Morning herald., 1839-12-23

Dut wnat mad become Of the cleeaut Count Canta-
gay creature Of the element too exouis;ts for th;s
varery world. What had become of the superb
Englishwomanl She had not disapr cared but
s"a.s sI,ms SouS = pisner than that she prodi-
gousiy disconcerted with either the world or her.
SELF She drove daily along the Chiaa as usual sur-
rounded Of course with the same trosn ror .oth;r~
so faithful ~ the cavalier OF the South to his DANA
ms guitar. and his toilet. But il she haa been the
princess Of the fairy tale, with snsw hall for her
heart and an cce for her tongue she couH NOT ha v
Deen more spar'ng Of either speech or smile. From
the court balls she had wholly withdraw Tc ~
soirees even Of the French ambassadres. .hs ~
pressed an utter antipathy The world IN short was
Nat, stale, and Improbable, and this nobest of crss
lures was evidently letting her very handsome coun
tenance grow sad, sunken. and helow; without
seeming to care the wing Of butterfly whether she
prevented or mot this startling catastrophe.
II 1t DC allowable TO tell the secret Of q belle in
secret was, that the Lady Caroline Mordaunt found
herself desperately in love. Nothing could certain-
~. be more surprising to her. and nothing more vex
atious She had calculated on marrying in good time,
according to the custom Of her country, when she
hal amused herself sufficiently with making ALI
mankind miserable. But her own turn was come
Not that she had passed up to the charming age of
nvs.and twenty, occasional penchants-
ON. snght scars OF the arrows that always show.
ering themselves about the world without some
glowing symptoms of that little rebel in the centre
o. tne hnman susceptibilities which poets call the
heart but al had been SO lightly awakened or 60
completely rubbed away bv the frcion and polishing
Of lie OF fashion; tie rapid ro ling of the Lord
Charieses over the highway Of the feelings had 90
utterly enaced the traces OF the Lord W ams that
the brilliant Englishwoman decidedly set herself
down as having paid all ihe necessary tribute to Gu
pid, IN order to be happy and callous for life
but tears shed IN secret. thoughts of painful, vet
dehehtiul perplexity, sighs frequent and as an.
conscious as the thoughts, and cheek in which ali
the radiant bloom G h. ath and hope was condemned
into one hectic spot Of sad ans startling crimson but
too convncingly tod herself that the true ar
laata and tba. had k~l
near's core. All THE pt enomenon had come since
tne Gay when Cantacuzcne had ysteri riously made
MS exit. And now, she felt that u find him amin
Paleologi. -
Lady Caroline had not been without suffers ef
nign rank IN her own country, and even among the
Jdrnenes of Naples she had found serious Worship
pers Vivaldi's snowy figure, Italian ewes, and rap-
turous enthusiasm for her beauty, not be over
looked by any woman to whom such homage was 40
offered. She had even suffered him to think himself
not beyond hope 1ut this angling in the court stream
with all Is gold and silver fish darting at the hook
now seemed to her the most trifing Of all pos sible
empioyments Of time. Her vanity had been amused.
Dut vanity had altogether been expunged from her
soul durngjthe last week Palaces and pomps counts
and chamberlains, appeared TO her amopg the most
tnsel things Of the earth; happiness to be totally
them and the only hope of terrestrial cnioym
10 consist IN abandoning c les and Corsos, and yinr
70 some thcke' Of roses in Zip or Apennine, where
the world forgetting and by the world forgot, cot.
occupation, ana Caniacuzene her eIlow hermit
All this revulsion sf life burst upon her with utter
astonshment. :" She could not conceive how she
had been deeply cntangled. Ii uas ,olIv Il v.s
an infatuation, was fever II was frenzy" Then
the asue OF the soul had its cold lit again she would
"order poet horses, set off Immediately for England
iorswear society, and occups herself in attending to
her estates there were quite poor and peasantrv
enough to fill np her entire time. She would live
single, and dec are her intention of so doing and.
by distinctly breaking off all rcourse with her
noble connexions, and determining 10 form others,
she light hope TO get to the end Of tranquil unex,
cit d, dreary most miserable exis ence" Then teays
followed, and the torture sank into shapeess vision
and bi ter everie.
One indulgence and one alone she allowed IN her,
self in this penitentia state. La Damant was still
going through her opera engage ment was still the
wonder OF the amateur gen ration and to Lady Car.
oline seemed night after night, 10 spay more ex.
qusite talents than ever. " ith all the force and
facility which belong to the rs, order of the NATIVE
voice, her style had sweetness in which il Otter
as, sno Gshcacy that Is soon lost in the whirl Of
Dravuras. Her canEonet~ ano cavatnas were never
introduced among the bolder displays without eIic
iing the more expressive admiration OF sighs and s-
!eace .s xe inaI oI oeats Then, as the last tones
crossed sne oars oi spontaneous scc.amation which
followed from all parts Of the crewded theatre shev
fddlers ror"
At heme, Lady Caroline's chief coptempIat;or
was popular print Of this charming performer.
hung up in her boudoir, and on whose fine. thourb
rather strongly marked features she dwc for hour,
WV" s""c stTAhSe IecIhg De ween old recognition
and new delight, wholly inexplicabls to herseH but
which brought q melancholy pleasure to her mind
but tne evely solitaire was to be suffer red To
60 ON thus burying herself BY degrees. A court
masquerade was announced. Il was 10 be the most
superb anar since the siege Of Troy Is glitter was
to extngush all that had glittered before south
oi the APPS. Muraf, who had conquer red the O dv.
nasty IN the held was determined 10 give il stiI
more signal defeat In the ball room. LADY Caroline
Mordaunts presence was not to be dispensed with
when the court # King joachim was to shine ana
while her adyship would have wished the ball room
tne bottom of hs ocean rather than leave her sofa
ner pondoir, and the portrait of La Diamanti still
'he command OF royalt, must be obeyed; and, with
an aching heart and cosntenance where the "lilv
naa outiac,d the rose, she ordered her equipaee
and proceeded TO the palace.
lhe Jefe was in tiurats best style !" and those
VINO visited Naples during his reign know what n
meaning was attached 10 the phrase. The ball was
unrivaled, even by all has former performances in
point oi taste aud profusion Fut the noble English
woman was not to be charmed, nor scarcely 10 be
persuaded 10 look, or listen, until the concert; in
"hich The strains of Ia Dismsbti exered their cus-
'omary captvation, ard she lived again. Then
came the dance mud all was the gay confusion Of the
masquefade La ~ Ga one was gazing lis,lessly
IN the dazzling multitude rs ,tey were the fsures
!" orcam, when 'ow voice caught her ear Whis-
per as u was, u pierced her heart ike pans Half
nl'ng and unable 10 speak. she turned, and in an
hungarian uniform she instan w recognized Cauta-
cuAe"e. on are net safe here said the wbispe-
rer;- follow me, for moment" She rose. ard
nsuncnvely followed. The form. as the moonlisht
glanced on its sipgulary rich tune looked almost
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