The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1839-10-24


clustering tresses of lheGye ofa rich
ripe chesnd!, parted simply over her
beautiful brow, feilln wavy sllken curls
over her shoulder, shadowlng ono Of
those faces winch we seldom see out Of
sunny liaIy; rather OVaIIn shape. with
features cas-, IN a beautiful, although not
perfectly regular mould, glowing with
such an expression az Raphael must
have dreamed Of IN ina s,ning his Ma
donna. Her cheek had that delicate
blush which the citing sun gives TO a
snowy cloud; on her soft and perfumed
lip, love Right have pillowed his brow,
and thought il his own bir:h-rose; but
the brightest charm of that glorious face
was the eye, dark, soft, and intensely
bewi ching, for her soul beamed from it.
The purest spirit might have gazed up
on those orbs, as they melted into soft
ness OF eparkled with joyous light, and
worshipped them without sin. The heat
on which one glsnCe fell, became that
moment, hers; and with that look would
arise those dreams that make the bo-
som of all poetry, those hopes that glow
with sofiness that passion only knows
-Ihoso spells that could take
-"The imprisoned soul,
! And lap it in EIysium"
Behind her stood an old lady, whose
withered face, twisted into most de-
terminate fault>6ndiDg look, when join-
ed to tho prim, old maidish air Of the
whole body, plainly introduced Mrs.
Benede!la,- don't know who.
"lf | saw correctly, signoria," said
the duenna, "they were like mine, of q
Golden color"
"For shame," cried the lady, shine
are red! and his were as dark as the
tplumage Of the raven, and soft and silk
en-, for they dropped upon my cheek
when The seignior--"a and the mai
den hesl.aied and blushed.
'Pressed his lips TO thne," finished
Benedetta; ga bold undertaking truely |
10 dare kiss la 'ignori Vrgna Can
tavallo. Blessed S. Catharine! had he
attempted to do the like with me, added
she, drawing up her prim form, still
more Priml., and pursuing up her mouth
as If she we're eating a crab apple.
"What vould'st thou have doneP'
asked her lady.
"Served him as | did my lords SER
want, on the night of the eruption, when
the peasanlry were running all 10 the
uilla, and ! had gone down for mo-
ment to speak TO them when this Luigi
,"
"Hush," " interrupted the lady, as the
chords of a guitar were struck under the
window. Scarcely was lue song finish
ed, when, assisted by The irelIis-worl
placed near the house, a .orm, in all
probability that of the singer, sprane
1pon he balcony, and soon, with b.,
plumed bonnet dofled, kneIl at the fee
Of the lady.
His figure seemed perfectly symme-
lrical. Long tress, "nlack az night, {"
hung clustering on hi. shoulder, and
warm and very dark eyes looked into
those of the maiden; and as her chees
suffused beneath his in,ense gaze, h,
appeared like the Persian, kneeIing I,
worship the last rosy blush of the SET
ting sun.
lie attempted to take her hand, bu
she arose and looked abou, the room for
her attendant: but the duenna had van,
'shed; and when the handsome seipnor
murmured Lady dear Lady, and loo.
ked so implorlngly on ber, and whel
she called an unusual flown to her tau
brow, and then looked down into hls
dark eyes, and Gelt that frown fading
most rapidly away, what could sne do?
Why she did what any sensible maider
would do IN such case, she smiled
and sat down again.
Blu scarcely had he again murmured,
"LadyW when, with such "bem" as
waiting maids and dusDnas alone can
give, Benedeua opened the door, and
pushing aside the hanging, ushered iu
an old gentleman, with a diamond-top-
ped snuff box 10 his left hand, and a d,a
mond-hilled, unsheatheG sword in his
right.
The maiden and lover started to their
feet; the old gentleman placed himself
in fencing attitude, and requested the
youth TO draw; be laid his hand upon his
sword, but demanded moments par
ley, which advance his adversary polite.
ly answered by shouting ''one.', The
youth drew his sword in time to receive
the "two," "Three," shouted he of the
diamond, and made desperate lunge
at his opponent, who caught the thrust
in his guard. Whip! went the sword
to.the ceiling, aud the victor sprnging
10 the balcony, was soon like the gay
young knight ofthe song,-
"Away, away, away"
II Tonto Ho.kn,oilo r.. :, -. =. . -