The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1837-06-09
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.

Singular and fatal Prsdiction.-A
mos, melancholy tale nf real life is relai.
ed IN the last Madrid Journals. A gen
ileman named Dnn Gonzales L'ioudres.
10 Eow being irled IN that city Tor the &C.
eidenIal murder Of his father aud mother.
some years slnce.
Il appears that during NapoleOn's in.
vasiOR, Gonzales, then a youth and much
devoted to his religious duties, on conn
ing one day out Of church al Cordova,
where he resided. was accosled BY one
If those forIorn people called in Spanish
gItsnds (gypsies,) who Ia operate more
powerfully on his sympathies, promised
10 tell him his fortune, for which FUR.
pose he accompanied the individual 10
their sncampment. There he was lold
that he would murder, in . certain NUN.
her Of years. his own father and mother;
who, IL was declared, had both s,nned
against their God. Gonzales was dread.
fully impressed and made wreiched with
this, 10 him, unaccounlable prediction,
as he knew nothing to justify the inpre.
cation against his respectable parents.
He went home. and fell into profound
melancholy. What was his horror 10
learn now. for the FIRST time, that both
his parents had been the tenants Of con-
vents aud violated their VOWS. lmmedi.
s,ely he beeame plunged in grief. aud
determined TO ayoId, il possible, the c"m.
mission Of the crime designated for bun,
by retiring, unknown to all the world. TO
some distant mountains; which he did,
and in q solitary ravine built him hut,
and devoted himself 10 religion and hunt
ing.
A beautiful brunette peasant girl, nam-
ed Catalina, came across his path. He
became enamoured and married her. I'M
medistely, without the shadow Of accuse,
he was seized with most fiend-llke ies-
lousy. One night. during dreadful RAIN
storm, while he was absent 10 the mould
tains, or proving about his dom tll to
find some apology for the passion which
haunted him--uuknow,ngly 10 him--iwo
wandering aged persons. in dls'r"ss,
knocked at the d0or. drenched WI rain,
and impIored for lodging. The be ,e'o.
lent and innocent Catalina admitted them;
put her husbands clothes on the old man
and hers on his wife, as theirs were wet;
and learning to her extreme joy thai they
were the parents of her husbaud. van
dering in search of him, placed then on
her bed TO obtain repose: and wen her
self to the chapel in the garden to "fier
up thanks for the fortunate event which
had restored them to her.
Gonzales shortly after entered, with
his double barreled gun, and seeing, TO
his establishment. man OF his bed. and
near him his wife's clothes, instan,ane-
ously surprising his suspicious proved,
shot both his father and mother while
asleep. What was his agony I'm learn.
ing from his vile who they were! The
dreadful prediction was fulfilled. IL be-
came partially insane. and was 6aaIly
brought to trial al Madrid. During the
process. his wife exhibited the most
touching tenderness towards him, verify
ing the beautiful remark of the Spanish
writer. Melendez, that /" Womsn is a di
vine emanatlon, sent down Ia the earth
TO alleviate misfortune and console the
unhappy" ". 7. Morning Netcs.
Is not gaining a great victory the
most glorious thing in the world!" "hserv-
ed lady to the Duke Of Wellington. at
the time Of the occupation of Paris by The
allies. The Duke replied, {" l, IS The
greatest Of all cslami,ies except defeat"
A memorable saying, aud worthy the
greatest man of this OF any other age.
London .ags.
---~ee es~--
He who knows the world, viii not be
too bashlul. He who knows himselt
ill moi he Imnudent,