Delaware State journal, advertiser and star. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-1833, 1833-07-16

Non, monsieur, lis demecurent very fair on {
to de west. swell, Baptise, File lay my i
course back again, and at some future peri
cd, endeavor to goto the west. +:
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THE YOUNG ROBBER-BY IRVING.
was born at the little town of Frosincne
which lies at the skirts of Abruzzi. NV IA
Their had little Propertyin trade, and gave
me some education. as he intended me for
the church; but had kept gay com pany too
much to relish the cowl, so I grew up a loi-
terer about the place. I was needles fel.
low, little quarrelsome on occasion hut
good humored ia the main- SO I made nv
way very we'll for time, until fell II love
mere lived In our town a surveyor or land |
bailiff, of the princes, who had young
daughter, beautiful girl of sixteen. She
was looked upon as something better than the
common run OF our townsfolk, and kept al
most entirely at home. l saw her OCCASION
any, and become madly in love with her, she
looked so fresh and tender. and so different
been accustomed.
AS my father kept me in money. ALWAYS
dressed well, and took all opportunities Of
showing myself to advantage in the eyes of
the little beauty. | used 10 see her at
church and as i could play a little upon the
guitar, gave her tune sometimes under
her window of an evening; and tried to have
interviews with her in her fathers vineyard.
not tar from the town, where she sometimes
walked. She was evidently pleased with
me' Dut she was young and shy, and her ia
tner kept strict eye upon her, and took
alarm at my intentions, Tor he had a bad
opinion of me, and looked for better match
tor his daughter. became furious ar the
\ in
accustomed to easy success among the wa.
men, being considered one of the smartest
! young fellows in the place
aer rather brought home snitor for her:
arcn farmer from ncighboring town. The
"eauinS Gay was appointed, and prepare
lions were making. got a sight of her at
ner window, thought she looked sadly at
me. determined that the match should not
1 take place, cost what it might. | met her
4 intended bridegroom in the market place, and
Iollu not restrain the expression Of my rage.
~ rev u words passed between us, when
heart. lied to a neighborinp church for ref
4 uge, and with little money ohta;ned abso.
asyyHium. ,'' did "4' L. = ------- s--'v, ny
! NJ that time, our Captain was formine his
troop. ne had known me from my boyhool,
ana nearing OF my situation, came to me in
oS u "'a.e suCii oHerS, that agreed
to enlist myself among his followers. Indeed
l had more than once taken to this mode Of
life, having known several brave fellows ri
p the mountains, who used to spend their mo-
5 ney freely among us youngsters OF the town,
!. accordingly left my asylum late one night.
e repaired to the place OF meeting; took the
. oaths prescribed, and became one of the
. troop. We were for some time in a distap,
v part of the mountains, and our wild, adyen.
e turous kind of life hit my fancy wonderfully,
d and diverted my thoughts. At length they
IF returned with all violence to the recollection
e of Rosetta. The solitude in which I otter
n found myself, gave me time to brood over he,
d image, and as kept watch over oursleepins
= camp in the mountains, my feelings hay,
Is been aroused almost to fever.
ISL AT length we shifted our ground, and de
d termined to make descent upon the roa,
between Terracna and Naples In tn
E. course OF our expedition, we passed day O
j. TWO IN the woody mountains which rise abov
t. fiosinone. l cannot tell you how fel
at when L looked down upon the place, and dis
Sc tingulshed the residence of Rosetta. / de
: termined to have an interview with her: bu
ur to what purpose? | could not expect tina
= she would quit her home, and accompany m
he IN my hazardous life among the mountains
ng ohe haa been brought up too tenderlv f.
j
lie VINO were associated with some of our troop,
it could not have borne the idea of her bein
III their companion. All return tt nv forme
be lie was hopeless; for price was set upo
re my head. Still determined TO see her; til
! very hazard and fruitlessness of the thin
la made me furious to accomplish it.
I'm It's about three weeks since | persuade
hrs our captain to draw down to the vicinity
irs frosnone, in hopes of entrapping some of i
~ inhabitants, and compelling them to ransom
his we were lying in ambush towards evenjn
ds, not far from the vineyard of Rosetta's Il
ION Their. stole quietly from my companion
ar and drew near to reconnoiter the place Of h,
frequent walks.
to How nay heart beat, when among ii
till vines, beheld the gleamngs of white dres
to knew it must be Rosetta's; it being ra
nd tor any female of the place to dress in whit
he advanced secretly and without noise, uni
c., putting aside the vines stood suddenly b
st! tore her. She uttered a piercing shrek, b
m seized her IN my arms, put nay hand up
at her mouth, and conjured her to be silent.
'us poured out all the frenzy of my passion; c
ne Tered to renounce my mode oflife, to put n
ST. fate in her hands, to fly with her where =
,at might live in safety together All that
re could say or do, would not pacify her. Il
ire stead of love, horror and alright seemed
AZ have taken possession of her breast. ST
'rt struggled partly from my grasp, and file
- the air with her cries. In an instant Il
me captain and the rest of nv companions we,
p) around US. I would have given any thir
nts at that moment had she been safe out of n
m hands, aud in her fathers house. 1t was t,
nd late. The captain pronounced her priz
n. and ordered that She should be borne to Il
III mountains. represented to him that 81