The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-10-02
THECORSICAN BANDIT.


rates the smiling valley of Ornano from
that of .Bastilics Throwing the bride
upon the neck ofmy little, ugly, head
strong, frery, Corsican nag, trusted my
self entirely to him for sate cQnduct as W,
descended a rapid slope together, and cross
ed the thickets of forest as yet unpro
famed by the woodman's axe. 1he beau
ty OF the sylvan scenery-the balmy
breeze, murmunng gently, as it fcaiful o.
disturbing the serenity Of nature--afiord
ed me some relief from the tattle Of my
talkativc guide whose tongue had rung
perpetual larumpeal since the commence
ment of my excursion. A shapeless gar
menI, tnusiA- au4Aa.lI h-.s,s ho4an = misnQ,nc :
to have called an upper benjamin--a fus'l
flunp across his shoulders by broad un-
couth belt-and the national cap, resem-
bling a village steepie, completed the G.
ou;pmept OF the last mentioned parsonage,
who ambled en- in front of me, according
to the laudible custom OF his tribe, VII"
interesting episodes Of robbery, rape, AS
sa,. instion. and other bsgatelles. be-
gan to feel fatigued with his incessant
prsttle; when, ON asudden, ne made
dead stop, seized his long brassmountcd
fusil, and alightsd in twinkling. with
his nose in the wind, and his sunken grey
eye peering s0spiciously around, he exam
ined every bush and brake with the scru'
tiny of one accustomed to such rural ad-
ventures as for good hour had been his
theme.--A slight rdstIing was heard a, !.
monG.t the ioi,ar.. sBy the Virgin
said my guide, "that must be tobber, o,
a wild boar here goes''--ahd his hand
was already on the trigger, when Iran
tic laugh proceeded from the midst OF the
thirket. :" Cecca!'' cried he, !" had vel
niph mistaken Christian for wild beast
and, by our Lady, no great mistake Tins
timep' A glance at the object which nov
iss,ied from the thicket enabled me to cor
prehend his meaning. A female, or fath
er a half naked human body, darted ior
wards; n rude goat skin mantle scarcel'
suilicing for the purposes Of decency, o
protecting from the winds Of heaven
form that had once perhaps been lovely
Her tuttered scanty garment but ill-con
cealed her limbs, torn by the bramblcs
and srhaciated by suffering. Her long
black and matted hair descending to he
waist veiled bosom that might ORE
have glowed with feeling, with pity, o
with impassioned fondness; ;s-once, per
haps, fair as Pygmalion's sculptured mar
BILE, and far less cod. :.
4 The summers parching ray, the winter
blast had wasted her bloom: the rose
health had dropped with her fond hopes
and withered with her broken heart
There was in her gait, a step 80 hur'iet
So reckless!- smile SO joyless, dwelt up
on her lip, as Ito mock the vacant, es
preston OF her dull, fixed eye!--and yt
at times that dull eye beamcd with a fer
, and !eyerish ray OF consciousness spar
: of renovated mind, false as the dream
1 the sleeper" and transient as the sic
, mans hectic flush!
: The manisc approached with needles
, step. ard with one Of those hideous ycl
oflaughtef wl.ose nIockery ofnlrth is NOR
|, saddening than the widest cxtravsganc
: of sorrow. Stopping IN front Of Us, an
3 separating her hair on each side OF ne
, forehe ead--" Have you seen PietreP sa'
n she at length, gazing on me with "lac
= lussre eyes," and with painful effort
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