The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-10-02

p.acef,ln.ss = How loysrs woull hay
fingered IN the still, enchanting scene
Nv guide returned aud whispered FAST AID
rxuliiugiy, They sleep, they sl-.p, III.
black Sebastian sleeps the Spalairo AID
Pietro and the poor young lady Your
pistols, senior yon must not spare them"
aud shr caught my giidh y d led mr. IN
eagerly. We came toa black rnined wall.
THE Roman built il; J she led me round
beneath its shelter they lay plll~w.d On
stones. Again she whispered. i" He with
thr long hair is Sebastian, and the shnrt
red man Is Spalatro--- All the blessed
virgin they were both brave--pistui them,
Senior ;--Pietro will fy- tread softly
close, close--nake sure"
stood above them, II pistol pointed In
zach hand and III. pale moon looked
down upon rs with her bel, light and
they were sleeping In il. had come
prepared Tor blows aud blood, aud brave
encounter; but not Tor this. Thuy were
bl,gaods, spoilers, muidrrrrs; bat the red
hand had now confidently relaxed its
gresp--the violent eyes were closed How
awful was that moment !-th. light pres
sure Of u finger, and sent two souls un-
shr,,rd 10 the bar of heaven, | could rs
soon have dared 10 pierce white .robed
spillt Of hrayen rs these dark crime stain
ed men who slept.
+" Awake !"
Upon their feet they sprung md the
drawn sword and glittering dagger, and
pointed cafbine menaerd me with death |;
but they paused as they Jaw my armed al
(tltude and resolute hearing. ! heard a wo-
mans curse upon the wind ~ the hltit
maiden If the inn fled from MS and the
lady started from her rest, elsped her
upllfted hands, and ltnelt In terrof-l call
ed pa,lry. "You slumber-d on your
watch my pistols did almost lo-cb your
bare temples: have not shed our blood
Here the man called Pietro fired on me
he fell dead Ia my ansn erlng pistol The
black Sebaslion lsed his sword upon mr
It was met by the guard If mini, aud my
leit hand still held pistol pointing To
= the red Spaatro. Hear me come
from tn father of this lady: give her up
To me, and name ynnr ransom il shall b"
pad" Thu large dark rye of the brgaDd
ehtf rolied "Ondelmgb over me he
shook oft The long black hair from his o-
i've cheek, and asked me, Who a,e
you ?" A" mso--a strange " And
you have volunteered this dapgaron. ser
vice2 For what ?" Because IL was
IN, duty" Take heI--y ou have spared
, my hft. | had not ,ased IN, sword on
= ,on, but for the death of tn. fool Pleir,.
TweI.s hunelnss YEA ~s .""'a'., III
aud 9eth, ioi gold and women For
r gold !--Hemember, III have her ransom
to.morro"-plrdse ne your crosoed hand
+ two Thousand DUCTS"
IL is not fear or doubt, which moves
= me TO consent | could " in her with this
y true sword, but will. and rather for the
lady's sake, stand by my GIst Offer oi ran
sonln6 her. crossed my hand, and hr
grasped II. He wes man of mountain
beantyi beltrd form, with the full clean
limbs Of aetly. strength. | have seldom
= seena Gurr promise of stro,g, enduring
life. sonnd--a shot--and be sprung up
with lofty eonyuIslyr leap, and fell hat
aud never stirred again, aud heard not the
reproschul rawlings of the little dark eyed
damsel as .he came and stood over him
. aud asked tor her young Antonio--hri
murdered AntOno-- and spoke OF her sad
wedding and cursed him for tenriog her
= from her bridal ctlamber-from her An
tonIo--and taklng her 10 his rocky den,
and his acenrscd coucp--and the bed vi
eases--of wlthered leayes--where he
lighted her naIdeD pride"
, The red fierce 5pal itro stood for Will.
mOtIUnle,s, asl"nished ss the startled bull
, when he doubt, VIII. 10 fly from, OF
, rush upon, his object then forming aud
denly with a s"iil speed he rushed down
|, thtloneiy and dark side of the mountain
Ia silver ligh, lay the two blood stained
, bodies, and III. lady had risen, aud caught
, my arm and the maid still stond abo, 9
a the corpse of Sebastian. and her satsf,d
revenge exulted over the dead. Al first il
was in vain asked her To lead ~ down
i she rallied at me for weak and craven.
hearted man; then loudly laughed, and
tunmrhed at TIE thought that her owl
baud had avenged her : at length she did
, SO by more public path, aud at every lit
: lie shrine, and every wooden cross, she
stopped aud knrlt down on the bare stone,
and counted her heads aud the lady and
{ myself followed her IN silence, broken
d only by some warm words of gratitude ou
her part, or by inquiries about her father
Ii VAS early Daylight when we entered
the village. The young maid flew To the
opening chapel to confess and led back
, the youthful lady to the inn. The yaw.
! ming Shirt who stood indolently leaning
10 the cloaks in which they had slept, Al
the portal started as they SAW w coming
aud as they caught my angry and con
tenptuous frown, they yebtaied not t.
e stop or question us. 1 rpened the dur of
the parents chamber, and the daughter
ran 10 in tears, and, as closed il after bel
heard the embracing sob, and the bro.
ken ulttrance ofgraleful happiness.
-eGN-
, Congress.--A list of the names of the
members ofthe present Congress has been
published among the documents. sho wing
! also the place Of their actlyity--the fol-
lowing summary statement may not be de-
, void OF interest
.naiHe.--7 representatives 4naiises OF
the state, Q (Messrs. Lincoln and Spraeue,)