Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-05-06

In the family Of this good man, | received all the at
~teutions and blindness that PHILANTHROPY and bene-
Violence can bestow, and had the good fortune to
elicit the regard and friendship ofthe society Of our
~vicinage. Don Alonzo Guzaman the son Of my be-
%nefactor, who had been engaged as a soldier
in the wars oil the Peninsula, returned to the bo-
som of his father, soon after my introductio on
to the family. He was graceful, pleasing in his
manners, ambitious, noble minded and brave, and
possessed in an eminent degree the facination. ola
commanding person. To me, were his attentions,
as kind and unremitting as they were alluring, and
ere | had had the happiness of his acquaintance a
few short months, he offered me his hand in we'd
lock.
That ! adored him was most true; but as I was
unknown to his family, AMI as my wandering course
of life might naturally excite the suspicion Of the
world, | declined the proffered offer, which | would
have most gladly and proudly accepted. lie
en,reated, renewed his protestations and his vows,
and swore that death alone should divide us. In
vain did represent to him the improperly Of his
opportunities, and strove without success, to show
to him, how indiscreet he would be in uniting
himselft to one whose misfortunes might reflect dis
grace upon the honor of his house, and sully his
unimpeachable reputation. But he was incorrigi-
BILE; he would not listen to my objections, but de-
manded the immediate celebration Of our nuptials.
feelings, and being anxious to consumma.e what he
supposed might conduce to his happiness, united in
his opportunities, and prevailed upon me TO give my
hand to him ! adored, but whose offer. | had repel-
led because of my unknown history. At the Cathe.
dral of St. Stephen, ! gave to Don Alonzo all that /
possessed, a virgin heart, and in the presence of the
Almighty sealed my vows o. etcrnal constancy and
devotion, and but for the absence of the best of
parents, whose appreciation was all | asked TO con-
firm my felicity, should have been completely hap
Ply. Not long after the celebration of our welded
loves, Don Alonzo was called, by the political rela-
tions of Mexico, to Vera Cruz, and as his absence
promised to be protracted, ! accompanied him on
his journey, and for several months resided with him
IN that delightful city. His business having been
completed, | prevailed upon him to accompany me
to N~orth-America, indulging a fond hope, that if
my beloved parents had escaped the relentless fury
Of the brigand, ! might yet find them, and in their
old age, extend TO them the afectionate duties
OF a loving daughter. Ia compliance with my wish.
es, Don Alonzo engaged a brigan,ine to convey us
TO the Mississippi, and with n light heart I entered
the Prov that was TO take me once more to nv ma
i've country. As We spread our canvass to the
breeze, and babe adieu to the lessening strands of
Mexico, ! anticipated a thousand joys ! should in.
dulse In when on the bosoms of my parents, I
should vent the out-pourings of gratitude and love
to the authors of my existence. But the bitter cup
Of woe was not yet. filled, and fate had determined
should yet undergo further sorrows and Affections.
rs --c "'"csc'es up the Gulph, waited by ia
voring AM es, over the pellucid bosom of
the deep, ] discovered in the person of
the Captain, some leniments of Angelic de Castro,
one ofthe inhuman %rufhans, who composed the band
Of outlaws, that dragged me from the bosom of nv
MOTHER, and consigned me to the sequestered wiles
OF the western provinces. But hoping | was mis-
taken, and that my faEcy had led me astray, | hest.
tatedto make known my suspicious to Don Alouzo,
till 1t was too late. Running along the Coast Of
the Mexican Gulph, a few days presented to us the
southeastern passage Of the Mississippi, and at h
moment when we INDUCED a fond hope, that a
few more hours would introduce to US the place of
our destination, we discovered that the vessel in
which we had embarked was a PIRATE. A. the
sun sunk beaeath the western harizon, the wretch
es avowed their real character, and commenced a
scene OF outrage on our persons, which has perhaps
never been exampled. Don Alonzo, unofending
as he was, and incapable of defending himself a.
gainst the assaults of his overpowering foes, was
first selected as a victim for their rapacity. Freely
did lie yield up to the monsters the wealth then in
his possession, and vainly offered 10 give to them his
treasures in Mexico, if they would spare him and
his family. But no entreaty, no ofFer-no matter
how masnifcent-could satisfy the vengeance of
the Pirate; his life, said they shall not be spared to
tell the de- we are now performing, nor shall the
rewards n,rnay offer induce US to relinquish the
designs we have upon him. Thus saying, Angelic
placed a poinard to his breast, and babe him i'm.
plore the benedictions of the Holy Martyrs, for said
he, tho hour has arrived, when. with all thy i'm
PROJECTIONS on thy head, thou shalt be precipi.
tated into that world, where the mercy of St. Ste.
phen and St. Martin shall avail thee nothing.
P. HENNIPEN.