The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-10-12
The Countess GuicciOli.

The late number Of the Democratic Review
contains an article by II WykoH, In the course
Of which he refers to the Countess Guiccloh'
After describing her appearance manner &c'
he relates as follows the history OF her hrst
interview with the llustrious poet, the ass cla-
ton of whose name with her own has conferred
celebrity upon her:
But besides the agremens Of her person, she
has other chains mors valuable. Two proml'
nent traits have always won me to her side.
Grea. amiabllily, slightly tinged with pride,
which is as charming in woman as i Is De-
testable in man; and amaSiog force Of intel>
lect. In this respect she has astOnshed me
over and over again. have cOPed with her
on all subiecta--literatuEe, politics, philoso-
phy, poetry and the arts-in all she display ed'
not merely erudi,ion, but the incest jugmenl
and the most correct lasts: She is d marvel
repeat it, and Lord Byron couldn't help 1t, !
am sure, when he fell head over heels in love
with her. And what morsel Of 'ranscenda1t
beauty she must have been at sixteen years of
age. when frat they met Il has never b'en
told that know Of, have it from the best
authority. Hers goes for another digresS'on
and short one. The Countess GnicciOli quit
the convent where she was educated at sweet
6flesn, and was bid to marry the old Count OF
that name. She obeyed her parents, (whaG
cruel sactifice,) married, and not long alter
wards came to Venice TO pass few months Of
Vaiety. At the elegant house Of the Countess
of ---4-x-, forget her name-vide Moore
the young and Iimid Countess met Lord Byron
for the first time. He was pointed ont to he
as the great poetic wonder Of the day, and sh'
to him as the greatest beauty oiVenice. They
20 we're presented-gazed at each other for
noment--exctanged lew indifferent words
y, and then turned their respective heads in op
posils directions, and took no further notice O
each other, though they frequently met /
dances after that. How strange this mutuu
~ Indifference at FIRST sight!
But It wa6 not intended that they ahoul
dodge their destihieB in this way; for, YET
after that the COUNTESS came again TO Venic
from one Of her country estates, where she pr
ry ferred passing the greater part Of the yea
'r- The night Of her arrival she was excessive
iatigued, and desired to go to bed ihimediatel
icy But her obstinate odhusband-is was his oS
ere fault-nsisled that she should accompany hi
eT' to the opera, If only for few momehls. 81
as refused positively; but whatcan poor wi
i'm do when crotchety husband will have
le! wayl She went to the opera, not exactly
'hy the humor Of enjoying ROOsinis AtlShath
was over, aud she was rel j7icing to go hon
re- when CouAl EuicciOli, blind instrument Of fa
her begged her to accompany him for few m
ments 10 the conversations Of the celebFst
lsel Countess .z.A--, couldn't think Of 1t beio
The young bride again resisted and RENO
INTO atra,ed, but in van--shs had to go u the soiT
nile after The Opera In question; but 1t was solemn
compacted between the parties that their 81
ors' should not exceed half an hour at the tarshe
'rth Soon after she entered the room she was
hi'- marked by Lord Byron, who was there aga
heir ond soon after he came I'D with the LADY
fell the house and renewed hs former acquai
and ance, The Countess was year oIdeFi
tn handsomer, Still the conversation Jagged,
bv some chance--it was Oupid's woTk-By
fned let drop some remark about Dante: J
risk drew a response from the imaginative Q
so full Of pdssldiate enthusiasm to her nat
put bard. that Byron was startled. He be
ecay 10 talk Of Italian poetry, and he soon 70
that every word touched chotd that vibH
J the to the inmost reCesses Of the fair create
heart, who sat transixed with rapture Of
Then eloquent and inspired acceBts. The half
agreed on soon passed, and several more .
fed after il. Tho old Count now begged
'u'es entreated in turn, but his lovely wife see
~ to have lost her senses. Shepaid no heed
'sai1 sat there motionless, fascinated and entran
anu Who could have escaped9 The subject ?
oeYs. had the orator Byron. That night wac
: ~" mos. eyentful Of her life. The shaft
y ~ thrown her heart was pierced through
Os' p through. and from that tiIe forward u
thusiastic Countess never refused again
thnnIto the soirees Of the celebrated COOn4c
what do you call itS