New-York daily tribune., 1844-08-24


c,uld tell him nothing more He went horne
provoked win hl:nsei end AL the world oesioe,
st tnus losing. as he thought. AZ traces OF ono IN
whose fate nc began to ice! an In:ense inteIfst.
In few DAYS nc was to quit H4vaoa, probably
for ever, and he was angry at himself for not
tnasing himself known 10 the object oi his search
when he saw her at the window. But II was
now too laie. and he had 10 make the best Of II
The ne.t Ioo,nipr o.. taking up the " Daco
De "a iabans.' ne found among Lac ei u pas.
yenro,s i, ? vrsssi Tor New Orleans, the name 81
Donna Is.dorc r and her czu-h'e-, Donna
Ieeror, This vas undoubtedly h!s Leznc-. whom
chs,lce one more had th,oYn n his way, and ne
p-.cared ior his passage win L li@ht heart and
r.ady hand, and two daysefter was da-h!ng across
the blue waters Of the Sui OF Mexico. u; h:s wy
20 New O:ledns, where, upon lis ARRIVAL, h's frs
e.cuiry was ioc Inc Vessel that had taken Leznor
from the Havana. Il had arrived the day pre-
v.ous, snd Ire passengers had al! gone oa shofe
bu, IL did no. take our friend long 10 trace them
ont, anc in less ;nan half day after ms arrival
he was aga.n acquainted with the residence oi
his Casiil;an maid This done, ne despatched
note 10 her requesting an interview, Il iepiy T.
which was soon placed upon his table. lie tore
open the seal ana read as follows:
under ton g.ea, az obligation you deny yor
any thing although physician has refused TO permit me TO
@ y. @ @ IN %@ 'S me M t.o
iIng the 'i' nct ss syoa, to roinI' nit ., II oco. ,o-
NV servant "il conduct you to me a. II cipck .o'
:ow. iii then. 0dos. LEASoh'
Heavily The hours passed to the stranger, but
all O'clock at length came and IN iew mo-
rncn;s he was ushered ia,o the presence of bis
long sought Leabor.
The room was patty dakened when he en-.
terad. It's stiffness and its twilight con;rased
st-ancely with the rose and glariny MONDAY in
the streets
On enc side of the .oo;n, reclining upon
c,rch. lay the object o; his search, who, soon
- he entered, extended her hand to welcome
aim, but her crnoticn was too great 10 permit: he'
u sneak, and she fell back upon her couch quite
exhausted,
Restora,ives were Immediately applied by the
nurse and the stranger, who thought as he leaned
over her now almost lfeless form, that he had
never beheld such beauty Her dark waving
,resses falling back from her temples displ ayed
in all their classical symetcy her deicately chis-
cel features while returning consciousness, like
the morning dawn, began to light them up with
Il sllt ani f.lul ratiance that was almost eli
hanlug.
Soon she revived ard thanked him for the in
tares, he had taken n her welfare, and begged
him 10 excuse her weakness. Bat" she con
;luued "you remember the dreadful circum
stances under which We fiIs. met, and s.eirg
Nou has aga;n brought thom freshly to my mint
am too weak to cunv,rsc with you now, hui
come az in al evening" I would be- glad 10 talE
with YOU" The stranger tnUk his leave, bit a;
thc iirsl shadows Of evencg again on hi,
way 10 the house OF Leanor. He found her mrrc
calm and composed than ic had IN the morning. |
bu; re was shocked 10 see the ravages disease |
h4d made up N he! form since he first met her al
the I'lcon Theatre.
S1c mO,juned hm to seat beside her; direct |
ed the nsrsc 20 leave 'hc apartment, aod 'hen be.
eau IN soft aud silvery tone 10 communicate
had p1sscd since they last met.
Tho night after the affair at The theatre ]
vas t,ken suddenly III, ard since then, | have
1cen worse, and no hppcs arc now entertained OF |
nv recovery nlvo wShcd Inuch 10 see yUu |
..,fcrc die that | might tel you how grateful
yas, for your having saved the lic OF one who is
'earer to me THAR il'c Itself Aud thank Goo |
Tor thus answering my prayers My Phys'cians
have ord.:cd voyage and e clirmgr Of ar
bnl il is all OF no avail iuf the Eand oi the con
aucror IS Upon me and ia Il soon 20 heace."
For acv, ri days the stranger Was constant in |
his visits To llc lovely girl and did al IN hrs power
10 smooth the couch of her suffering, but i! was
al of no avail. Disease kep. on It's rapid work,
,ad like the summer flower, She faded hour bs |
gnur, until she was near the confines where those
Two worlds ncet-the living and the dead.
Ahunt Il week after h:s arrival in New Orleans |
the stranger w2s called t. liic bcdSde Of the ay- |
ing gl. As soou as he entered, >hc motioned |
hlm 10 seat brsdc her. On enc SIDE OF tEc |
coach kneccd her mother with cruclhx IN her
hnl. AZ the foot stood thc nurse, locking Tie v,ry
p p.rsoaitic,tiua Of despair.
\ great cbsnge had taken place in LIZ lovely
suii ror ';'ac hand OF Death was upnn her, bui |
ner eye WAS sill blight and her breathing reg ular
vet her mind wandered continually among the |
scca.s ci tie past. After longer silence than |
usual she SAID, taking the hJpd of the stranger,
upon wh.cl was the ring given him at the thea
ire, This hand once saved nc from committing
a dreadful crime. had demon in my heaI,
linen, bu, you tcre it thence, ard | have had
peace since" Then turning to her mother she |
II quired The day Of the week, "Tucsday.' 81
thought so this is the bridal night of him | was
about 10 slay when you arrested my arm Ha
ha ma that WAS d rare time." and her mind
wandered off to scenes connected with the great
disappointment she had met with.
Soon she rational again and badc her
mother ;e her faithless dtceivcr that she hac
loved him through lilr and died invoking blessings
on his head" "ruesday, Tuesday" she repeat
ed several times, "Yes Tuesday lie wi be the
husband of another, and Ibis Lcanor will be
the br,de of-of-death Yes hear his foo.
sep at the door! harh he is calling me-yes
| comc-he not impatient. Leave Inc with m,
iciencs one moment; bni Iluved him and thought
he loved mc-oh, bitter, bitter hate ~
In this way he; mind wandered On from ore
thing To another; III times reveling amid ihs
buds and blossoms that surrounded her early
y.uth, but ever returning to the scenes connected
with her uuh'ppy attachment.
Fainter and fainter beat her pulse and longer
the intervals between her moments Of conscious
ness Oh, ii is paintu! 10 stand by the bedside
OF The departing under spy circumstances, bn'
when that ore IS young and beautiful is try
log indeed. To feel your own impotency at thai
tread hour srd to know lh,t you can do nothing
10 arr, 5, the failing oi the hand that Is to sever
the cniden liz IL OF hie.
T. hear lt,s ias family mu'mured farewell and
the last : Oh OF who is just budding INTO he,
is 700 mucn Tor even Il stole 10 oea. unnovec, anc