The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-05-20
wards The cutter cavern, exclaiming Oh

You viii erloy Il felicity of which you have
never yet bad any idea What, sal,
Sic, are We both gong to dle-uud shal
We 90 TO heaven together ? | could 10
answer nv tears sullocated my voice, am
notwithstanding the darkness, seemed q
rs rather than TO Iuu. ! toll AlphouslLt
trembe in my arms, and my tears droppe,
on her face.
We approached the stair case. and
heard he sound OF the axes demolishng Tia
wall Of NY PRISON door. ooh my child,
exclaimed. le, US thank God stop
ped, aud We fcil on our knees. Aiphousint
vas confirmed IN The idea that We were
going 10 die. The NOISE Of the axes re.
doubled, and hpu suddenly 1t ceased. Ny
daughter threw her arms round my neck
and clasped me closely. The wall tell, The
door flew open, and saw group Of peo
PIE beyond. looked at my child. The
HIGHT of numerous torches shone IN at the
entrance aad, flashing on the wonder
struck Alphonsne, she shneked, covered
her eyes with her bands, and fell laintina
on ms bosom. The Countess De Noncalde
aud prizes, Who stood beside her, ruu i'm.
usdialrly towards US, followed by her
nephew Don Alyer de Saucelc. lost al
consciousness, and sunk mic their arms II
a state OF lnsensiblhty.
When revived, found myself on a bod
IN one Of he splendid chambers Of the cas-
tie aud my Alphonsine lying beside me
du, Size ives still insenslble, and | ttenbieu
.rst her consciousness should nayer return
The Couutess stood BY the bedside ~ilh a
pbvsiclan, anxlously watchdog US. AZ
last Alphorsiao opened her eyes, and | ea1
ID On her With rapture. us love, sod
|, look a, your mother. Ga ny dear
est mother, she exclaimed, are We nov
10 heaven ? found II difficult 10 dives;
her of this idea. Sho thought When she
saw tho first alsh Of the torches that She
had received the stroke Of knife ~ her
eyes, aud that she had died oft She could
rot al first comprehend the nature Of SIGHT.
How IS IT., SAID she, that even When | d.
cot touch you | know that you are beside
me Bot are you indeed ny mother -
Let me touch you, and | shall be conslnc
ed. She kissed my hand, aud vas so over
come TIA: she nearly tainted again.
The physician who, when my daughter
began to revive, had withdrawn With the
Countess to the other end Of the room. uos
returned 10 tie bed side, onI gave Alphon
sine some drops 10 compose her. He then
requested The Countess to retire, and Icnyp
Us to Eegose after our receui agitation. IL
closed the curtains Of the bed, ihal TIE
hight might not injura the eyes Of AIphon
sue, as they had nearly her whole lie
opened only in darkness. He had the
windows shut aud ordered tina, the glasses,
pictures, ard all the brilliant objects IN the
chamber should to covered with green
gauze as soon a. possible. The apartment
WAS lighted only by a SINGLE lamp, covered
with shade aud placed behind a screen.
Inis, the niece Of the Countess, insisted Oh
@a'chng all night 10 our room.
AiphUns.ae ~a- -.cesr.va'y a-,;a,ed, ana
slept bot little Sometimes She sat up ia
he bed and gazad on no with delight
sometimes she opened the curtains, to looh
round at the chamber, and tie Itch, ii the
lamp, din as Il was, appeared 10 her daz
zhng. Several times she chsped ter
hands, and exclaimed, Oh how happy |
attn Early IN the morning when the
physician came u, she seemed afraid oi
hin, and hd her face on my shoulder bnt
she cates5ed las, aud asked her ii sbc VS.
not aa auge!.
The questions Of Aiphonsiro we're ian1
meraUe, and her admiration was uuboua
ted. As soon as she vas Up ana dres,. she
vent about the room examinn. every lhtna
. II, and all was considered beauttal-
NAea our diCner was brought to US, It was
d long tine before she began to cut n, go
much vas sae occupied "a aIm,rrg every
fbing that vas GA tie ia5lc--iae chlua, the
glass, the silver; and she SAID ia her SIN
nlicty, VI ha; can there be 10 heaven lhat
$ more beauilu! lhan these 'hlnesr ez
planned 10 her that what she aaw saw Vas
tho work only Of man, but the works Of
God, and the beauties of nature, - hch she
"as yet 10 a.c, were far superior to all the
wonders Of art.
Her idea Of distance vas 80 imperfect,
that SEQ extended har hands 10 reach Oh
Iacis that were a, the larihes, end Of the
room and She could not recogntza at sight
tho same thiogs that had always been IA
nIiiar TO hsr touch. she showed 4 great
desire to pass though the doors Whenever
they were opened Jgi word from mo uI-
ways checked her curiosity.
Mex, day tie Countess informed ne Of
the particulars Of tho sudden death Of her
unworthy husband, who had made her OK
trcmeIy unhappy from the time she married
him. He died IN Madrid; and shortly NJ
ter, the Countess, with her niece and ne
phew came to the castle Of Man,ayan, To
pass there the period Of their mourn.ug.-
| hey fouad the housekceper Leonora ac, !.
and the physician said she seemed to have
something on her MAD. The con0c~sor of
the Countess went to visit her, and czhort
ed Leonora to unburlasn her conscience.
She then with much agitation confessed
that she mad vigi,lal 10 Tho i,,Lo, ,,,I enc