Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1827-04-14

The day had scarcely broke, when Charles
Masperio fastened from his bed to the streets,
| leaving his melancholy Maria TO the indulgence
of all the sad anticipations which possessed her
| bosom. She would have implored him to rerpain
| with her, but when she rocollccted the morbse-
ness Of hs department the preceding night, she
refused to do SO, and suffered him TO sally forth,
without inviting him to partake Of that paiirg
| kiss, which he had been in the habit OF ndui igng
| n whenever he left her.
Sleepless she had passed the night, and her H.
fant babe, as it plowed its head upon her .hrt5-
| bng bosom, only augmented her anguish, and ie-
minded her of those days of bliss, when Charles
was every thing TO her, and which she now feared
| were 6 gone to be no more heard Of"
| The morning was gloomy, and the dull dark
| clouds of an autumnal day, were not more dreary
in their aspect than the lonely mansion, rendered
| dismal, by the absence OF Maria's bosom lord ard
master. The usual hour of dining arrived and
! yet Charles did not return, nor had Maria feard
from him since the morning, when he abruptly
| left her to wander, she knew not whittier; and
she was equally ignorant Of the cause Of his sin
| gular and extraordinary conduct.
The day passed away--ine night approached
and yet she heard nothing from him. Agonized,
and no longer capable of supprcssing her sorrows,
she threw herself upon her couch, and listlessly
counted the passage ofthosc tedious moments, that
ought TO return her beloved husband, 20 he. fond
| embraces. Yet he came not; and she gave her
| self up to the agonios of despair. As the clock
chinsed the dismal hour of twelve, his well known
footsteps heard, as he ascended the stairs TO
| her apartment, and gladly would she have fallen
| into his embraces, but as she approached him his
| phrensed eye rcpulsed her movements, and with
| a frighttul irown he exclaimed, woman leave
me'-hence! hence, say, nor longer torture my
maddened soul with thy presencc Z" In heayer's
| name, and i'll the name Of the blessed saints and
holy virgin" responded Maria, as she thre her
| ..lf H.. &, .l.,,I 4 l.
tell Inc how have merited this trcatncat, and
why no longer possess the love of my Losn,Ls
chosen lord!--Toll me good Charles, tell me how
| have ofionded!" The frantic husband stood
with averted face, and listened with cold indil6.-
ence to the supplicating Maria, but as she to
| approach him, no longer capable of staying his
hand, or of Withholding his designs. he grasped
| her, as with an iron grasp;-it was the grasp 'ol
death-he had already pierced her bosom with
the deadly steel; and she who had loved not
wisely, but too well, fell without groan, life
less corpse upon the floor. The wound, did not +.
however, produce instant death, and the victim
of green-eyed jealousy, revived for u moment 20
Impress last kiss upon the lips of her niant,--
inplored parting benedction to fall upon ne
heat Of her husband, prdyo 10. nol-ioAt III IL !.
| throne Of grace, and then slept in peace.
The husband, gazed few moments upon TIE
feess body of his wife; then folding her icy form
in his embraces, thrust the poignard to his bosom,
and thus relieved himself Of the torrents ths nel
already rent his soul. The Eioless pa'r, with
| their infant, prattnV vi, ,s-,9 cold bosom of its
| mother, were discovered ia the morning, and in
| the pocke-bcok Of Mr.. Masperieo, was found
the following note. explanatory Of the causes tha,
| led hIn to the mad act.
Thursday lcsn:ng, J,tne 20--It is the in .
| tenton of this note, 10 inform the friends and
| family of Charles Masperio, tAat be and his VIE
Maria, both fell victims TO the murdcrous hanu G.
the husband The intidcli,y of The wife, led MIN 10
| the rash and borrid act Her Inconsistency ,,,s
not merely suspected, bat proved; and tka
husband on Monday evening last, discovered her
in his garden, improperly intimate with a mar;
and 1t is said, as they retired, parting kiss was
| given. Robbed of his hearts best interest; be-
holding his wife dlshonoured, and infamy entailad
upon his offspring, to relieve himself from such
eternal curses. he acted the double part of mur-
| derer and a suicide. He commends his offspring
| to the protection of just God; and hopes that
the story Of his nisfortunes and the recital Of his
! tragedy, will teach those who hear them, tha'
life dedicated TO virtue, can alone be happy, ard
that the mcontnency of woman produces conse-
qucnces FAR more dreadful than the wrath OF Of
Tended justice. Wives, matrons, and ma;icns, re-
member the fate Of Maria Masperio, and profit by
her example. G. MAsPER!o.'
When this rote was read by Rowena Marsh
land, the sister of Maria, she suddenly turned pele,
and eXclairning, am the cause of all this, tell
scnseiess into the arms of the spectators who
bore her to an anti-apartment, where medicines
| were administered for her restoration and ami
nation and strength having been re-produ, cd,
she explained the mystery that had thus far vgled
the origin of the awful tragedy. / am, said she,
the cause Of all this, and by an innocent act of lev
ity and gaiety, have hurried sister, husband.
and father, to unknown worlds. | am the man
he alludes to in his letter, and upon my heat the
ignomny of these crimes shall rest. Grict and
despair prevented her utterance, nor could she
articulate a word, till after the lapse Of some
hours, when she thus explained the origin of that
| jealousy, which led Charles Masperio to the COM
| mission of the crimes of suicide and murder.
In company, with few of my juvenile COM
| panions said she, dressed myself in the attire
| of man; and when we were amusing ourselves
on the margin of the river, Piecre La Costc, came
driving his curricle along the rivers banks, and
| as we were fearful he would recognize us IN our
odd habmenis we ran and hid ourselves wherever
we could find shelter Our confusion and sudden
Dispersion excited the curiosity of Pieere, and he
pursued us when, fearful that he would oycrtako
me, plunged hastily through the foliage, and
hastened TO the dwelling of Maria. IL was n
bright night, and the morn glittercd her slyery
rays over the babblng waters of the river; and 10
enjoy the gentle breezes of the evening, Maria
had betaken herself TO the arbour, at the bottom
of the garden, where | found her. She was at
first surprised when she discovered me in mans
attire, and reproved me for my nprudoncc; but
when related 20 her tho incidents Of the even
ing, and the chase of piccre La Costc, she laugh