The Yazoo City Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1842-1844, 1842-12-30

fate, the no longer dreaded pirate bands, so
recently worsted by the great DandOlo-
I"That hushsd in grim repOse expect their evening
prey"
Arayed in white, with wells flowing TO
their feet, and the peculiarly rich and full
COSTUME, which gives At once grace and dig
nifty to the figure, the patrician brides, lite
rally gem and diumoud.spangled, shone with
Iresplendent beauty, more remarkable from
The contrast It offered TO the simple una.
dorned graces Of the less elevated class
The UTMOST sPlendor and variety of decora-
tions gave additional zest to the festival;
the most sacred sOlemnities partook Of the
nature Of carnival in old catholic times.
combining every species of game, and dance,
and carol. Not a soul but was nut in re-
QUESTION for some inventive facility. When,
as they were on the point Of descending
from the PorticO of the temple, anticipating
the fullest zest to their wild, innocent mirth.
"a rush OF feet, the rough voice and the
sight of fearful-lOoking men, each rushing
on his fair prey, threw strange cousterna-
ton throughout the glad and festal scene.
Sudden as a whirlwind il came over the
prOudest Of rising ciIes-founded on the
sea-that had defed and escaped the VEN
geance of the Roman and the Goth, and
was now bearded in It's temples and palaces
by band of desperate adventurers-by rob-
bers and pirates. The spouse of the sea,
the Cy6ete Of nations, could it suffer the
stain Of dishonOr 10 rest upon it-a track OF
darkness, Of dread, Of shame, TO the inyinci-
bic and iree3 Were they. the scourPe ol
the sea robbers, TO suffer this2 Already the
wealth and beauty of their city were borne
by sacriligiOus hands upon the sea-by
bands Of men whom they had met, discoIri.
flied, and driven from their open haunts in.
10 the creeks and corners Of the world. The
thought was madness; for they knew thai
their daughters, wives, and sisters would
instantly be carried TO enrich the seraRlios
Of the infdel-the most hated of all enc.
mics, who kept Venice in continual alarm
How dread visitation upon the Young EN-
press of the seas and isles! to pray in hum
BILE guise to in6dels, and crouch, for fear o
utter shame, under the slave banner Of IhC
7 crescent.
Long and silently had the most daring o
the foiled sea-booters watched their opDor
g tunity of reVenge,-tO strike blow at ia,
|. lords Of the isles, who seemed ambitious o
sdbduing the whole world. The brOiec
was as daringly executed as it was Concei
: we'd: at the dead Of night, preceding Til
!, festive scene, the pirate chiefs and the
, crews, mostly composed of renegades, sue
" ceeded in concealing themselves in III
= small canals and creeks opening from tn
- sea at OivOlo. To carry of such prize {
:. Venetian beauty would at once make the
)! fortunes, and inAict a fearful revenge-a
;, indignity, of all the most CALLING for such
~ people 10 bear. With equal craft and COO
y ness they burst upon their victims ere iOine
y by their lovers and friends, when headed |
81 the Doge and the magistrates, arrayed in 4
u the paTaphemalia Of bridal costume. It W
y the work of a moment: the shTieks, the bri
- struggle, the capture, and the sight Of d
=. pirate boats putting out to sea, ConVey'
~ the first intelligence that daughters, wivC
w and sisters, were in the power Of their inh
% ~ man ravishers. The only farewell was 4
:, cry Of despairing brides, heard fainter al
:" fainter as it came borne upon the bree
~ over the Waters. What an agonizing n
~ meni!
,I6s One, however, had been present who
~ the midst Of danger remained still unapp
H. led; il was the Doge himselE-the gt'
49, Canadian ILL.,, who took one Hurried CLAN
! !, of the pirates at the point where their v
sells lay; and soon was heard the grand {
- ss sin, the lion bell Of ST. Mark, ruhg only
- moments Of imminent peril. Then '
70 heard the rush Of gathering thousands
ols' wards the shore; and the pirate race beg
i I Thriving himself into one Of the FIRST BOZ
'uel the DOge had but one order upon his ]
sI1' "SegHite in traccia, follow, fOlloW!'
nt breeze rose bFisker as they strained ev
ENG nerve, but il favored their pursuers as W
One prayer to their patron saint I
~ within the hearts Of ali, that they might re-
n's the robbers before they had time to CO
: :1 within their predal laiFs. But it was
neS' long the Doge PistTo held the head Of
wv piralical chase ;-Andrea de'CapPelli p
ne" sed onward in the van Of the free trades
s .ne artisans Of Venice, ready 70 peril all for
iSS' sake of love and Vsngeanee. Andrea
only plebeian; but be was one Of Natu
! Il mobiles, and an impassioned lover; an
m now became interesting to observe the Q
the lalion awakened in the aEisiocatic sous
ious brothers who beheld their brides boFnl
e OF common pirates from their sacred home
lged The young DandOli, the CoTnari, the
volo coli, and the Cont, We'd With the trade
Ilde bring the TaVisheEs FIRST 70 aclion, but
how Cappslli had marked the vessel which
% Of tanned their brides, and theis eaoEts !