Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1828-07-26

at the chase an..Ast - iilrn to wear his arm
in sling, given sickly decacy his features
Giennnas father whose will was entirely sbscrvicrI
her own consented to marriage b., FROG! the day
which it took place the bride and BRIDEGROOM disappear.
ed leaving The ai' cted parent completely ignorant
Ganoina, said Antonio hts bride, as, atter the
fathers roof let ESCAPE while from the noisy cstiy-
atty that awaits U.S. within the shade of the adjacent
wood"
"'Twas but a dangerous resort rcioicd Giannna-
Dost thou fear? said Antonio and the affection of his
voice seemed to import than 90 dost thou fear -?
Giannina attended but the words The damsel was
proud of her unmeritcd for courage and reply
ing with usgreo of pique that sho would prove her
daring, took with him the road that led to the i'll famed
when Giannina asked Antonio if lie could still reploach
her with her fears? " What should q Sovereign dread
:" My realm" "Aye, thine, my bandit queen =! and a
loud whistle and large number Of well armed ruiaris
appeared to rise from the EARTH descend the trees and
in moment to encompass them. !" Homage to your
Queen Il said the robber Captain, for such he and
and taking his wounded from sling" My gentle
bride " said he dost know this ncryeess hand 1t was
such the ght opened thy easement But for this
hand of mine, I've hand of thine; and the few
drops of blood do forgive thee Homage to my Queen"
And at this moment Giannina looked Queen. She
turned to Antonio though he also, her sdject
neither love fear thee Of love thou unwor-
shall attempt to orego my fate for whittier should flee
but inamy would follow! do devote myself thy VIC
tim, nay thy faithful wife, and my own injuries
forgive. Beware, for even victim may revenge-Hea
DPoet my father and all that is mine -
She his faithful wife. Three ycurs had passed
and Antonio's band had been hunted down. until some
bad died of hunger and fatigue-some the scaold-
antonio ard Gamma wandered now alone, except that
Giannlna Garfield in her infant that sumbered
swoctly amongst dangers. She thought if she
gain could reach her native village to leave the babe
her old fathers door, with these words IS GidnRinas
ehtd!" But they distant How-far distant from
her home, in the rccesses of Calabtia which aoiB, the
pencil Of Salvador" hath portrayed in all their wdncss
no wandered there with bandits such they, and he
kGth left the wild mountain sccne the rude bandtti
and his captive self, storied OIL his canvass.
More than once had Antonio, for whose head large
reward was offered been rcscured by the quckness and
courage of Giannina-But the Tyroese troops to whom
the Austrian commander at Naples had assigned the task
of discriminating the bandt, left them to rcposc One
day, hnrrassed beyond measure and closely pursued
they reached bridge exposed to view, that they
dared not hazard passing It. Ii in summer and the
river over which the bridge built, flowed in
narrow bed but yet too deep to ford They determined
70 take refuge under of The arches which the
rent had abandoned. Hork their pcrsucrs approach
Their stops arc heard the bridge The outlaws
scarcely dared to breathe Gnnha pressed her infant
to her brcas-t gave feeble cryAntonio smoberod it
bPon its mothers bosom.
Antonio, The robbers head " cried the populace of