The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1843-03-10
CHI A P TER III.

Calderon's eyes were fixed musngly on the
door which closed on Fonseca's martial and noble
form.
'Greal contrasts among men, said he, half a.
loud. 'All the classes into which naiuraliStS ever
divided the animal world contain not the variety
which exists between man and man. And yetwe
all agree in subject Of our being; all prey on
each other! Glory, which is but the hurst of
blood, makes your soldier the tiger of his kind;
other passions have made me the serpent; both!
hero and coulter, vulour and craft! Hem! will
save this young man. he has saved me, When all
other affection was torn from me, he, then hoy,
smiled on me, and babe me love him, Why has
he been so long forgolten' lie is not Of the race
that abhor; no Moorish blood flows in his veins
neither is he of the great and powerful, whom
dread nor of the crouching and the seTvile, whom
| despise, he Is one whom | can aid without
blush
lifted aside, and a cavalier, on whose cheek was
the frs, down Of manhood, entered the apartment
80, Rodergo, alone welcome back 10 Madrid
Nay, scat myself man; seat myself.
Calderon bowed with the deepest reverence,
aud placing a large faaieml before the stranger
sealed himsel( on u stool at little distance
The new. conner was of dark and saurine COM
pleXion; but his features, on the whole, were
comely, and his gorgeous dress sparkled with
prodiga jewels, Boy as he was, there was Il
careless holiness, naughty ease IN the gesture,
the bend Of the neck, the wave Of the hand which,
coupled with the almost serviile homage Of The ar.
rosanl hvouri,c, would have convinced the most
superficial observer that he was horn of the hlgI.
est rank A second glarCe would have betrayed,
in the full Austrian lip, the high but narrow fore
head, the dark voupnous, but crafty and
sinister eye, the features Of the descendant Of
Charles V. 1t was he infant Of Spain that stood
in the chamber of his ambitious ninion
'rhis is convenient, this private cnlerance into
thy pcnclralm, Roderigo. 1t shelters me from the
prying eyes Of I'2edn, who ever seeks 10 cozcn
the size by p,ng On the son. We will pay hin,
of one Of these days, lie loves you less than he
does The prince
4 hear no malice to him for that, YOUR highness
lie coycrls The smiles Of the rising sun and lail,
at the humble object which, he thinks, obsruc.
The BEAM
'lle niah, he easy on that srorc: hate the mnn
and his cold mrnnliries Tie il ever Zane, ing
INT "" princes are intent ~ III, pn'ir+ of STATE.
aud lnrsrls that we are mortal, and TIM, vnnih is
The age (nr III" hnwcr. not Tho cnnn"i. Nv pre-.
rious Call"ron, lie would hr duh wi hnut lhrr:
how rririrc a' Thy rciu,n. Then hes, invcn'cr "
Pcnsnre that snrirl, even pra'rd Cnr, Nav, hlr.h
moi: some mcn dcsp>r thee for lhy 'rl,n's: Go
thee homage. Ry N, great grandsirr's beard, il
will be n merry time at court when nm monarch
aud hon minister
Ca'd"ron looked earnestly AT the p,nre, but hs
srrniin, did moi serve To di.pr certain Snspirion
Of III" RIVAL .inrrr'v TINT cv,r nrl anon came
'rrnss tho fi,rn-iin's most sancnnr dreams. 49,
With ~ rh'n's gn,r'y. ihorr was somr'hun 70.
strained and latent in his ambiguous smile, and his
calm, deep. hri'lmn, eye. Cadcron, inrmeasrr-
v,
haps, III" equal Of hat bcarCl'ess boy in hypocrisy
and craft, in selfish GOODNESS, in nalurcd dcpra,ir,
well, resumed the prince, Ipoy YOU not these
compliments without an ohjrrl I have need Of
you, great indeed; never did so require Your
services as at this moment; never was there so
great demand on your invention, your courage,
Your skill. Know, Cndernn, love-
MY prince, said the ma,qnis, smiling, Il, is Ger
iainly no, frs, love. How often has your high.
ness
No. interrupted the prince, hastily, mo. new.
er loved till now. We never can love what we
can easily win; but this Caldcron, his heart
would lie n conquest was II, the convent chap
ell Of ST Mary of the White Sword yesterday with
the queen. Thou knowest that the aLbcss was
once the lady Of the chamber, and the queen loves
her Both Of US were moved and as;onishcd BY
The voice of one of the choir; it was that Of nov.
ice. After the ceremony the queen made inqui
RES touching the new Santa Cecilia; and who Josi
hou think she H. No, thou wilt never guess
he once ceehratcd singer the beautiful, the in.
mi'abln Bea'riz Coello! All YOU may well look |
'urpriscd when actresses turn nuns. it is wellnigh
ime for Cadcron and Philip 10 turn monks Now
'ou must know, Rohergo, that l. unworthy
housh be, am the cause Of this conversion
|heie is n certain Martin Fonseca, kinsman Of
.erna 's-thon knowst him well learned some
ime since from the duke that this Young Orlando
vas most madly enamorcd Oft lowborn girl, nay,
esred to wed her. The dukes story moved my
uriosiy. found that il was the young Beairiz
'cellc, whom had already admired on the stage.
III, Caderon. she blazed and sci during III, dnll
Iis.ion To I.ishcn sough, an opportunity to VS.
her. was nstonshcd at her beauty, that SEEM
! more dazzling in The chamber than on the stage
r....l.l anil IL, ,..i., 49,