The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 183?-1840, 1840-01-31

speasant spot, even now three tail lanceoia-l
ed windows; through which the green
caves of the ivy fluttered at every breath of
lir, commanding wide prospect of the
deep chasm-like valley of the Ligion, from
It's far mounta in cradle down to its conau
ence with the majestic Loire, which, from
hat giddy height, may be seen winding its
silver way through many agoiden cornfeld,
many teaming vineyard. In this apartment,
decorated with the best skill of that early
day, were two persons, deeply engaged in
conversation seemingly of description the
most interesting of their feelings They
were of different sexes, both in the prime of
youthful life, both emnently handsome, and,
though there might be something of resem-
blance in their nigh features and rather
dark compilations, it was yet the resem-
biance rather of very distant kindred, or,
perhaps, of dwellers under the same ripe
climate, than of more close Connexion. The
girl had not seen, certainly, her eighteenth
summer; yet she was tall, and fully formed !;
her growing bust, and all the wavy outlines
Of the most lovely Of all lovely things, her
woman figure, developed to the full extent
of that yoluptuous roundness, which in a
colder climate, would have betokened ma
ture age. Her face was not less perfect
than her from, perfectly oval, with large
black Italian eyes, half languor and half
FIRE nose, in which the slightest tendency
toward the aquiline, redeemed the insipid
character of the more classic outline, lips
exquisitely arched and pouting, within a
perpetual dimple playing at either conner;
and hair, the most superb that ever added
to woman'S beauty, dark as the wings Of
night, and so redundant, that if it had es-
capped tiom the confinement of the fillel,
which restrained it, il would have flown
down to her very feet, yelling her person by
its ample waves. Nor was her beauty any
wise impaired by the pensIye, melancholy
attitude which she maintained; as half in,
clined on settee within the embrasure of
one of the tall windows, with her chin prop
ped upon an arm Of the most perfect sym
metry, she suffered her right hand to lie ali
unressting in the fervent grasp of her com
panion; while other eyes, which, were bent
earthward, nothing could be discovered but
the long silky lashes SO exquistely pencled
in relief on her transparent cheek. lie too,
was young-too young, as it would have
seemed, from the first glance, for the gilded
spurs which showed that he mad attained al
ready to the rank of knighthood- hair,
like hers, was coal black, but different in
this, that it was wreathed above a broad,
high forehead, with thousand natural cuTls
his eyes were also dark, and sparkled
with quickness that showed him prone, a;
least, to gusts Of passion; while the compress
sion of his thin lips told as clearly of cha
racter resolved and positive, as did the deep
lines on his brow, and from each nostrll
downward TO the angles of the mouth, speak
the dominion of uGconquerable passions.
Still was the whole contour decidedly
impressive, and even handsome, though it
might well be doubted whether at all age
more advanced, the less attractive features
might not predominant. He was attired,
from the throat downward, in complete
suit of chain mail, exquisitely wrough, tand
yielding to the play Of every swelling mus
Gle, polished, too, with such rare skill, that
every ring flashed to the early sunbeams, as
fit had been wrought offahled adamant,-
This dress, however, was only visible at the
neck, where it was firmly riveted to broad
gorget Of bright steel, and on the arms and
less which it completely covered; these to
the wrist leaving the b.ny but white hand
defenceless-thoset to the ANGLES, where it
was joined by SPLENDID shoes Of the same
hard and glistening material. All else was
covered by a surcoat, resembling in from
heralds's tabard, or the poncho of the South
American, Of pure white cloth, bisected in
~ front I,u hood r.rOcC of FINb;c
over-dress was fastened round the waist by
an embroidered belt, through which was
thrust long, stout, two-edged dagger, the
only weapon of offence he bore about his
person. On small oaken table, in the CEN
tire of the room, were placed his helmet,
cumbrous fat,topped casque, with neither
crest nor plume, and his gauntlets delicately
wrought in scale; while his two-handed
sword-a massive blade, four feet, at least,
in length, with handled hilt proper
tionately large and heavy--rested against it,
with rich baldr;c trailing down upon the
floor.
"a thousand, thousand thanks, sweet
Adelaide he said, pressing the fair hand
which he grasped to his hot lips. ''That
word hath made me all inyincible that
word hath given me the strength, the reso-
luton, to dare ALTO endure all-and-byI
the aid of blessed Mary and her son--to|
conquer all! Three years, when passed, are
but so many days of retrospection. Three
ears!--sweet Adelaide--three little years
land by your fathers promise-by your own
dear ayowal-you will be mine-mine own
forever! Is itnot so-isit not, lovelestg'
"Iave not said it, Brian?'' she replied,
raising her liquit eyes to his, but dropping
them again upon the instant, before the
glance Of fiery passion which encountered
hers-"haye not said it, Brian? How often
must promise-how often vow, to satisfy
your craving earnestnessg Is it that you
misdoubt my wordf Is it that have all mis-.
read your soul-and that you are, in truth,
as they rnmor YOU. Jealous unto suspicion,