Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-08-02
THE LOVE TORY or BEATRICE CENCI.

Ia the galley Of the Barbarhii Palace
at Rome, there Is Il painting by Guido.
representing the famed Beatrice, C.nci
Her marked ana regular features are re
plete With nervous life. rnc larr,,
Oiue eye laughs from the canvass with a
oo'uhcSs admirably clio Iueut OF mind
created 10 endure the most appalling trI-
ais oi humanity. A white scatf passes
over her iLii brow, imprisoninr a proCu-
SION OF light HAIR winch falls on her
diaPe1 bosom in waved an silky luxu.
rance. The Inflated ID. is best known In
England by this portrait, and as the per.
secuted beauty hurried through the
gorgeous drama Of "thc Genet" by
Shelicy. Her love story, IA viewer, Will
always be left ia the twilight of romance
although the broken history of the
fifteenth century IN Ro ne has been "a
thcrcd together 10 presen; the w1rII
with one OF the most revolving nara
lives OF tn u darA period of papal rule.
Count Frances - Cunci, the father of
Beatrice, lived dIring the PJntiiica.e Of
-PIus V. Ills life was series OF crimes
the most revolving of which were direct
CO against his Own family. lie WIS
twice married, bat all his children were
the Oilsp. Iug of his first wife, whose
mysterious fate Is only one Of the many
SINS which ddrkened his guilty soul. Ar
ter eNhaust!ng every crime which mur-
der and dcbauciCry could conceive, ne
contracted an i'm plac die hatred for his
own children, caused two Of hts sons 1
b. Oan'shed, and the others being found
murdered, there can be little doubt thar
the CcncI nstigated their death. B.a-
trIce aud her sIepmuther were now left
the victims of a brutal husband and "a.
Iher. For some lime he prlctIscd the
utmost seventies on the unhappy Bea-
tree, when suddenly 10 her surprise and
Joy, he altered his conduct, and treated
ner with kindness and affection re-
ceIved by the gladIened child as Il token
OF repentance. Unhappy Beatrice! She
was unconscious that time was shaping
her features into wOmanly brauty, as
her imprisoned soul dauned INTO life
mute JOY, and gave an exquisite ex
preston 10 her fair form
UnwearIed have We spchl the nights
TIL Ihe lcadeu star. famed Tor love,
WOnlcroJ OF us from above. CoNLEY
hat clustering dreams Of happiness
occupied the fair Beatrice, when she
found herself relieved from the stern
rule Of her la;her, and listening to her
acknowied 5ed and approved lover, the
young and handsome Mario. Many IA
golden evening daI kened into night Us
lney stro.lcd IN the gardens Of the Cen.
CT palace, which then extended TO the
banks Of the Fiber. Bcatrice's listepinr
ear drank the impassIonate words Of
Mario with bush:ng Joy. Her
thoughts lived in a new universe; she
imagined she could shape every incident
of her life into blessing She was pen
sIYe, but II was only the stagnant thought
OF love. ller soul, which had hitherto
reflected nothing bat darkness IN its
troubled mirror, now Slept like be-
Gained sea that loses not L smile, not a
breath, not hue Of that heaven which
hangs over and blesses with eternal
light.
Such were the JOY impuised days Of
Beatrice, when the gully soul Of Fran
cesco Cenci plan led The wreck Of his
far daughter, aud the last scene of
his own infamous career In small
chamber, towards the close Of the day,
sat the Count CcHci, now considerably
advanced IN years. a quick bright eve
rolled beneath his thick grey biows,and
his face wore an expression of anxiety,
painful 10 behold in one whose yenera
BILE appearance was considerably heigh
tened by a profusion of long white hair.
Beside the Cenci sat figure wrapped ia
large cloak, with u siouching bonnet.
SO brought over his face that II was im.
possible to distinguish his countenance.
The Count looked anXiously at his com
panlon for few seconds, and then de-
manded, If he had not considered well p
Il have, Count Cenci,' responded the
shrouIcd man. 'But have you oonsid-
cred well! have you ever paused at the
threshold Of crimcr
Paused! echoed the old man. What,
played with the knife I'LL was afraid to
use ~ LA! ha! the Ccnci pause?-
What have 10 fear what hast thou TO
fear! Mother Church will house US. /
tell thee again, do thy work ard get thv
gold, as thou hast done before"
Count Cenci, have thrice sharpened
the murder-knIle; thrice have l."
Enough! euoughp said the Count, in.
terruPung the man, thou shalt have the
extra hundred sCUDI. Now, listen-to-
morrow VIC leave home for the Casino.
Beatrice and her lover, Mario. will nc
company Us; do thou follow, and be with
me soon after my arrival. have plan-
ned that thou SHAH send the soul Of Mar.
zio, wiH accompany US; do thou follow
and be with rae soon after nv arrival.
j have planned that thou shalt send the
soul oi Mario 10 heaven as he lies