Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-04-10

that man might love heaven where all Is orau'
rfuI. Love shone in her eyes, but with SO no,
w and placid FIRE two sister stars Ourhi''S
in the winter beam not ohaser light, wne'e
yer they turned all eyes were illuminated anu
whatever she looked upon reflected BACK '"s
beauty she turned upon il. Indeed all 'ho''
fair and admirable qualities which make W.
man worthy Of that paragon oil ear'h'y cree
tule-man-she was perfection. ! hat Ha'"0
should love the gentle girl was no longer won
derruL for even loved him the more that ne
did love her, so endearing.a power hath beauty
in its purity"
They were to be married on the morrow
and the Italian lady, subGung her passion 10
a sisters love, attended the solemn ceremo"I'
and agreed TO accompany them from Florence
10 the sea coast, here they all took shipping
for Syracuse, the residence Of BiRnco's iamiif'
and are o,er,aken by storm:
1.-THE frail vessel, which had lain on The wa
tiers like log, strained under the strong sur
ing, and cracked as il its ribs were seve'lhs-
High wave followed high wave as II they were
indeed not waves, but mountains sliding OH the
face Of The earth in the sea Of space-when roi'
ling some way over the common leVe, oil Inc
waters, they fell with crushing noise INTO me
bed of the sea. At length all the fury OF the
tempest seemed gathered and again the iish,-
ming glanced along the deck, and mingled Win
the washing waves, so that il was not easy TO
say whether the water was not lightning,
or the lightning the water, Tor they ap>
peal ed one The crazy vessel now dipped down
and heaved to this side and now TO the other,
like toy in the hands Of the mighty tempest.
The Master gave command and seeing that the
Sc broke with every rush over she ship that
those who feared The peril should go below
but not one Of the trembling ihrong stirred
from where they held on 10 The ship-for all
saw the worst and not ore thought i, possible
to escape from il. Bianca chung in horror TO
her husband, who srroye 10 comfort her and
bid her take hear,-rhe old man covered his
gray head with he to!diags Of his cloak and
as he sat mo,ionlcss and worcless, SET med the
very resignation ofdcspair."
The storm increasing, the vessel was dri ven
on The rocks, bu, again flosted off wi,hou, sink
ing. The tradegy now .hickens.
at was true ,ha. she had endured but little
hurt, and with the ,cceding rush of the waves
was thrown sfoat again, bur here the master
could leap to The helm, 10 pu' her further cut,
a strong sea came driving before ,hr wind,
which now Slew as il would part the poles, and
again flung her, as If She were not miShtier
than seashcIl upon the sharp rocks She
broke at he blow like parted bread, the stern
half Of her bulk tumbling into the sea,
while the head Of he vessel lay rfciing on the
rock. Then the shrek cf dismay and death
went w from men that were never more 10
call on Heaven; for many Of The crew were
crowded abnui tie hsim, and, when j: parted
life. The venerable Baptis,a, Guido, his fair
wife and my wretched SELF still clung TO the
chains OF the bow but not long held we there
for a strong wave came mourning q; our backs,
and in a moment we were hurled with the hal.
we'd vessel down from the reef into the gaping
-abyssmal depth he.had lief; in the sea- Again
the fragment mounted To the surface, and We
had all held 10 each o'her and 10 the ropes
which we're corded round our bodies, save the
feeble Blanca who had sunk out 1T he grasp
cf her husband, but being en'ang!ri IN the con
of the ropes, was not swept INFO the sea-Ne
Nigh, he ar another wave coming with rush.
ing roar towards US as it determined we should
be its prey, when Guido, seeing, with the calm
ness OF courage, that if we waived 1t, our es-
cape was hopeless, erie out, Father, take thou
the care Of the Lady Ermina, as will of thy
dau ghter, and let US at once leap beyond The
reef into The sea, and struggle for the land
"And now shrink not from The serpent
fend, TO hear me tell the story OF Mat crime
walCh has cursed Inc mere aNu WuiSn "aY
here AFTER After these words he again cried
out, Blanca my beloved where art ,hou.' The
fatal love which had fed upon me like flame
UPON a living sacrifice even in this awful hour
burn sensiby in my hateful heart, prompted
ivy The miserable passion, and the love of him
aud Of life, some hend answered surely with my
tongue, Here and ne caught 4, me as des-
perate drowner doth at a Coating weed and
ieaping into the sea cried 10 the old man. Fol-
low me, father follow me- But he head MIN
not for saw that he was dead, and had fallen
| on his swnoned child who as we itaped in Ibe
sea sh,irked out and audibly informed nc thai
she still lived, though my struggling soul would
fan have acquitted its conscience with the
thought that she was dead, and so have paliia
ted TO itself, if i, failed afterwards to Guido
10 Heaven its tamnable deceit. Guido heaid
no, her cry, or if he did, took i, in the stunning
tur buience Of the ,empest's roar, for mine.-
For long time he buffetcd the waves with .
giants strength, and courage that could not
BE- weakened; aud still, as he bea, the waves "a
side, or breasted them like a living rock, he
cried, BE Of good cheer, my Blanca, sha'
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