Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1825-06-04
SATURDAY. M0RM1l1ao JUNE @ 1885,

ner III MS arulS, TIC Nouu isih ESSeoiS III y,
life ssThou shalt live! Wilt thou not! Thy
friend is with thee! oh, Theresa, speak to me
Must not hear thee" The sound OF nj:
voice seemed to restore her strength. 81 love
thee, Giulio, Hove thee" she murmured.-
These words continued, as it were, her life
she had no more need of language. Quickly
fed these moments of unbroken happiness
the certainty Of meeting again could alone
have supplied them with resolution to sepa.
rate. -
Theresa recovered, Giulio saw her daily, q
tender intimacy reigned between them, and
Giulio apparently relnquished his scruples
and his remorse: solely occupied by Theresa,
dared not affiict her, he felt that her life de-
pended upon him, and seized that pretext as
a duty. Twoyears had elapsed since he quit
ted Rome; on the anniversary of the fatal pre-
diction he sank into gloomy reverie. The
resa would fain discover the cause Of his sad
ness;-she had never questioned him, but
now resolved on partaking his sorrow, it was
necessary she should be acquainted with its
source. Giulio related to her his interview
with the Sibyl, and his consequent abandon
ment of his fathers roof: in the course of the
recital, all his distracting remembrances a.
wakened, and he repeated in accents of ter
ror, GLOVE WITHOUT BOUNDS SAcRILEGE!
MURDER" Theresa was much affected; but
the words Glove without bounds" cast spell
over her heart and her Imagination, and when
Giulio, in q voice of dread, reiterated, "SA-
cRILEGE! MURDER" she gently pronounced
Glove WITHOUT BOUNDS" thinking thus to
calm his troubled spirit, since, for her, love
was become every thing. Sometimes Giulio,
carried beyond himself by the violence of his
passion, gazed on her so ardently that she
dared not meet his glance; her heart beat, her
frame trembled, and a dangerous silence
would take place ofthese turbid emotions
Still they were happy, for they were yet in
nocent Giulio was obliged to absent himself
father Ambrosio having charged him with an
important mission; he had no courage to bid
his personal farewell to Theresa; he wrote to
her, promising speedy return, but, detained
by thousand obstacles, a long month elapsed
ere he could retrace his steps. Instantly on
his arrival he few to Theresa, whom he found
alone on 4 terrace near the sea, buried in
thought. Never had she appeared to him
so lovely, SO enchanting; he contemplated her
for for while in ecstacy, but he could not
long resist the indulgence ofspeaking to her,
of hearing her voice, he called her-she start
ed, beheld him, and sank into his arms. In
toxicated by her tenderness, Giulio replied to
it with transport, when all on sudden he cast
her from him in horrori be threw himssf on
| while his deadly paleness and the wild ex-
preston ofhis countenance rendered the scene
terrible. Theresa dared not approach him,
and for the first time was incapable of sharing
his emotion. "1heresa," said he, at length,
in hollow voice, owe must separate! Thou
knowest not all thou hast to fear" Theresa
scarcely heard him, but she witnessed his agi-
tation; and endcayored to calm him:-he a
gain repulsed her. "For mercy's sake" he
cried, edo not approach me-" She trembled;
she knew love only in its tenderness, its fury
she could not comprehend. Giulio, impa-
tent of her silence, rose; Tomorrow" said
he, "my fate shall be decided" and he de-
parted without leaving Theresa time for q re-
ply. The next day she received the follow
ing billet:
"Theresa, can see you no morc-I am I'M
| happy with you'll am conscious you are inca
pable of understanding what feel Theresa,
thou must be mine, but it must be thy own
will Never shall have courage to abuse
thy weakness. Yesterday gave thee proof of
this,-thou sawest it; tore myself from thy
arms, for thou didst not say, will be thine.
Nevertheless reflect upon it. We are des-
troying ourselves. Oh! Theresa, eternal per-
dition! Those words are dreadful! Even in
thy arms they will trouble my enjoyment
For us, peace is at an end, we have no choice
but death! Tomorrow, if thou wilt see me
again, (and thou knowest the price, to-mOr-
row, say, thou shalt send Carlo to the church.
If he brings thy prayerbook, Theresa, then
thou renouncest Giulio; but if he is not the
bearer ofthat book, then thou art mine forev-
er. Forever, is the word of eternity-itis
awful to pronounce it. Adieu."
Theresa, gentle and timid, was terrified at
the letter: the words "eternal perdition" over
whelmed her with dismay;-'Giulio," cried
she, sGiulo, we were so happy! why did not
our happiness suffice thee" She hesitated
how to decide;-to see him no more was i'm
possible,-"and yet" said she, ''incessant re-
morse will pursue him. Oh, Giulio, thou con-
fdest to me thy destiny. l must be the sa-
crifcc p'-Carlo was charged with the book;
he placed it on the chair which Theresa COM
monty occupied.
To Giulo, an increase of love-an increase
of remorse, had BECOME necessary; state OF
calm enjoyment no longer sufficed him, yet,
in spite of the violence of his passion, he
would not decide on possessing Theresa, un-
less she voluntarily gave herself to him, un-
less she exacted from him her own ruin
Cruel through weakness, he would thus
throw on her the whole responsibility OF
crime. The church had long been deserted;
Giulio awaited Carlo; he saw him approach
the seat of Theresa, and there deposit the
book. No longer master of himself, he rush
cd forward, seized the book, returned it to
the boy, and babe him carry it back to his
mistress Long did he remain motionless on
the same spot where he had awaited the decl-
sion of his destiny, and that Of Theresa; at
lergth, starting from the confusion which en-
veloped his thoughts, 81 will see her." he
murmured.
Theresa was overwhelmedin sadness. Car.
10 returned to her, and restored her BOOK,
telling her that father Gulio had sent 1t back
to her;-her emotion was extreme; she knew
that he would come, and fastened to receive
him on the same terrace where they had last
met. At length he appeared, but gloomy,
sombre, his eyes bent upon the ground, and
scarcely daring to advance. Theresa read his