Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-12-01


seen anli,ki Srrnrs nj lesll,iy, while al
her ouiwa,d ;ilr seemed the siunr, "a new
y dreamy world ni Hope aud anticipation,
were c,valed within her The under
rnf>rnl al her thought was still Alherii.
Ills image VAS with her by day aud by
night and how much more real il seem.
ed than The living beings around her =
i Surely The love that could 80 live and
strengthen durln. that long unbrokcu
absence mi,i have had n deep and pure
! spring in Nlaraarctln's heart
/ 80 passed two long years, aud then IN
event took place which set all Rome ou
the qm rire NJ once. and materially al
tered The position oi our heroine. The
! Si9p"r Vallina died I,i-i rs she had re-
fused him for The seventh time, and it
was found that l,r had lri, her sole hrirrss
/ 10 all his vast wenIih IN short, Mar
! garretia rose one n,"rnine % poor depen.
dent orphan, and lay dawn at night the
weahicst woman ~ Rome lndeed,
though the deceased Ia,srr was known
4" have been Immensely rWh, nobody
was aware Oiihe extent of his posse ssions.
II here WIS money invested IN every
! 2nsstble way. There was mn old man.
/ sion IN retired street, shabby enouy h
on the outside, bul crainmrd 10 repleiion
|. with all kinds of rare and curious things,
and there was n fine lila II few miles
from the city, which, though terribly oni
oi repair, was capable of being converted
into splendid residence, at compara-
iivclv small cost. 10 Lady Margarer,a
this wns the most valued oi all her pos.
srsSlnns, for she determined 10 retire Tor
a wh,le TO It's seclusion, and await the
return of him on whom all her earthly
hopes were centred.
] I'ui she waited not with the calm and
patient spirit which had upheld her
through the first two years of his alb
sence. She knew that a hong aud weary
time must clapSs brtnre Albert would
achieve ,he independence which would
enable him to offer her even an humble
home, but now, now, # he we're only be-
side her
No more woaiv waiting, no more
doubt and fear she had wealth for both,
enough and 10 spare. Aud what was
that wealth without him Had she bui
known where he solourned, could she
hut let him know the change in her for
tunes, but their engagement had been too
vague and too secret tO ad,nii of q cor
responIcncc between them and, al.
though Albert wns prospering in his an,
~ "hcr lands, the voice oi his fame was
not vet loud enough to be echoed back
~ his own. Yet with high faith, that
would not Tor a moment relax It's strict
ness, Margarciia looked forward to the
return oi her humble hover, and steadily
resisted all the impol'uniies of the SUI.
tors who now crowded around her. Dis |
gnslcd with their sycophancy, she soon
refused to see any one, save u few well /
known friends, and caused report 10 be |
circulated that she was already bpiroib. I
ed, thai her marriage would speedily /
take place. All the curiosity of her dis |.
appointed admirers, however, failed L.
discover the name Of The favored lover. |.
80 each man looked suspiriously on his
neIghhor, and very general epidemic
of Jealousy spread rapidly among the
youth of Rome.
And was he less constant than Mar
garrIla had time and absence weak
'ned the first bright impression which
her beauty had made upon his young |
fancy No; amidst all the radiant
creations oi his pencil, there was not one
so 'nIr as The memory cherished in his
heart. Yet that very memory mingled
with all his works, aud Influenced ihru
with ''s exquisite beauty. Dad he paint
Il none enchanting lace than usual, be
sur" that us eyes, ar mouth, or brow, or
whatever was irS lovrlicst feature, bore
some resemblance to Margar"r,n's. lie
grew ceichraied for the swr, inrss Of his
ien'alrs faces, for the minulrd sniin.ss
aud intelligence which be managed tn
dlfinse over them and that graceful vet \
'nt"ll"ctnnl style of beauty was pecuhar- I
" Nargarciia's. Suffers crowded the 4
humble artists studio, and, rs he was
SIMPLE and frugal in his habits, he was
iImos, every day crablcd to add some
hing tn the sun which he had resolved |
within himself should attain n certain I
Im"uni, ere be again sought the favor
II The beautiful orphan. In u time far
shorter than he had dared Ia hope, that
sum was realized, aud, with u heat beat
ng with strange hopes and f.ars, the
'rtl,t sci uui Tor his nn'ivc city. lie II
Iad pictured to himself full many a time
he return to Rome, the cloudless sky.
he glor,uus buildings, the familiar scenes
hat should take him back M once 10 the
lays OF his buyhood, aud make tho time
II his absence appear like weary dream.
-ut he had not pictured To himself his
orphan Margnre,,a as the richest heircss
md most coveted prize in the papal do
His first feeling was that of
irong incredibly, his next of blank and
utter amazemcnt And scarcely had
~ mInd comprehended the fact of her
hanged position, when the additional
nIo,matIon that she was on the eve of I
marriage with distinguished noble was
oured into his recoiImg ear. This,
hen, was the end of oil his dreams, and
opes, aud aspirations lie felt utterly
rusied-cnst down for ever Hell
ould not blame her. Why had he not
ought 60 establish some communication