The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-04-25

and Constance was discovered standiug by
'he side OF the rude alter clothed in white,
crowned with flowers, as a victim for sacri-
hce' and pale and trembling from excessive.
emotion. No sooner was Constance per-
ce'ved ny Antonio, than, forgetting his
CHAINS, he made movement To embrace
her: "Oh my Constance I" cried he, to
what trials and Affections nre you destined.
Unhappy girl, vert thou now to become
the wife Of Antonio Caraccioli, it would NOT
restore thy lost fame. II would he believ-
ed that l espoused thee only from the
dread Of death, aud So both of us would be
e,ernally disgrnced. But my Constance,
there is yet another way to make thee a.
mends without furnishing my own fame. l
will alliance myself to thee a princc--r
will portion thee Us becomes n princess;
and ! will publicly declare, that had not
the dreaded vengeance of the relations of
my house in,ervened, thou shouldst have
been ere this irrevocably mine.
Freed from his chains, Antonio up
pronched the alter, Constance advanced
To meet him. They both rush to each 9th
er's arms. The guards are constrained 10
> employ force TO separate them, ,hut the GER
emony of alliancing might proceed their
endearmeuts otherwise would have been in.
I terminnble.
> Constance was poriioned by the Prince
> in manner worthy ofhis high rank, and
received the nuptial rinr, in token of his
having nflinnced himself to her. She had
, on her side nf1ianced herself 10 him, and
presented him her zone in token that the
. 10 IaI , al,
another. Both then knelt before The nlier,
and The aflioncing priest blessed them.
Scarcely, however, was this ceremony
concluded when the same Minister who
had so lately invoked happiness upon them,
commenced chanting anew the solemn re-
QUEEN for the dying.
The executioner seized upon Antonio,
and by force constrained him to kneel be-
fore the block. and his murderous sword a.
gain gi,tered in the air.
AT this awful spectacle, Conscience fell
upon her knees and uttered loud ard fran
tic shrieks of pardon! pardon = Th,
whole nssemblagc, rs il endowed with bu
: one Voice, reiterated her cries, and respon
}. ded to them with shouts Of 'pardon par
: don y An officer approaches the heads
Q mnn ;--he motions him, and bis dreadful
. instrument is again restored to its sheath
s Then turning to the multitude whose vo.
J alterations on beholding this respite hat
: sunk into n dead silence, moiioned them
; with his bnnd, aud in a loud and sonorous
. voice, proclaimed Tint pardon which ouI
{ gracious Regent is unwilling TO bestow her.
self upon Antonio Caraccioli, her Excellen-
cy accords unto the prayer of her faithful
Ncnpolitans.'
Then addressing the trembling Prince,
, he said, Antonio Carraccioli ! the people
pardon you Through their intercession
, her Excellency the Regent pardons yon |!
. you nre restored to rank, title and estate !!
I. BE free
Loud aad joyous shouts rent the nir, at
. the conclusion of this announcement, and
I Constance and Antonio, were escorted IN
$ triumph to the mansion Of the CaracciolI.
/, A few days nfier, their marriage, which
!, wns attended by the duchess regent and by
}. all the Nenpolitan mobiles, was celebrated
: with extraordinary pomp in the church OF
r. ST Eeio. and Autonio caused a group OF
# marble figures to be wrought by one OF It,
g ay's finest sculpiors, commemorative OF
G these events, and presented to this church
i ms n memorial Of his repentance. In after
b time, from tho extraordinary felicity thar
d was the resnli of these nup,ials, it came to
G be n saying in Naples that tho hnppicst es-
+ popsal known, was n MARRIAGE ON THE