The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-11-13
MARIANA THE NEAPOLITANE
FROM THE FRENCH.

FROM THE FRENCH.
Oh, what cannot a woman do when
she is handsome when deep resent
ment drives from her heart every pas
sion but hatred every joy but vengeance
How religiously she treasures the mem-
ory of an affront. Like spring that
gushes up and is lost in the sand Of the
desert, she melts into tears until her
eyes dry up, or death seals them, or
she waits silently for the passing of her
enemy, like the Hyena of the Egyptian
Tombs.
Recently, beautiful Neapolitane
young lady arrived in Paris with
young man, one of those who possesses
the art of nveiglng the affections, and
abusing the confidence of female
He had said to Mariana, follow me, a.
bandon thy pld father for mine-thy
blue Italian sky for that of France-re-
nounce for me, the marriage that is
proposed to you. Fol You the pleasures
of the world are opened, and the pure
delight Of love are for you-Mariana
followed him.
He.had left her many months alone
de solated in the midst of an immense
city, rot daring to return 20 Italy, and
cherishlng the deceptive hope that he
would come back to her. He had gone
the wretch One morning he cast
n look of disdain upon her who had min
istered to his pleasures, and left her with
a smile.
What had he to fear? She knew not
even his real name. The fear of dis
honor, the lack of support, her woman's
feebleness, would drive her soon from
Paris. The crime once well arranged
he departed.
Poor Mariana At first she had no
suspicion [; afterwards the horrible
truth flashed upon her mind with all its
force. Betrayed, abandoned--after
having sacrificed all-betrnyed by him
who then could be trusted.
She opened her window, and looked
out upon the passengers in the street,
No one stopped-Mariana then thought
Of dealh-but new idea occurred.-
She brought forth dresses, purchased
decorations, and gathering new beauty
from despair, went with other females
of her country to balls and to the thea
tre-nsult and injury ranking mt her
heart, and smile upon her lips. Seek
ing to be indebted to chance alone for
an opportunity of avenging herself up
on traitor-she watched with eager
ness the entrance of every person, yet
Recognised no one. She poured out be-
fore n piauo, the riches of her cultivated
voice, and stfed the sighs which al
most sufiocated her. Her appearance
at length was that of mummy dressed
and decorated, which one might put in
motion, and which would be union of
external beauty and internal death.
A young man had noticed her with
deep interest, aud followed close as her
shadow. He possessed candid and
noble soul, and he yielded that noble
sonl to love. He sworc he would press
to his bosom the brilliant star which had
thus dazzled him. He kept his word
but, repulsed for long time, he began
to despair Of happiness, when Mariana
proposed to him to revenge her by the
death Of her deceiver, if lie could find
him. He consented.
He Immediately commenced an indie
fatlgable search--visited every place,
examined all corners, made himself nc
quainted with every grade of life. In
every place where bodies moved, where
eyes looked, where voices spake, they
appeared, companions Of love and ven
geance, with mission which the one
necessarily recalled to the other.
One day Amedee said to Mariana,
my brother has returned from his trav-
els n.
s-What brother T.
The only brother l have. A differ
ance Of temper has separated us for a
long time,--He returns to marry-to
morrow. The nuptia's will be brilliant
indeed. If you wish to he n spectator
Of them, place yourself against the alter;
] shall see you and be happy
Aficr the scryiccs he escaped, and