Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-12-26

Iutcly iOJoiuocu uiui " uouitb any OOuy
into, their apartment who did not ask for
them by name, and that since the ambas-
sador desired it, he would show him their
room. He then conducted them up to a
dirty, miserable garrett. lie knocked at
the door, and waited some time; he then
knocked again pretty loudly, upon which
the door was lmlfopened. AT the sight
of the ambassador and his suite, tho per-
son who opened it, Immediately closed
it again, exclaiming, that they had made
a mistake. The ambassador pushed
hard against him, forced his way in,
made a sign to his people to wait out
side, and remained in the room. He
saw before him n very handsome young
man whose appearance perfectly cores
pended with the description, and ayoung
woman, OF great beauty, and remarkably
fine person, whose countenance, form,
color Of the hair, &c. were precisely
those described by the Count de Mon
cade. The young man spoke first. lie
complained Of the violence used in
breaking INTO the apartment ola stranger
living in a free country, and under the
protection of its laws. The ambassador
stepped forward to embrace him, and
said, 1t is useless to feign, my dear
Count; know you, and do not come
here to give pain to you or to this lady,
whose appearance interests me extreme
ly.' The young man replied, that he
was totally mistaken, that he was not a
GtA,,pf Int tho crn ~ vonprhopt Of
Cadiz; that the lady was his wife, and
that they were travelling for pleasure
The ambassador, casting his eyes round
the misorably furnished room, which
contained but one bed, and some pack
ages ofthe shabbiest kind lying in disor-
der about the room. 'Is this, my dear
child, (allow me TO address you by a IT,
tie, which is warranted by my tender
regard for your father is this a fit resi-
dence for the son ofthe Count de Mon-
cade! The young man protested against
the use of any such language, IS ad-
dressed to him. At length, overcome
by the entreatics Of the ambassador, he
confessed, weeping, that he was the son
Of the Count de Moncade, but declared,
that nothing should induce him 10 return
TO his father, if he must abandon a wO-
man he adored. The young woman
burst into tears, and threw herself at the
feet Of the ambassador, telling him that
she would not be the cause ofthe ruin of
the young Count; and that generosity,
or rather love, would enable her to dis
her own happiness, and, for his
sake to separate herself from him. The
ambassador amlred her noble disinterest-
The young man, OH the con-
.rary, received her declaration with the
most desperate grief. He r%eproached
his mistress, and declared that he would
never abandon so amiable a creature, nor
the sublime generosity other heart
10 be turned against herself. The am
bassador told him, that the Count de
.oncade was far from wishing to rem
der her miserable, and that he was
commissioned TO provide her with a sum
to enable her to return to
Spain, or to live where she liked. Her
noble sentiments-and genuine tender
ness, he said, inspired him with the
greatest interest for her, and would in
duce him to 60 to the utmost limits Of
his power, in the sum he was to give her;
hat he, therefore, promised her ten
thousand forms. that is TO say, about
hundred pounds, which would be
given her the moment she surrendered
he promise Of marriage she had reciv-
and the Count de Moncade took up
his abode in the ambassadors house, and
promised to return to Spain. The young
wornan seemed perfectly Indifferent to
sum proposed, and wholly absorbed
in her love, and in the grief of leaving
She seemed insersible 10 every
thing but the cruel sacrifice which her
reason, and her love itself, demanded.
AT length, drawing from a little portfolio
the promise of marriage, signed by the
Count, 6 l know his heart o WE'LL said
{ to need it, Then she kissed it
again and again, with a sort ~oftransport
aud delivered it to the ambassador, who
stood by, ~astonlshed at the grandeur Of
soul he witnessed. He promised her,
he would never cease Il take the
l~iveliest interest in her fate, and assured
the Count Of his fathers forgiveness
He will receive with open arms said
he, the prodigal son, returning to the
bosom Of his distressed family; the heart
ola father is an exhaustless mine of
tenderness. How great will be the fe-
licity Of my friend on the receipt of these
tidings, after his long anxiety and aflic-
ton; how happy do l esteem myself at
being the instrument ofthat felicity. p
Su,.h was. in mart the ~lannnana of the