The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1852-09-02

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Perple1ity, she walked about with her glass
carefully examining each grout. Presently, q
young man OF gentemanly address came up to
aer and begged, if she were seeking any one,
that he might be permitted to asss. her and
together they continued the search through al
parts Of the church. At last, it became evident
beyond doubt, that her party could no longer
lie there, and, as 1t was then quite late, the
crowd all gone, they went out into the piazza
| 10 md carriage, in which she might go home.
| IN the piazza, in front Of st. Peters generally
may be found many carriages; but owing to
the delay they had made, there were then none,
and Margaret was compelled 10 walk with her
stranger friend, the long distance between the
Vatican and the Corso. At this time she had
little command Of the language for conversation
al purposes, and their words were few, though
enough to create il each desire for further
knowledge and acquaintance. at her door,
they parted, and Margaret, finding her friends
already at home, related the adventure. This
cAance meeting at vesper service in st. Peters
prepared the way for many interviews; and it
was before Margarets departure Tor Venice,
Alilan. and Como, that Ossoh Hrst offered her
his hand and was refused"
''Our meeting" writes Margaret, ''was singu-
lar, fateful. Very he offered me his hand
! through life but 1 never dreamed should take
It. loved him. and felt very unhappy to
! leave him. But the connection seemed SO every
way unit, l did not hesitate moment. He,
however, thought | should return to him and
did" They were married writes friend to
whom the secret was confded] in December
tlS4? soon after-as L think, though am not
positiVe-the death of the old Marquis Ossoi
Her husband was liberal, and was soon in
duced by the revolution in Italy, to seek safety
IN flight He naturally turned his thoughts to-
wards the United States. the birthplace of his
wife They repaired TO Florence, and soon af-
chant ship, the Inflated Elizabeth :
'Beware of the sea-" had been singular
prophecy, given to Ossoli when a boy by for
tune-teller, and this was the first ship he had
ever set his foot on. 4 II absurd
have combined to give me dark feeling. lam
become indeed miserable coward, for the sake
OF Angelina. l fear heat and cold, fear the voy-
age, fear biting poverty. L hope / shall not be
forced to be as brave for him, as have for my
seif and that if | succeed to rear him, he viii
be heather weak bad man. But 1 love
him too much In case of mishap, l shall per-
ish with my husband aud my child, and We may
be transferred to some happier state''
Everything went amiss on this home voyage.
The captain sickened and died of continent
| smallpox in its most malignant form. The dis
ease then seized Angelina, the child whose life
was despaired of for awhile He recovered,
however, and at last the coast Of America was
reached. On the very eve of the passengers
going ON shore, heavy gale arose. The Eliz-
abeth struck on Fire-Island Beach =
At the first jar, the passengers, knowing but
too well its fatal import, sprang from their
berths. Then came the cry of .'cut away" fol-
lowed by the crash OF falling timbers, and the
thunder Of the seas, as they broke across the
deck. In moment more the cabin skylight
was dashed in pieces by the breakers, and the
spray, pouring down ike a cataract, put out the
lights, while the cabin door was wrenched from
its fasteniDgs, and the waves swept in and out.
One scream, one only, was heard from Marga-
ret's stateroom and Sumner and Mrs. Hasty,
meeting II the cabin, clasped hands, with these
few but touching words: I'VE must de-
LII Us ule CdILniy tuSn nope SO,
Hasty." 1t was in the gray dusk, and amid the
awful tumult, that the companions in misfor-
tune met. The side Of the cabin to the leeward
had already settled under water; and furniture,
trunks, and fragments Of the skylight were fioa-
ting to and fro while the inclined position of
the aoor made it difficult to stand; and every
sea as it broke over the bulwarks, splashed in
through the open roof. The windward cabin
walls, however, still yielded partial shelter, and
against il, seated side by side, half leaning back
wards, with feet braced upon the long table,
they awaited what next should come. At first
Nino, alarmed at the uproar, the darkness, and
the rushing water, while shiyering with the wet,
cried passionately but soon his mother, wrap
ping him in such garments as were at hand, and
| folding him to her bosom, sang him to Sleep
Celeste too was in an agony Of terror, till Osso-
Ii, with soothing words and long and feryent
prayer restored her to self control and trust
Then calmly they rested, side by side, exchan-
ging kindly partings and sending messages to
friends, if any should survive to be their bear
| er.
] We must pass over the narrowing details of
the last night and subsequent morning, the pro-
| jeets-the deliberations and the rescue of one
| or two of the lttle company. Enough to say,
that no plan or proposition to save her would