The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-10-28


from v-eicr, and enter. d a hotel nrat
! ty. A os~iy c,aa,ty s.a,, with a bloo,r
Ing asrdrn. wa'rred fr1m the Errnis
attracted my st ea'ion. md ] iuauir,,
the aame of the ewne-. II be!or ged Il
the Marquis Sponti 1.
! The .c.ne ia Ri Css;silo srose riv.
Idly before me. ard taking advantage al
the perini..io, TO vi.i, the garden. " hi b
- granted 10 siringars. ~ so"n ss the
moon threw forth her irs, lais l,gh.
turned my step. ,hi,her.
M.diiaiing ppoa The nsournfni irag-
ey. walked through the pats lined
wish sts,o,vs ot Apni!r. nioy, nes. and
oihers anlca' last sat down upon Lark.
( ] beard n murmuring neisr. ia { om -
! waterfall. and 50 N Hrol b,i,nr. fenn.
tain IN WHOSE airy currents iwo golden
balls p'sycd up and down. I remain Il
s"m' time gazing 81 the lovely prospect
before me md hen pa.-sd ou Ioa mon.
I tin,ent Which ] p-ic, i.ea in The moon-
lip''. A. ] dww near my ear caught
the soft and llain'ivs n,.cs Of song
re.pin: r"i.el.ssly forward. I CON
c"al-d myself behind ~ Acacia from
"hirh retreat. 70 my utter n toni.hment
b"h"Ih the lady of ms aiserture.--
Al FRA a.crihrd The lowell vision 10
my Imagination. believing myself IN a
dream; bnt those thrilling tones. each
ono Of which was burden of .ai wo.
snon assured me Of The reli,y. The
following s,anzas, which hal An oopor.
tnniiy ,st take down, formed part Of the
song -
"Ths gorgeous splendor rev lisa passed
away;
TIE dav is srndrA, n,eht is coming ~;
| No star is tw,nklng. itnm the moan II, rsy
lllnrcs the siumbcring sptirs- all things N
nature mourn.
| Crushed in the bud tn" idol If nv love
Forced from ,hi. glorious iirh, was forced iu
60,
And now tho fes,hcred w'thi-rs Of the q,oee
| Pour io,th their plaintive strains Of .riei and
70
| Father abnvs, my only hope rs erd
| Creator, call me fren th'. busy ,hrony,
| y. let me lowiv rest b~.ide The dead
| III earthly joys f,om me ar. past snd gone"
A. the las; tone died away. she laid
| the instrument upon the monument, and
slowly retired When she had passed
into the house drew near the monu.
n.on'. had res | in golden letters the
name q Marquis kivolta. I, was his
resting place.
! Impressed with the sorro~fnl scene
re,raccd my steps, and found Oh the oa,.
side Of the garden n, N. whose livery
denoted him to be "a servan, Of the Mar.
quis. ! accoStrd him. md touching up.
| pom the late murderous deed, the tears
started in the old mans eyes, as nc d.
lated on the noble character and sener-
ou7 deeds Of the murdered Rivol,a. ]
asked him il they suspected whose mo-
ray bad hired the ru!iians. lie said
tha. Sigrora had been sought by Rivoi.
Ia aud the son 0f an influential nobls-
man. Spontini left his daughter free,
and she chose Rivol,a
| Loren.o, enrag-d at his rival. tr;.
umph. yislde1 TO the dark promplingS
Of his revcngeful nature, which resulted
in the assassination Of the young Mar
qnil. and then resumed his addresses,
bu, was again refused. Five weeks sub.
."ourn, 10 the even, in Rui Castello. he
was found corp.e in st. Marks, hav.
Ing fallen by tie hand of bravo hired
bv 4 cousin Of Rivolta
The clock struck ten. and tho old
man. bidding me good night. went hi
way. and returned & tie hotel. Th.
next morning VIC starred for N-nic"
wl-e found letter from my father
containing wish ,bH I woald vis
Rome. for which city left Venice in I
few days.
Six months passed before 7 returned
In the frs' rart of Hay ono. ,nor'
visited Ma'kons". and at twilight s'ooc
arain in he garden. All was a. before
There s'ond the statutes. the fountain
still played, and 'Ie golden balls still
leared ~ and dnv n.
Isonch, he grave of the Marquis
here was change. Some. one share'
with lin ,h- silence of ihs tomh. ]
was ,Joseri,cne. the S'snora. IIeave;
had answered her PRAYER.
Isa: down sorrowfnl'y at the foot @
the grave. thinking Of the tragic seem
Of tia, sad evening. In imagination
appeared before me the form Of III
weeping maiden murmuring her word.
"faiher shovr, nv nnlv hnpc IL fed
Crestor, rail ne frnm his busy ihr"nI,
O. Ut me lowiy rest be s,de the dead
All earthly joys from ME ere past and Cou",
Niiai.h, sonnded from the clock
tower Of the oha'tan, ani rrising,
hastened to my ho'el. ] fingered twt
days In .ha, loved spot. which had nov
become 80 endea-sd 10 re, and then re
turned TO Venice
prr,.YIp- ,vn Trrr- 0n Sur,