The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-09-18


preached BIN win his passisene.s, be
wp,d cite a. hi authority lie xampI.
ofihe tnssidf gsar, who spatT.d the lit.
tie Dido 10 hile his eas every Day with
uut bclbg ingry. Then. on Sunda,, be
wuuld ss-lI his hauds with aln,pnd paste,
put un his best clothes, and thus eonl.i
: vii Alberto, aud think hlnself highly
fortunate II thu elrgant gentleman Walked
out with itim, and allowed himself to bc
entertained II bis expense.
NHB the ta0 lflrada hid arrived at
Milan Albfrtu rallied thc vanity of CT
Iztn l6to ti,s soIid Of faaey, aud prefer
ttd pla,lag n stupid Hnlpfernes N Jnddh
a., pnt oil l,n bh real humoaf. lie
al l.ngln obtslned pernission Ia make i
tfia,=-and u WIS ugh Inn; for nrlther
he nor Xavier had ttrihl5g lefI, and the
1ds had lor some days past been threat
euag 10 Turn tbsm out ol ms hou.e. The
eterlug came after day uf tull 10 poor
/ ha,Irt, bbo lad bren running about e,tr
slnee tie mornlDg 10 pro- tde the nrcrsoa-
ilrs ion MS flend-nut 10 speak of the
ploredI nigbt, whrn h. had gone T. bed
+ Win teutd y rs hrseechlng tie holy VIZ
pIn 10 Ia al 10 we'll with Aiherlo, aud 10
sud inn abundance OF applause. In his
+ slpphaty, ~ did dot trcnlirct dat, ae-
co,dlug IL oatboc does, ihc molly Vmgln
aas not IN the habit ol meddhng NTH The
anIcal matters he only knew tnAt May
Vas god aud powerful, and thai wos -
nOasn 10 hln. Alberto was uoa eqmpp-
/ I'd Wtt,a mighty helmet pf gold paper,
! = odiglru- beard, iUrmIdaldr sword ~
his side, and innuIDerable sp4ngles on his
cuirass, like stars NJ winters sky. Ma
sIer bad scarcely boIdness enough TO e,n-
brace his Hebrew cscellency, AID wish
hin luck as hc sci ont Tor the theatre,
HhiIher he himself followed al the pro-
pen llne, but nllh u brdtlng heart.
Alberto, being Kissed oil The Stage, rush
Ell "ut OF tile theatre ~ tue greatest DIES
pr. + y tie hrsl lew moments ~ re-
solved thai he would not outllse such
disgrace, and, wrapped III : black mantle,
under ~ lch he stil wore his romantic
dress, he resolved 10 drown himself, bu.
A. no water was at hand, he thrugnt Ii
would e more convenient 10 use Aayiui's
liateIhug pistols. II waa Ia TINS mood ne
fetchrd the ian, winch be scarcely dared
10 enter he knew mat The patience "a MS
host must TIE exhausted alter tins unluck,
tilal, and he expected 10 be- hitkrd out al
doors. lis spun WAS nov al IT'S lowest
ebb he feared he should die oi nnngrr.
he only nope OF preventing WhI,h, seem.
I'd 10 be IN Aauer's supporting both by
the ldbUur of his hands. Entering MS
room, he found II desolate anu abandoned:
All" thought he, " the hos, ma, already
80 "A b.,r.
you, my brother Xavier, my ilend IN HE
aud death p HIS medltatloos were stop
ed by the appearance III the host, VINO
told INN that AaVler had taken of every
Thug, p nj for all, aud gone To Il great no
ttL-Aibrrtu would not believe his own
ears, and, even after the host mad repeat
eddy assured hlm vi IL, he lrlt The house IN
great doubI, or rather With the certainty
that II WAS ali mot kerry, and mat Aasicl,
turned out ui the house, VAS running us
lraClcd about the streets III search ~ hln.
SIN he went, Tor he had 40 alternative.
Win lottetlng steps and trembling ,olcc
he approached III" dashIns servant who
stood At The door OF tue motel IN lut
silk stockings. When the man heard his
nalne, he sad, Qnlle nBht, slr be pleas
ed h follow ae.' Win these worls IL,
caught up SILVER candlesuch, aud hbdttu
Alberto up sidlrs INTO Il ,uagnllccnt cna .-
Der, where he .onud &atIrl, ilng al tai
length Oh a sofa IN his Douls. No sooner
did The latter STE MS iIend lhan he ran up
10 him Wllh open dlms. lie Hdd ncard ui
Alberto s ill-surcess, aud hoped 10 60 snic
aim by the relation of his own good Ion
tnne, Tor he bad m the mean time won Il
large oum IN gaming house. Forget
ali cabals,o he cried, " aud Iet the tneatre
80 10 the devil s.; you are now no longer IN
aeed OF H." But This succe ), Instead Of
comforting Alberto only Nexed hlm still
mere. DO you suppose he sand, WIN
a scorni1l look, 3" that | wUrshlpprd the
Muses. only for the sake Of eatng aud
dunkng y Well, then" replied A.
Ner, You may worship them for anlusc-
meot as much as you please lake
h"art, brother mere CONES ne supper
Inc wine l. already Oh the sldeboard, uau
the musicians OILY wait Tor the slsnal 10
begIn NhIIe we ENJOY ourselves" "Qutle
right p exclaimed Alberto, butterfly" Tue,
who can neither write nor read snoulu
have all those things las gate Ia rue
that | should receive aims lrom yuu.n
With this, he began song IN delIsIon OF
stnpIduy, which alna,s attalns 10 posts OF
honor. however, qHletly submit
ted To his i,lend's noble angei, seated nun.
self II the table with finite resignation,
aud resenSed himself ouly upon The Prov
slons. When Alb rto found how hllle eff
lect his anger produced, he placed himself
opposite TO XAVIER, aud notwithstanding
his 'eSation, copdescended 10 ENJOY the
supper. In the l.elhe OF WINE he drown
cd MS cares but the musicians were o.
b iacd To deslst, for he could not tolerate
m"slc, sInce The Kissing OF the PIT had
mingled with The tones of he oreneslra
aud pul hlh out IN his snslng-illtherto
lit Dad only desplsed Xavier; now he be-
San 10 hate hm, aud only thought how
he could best help MN to disslpate ms
property But, simple as XAVIER VAS IN
other things, he yet understood very we'll
that II would be mere madness 10 attack
| the capital When ne might i've comiorla-
| bly, on the Intertst-rbs A.. kindly div .