Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1849-09-13

jure thee, is he in thy powerV
Why is the fate of that young man so
dear to thee" replied Don Alvez, "that it
is preferred to thine own salvationl"
Adela met the look of the Jesuit with
calm and penetrating ance
Chou mayest be learned in thy faith"
she said "but thou art novice here, (lay.
ing her hand upon her heart if thou know
est not that womans love, in doating up
on its object, forgets all other interests -
"Then it is sinful, and deserves perditi-
on" replied the priest.
"Then it is impossible that 1 can be
saved" quietly rejoined the young Greek,
"What If l tell the" after pause, said
Don Alvez, "that Conrade is not in my
power, but has left Naples with another
paramount"
Adeas blood mounted to her cheeks
with indignation, as she exclaimed, "Then
| tell the thou art liar as we'll as barbar-
ian! Not for moment will l believe so
base a calumnyp
"Insolent hereto !" replied. my compan-
ion; 81 will for the last lime inquire, dost
thou refuse the mercy of the church !'-
"Do | refuse the mercy of the church"
said Adcla. "Why, wretch, dost thou call
those bolts and bars, this dungeon, this
darkness, my long Imprisonment, my vast
ed health, my tortured mind, my almost
broken heart-dost thou call these mercy?
know not what is meant by the church,
and l care not; despise and reject both
it and the. You dragged me hitler be-
cause worshipped according to the Gus
tom of my fathers and my nation and you
would have dragged hither also one who
was too noble, too generous, all too worthy
to commit the smallest wrong But he has
escaped thank Heaven, he has escaped
Oh, Conrade !" she exclaimed, clasping
her hands, "who shall love the when Adela
is gone ?" For short time sobs convul-
sed her beautiful form; she soon recovered,
and then added, with an emphasis | shall
never forget, 81 do reject the, thy mercy
and thy church, | cannot believe that
truth is allied with cruelty, or that Heaven
has given you power to destroy its own
creatures, | know not who is your God,
but | feel that the great and good Intelli,
gence, who rules the world, wilInot punish
me for serving him as l have been taught,
for believing as my simple reason dictates,
and, above all, for rejecting your creed, so
full of cruelty, bloodshed, and oppression
Leave me now; in an hour will be ready
to do your bidding"
"Enoughm said Don Alvcz, sternly,
and moved towards the door. | took ad-
vantage of his position to whisper to AIDE
la, Do not hope to much, but will be your
friend" Her large dark eyes spoke graf
itude which am confident shall never
receive again from any human being.
The jaiIor fastened the heavy door and
followed Don Alvez, who was fastening
from the building. When l overlook him
| enquired his resolution as to the fate of
the young Greek
"She dies tomorrow, at noog," was het
aconic reply.
II was then near evening, He was at
first very unwilling to answer any questions
concerning her, but, by dint of close APP
picaton, | extracted as much intelligence
as put me on track by which | at length
discovered Conrade | have not ability to
describe that gallant youth. There was
the genuine Attic stamp on his character
and frame. lie entered eagerly into my
plan of rescue it was sufficiently perilous,
but that to him was a recommendation
rather than otherwise The design was to
bride the Tailor to conniye at our admis-
sion to Adela's cell, and then to bring her
away with us, and fight passage thorugh
, all opposition. A friend fisherman enga-
ged to await US in the bay with his skif, at
a point from which, fortunately, the prison
was not far distant. With some difficulty
| obtained an interview with the jalor, and
for one hundred piasers received his prom
Use to admit US.
He was as good as his word We found
Adela in a calm sIumber Perhaps she
dreamed of Conrade, for the moment he
stepped towards the couch, she sprang into
! his arms without moments doubt that it
was any ole but him. She willingly re.
/ signed herself to our direction. When we
had emerged from the cell, we gained the
outer gate before it was discovered that we
had with us the condemned captive, The
! first and second assallants were laid at
Comrades feet by stabs from his rapler.--
! We were now in the street, fleeing for our
! lives-Conrade first, with Adela on his
left arm. | defended the retreat. The
fate of the two men had a sautary effect
in checking the temerity of their compan.
lens, After some hard blows had been
given and received, we gained the beach.
j The fisherman placed Adela in the boat,
while Conrade and stood at bay, and re-
pulsed our pursuers. | think another life
was sacrificed in the struggle. The case
was now desperate, for the number Of our
enemies increased every moment. We
threw our selves into the boat, and the first
stroke sho tus into the deep water. A voll-
ey musket-balls whizzed over our heads
without doing us any damage. The night
was dark, and we were rowing with our
utmost strength, two things which every
moment diminished our danger. cannot
tell swhy no attempt at chase was made,
but so it happened that all our obstacles
were at an end when we left the shore.
Before daybreak we reached contra
bandista in the ofing; and when the sun
shone in full lustre on the city of Naples,
we were many leagues distant down the
Mediterranean.
My part of this adventure of course ex-
lied me from the Neapolitan metropolis for
time. As the excitement of the crisis
died away, Father Don Alvez found more
difficulty in procuring victims. His zeal
could not be satisfied with solitary delln-
quent or two so he retired to Rome in a
plque at the aversion of the Neapolitans to
undergo martyrdom. When he was gone,
| had less difficulty in negotiating an In
demnity was attached TO the locality
or should not have troubled myself to re-
turn, But now regarded Naples as the
scene of the action which, of all others OF