Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-07-22

49,, -, IL III. ssllivan's sdssi'e'~iAs worn
- su.psd F1uiass q FaAcy''
- rax STORY OF rEsmsA.
....r~m pcsvious 10 ths 49, o. .n'cn :. y"
Sa,. 80 l.borcd, - saan s.oc'o ." tne
~nC ssa'Io, young nSiI.s. 80. - .s =,
-. L. his Gllos1 = = -. .o..,ro frn ~
Gisisaiag q 49, 1.,;.sa a. i carving him
-. ~ = oaIent tbey allowed him to
80 e. - Sin his chief employment
$40 49,. ~ vueks ef artists of Older stand
e ecr.esr fane whilst he received the wa
-. 100. Thus TIE genius Of Frederic
- his fmiliar associates, and the
-i erafciss az IL was, Of necessity, confined
.I~. vhjeA others devoted to rcPose or to
s.siS,n vhss scarcely another hand was at
- IL sspihl
~ 49, bslongod to the Marches d.,
49, 4 great wealth but retired hah,fs,
VA aud bim to spend his time chiefly a
-A seaesntsy Of his estate, leaving the
| .Ei - = question 10 . branch Of his fam
s;sAh,1 sAsssd in the general decay Of bis
49,. = - course Of his visits to the mutt
49, sSsa,aa. -ssd basso-rclicvos, Frederic had
'I.s..sssi : rvise work Of perfection, destined
~. .1;ecA q more devoted study than all the
Sa - uasble had yet produced.
- iast arrived At an age TO make
49, eel Ter peculiar situation. She was
..l.s.;v no hiehly-bosn to be disposed Of in any
q ~ vaspus ways which were open to the
dauehien 4 the inple citizen, and the dependent
STATE Of Dor passss ssadesed It next to imPossi-
BE hat shs voub ever b raised beyond it-Shc
had sprung up amidst ruin, and would there, in
an niuhabikty. lidc neglected away. At the
80 tins ~ yeuag Roman possessed the ardent
fsel;an ef her country, in degree as far above
tho common order, q wcro her pale and dark
eyed beauty and shc proud style Of her perfect
symmetry.
Bod 1csisina and tho young German, were
early in discovering that they had met in each
other, fr the first time, tho capsbility Of mutual
comprehension and mutual feeling. The COM
menccmcnt Of their acquaintance had been con-
6scd 10 nm incliaation Of the head, as they occa-
sioaally cscouasercd upon the richly osn,mented
terraces Of The palace garden, the one m,ising o.
vcr classic balustmdcs Of inlaid marble, storied |
pedcsssiy AID statues Of whatever was most en-
eAastiagis history or fable; tho other, retiring
With - sweet Wild witnesses Of a Roman spring,
vhcb bmstforth spontaneously from the neglect
d t-ihe ram Of the sculpturcd fountain, the
minoJ vail Of ages more remote.
n ncetincs bcewecn 1crcsins and Frederic
- = longer caused by accident. She knew
~ nanaaa Of his release from labor, and, whcth-
ss By ~ Hlaze Of the spring, morning, or the
,Asds n its jewy sunset, her form was amongst
- statues, her feeling beneath the cypress. She
'sAea not if,his was iovc-no matter rhAs it was.
She never could be anything TO Frederic. The
bought Of hanging disastrous load on his ardu-
us path u fame never oncc occurred 10 her. She
'cver could DO anything 10 any ono else, for who
ooH DO worth the reservation Of her heart,
rheep her merit was to be measured by Fortune!
Tie teeIings Of Frederic were not so devoid Of
llaA, though that plan was mainly supported by
only chance of possessing Iercs-
ma wasby . rise in reputation, which should a
|oes r. his want Of birth; and tho enthusiasm Of
Ii passion and his profession already fOrcsaw
UGH mivacuIous events as had never before &C
urred, excepting in tho brain Of a German
oves.
"Ercdcric,n saal . voice, soft, clear, and ccles-
ial, ~ though il had proceeded from one Of those
alb I'd Inhabitants OF tho sky, 81 did not expect
Iou tc-Eight, but am here because / would be
shere you have been"
"Alas! Tcresiua, and such, for l know not how
ing time, is all the intercourse that will s',bsist
ctween us. II Is the will Of fortune that VIC
art. sec tho starlight trembling in Your eyes,
hen would look to you for courage. VIC never
ct have spoken Of the feeling b. which our hearts
= united, for in your guileless countcnancc l
aacsed hat read tho secret moro clearly than
M tongue could tell il. These bonds arc love
-viA, csslnsiastic, Interchangeable natures. l
fAnade our happiness; it depends upon our
shS whether it is to make our misery. depart
search Of fame and fortune. 1t may not be
aaiy, 10 declare to you (or what bsea the in {
osr ear = - moro than thinking aloud) that !
ccs within me the qualities to secure them. ]
nen, when VIC meet again, VIC shall bless the
ans Of this parting hour as having led to joys
nich NOV we dare not dream Of.
aontns pasSed, but the serene absence Of pos
i'c sorrow existed for rercsina no longer. The '
reaes o. beauty wherein she might have wan Q
clSa away her life in tranquility had. every one
.ncna, some memorial Of a bliss which she had {
nly enjoyed tobc sensible Of its loss
shortly before this period c;rcums,anccs had. for
49, esa'oa nee lofty relation, tho MaTchcsc. q
"o ~ nor the FIRST time since she had grown
= ne was noblcman, Of high character, and, c
m advanced in life, retained kindness y
eeneg which in other DAYS. had made state 4
fs"o9 and gifted intellect the objects Of love, d
.sS Nan admiration. The mind and beauty p
1Ues'na were as quality unlocked for; her o
,'cets mad been long dead; and the connections p
10 mad succeeded to tho charge Of her were Of q a
gree 30 distant as to be scarcely traccablc Her c
'se was touching, and he decided that so,nc,h;pc
,st be dO0c Cor her. :
Inc more tho Marchcsc convcrscd with her. I
= more nc was attracted by the noble blood which
isPsayed itself in every thought she uttered. h
et esaft Palpitated at each advance Of favor as y
:saen Of good fortune to Frederic. For the I
=. ue N her life, her efforts to confer pleasure
Ss,.an sae ia1uence Of affection wcrc found in i
Il