The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1839-03-16
From the New York Weekly Wing.
BEATRTCE.--A Tale Of Italy.
BY JAMES REFS.
CHAPTER x.


HE LADY The young female whom
we mentioned in our last chapter al fol-.
lowing the Secretary Into the rooml was
tall aud 1ajestic in her form. She wore
Gu her brow Clark and settled frcwu,
aud might we'll have passed Tor an ancient
Pythooess. The prominent charactsris-
tic OF Beatrice, for that was her name.
was msjesty--bu, there was matctIess
proportion in her form which strack the
bebolJer at once. Her features resem.
bled the perfect statue--her iace was
pale, almost 10 fault her Thin lips
were iorsaksn by the blood, and by the
heayipg aud trenulous motion Of her DO.
som. il was not difficult to discover that
strong and busy passions were at work
within. Though she now stood before
the man who had been the dread of all
by whom she was surrounded, she neither
quailed beneath his glance, or replied TO
his Assumed and niiy s.a.!.. T~- eye
flashed fire as il fell upon the form of her
captor, and shade OF disappointment,
only momentary, passed over The lace Of
Ricardo. Bidding the Secretary leave
the room, he approached Beatrice. In
slrsad, however, 81 lecoil,ng from his "a
niliarity, The stern beauty gazed with
fixed eye upon his movements. There
was curl abcnt the corners oil the mouth
which bespoke the unlimited scorn which
she seemed TO feel tor lhe traitor. Ricar
do covered beneath the steady glance; il
was The eye Of firm and conscious virtue
Fixed on detected aud undisguiMd guht.
de once more sought til. couclE leaving
Beatrice standing; and after few no
,neots hesitation, as il a thought had Gu
tered his mind, lie commenced d CONVEX.
salon, which the reader viii find detail
I'd the next chapter.
CHAPTER XII.
Thy bearing is strange lady, towards
one who is accustomed to command -
Hast thou beihoughl theyself. that can
raI-e Thee 10 riches and 10 honor
| Monster! returned Beatrice were Il
10 a throne, | should deem u yseif degra-
dsd in the offer when that rank should
be purchased by means foul as thine are
is a princes love 50 offered, that beau.
y like thine rouldst slight it, as a thing
Ut no concern. Beihink thee, riches and
lp!easure shall be III de-
tempt me not--exclaimed The other
give me ralherths dungeons home whose
gloom ,uocksd my hope last nlgh.--giye
ne The solitude u Wy own spirit, though il
be on couch OF straw alone. There |
have pleasure, which thou cans, never
kaoA, the peace Of cc0scie0cs, with no
weight Of guilt upou It
.lhy words ale proud-my will Is not
cI,eo thus disputed
tempt me moi say exclaimed Bea
tfice, sor II thou wilt mntttr Thy unholy
profers, hear my last, hy FINAL answer
10, thee, on whom The boarded curses Of
long years are ready to burst for whom,
as know well, vengeance Is 10 store
strong and uuconqusrable, before winch
thou must tall. Rather would be one
d those Shiny reptiles that crswleJ last
eight upon my dungeon wall. glisening
10 the pale ray Ut The lamp, which thy
mercy jidsi leave me--raIher would Il
lie 10 tina. ioslhsome and living sepulcbre,
TIL | should rot. ill my spirit sxiled IRON
its worldly ,enement by Thy cruelty !,
shall float swift, thy condsmning witr sss
in the presence Of The eterpsl rattle.
tearevery yestage OF beauty from a.
cheeks, than degrsds myself with uu s
thought VI Thy offer
a blush u shame sufsued i'ae. cheek .
Ricardo, and 90 ifu.Ider Ilyc influence =
soddea pass'on. 80 rushed towards N,
noble GIL. ~ that moDlpat. tIs band y
Beatrice we ihEu'' into Asr sosV~. All ,