The Arkansas advocate., 1830-09-22

1i's - e1e i1t1t dGssss tit tiiu tIutti- fly of his love for her, t would have crushed her ardent and sensitive heart.
 The proposed plan of educating Ma bel for the stage, is by degrees forgot ten: when the heart is interested. pub llelty IS always painful. But after eigh- teen months of quiet felicity, which needed very few and simple materials 10 make it pure domestic happiness, he proposes to visit the Court at Dresden. The evening previous to their depar- tafe, they visit faYorite spot, which the Count always called .Mabel's Bow ef.1 Once when the overshadoWing thorn was laden with its fragrant and beautiful blossoms, he had intertwisted garland of them in her hair, and in alluslon, tolamilton's Fairy Tales Chen III all the vogue ofits tirstsueeess.4 called her fleur-DEpine name by which he often addressed her in the moments of fond playfuhess.
 Mabel gazed upon this dear spot with all that increased tenderness, which ap- preaching departure never fails to call forth. s's'hall ever see my bower d. gain, Adrian?o said she with long. deep siglls as she stood looking upon the young leaves of the budding tree. f"0h how l love this spotl It is to me what the paternal roof is 10 others; I never knew the ties of home, till came here, 0berfeldt:" her voice melted into the most enthraliing fondness; and she clung to his arm, and looked into his face as only woman can look. as she ad ded, s May not call 1t my home, dear Adrian?9
 GYes, dearest, Mabel; where else should your home be2 I, loo, dearly and deeply loHethc spot Ah, Mabel, ] never knew, til you taught me, all the sweets and gentle charities of home; where should your home be, if not in your own bower?'
 "It seenos,9 continued Mabel, gazing on the thorn, til the tears sprang to her eyes, s.it seems to have decked it. sell with new leaves as though to bid ne farewell. You cannot crown me Fleur-D' Eipine this year; and the next heaven knows what may happen be- fore then.''
 sslthy, Mabelo9 returned the Count, ''you talk as if VIC were setting out on voyage of years; we shall be here d. gain before your tree has bloomed d second time; and the very first day. we will come to this spot, and you shall bid me welcome to your bower.o
 Il shall not forget the tryst'-said Mabel. .4aad she did aoi. x x Augustus first was then eleetor of saxony and King of Poland. Being q handsome and lieentious prince, the fame of Aiabel's secluded beauty does not fail to reach his ear; and he at first entreats, and then commands, that she should appear on the stage for his a. musement. The proposal is full of bit terness to the lovers; but it Is acceeded to. Mabel becomes the pride and won- der ot Dresden; the King presents her with his love, which she refuses in an agony of loathing and of shame. More than once she thinks, shad Oberfeldt loved as ] do, he would have spared I'me this wretched degledation.'
 But he was not capable of loving as she had loved: and even the alIoyed af lection he entertained for her, diminish ed with her increasing fame. He shar- ed her talents with the public, and the charm was gone. He began to think 1t was duty to marry according 10 his rank; and he soon singled out an ob- Iject. Mabel saw the change; but she hid it deep in her burning and breaking heart. Atlast a sudden and artificial letter informed her that she was desert ed; because he must marry and rear le- gitimate children, for the honor of hss house. The ample annuity he protIered was rejected with biting scorn, and Ma bel, without ono word of reproach, but with deep purposes ofyengeance, fled to Italy, where she otained high renown, under the name of Zerlini.
 Count Oberfeldt married; hc had a daughter, long and anxiously he hoped for a son to support the ioaors ot his Rouse; but his hopes were never realiz- ed. Now was the time for Mabel's un- sleeping revenge. At a high festival in honor of the chiid2s birth day, this treasure, in which Count Oberfcldt had gathered up in all his heart, was stolen from him by a band of dancing Bohe- iii;,iis, and b then, t to tsl ] ian ship where Zerlini was in waiting G. 4l..... A4ln l... -. .......l = 2