The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-03-25

! lovely lace
il The room contributed not little to the scene, Il
: around was purely, beautifully feminine. The 10,
= damask ottomans-lhe bright eyed birds in thei
= Offering gold cages-the rich mellow printing
= hanging around the room. Among them was he
n own soft eyed mother. The sweet dreamy eyes q
+ the Italian seemed to look down on the father q
her daughter responsibility for his harshness to tha
e daughter The parting beams of the sun, as h
n bado udieu to his love the fair earth, strcamed il
the room, gliding with their warm glow the ex
! pressve faces of the three. A ray more soilenet
fell on the calm, angel face Ct the wile-the moth
er.
'AlcarOs de Llcnaro. entreat thee to listc,
3 TO me. On my knees supp'icae thee /,
J give me thy daughter. Doom her not TO mise
) ry, She loves me. Think upon thy chid's moth
er-on The love vows given and taken before IN,
child was born. When she---.he mother, IN,
wife, was all in all to thee. Thou ddst low,
once, and she thou didst love, was the moth
er Of the child thou'r booming so wretcheness-
aud now that mother looks down upon thee, inn
p'oring happiness on her child.'
Alcmos glanced at the imuge of his wife. Uc
lancied, as the warm red sun light fell upon /, hr
gentle eyes looked reproachful gaze on him. lie
was not hard-hrarted man Pride was his ruling
passion. False pride it might have been; wheih,
eriase OF true, it fastened on him then, driving
back the kndcr feelings the memory of his wifi,
had reused within him. lie checked the tear be-
fore II came to his eyes, land putting on heavy
/ lr0wn--
Rise, sir minon, said he, Il have told thee
my daughter shall wed the Talayera-eaR she
| shQNn
'.Ntrcr! us live, ncvcr!' said the gir .ysyer
shall i.Ienaro become the bride of the man she
cannot love!--nevern
The lady looked her fathers child; as though
she had been born TO he obeycd The sorness of
,he mother had gone. Her slight, round figure
straight as young lndian's had risen to its full
height, lie eyes dllaed-those eyes where shonc
her sou-rhoso warm, black eyes, whose every
glance kept time to the ihrobbine S Of her mpulsye
heart.
Nsahel,' said Llenoro sadly aGcra pause, thou,
IorgoIe.t am thy fllhcr.
My father dearest papa, my own father forgive
me, Thou oH my father! but onoi,' her tones
were low mud earnest, 'oh! do not force this hated
match on thy child. She will do unyrhng--aIl
thou wlShest--bGt oh, do moi seal her misery fo.-
eypI."
The count permitted the ardent carossos Of the
maiden, then putting her gently from him, he told
her 10 remain IN her turrent. He had much to say
to hri, lie would seek her when he was ready to
tel hei what he had to say. Then turning toJosr,
he added 'foIIow me, sir page, have somewhat
TO say to thee Also
The maiden watched the rcccding forms of the
two until they haG Disappeared and then she muir
INJURED, lie spoke kindly TO me- and Hone warm
ed her heart, A bright Hope! Hope rhcdceriyerl
What would The world be without thee fairy Hope,
Thou contest like dream ,whspcriugin our souls
ear thy Wi'rNing aucieS, until they seem roqiics.
and then is to be, stands before us a vmc now!
Great is thy power fair Iopn--and thou knowest it
and so thou gorsi on dcluding Notwithstanding
the din shldowy pcrSpactlvrn glorious foreground.
So, when our h"arls feel sad aud weary, and long
10 burst the chain that binds them to ,hi. dark earth
tnou contest with the dcws Of heaven fresh g.icn-
ing on Inv lips, and lcI'cst us fairy tales, and sing
est us ttry songs-and kissost our hearts with lhg |
cool drwy lips, And we believe thee, syrcn, and
let thee deceive MS again and again,
The Lady Isabel rested her wild, back cvrs- |
heamins with thousand thoughts--upnn her mo-
theirs pclGrc, and hncrIing before il. she clasped
her little hands and up.ored her gentle mother to
look down kindly on her daughter 'ind, mother, /
continued she--her Lutte like voice scarce audible
task him the mighty ouc--whosc throne is in hirh !
ieaven--to forgive thy crrng child, if she l6rgets
IN her love for the creature, the Greater. God !
cr- i've me ifl love him more than ought, for |
cannot love him less
The Lady Isabel watched all that evening for her
Ather, and the next dny--und the nexl--and the
leN--and then her cheek began to pale, and her
yes grew dim with weeping. For Hone had
yrown weary and fled. She could not dream eth
'r why tie page came noi--a little Indignation
mingled with her sorrow.
The ducnua did all she could 10 restore her Young
ady to her right II ind, as she said At cnglh she
brought her a leitcr--sayilg--
Take it, my scnorita. holy frar gave it me'lor
hec Learn from it, Senorita Isabel, 10 control
by too great grief II il sinful aud wrong to in
IuIgc in sorrow MS lhou doSl.'
The Lady isabel khcw the wriling--tremblinrly
he broke the seal, and read.
Ny GENTLE lsAPrL-Thy fr'hcrhath forbid
len me the castle, or ever to see thee again--hat
ear not, dearest, thy father cannot withstand, thy
anI'eness, Thy goodness. Thou vert not made 10
10 unhappy, thou art too good-to kind-foo irue--
iod viii not see thee made wrclchrd. lie watches
vcr thee. lie will not desert thrc-ard dearest.
cmcnbcr there is one heart that beats for lhce-and
hec H'one--whose every pulse il thine. Sunshine
: midnight without the light Of thine eyes TO tell
where shlncih the sun, and when, geniIes | would
cr thee, would press thy hands upon my heart
that its wild hrobbngs might be silled. Iwould
ook into the clear depths orthy truthful eyes. and
Earn there Il lesson Of camncss-.of faith 10 hear.
nd hope to look beyond. Thy ducnna sweetest,
more than ulisrusts my disguise golden bait
ms lurcd stronger minds than hers from he clear
'ale's OF truth. cannot leave the castle grounds
,r in ii Is NIL that is dear 10 me on earth Write.
eaIcs,, if thou canst, to thine own JOSH"
The lady sat before her scru,oire 10 write 10
i'm she loved, when she heard her fathers Step /
he had only time 10 crumpe his letter in her ho-
on as the father entered. Ever obcdicnt 10 her
carts Impulse, she splang towards him and throw
lg her white arms about his neck, she called him {
er dear dear papa, and burst into tenrs
" Calm 'hyset. my Isabel. | would tell thee
ankIy why ask thee 10 sacrifice lhysell.-to seal
~ misery, as thou sayest." he led her gently
} an ottoman, and seated himseIrbcside her
Isabel, wouId'i thou see thy father penniless,
ome'css bcgglr;'
'Pdpn' looked the wondering eyes of Isabel.
u repeat it sy, wouIdsr ihou see thy father re-
On all these fifacres, and starye houscess ber- I
ir' Woulds thou, Isy;'
'N ilut mraupst thnu n,n,3 in r,orc, Ill ,,,a, ~