The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-08-17

blessed with an Elysian climate, and nc
mean soil. when behold thy dropping
Vineyards and fading eliveyards, and con
rast thy barren, drsolate condition, with
the glowing pictures hear and read Of
happy America, the land OF brave and
free hearts. can but weep over thee,
the bitter arsoi regret and notification.
at Catholic misrule and papal oppression
Oh, that were man, il it were but for
a season. that | might devote myself ia
thy deiv-rance. Would had not been
horn Roman! or els, that | had never
lived 70 see The city OF Remus and Rom
ulus ti.us dsgracedl All me No mar
vel that the Pope finds the fstld air OF
the corrupt court Of the debauched king
Of Naples, more congenial to his depraved
appeItes An element where crowned
lechery shakes hands with crowned ny
pocrISv, in solemn compact, TO sink deep
er their own subjects first, and then il
possible, The whole human race, into
lniathomablr depths of turpltude ~
A few evenings subsequent to this, as
she sat gavly chatting IN the front par
lour, with her most intimate friend aad
companion, Zalva Garcl,, the charming
daughter OF an opneni Italian Jew, they
were startled by confused noise in an
adjacent street. in the rear OF the house,
caused by loud shouts and the din OF arms;
when soon the back door was violently
thrown open, and two men suddenly en-
tered: the one ia the other arms, md
both streaming with blood. The ladies
shri"ked, and were in the act OF flying
when Nazarine's voice arrested them,
and, rooted 10 the spot with arnazement,
the next moment re7raled to their aston
Ishrd gaze, GouzaIveat the point OF dea IN
nearly supported in the arms OF bis
friend
But for the strength of mind and nerTe
with which nature had gifted her, Blan-
gi would have Gwooned at beho'ding her
uncle in so shocking d condition, and
cane near sinking 70 the floor when her
energle" were aroused by suddenly per-
crltng that her lover YVES also covered
with blood and dust. Brtath!esS and al
most fa,a'ing from his ex-rt!onS, before
Ml2arine could artlculate sentence,
with extended arms she ran to him eX-
claiming
ooh Oh ! Alas, What do I behold
You too, my dearest Irirnd, wounded and
dying, You faint, sep Ho !"--Aad
she endeavorrd to support him as he stay
gerrd to a lounge and laid his friend up
on It-ior hs Mazarinp) 1ras wounded
in the lett shoulder saying hurrisdly. -
"No, no, drars Sta mere s'ratch But
Tor mercy's sake, IN behalf Of your uncle,
hast, haste, TO scnd tor surgeon, or he
may not survive All hour. have en-
dsavored iruitlcssly to staunch tHIs hor-
rid wound in his throat which | fear
msy prove fatal, if sklful aid be not IN
immediate rcqustlon. Stay, ! will 90
myspIr'-and he made sudden effort to
rise: but his own wound gushing out
atrrsh, from loss of blood and over eXer-
tioa he sank back nearly IN a state Of
syncope, only able TO Whisper the word,
"Water."
ooh no, no, no''-'sshe family uttered,
you are dying too Alas Aas.'' And
hastily bringing and applying water her
self TO his parched lips, and reviving him
little; having despatched servant for a
surgeon she now with aifrctionate anx-
iety insisted on knowing the extent of his
iniury-and what all this meant. He
answered,
sSome Of our uncle's friends, unfor-
tunately, and a large concowrse OF NAL
contents besidrs, contrary to his and my
earnest remonstrances, were proceeding
tumuluously from the Plaza (where they
had assembled up the via Campo, (camp
street,) for the purpose and with the
ayowrd intention of firing and razing to
the ground, the Propaganda; when they
Were met by considerable detachment
OF the gems darme,, and fired upon.
Some of the shot taking effect, an you
have seen. Mr.. Cass, the American
Minister resident here, displaying the
United States flag, addressed and succeed
cd in queling the rioters:-but alas not
in time to save my friend here; who fell
INTO my arms circulating "my God l
DIE, without witnessing the Ireedoth o.
Rome, and the vengeance ofjust Heaven
upon her opposers'''
"Thcugh slightly wounded myself"
continued Mazarlni, "I feel grateful that
l had strength enough to save him from
being trampIed to death, and t. bear him
here. BE comforted, dearest girl, he add
ed taking her soft, fair hand IN his, and
imprin,ing fervent kiss urou it, at sight
of her lovely cheeks behaved with the
inward signs of her outward grief ~-"be
lieve me, your uncle is only in a swoon
at present and may recover and do well"
"But what Is to be donet'- she wildly
exclaimed.
"Alas / know not yet''-he answer
ed, '',he city is beset with aimed troops,
not only our own lesions bu, also those
cursed laWless Cut-thrDatS he FrenC h