The Smyrna telegraph. (Smyrna, Del.) 1849-1850, 1850-01-24

love, as | have heard, though am yet too
young myself to know it by experience and
there must be many fair lady in Madrid,
capable Of awakening tender passion
There is one above all others. Thou
knowest the lofty stone house in the Gale de
Hcnares-that with the balconies SO profusely
overgrown with flowers. tits bower fit for
beauty. was riding past one day, when |
saw most beauteous damsel seated at the
window. had full view of her as passed.
Juan! have been all over the world--I have
seen the vaunted DANES of Albion and France
-the women of Italy, Greece and Circassia
but by Heaven! there is not one of them fit
to lace the buskns of this Spanish houri'
sWellP
'Well-T saw her again and again. won
a smile, look from her that spoke volumes.
| determined to follow up the adventure; and,
in the first place, inquired her name. Dom
ma Inez dc Castro, found was an orphan girl,
whose relatives reside in the provinces; and,
for the present, she is Gagged up there, under
the tutelage of as starched and sour duenna,
as ever kept watch and ward over disconso.
late dame
q forsee that the old duenna prevented fur
ther communication
You are mistaken, boy. There is power
in gold that wins its way through locks and
bars of steel. One or two purses, score of
promises, gained the entrance to the enchant-
ed castle, and old Margarita presented me to
her young charge. found her mind worthy
of the casket that encloscs it. But few inter-
views sulficed to convince me that Inez loved
me; and this day her own lips have made the
avowal.'
'My dear MASTER said the page, 'allow me
to congratulate you. You are indeed happy
man.
q am the most miserable wretch on the face
of the earth,' said the count.
Indeedp
y Listen boy. You have judgment beyond
your years, and education beyond your sta
tian: Therefore Inaay 7pcli make -yca.a con-
fidant, and even seek your advice. In early
youth, my parents and those of child named
Isabella de Mendoza, pghtcd us to each other,
in accordance with an immemorial custom, as
absurd as it is peculiar. When was a mere
boy, and Isabella child, the marriage cere-
mony was performed. | only saw my girl
bride at the altar, whence she was immediately
conveyed to the convent where her education
was TO be completed. was to set forth on
my travels, and was only to claim the young
lady as my wife at the expiration of five years.
went abroad. The more I reflected, the
more | was disgusted at the passive part
had been made to play, at the sacrifice that
had been extorted from me of my liberty and
happiness.
Il came back to Spain. In the interim my
parents had died, and had come into possess
sion of a splendid fortune. Isabella had an
immense income in her own right. But nev-
er claimed the lady or her dover. She yet
remains with the good sisterhood at Alcantara,
working worsted saints on canvass | suppose,
and praying the virgin to send her the hand
some count who was so very cleverly tied to
her for life. dare say she has turned out
perfect fright. III recollect rightly, she had
cast in her eye at twelve-at nineteen, it
must bave turned out perfect squint; and
save me from wife with strabismusr
The page sighed.
'You see the case is a painful one, Juanp
"a painful one indeed' replied the page.
'Now, you see, care nothing about Isabel
la--my wiCe-confound the word while |
am desperately in love with Inez. Isee but
one plan of escape.
'And what is that, my lord 2
"a divorce .e.
"A divorced
'Yes-boy: a divorce from Isabella. She
can have no reason to complaint leave her
a royal fortune. We have met but for mo-
ment, and there can besno love lost between
u.s.
Listen to me,' said the page. 'You say
that you were married in obedience to the will
of your parents, who are both deceased
Il repeat it,
'The young lady on her part, was influenced
by similar sense Of duty to her parents
Right aatF
well, my lord pursued the page seven
if you were willing to commit this outrage on
the memory of the dead, think how unlikely
it is that girl brought up in religious house