Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-09-25

Is l have heard it said,'' replied the other,
st that he has retired to Sorrento with his
daughter"
His daughter !" cried Traugott, " his
daughter, Felizata ?"
Without doubt, she follows him." said
the other, q" disguised, as usual, in the dress
OF cherubim know no one at Dantzig
who is not well acquainted with this mystery.
An astrolcger foretold to Berkinger that the
first love of his daughter would kill him. To
preserve himself from 80 fatal destiny, the
superstitious old man has disguised her in the
clothes of boy"
Traugott, listening to this revelation, could
no longer control himself. Rushing like a
mailman through the streets, far from the city,
he buried himself in the woods, and made the
air resound with the most lamentable cries.
miserable that ann he ceased not to re-
peat, every day, every hour, saw her; and
yet knew it not. Every moment her warm
breath mingled with mine, and / could not,
through all her diguises, discover the Spirit
Love of my soul, and now see to-day, destiny
has separated us forever No! no! by Hea-
ven ~ he exclaimed, springing from the earth,
on whose green bosom he rolled in torment
" 1t shall never be thus. will seek her in
every region l will traverse the whole earth
IN her pursuit Tomorrow, 60 to Sorren-
to The Gods of Heaven and of Love will
restore her to my arms !"
Re-entering the house to make the necessa.
ry arrangements for the Journey, he encoun-
tered Master Roos, and hurried him towards
his room, without giving him time for reflec-
ton L am resolved" he said, to the aston
lshed merchant, in transport of delirium. g"
shall never espouse your Christiana. She re-
sembles too strongly the vices of the fresco
She is at once Voluptas, Lurwies and ira.
no longer desire the union; I shall hear nc
more; speak not to me of her again o
Felizata Felizata! angel OF my dreams! Now
dost thou appear again, and thy arms arr
stretched forth to greet me. Wait, wait bean
tful one, | am thine forever! And remembe
well what tell YOU" pursued he, Selling thu
merchant with his nervous fingers. {" Neve
again shalt thou see me stupidity bent before
thy ledger, and perusing thy mercantile hiepo
| glyphics! am an artist painter do yot
hear the pupil of Gotofredus Berklinger! An(
you, you, know no longer!'
! Master Elias had at first listened in pa
tlence, but with CONSERVATION, to these erratlt
and lncoherent expressions, but when he fe!
Traugott shaking him with so much violence
fear coming to the aid of surprise, he called
aloud for succor All the clerks were s1or
assembled to witness this extraordinary scene
Traugott, exhausted by the violence of the fe
yer which whirled through his brain, had re
llnqulshed his future parent, and fallen, pale
with haggard eyes and furrowed features, up
on neighboring seat Assistance was Offered
him, but when touched for that purpose, h
bounded like tiger, and uttered menacins
cry, which made the assistants retire; taking
speedy fight, as measure OF prudence
they fastened the door behind them. Some
moments after, a sweet voice warbled through
the hole in the lock.
My good Traugott, is it indeed true, tina
thou has lost thy mind or is not all this ;
comedy. You have frightened my poor faith
er horribly" This sweet auted voice wa
that of Christiana
No, dear angel" answered Traugott, 6"
am MT mad, nor am | now inclined to pleasan
tries; and as to our marriage, we must thinl
no more Of that. cannot make you happy
since love you no longer"
go, my dear Master Traugott," said she
&C do not let that disturb you; for some tim
past, | too, have ceased to love you. Thank
to Heaven, there is no lack of gay and con
slant lovers. too happy to solicit the hand o
the rich and pretty Fraulein, Christiana Roos
Cool morning, dear Master Traugott!' -
With these words the little voice vanished
An hour after Traugott, seated in the cabine
of Master Roos, settled his accounts with him
They entered, with mutual satisfaction, int
the arrangements necessary for separation, an
| " iIit0 TI"u5Ott Ioil~d ~~y from DantZip tn
draper, assembling his friends, congratulate
himself on being at length relieved of son
in-law whom eccentricites and Incidence rem
dered indeed unfit for business.
Pursuing his Journey, Traugott arrived a
Rome. The artists who crowd that gorgeou
city received him with warmth and enthusi
asm. Traugott, on finding himself for the frs
time regarded as an artist, forgot, for som
days the principal object of his journey
We are now to see him surrounded by danger
Singh itself, and capable only of limited ex
ertion, the human soul can feed but one mas
ter passion before that, must all others ben
or perish. With Traugott, imagination wa
destroying the heart, AMI the gentle sympathie
OF the soul fast disappearing before the al
vance of ambition. Love, indeed, stl
enveloped him in a gentle revere, but hi
pilgrimage in search of beauty whom fat
would scarcel y restore to his sight, was nov
regarded but as the occasion Of being Gale
from obscurity to new and lofty vocation
Felizata to Traugott, was now almost no nor
than Laura to Petrarch, or Beatrice to Dante
Thus, while the painters Of Rome were lost i
admiration of the beauty of his paintings, a
of which still represented the sweet page c
the fresco, Traugott felt that Felizata, hel
self, was fast becoming to him no more tina
some beautiful vision of the mind: some brigf
creation of the fancy, which would still ava
| ken his soul to the feeling, while the obje'
itself might be neglected or forgotten.
Poets and Painters are always tickle, the
love and they dream; they may bend befor
Woman, but they idolize Fame Their attach
ments are more intense, but they want sti
the constancy and devotion of less gifte
men.
To be continued
CHARLESTON MARKET-Sept. 18th.