The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-11-24

Story of Lonisa Tie la,d qfdc HoysSierb
History aGords may striking IN
stances of thc effect ri mental agita-
ton. in disturbing the powers al the
understanding.
A Grecian lady If great beauty X
accomplis lnncuts, having married a
IIrssian officer. WIN Was ordered IN
Amcrica. and mol being able to a
uuirc any tidiugs Of Inn IN her own
Country. came to England. Here
size could only learn The destiny ri
her husband from those ships which
transported troops IN. the continent.
or were bringing back The wounded.
DAY after day she wandered ~
thr'brach ut P0rtsmonth, aud hour
alter hour she Wcarlcd her eyes. BE-
dcWcd with tears. IN the vain cNpcc-
tation oI seeing Inn. She vas Oh
served nj the s1ne spot ere il WAS
light and watched each motion Of
the waves until the setting sun.
! Then her haunted imagination pre-
scented him mangled with wounds.
and the smallest gust Of Wind Scent
ed to threaten her With an eternal
separation Did a ship cuter into
port. her eager Steps led 10 The spot,
and many an inquiry was repaid
with an lnsolent rebuff.
After eight months spent in this
anxious manner. ship arrived,
bringing her the melancholy pleas
urc. "tsat some licssan officers,
vino ver wounded. were on their
passage Her impaticncc increas-
81 daily. 4 rcsscl al length arrived.
reported 10 have Nessian troops on
BOARD. She kept ut some distance,
for tear Il giving too great n shock
10 her husbands feelings. should lie
be ampt e thcm.-lie WAS landed
with others: she tainted. and he
was conveyed, she knew not where.
Han ing recovered, and going to Inc
/ different mus, sh" found al last her
! husband. | he master IL the ian IN
formed her :" he was very bad" aud
she begged HAT her being in Eng
land night be gradually broken 10
| him. y hen she entered the room.
he hurst iuto flood of tears. \ la
dy was supporting him in hcr arms
What words or painter. could repre-
sent the tragedy that followed lie
had married in America. and this
person WAS also his wife. lie en-
treated 'pardon,' but VAS past re-
| preach. Tor few moments after he
sunk in the arms of death. The la
! dy, whose melancholy history We are
recording, rushed rom the ruua. \
! leaving her clothes and money at her
! dging. she wandered she knew not
whittier, taWIng, " That she would
ncXcr enter house. or trust to man.
She stopped at last near Bristol. and
begged the rclrcshment of a httle
milk. There was something 50 al
tractive i'll her whole appearance, as
soon produced whatever she rrQucs-
ted. She MAS young and extreme.
/ " beautiful ; her manner graceful
/ and elegant, and her couutcuancc
! interesting to the last degree she
ask ed only for little milk. bat ut
tered no complaint, aud used no art
to excite compaesiOn.-Iicr dress 4.
accent bore visible marks that she
was foreigner Of superior birth.
! All the daA she WAS seen wandering
in search oI place to lay her wretch
ed head she ecoopcd towards night
lodging for herself i'll an old hay
stack. Muititudcs sooE II Cked a
round her IN this new habltation. at
tracted by thcnoNelty OF the clrcmn-
stance. her Singular beauty. bat a
bn,e All by the -uddenncss Of her ar
rival. French aud Italian were
spoken 10 her. bat she appeared not
] to understand these languages how
ever. when she was arcoslcd ia Ger.
man, he eyidcu.ly appeared conln.
scd; the emotion VAS too great 10
be suppress cd. She uttered e0mc faint
exclamation in our tongue, and then.
as if hurried into an llnprudcncc, she
attempted to be also without know
j ledge ofthis language.
Various contempIations were in
stanIy formed, oul what seemed
passing strange. was her accepting
no food, except bread or milk. aud
that only from the hands If females
On the men she looked With anger
and dsdaln. but sWectly smiled as