The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-04-03
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they soeiRgmore than suspected of what
were deemed reasonable attempts a,
dIsp'acing The tyranical power which
held Venice in its iron grasp. Banish-
ment OF it's members, and contiscation
of their property, had by degrees redu-
csd that once powerful house 10 compar L.
alive ruin. The head Of il vas in a state
ofmeatal imbeciIity, and her immediate
heir an exile, supposed to be under q
fearful ban, or (ss was not less common.
ly believed to have been privately made
way with. Beatrice, an only daug ghter,
was left sort of presump,ive heiress;
but actually the pOssessOr Of only match
less beauty, a sensibility fatal to her
peace, and flight Of talent squaled on
ly by the energy and loftiness of char
acser. Witchery surrounded her-shs
was considered dangerous beauty, an
objec, ofgrsat attraction, but one, with
whom the pruden, and the wise deferred
tho young over whom they ruled, from
intimacy or connection; and tho dis
pleasurs ofthe Doge being certain to
fall on any that took part with the fam-
lily Of Beatrice do Cinci, she was in a
manner prescribed, There are, howev.
er. or rather there have been (for in
these uiilitarian days it 10 less common J
romantic spirits in whose estimation ~.
ranny and oppression invest their vic
Tins with thousand charms; and she
whom they are told, they dare not, Ous,
not love, becomes an object Of idolatry,
and doubly endeared by tho danger
which surrounds the attempt.
While Poland yet was, che produced
many a gallant cheIf, maBy an ardent
spirit; and Aliamount Lsrinsky was one.
lllustrious BY birth, the gifted owner ol
many broad land and rich possessions,
he had been for sons time denizen ol
Venice, an apt subject for romance: and
no long time elapsed ore the spell of thi.
onchaulrsss fell upon him. The mys-
terious and iDfatualing desert 2tions o.
the singuIarlty,and the dangerous charm.
Of Beatrice de Clnci, created in HE i'm.
aglRalIvs mind restless longing of ber
acquaintance, which was confirmed by
a casual view Of her at mass. He be.
came enanored Of q fancled object, 70
as yet she wac little more then as a Wis
len seem 10 dream; but the 6gure il
that dream haunted him by day, and no
vered round the pillow though the live.
long night!
Venice was the paradise Of priests &
spies; they played each other's game.
Through the agency ofthe letter frater.
nifty, Larinoky became acquainted with
the confessor to the family; a golden
ke, unlocked the churchman's breast,
and he gained como knowledge of the
character, education, temper, and hab
lts of the syren, Beatrice.
Through the same channel the history
Of Larinsky, full Of stirring and in,erss-
ting incident, was conveyed to Beatrice;
and their meeting, coniriyed to bear the
character Of accident, was productive oil
the most favorable impressions on both
thus mutually prepared for reciprocal
captivatIon.
The beauty Of Beatrice wss peculiar;
her spirit ohono through her; her notion
was through, and every movement an es
piratiou; her form WAS classic, and her
complexion pale as the marble stature
beneath which she stood when LarIn.
ky first beheld her. Her tresses Of
golden brown, her high and ample foIe-
head, aud tho dark lashes which fringed
her languld eyes, 30 marked her coun-
,enance, that, once seen, she never could
be forgotten.
Larinsky was irretrisvably in love be-
fore he asked his reason whether HE
eyes had not betrayed his heart. Ola
fiery temperament, open as day IN all
his dealings, and frank almoet 10 rash-
ness, he attempted not 10 conceal that
his affections and estate were hers, and
at her disposal.
Not so the lady, BY no means in-
sensible 10 the incense offered at tho
shrine Of her beauty, nor regardless Of
merits ofher admirer, yet she betrayed
no weakness. The impression, hOwev.
er, which in her earlIest intercourse
was conveyed to his mind by the
siogularity Of her manner, never varied:
a jealous doubt was awakened, a hesi-
iation 10 the belief that shs would r, q "
love, or ever give her undivided heart
10 exchange for that which she had so
fatally ensnared. Larinsky saw and felt
all this, bu, his passion blindIy urged
him that devotion must ensure returD.-
What were her seCret thoughts we know
NOT; that she really loved Larinsky we
believe, but we dare not swear it. In
answaar 10 all his outpourings which a(-
fecion made eloquent, she would gaze
ppon him with fixed and somewhat
startling look, and say "Beware of me