with Tor
! 'Inc .nrr.
Madam, replied, cannot d'ny that
y ain one OF the unbeesinS and, esea II