The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-02-28

my sake-struggle against your fatal and
hopeless passion! We shall very soon
! meet again-let US meet in peace, in inno-
cence, and friendship! Heaven bless you
and Heaven forgive us both, for we have
been much to blame!-Viola."
Viola was very inexperienced, and Mr..
Mordaunt knew very little about love,
otherwise Alonzo had never received this
| note, which only added fuel to the flame;
he kept it next his heart, and read it every
| day during their passage. He questioned
| Mr.. Mordaunt closely concerning his in
terview with Viola the preceding evening,
aud especially inquired whether he could
give him any information concerning her
husband. 81 am told,' he said, ''that he
! is a man of high rank. very rich, old and
infirm. lie has married the orphan daugh-
ter of his friend merely as safeguard to
her and her property in these dangerous
times At this intelligence, Alonzo's
heart bounded with secret joy; he became
comparatively tranquil, but he would not
analyze his feellngs-he dared not.
A few weeks brought them to Rio. On
| entering this supreb harbor Mr.. Mordaunt
was struck with admiration at the magnii-
cent and beautiful scenery that surrounded
him; but to the heart of Alonzo it spoke
vet more feelingly; entwined as it was
with all his dear and early associations.
He could have kissed the black and barren
rock ofthe Sugar-loaf; it was passed, ..and
threw open the graceful sweep of the Bay
of Botafogo, surrounded with It's wooded
and lofty mountains; this too was passed,
and the harbor Of Rio appeared. Great
political changes had taken place and the
Imperial flag waved upon every fort and
hill. The visiting boat approached and
by the side of the officer sat Alonzo's
watchful and expecting father, who in
few minutes more was locked in the arms
of his son. On their landing, friends
crowded round them; in the afternoon they
visited the good, kind Abbess;-- and the eve
ming was employed in renewing Alonzo's
recol!ections OF his young female friends
most Of whom had now become wives and
mothers; and those whom he had known
as children had started up into young wo
men, process remarkably rapid in that
country. He was pleased to observe the
vast improvement that, even during the
| short period of his absence, had taken
place at Rio, as far as concerned the COM
forts and refnements Of domestic life. On
the following morning he was presented
at court;-in short, for two or three days,
he had not leisure even to look melan-
choly. @
But one morning after breakfast, "a time
universally agreed upon for making disa-
greeable communications his father in
| formed him that, in about month, Donna
Isabella might be expected, with her father
and aunt. 81 have taken temporary
residence for you, which l think you will
! like, at Botafogo, Il say temporary, for
you will soon be offered, what you most
desire, diplomatic mission to Europe;)
and the furnishing and arranging this resi-
dence has been my hobby for the last six
months. If you and Mr.. Mordaunt have
no objection, we will rice to see it this af-
ternoon. '1f you please, sir" was the
only reply; and, accordingly, at the ap-
pointed time they set out. The house and
situation were both delightful; the furni-
| ture tasteful and costly. The apartment
peculiarly appropriated to Donna Isabella,
! and called her garden room, opened into
a delicious parterre; it contained table for
needle-work and drawing book cases filled
with choice collection in English, French
and Italian; there were also piano, harp,
and guitar.
''Is Donna Isabella such proficient in
music?' asked Alonzo, with a sarcastic
smile. 'She is, believe, very fond of
IT," quietly replied the Marques. Alon-
20, with much warmth and sincerity,
thanked his father for the kind pains he
had taken; then sighed, and thought how
happy he could be here with-certainly
not with Donna Isabella.
After the first novelty of his arrival had
worn off. Alonzo relapsed into sadness;
settled gloom was gathering on his youth
full brow, sickening Indifference to all
around was gradually stealing over him.
His father and Mr.. Mordaunt did all they
could to arouse and attract his attention.
Excursions into the country were fire.
quently made, especially to the botanical
garden, about six miles from the city. 1t
is arranged with exquisite order and good
taste, encircled by bold and rugged noun
tam-scenery, opening towards the OCEAN
| reposlng in all its richness of floral beauty,
with its shady and stately trees, its leafy
bowers and gushing streams, like a gem
In the wilderness-like the decked and
lovely bride of dark-browed warrior in
those stern days of ''auld lang syne," of
which one loves to dream in spots like
these. Wafer parties to the many beauti-
ful lsiands-society and study-were all
tried, and IN vain; every day, every hour,
seemed TO increase the des2ondency of
Alonzo; but he never complained. never