The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1843-03-17

those eyes mat were W me lis l'c S''n w VIC w.
lrologcr But The golden age passed into that Of
iron. And now, added Calderon, with II self
mocking sheer, comes the era which the poets
have not chronclcd; for fraud, and hypocrcy, and
vice know no poe's'
The quick step of Fonscca interrupted the cour-
tiers rcvcry iIc turned, knit his brow and sighed
heavily, ms if ncryng himself to some effort; but
his brow was smooth and his aspect cheerful ere
Fonscca reached his side,
Give me loy, give me joy, dear Cadcron' she
mas consented Now, then, Your promised aid
'You can depend upon the fidelity of your ire'd'
y poricr''
with my liG,'
"a master key to the back door of the chapel
has been made;'
'See, have it,
'And Bcalrz can corlriyc to sccrere herself III
the confessional at the hour Of the night pray ers"
There is no doubt Of her doing so with safely
the number Of the noylccs is 50 great that one of
them cannot wei be missed
so much then. for your part of the enterprise. .
Now for mine. You know that solitary house in
the suburbs, on the high road to Fuencarrnl, which
pointed ont to yoa yesterday: Well, the own
or is a creature of NINE. There horses shall be in
waiting there DISCUSSES shall be prepared, Bca- |
triz must necessarily divGst herself Of the profess
sjonul dress; YOU had better choose heancr CUR
ments for Yourself Drop those hiaIso titles Of
which our father Is so proud and pass of YOUR
self ami the novice as a notary and his wife, about
to visit france on lawsuit of inheritance. One
Of nay secretaries shall provide YOU with pass
Mcanwhn, Tomorrow. shall be the FIST ucil-
to hear of the flight Of the novice; and will sci
the pu,Sucrs ona wrong scent. Have lot urrun-
ged al! things properly, my Fonseca'
'icu are our guardian angel" c'ied Don Mar
lin rcryeny. The prayers Of Bcalrz will be
registered in your behalf above; prayers that will
reach the Great Throne as easily from The open
valleys Of France as in The gloomy coSlerS of Ma
did. At midnight to morrow, then, We seek the
house you have described to US
'Ay, at midnight, all shah be prcparcd'
With light step and eSuIling heart, Fonscca
turned from the palace Of Cadcron Naturally
sauguIne and l.h spirited, visions Of hope and jo,
Iloatrd before his G Is, aud the future seemed 10
Iima ond owning but the twa dcijies OF Glory
aud Love.
lie had reached about the centre Of the street
in which CaIdrrons abode was p!ac,d. when .i>
ncr, who for some moments had brcu vo,ch,u,
him from I.i, distance. approached,
i hcicyc.' said the one who Appeared the cLier
of the band, 'lha, have the homo, TO address So.
nor Don Martin ronscca;'
'Such is ny name
in the name Of the kim, we arrest ,op. Fol.
low US
Arrest. on what plea, what is nv oCI;ncc,
1T is stated ON Til. writ si,oed b,' hi. cuiuopcc
the Cardinal Duke &c Icrmn. You are cbr,rJ
with til, crime Of ,cscr,ion.
''ihou hest, hnaye had the rrnrral'. free Nor.
mission 10 leave the can.p.'
we have snil ,,ll. G,Il,y,
Fon,cra. naturally Of ,hc ro., ;,,,o,r,,, and
passionate chrmc,cr. was moi, in tina, n,,n..r, If,
mood to calculate coldly all the consequence. or
resistance. Arrest, impri.oonen, IN TN, ,y, L,.
fore that which was 10 sec him the dc'wcr., -,
Bra,riz. cou.,i,uird , s,,,,,co ,i,...,I..,
al n,h,r consideration. vanished h.Cv, ia
s., his teeth G,uly, d,cw hi. sword, d,sh,d inside
the alr,aza vh, plieup,cd IN oh.,,rc, IA. mai,
IN" strobe grizzly on, shaking one clinchcd hand
II defiance, while with the other he waved the
good io.cdo that had often b,a2cd in the van of
battle at the war cry of'@t Jaso and Sp,in.'
The asuaIs closed around the sndcr and the
clash Of swords was already heard; when. su,dcn.
~ torches, horne on high, threw their olarc rc,oss
the noonIit street, and lwn rnnnins looucn cried
out, Make was for the naosr Noble the varopis Il,
b s,;,,, IL