Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-08-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE CURE FOR JEALOUSY.

"But agony uhiNiA 81, tnStSHant Ea'i,
"Corrodipg every thought, and every bias.
ting all
"Love's paradise"
When we suffer any jealousy to
wires, the rcins from the guidance OF
reason, we not unirequetly bring on
ourselves the evils We feared, and
which have no existence bm from cur
own imprudcncc and ab4wdny.
Don Salvatlol'd Aguilar was Cas-
titan nobleman Of great merit and ac
.comphshmenis His disposition was
generous, bis understanding cusivaicd
and reiiicd, and his Imagination live
~. His passions were ardent; and,
when excited, too often sclrcely-undcr
the restraint treason. Yet so Durner-
Gus were his yn|ues and good qlaiItes,
that he was honoured aud esteemed
hy all who were in the habits OF his ID
timaie acquaintance.
lie had bc.to~-.! .-is ncart on don.
ma Lsurd dc isiurcia, a lady whose
bsauty, vivacfy, and merit, rendered
Tier well deserving bis affection. lie
ioveA with sincerity and areiour; hut
tie warmth Of his temperament fire.
qucnily induced BIN TO oqefstep the
boundiries OF that humble alteration
which knights were ~cqured to,pay
their danseis-;'r the age Of chivalry
His loyc, IN fine, occasionally degen
Grated into jealousy. He could not
doubt bnt she, who appeared so anna
HE in his eyes, mast be esteemed e
qualiy az lovely, and, il fact, be equally
LEVIED, by all o.hcrs who beheid her
1t CHANGED, one day, that the duke
d'Uzeda, grandee of the first rank
and most prlncsly fortune, mentioned,
in the presence of don Salvador, the
great praise h. had heard bestowed on
donna Laura for her beauty aud accom-.
plishments; adding, that he had heard
her praised in mis- manner by more
Gentlemen than one, who had enjoyed
the pleasure OF being in her company;
and that there must certainly be some.
thing very extraordinary in woman
who appeared to be SO universally adj
Tnired
This was more than sufficient for
the too irritable and suspicious temper
of don Salvador. Ike Immediately
!iusteued TO donna Laura, and accused
her OF impruient and contemplate va,
nifty; asserting that she purposely eX.
posed herself 10 the idle gaze and APP
plause OF The other sex; and, after hav
ing wound himsclfup by violent dc
clAnation against coqcutry, proceeded |
10 insiAulte that he was convinced that |
there might not have been some inter
view, unknown to him, between The
,luke and her. in which she might have
played OF the too usual arts of woman,
to become the sharer of his splendid
fortune and elevated ranks, in con.
tempt Of bis own inlefiorIsy, which had
nothing to plead but sincere affection
Donna Laura, at this charge, felt
herself at first strongly moved with IN
dignation; bot, soon recovering her u
suai vivAcity and presence o! mind, she
began to rally her iover on his unrea
sonable suspicious, ill at length he burst
from her. hliIenragcJ and half asham
ed. without speaking word.
He had not gone far before acct
dent threw him in The way OF the duke,
with whom he found an opportunity to
differ; and the dispute between them
sc,n rose to such height Though the
subject in itself was extremely frlvo
lous) tha. they resorted to their swords,
aud don salvador was wounded in The
arm
The dnke were surprised at the cap
llous disposition displayed on this oc,
lasoin Ivy don Salvador, " hlch he had
never before observed in him; and bis
curiosity was excited to discover the
.ause.-This at length found was jeal
onsv, occasioncd by the praises he had
bestowed on donna Laura, though he
only repeated what he had heard from
others, as he himself had never seen
the lady. Bat now he felt himself
strongly impelled TO crafty his curios'
ity with sight Of beauty, the influence
of which had produced such violent eff
feels He soon found means to be in
PRODUCED into her company; and SO
much was he struck with the elegance
OF her person and manner, the unailect
ed modesty of her department, and the
vivacity OF her conversation, that he