The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-03-20

and his arsoiate lttiiy retained for "hose
month IA ths Wretchrd state OF uncertainty,
when the Marquis OF 0sipo received the follow
ling letter, -, II i. mr.
sst--i Is useless tast you should endeayour 10
chan e my determination. | renounce all clam
20 your property --Rossrio IS dead to the world.
Believe me. If IS sadly repulsiye 90 my heart
thus to forsake and abandon You but a horn
bic destiny has rendered II unavoidable. Adieu
unhappy
| " KoaARio"
| The victim Of superstious terror reiifes 10 a
convent OF Dominican 6iars. at MessIna, and
at the cud OF a years uoyCiste, assumes tse reli-
gious habit and becomes oad to the world.
HIS eloquence however, causes him 10 be APP
pointed a preacher, by The superior Montalto,
aud the fame ofhis dscourSes spreads taf and
wide
The festival oil the convent was near at this
fime--the king OF Naples arrived with all his
court. Rosario appointed 10 deliver the
panegyric on It Thomas the patron Of the con.
vent Great prcpa alton was made-the day
/ arrIved-and an immense multitude hiled the
/ church Rosario with great difficulty pushed
| his way through the throng TO reach the chair.
| Atihis moment his cowl tell down and discover
/
q" Heavens how Handsome he is!'-Gffeatly
astcnshed, he turned round aud saw beauti-
| ful counteuance. whose eyes we're fixed on him
with raptutous expressiOn--a few moments
suiiced 10 disturb tine future existence OF these
two beings Rosario reeled 10 his place, aud
having delivered his discourse he FASTENED a.
wav and Immediately shut himself up Ia his
cell But every thought vas conferred Ia the im-
age Of her he had seen; he found sensations
springing up within him, that he had never felt
before he became asitated, and sought IN vain
foi repose, he believed he had only began TO
exist from the moment he heard the accents OF
that enchanting voice-beyond this all was void
Alas he dared not think ofthe future his dcs-
my was irrcvocsble
Every morning he went TO read mass--ev-
cry morning, in the same place, he saw female
veiled he con jectured who il was he desired
not 10 see her again he knew the necessity of
avoiding her--but this reil not her; he dared
70 fix his eyes on II he followed all her motions,
he perceived the beating OF her heart--his own
throbbed in return-too weak 10 he exposed 10
dagger ne feared to examine himself; he |
wished not to know the truth lis life became
restless and changeiul; he existed but for some
minutes OF the day for the remainder, he |
seemed lost to all worldly things. He was de |
termned however TO fly If she should be there |
on the morrow. This resolution being formed, |
he thought himself more calm and happy
The morrow arrived hc returned to the church |
sooner than ordinary no person was there |
the mysteries of the service began. Rosario |
scarce knew what he did , she appeared not !
her chair was nnUccupicd. lie approached It |
when the congregation had retired, aud per
ceiyed book OF prayer lying on it. All III
must be hers; she has forgotten 1.-THE hardly |
a. 4 hu "A
saw inscribed on the first page the name OF
Theresa he assayed to pronounce it; he did so
lin the sound there seemed spell that attach
ed him to her" Theresa Theresa :" he re
peated whispering, as though fearful of being
heard; he still remained alone an hour had
passed away he saw her not there. Did she
dare return but days and weeks rolled on, and
Theresa appeared not
Theresa, married 10 an old man, whom she
loved rs a father felt herself happy III her du-
ties; & her purity of heart hndcred her from an
uclpatlng any other enjoyments than those which
she possessed. She saw Rosario and lost her
peace forever. Theresa had an ardent soul
her first impressions ruled her future destiny
She adored Rosario to see him, to hear him,
constituted her chief happiness Until now she
had mentioned every circumstance 10 her hus
band she had entrusted TO him all thoughts
O
sario. This silence troubled her She ought
Ia reveal TO him her fault she knew il was ne
ceSsary to absent hc' self, and had the courage
not TO revisit the church. Believing that she
might soothe her feelings she determined to
have recourse TO her coniesSor, and to make
an entire acknowledged 10 him With this
ann She decided on returning to the church OIL
the DomnCanS she chose the hour when she
knew Rosario would not be there. To avoid
him, !, was necessary TO think of him, and per
haps ttis duty even was sweet. She approach
ed the confessional; she threw herself on her
knees, and mentioned all that she had felt since
her eneounteins Rosario, on the ieast-day of
| the Convent she spoke of hen happiness in
seeing hlm At the mass she told also of her
having had the courage To AVOID him but that
this sacrifice WAS beyond her power What
can do Oh my father, say, tell me, how
ought TO act = The tears ran down her
| checks heI agitation Was extreme, as she de
| sCIibed those feelings which had been so deeply
| buried IN her heart. Scarcely had she conclu-
ded, when a terrible CRY went out from the con-
! tesslonal, Wretched woman what dreadful
| saclilegei said Rosario for II was him that
| chance had brought therc--he rushed forwards;
! he wished TO ny but Theresa arrested his
steps she threw herself on her knees--she seq
ed on bls robe, aud begged him not to curse
| her-she implored him for her souls welfare :;
impIorfd him ior her love, Rosario repealed her,
but repealed her deeply: Theresa Theresa ,
sal1 he, haste away; shortly should not have
power 10 resist. At these words Theresa threw
herself into his arms, and seemed to encircle
him with her soul ; Say Oh say Rosario. be-
fore ] quit you. that you love Inc = Alarmed
and trembling lest he should be surprised, he
answered 10 these endGaring words drew her
| to his heart, but swore for ever to fly from her
he eAaeted from Theresa the same promise
she consented to all that he iequested-he loved
her she well knew how reciprocal the feeling
was in her own breast--tbey at length separa.
ted.
- Rosario, now left alone, was alarmed at his
own imprudence he saw the precpice he had
not avoided Il has destiny was accomplished ;
he proved he felt this Unreasonable Ioee--tbe
sacrege had taken place-for he had pronoun.
ced his love in the same church where he had
taken the sacred vows-true, he had sworn TO
fly, to fly fofever--5trange caprice of feeling
that which should have punished his heart, con
snIpd him buf in his tatr,hIa dict,,,