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- II q - q. y. a ~ soAusmnation rapidly Sd,
ceedfd aEszR she day of execution dawned Il
soon fse19r met bis death calmly - I,
ssignediy Rnt il is not with him ON j,
mas to'do- i With her, tile beautiful Il,
oefeaFed-- s'ith Isabelle d Aubieay. the ri
vets bride From the period when tl,o ~
muigatlon Ell his sentence rang III her a..
20 that masuent in which the fatal axe f,ll-o,
tae throat q its victim, nor sigh. Dor woy;
had escaped her. Every faculty seem,
suspeudeti ty misery. The last lone 81,
brace Of her Husband wild oSefi., IN
ti4grt przur- ~ nrsssxecug6U syT- 3
| frantic passipa.ate Kisses which he si,aSEsrs5
on her marbls face, at tile foot OF. the seafFoId
an taaied 70 dissolve thtftranee IF grief int,
which she hgi fallen. But tie moment !,
awakening agoay came atslastl When n,
guillotine hal done its Office, and the body
other beloYeB Victor lay bleeding and deal
oelores her-Torrow. asserting its omnipo
tent sway ov:r humanity, shivere5 the feebje
barriers Of temporary Inconsistencies and
let the imprisoned mind free 10 contemplate
the ruin ofi5its only earthly hope, the ex.
tinction of all youths sweetest visions =
Then came the groan of anguish. the shrek
OF despair-the straining Of the eyeballs. ID
assure itself ef that WHICH oyerstretehed ev.
cry fibre of tlse heart with agony. untilit n.
most burst with tension. Then came that
piercing lookfnto future years. which so Of.
ten accompanies calamity in its freshness
when all thatlwould have sustained is no.
meath tile heavy load hasIDeon wrenohed from
usSpr over and ever
ValRly the friends who surrounded lisa.
belle 'strore TO- tare her from the body of
Victor. Tbcfc was fascination in the gaze
though horrors was blended Ill It. Her own,
heEtcauiiful day a mutilated corpse befbre
hcf 7Ihe WHOM she lad loved with an ali
sorting intensity, which would have defed
time 10 lesslp, circumstances to change
with Ebom sAtShal hoped 10 journey through,
existence, paltssE Of his pleasures, sootber
Of his griets :kAad now she was alone aud
desolate Tfsu indeed, did size feed that
fate had leselltd its deadIiest weapon and
henceforth every hour was STAMPED with
stern unchansir3g, dreaFy despair. Great
misfortunes either strengthen or enfeeble
the mind When the grave had closed oyer
the body of Victor Isabelle-the weak, the
gentle the tiuid Isabelle -returned to her
lonely hearth, i calm, stdrn, determined wo-
man.
All the eftsnf Milan gathered togethe,in
the magnificent Theatre Of La Scala Beau.
~ lent its ATTRACTION, rank its patronage. and
fashion its influence, to gruce the farewell
benefit Of 4 Ia Florinda,n the uprivallei
IT IS Inbt AZ c5gy II eelr the idol Of tho
glish audience'into Juror OF ees,~~, -
Italian one is composed Of material Of more
nature and demonstrations
which would seem to US axtrayagant and alb
5url, only appear to them meet homage to
genius. Tonightthei wohtea enthusiasm, re-
ceived double impetus from the consciousness
that it was the last public testimony they
could afford Of their appreciation of the con-
summate skill aud loneliness eff the faircrea
ture Before them The ensuing week would
see her united to wealthy noble, and this
night witnessed her parting obeisance to an
audience, of whom all the men were her
worshippers. and even the women her parti-
sans and admirers The curtain rose, and
certainly the appearance Of the heroine of
the evening was warranty enough for the
burst ofapPllnse which followed Her form,
itself of the most faultlesk symmetry. acqur-
ed addition capsiyation from the display and
oostliuess peraittted by theatrical costume.
Her face, too. was one of surprising beauty.
Large deep blueeyes, waves of the giossiest
hair, and skin Of that clcarl transparent
whiteucss. which shows with such dazzling
effect at night-all these attractions were isr
themselves enough to fascinate the sight =
But there was that about : LII Flofinda'
which interested the feelings fully as much
The dream inelancholy Of her profound and
passionate eyes, the entire repose of all her
features. the extraordinary expression a.
bout the small cberub mouth, which seemed
formed for love and dimples- yet which none
had ever seen relax into snlile-this il
was which lent such witthery to her beeuty
and threw around her q kind Of mysteri-
Gus charm. even amidst the glare aud fri
volitv with which she was surrounded
Though assaulted BY temptation in every
shape, SO rigid aud unblemishetl had been
her conduct. that the noble family, to which
she was about to ba allied, vainly sought IN
tia pretext 10 dissolve the engagement be
tween herself and their relative Yet she
lived in utter unproteetedness, with only the
companioaship OF young girl, WHO oficiated
as her attendant; With society she never
mixed nor left her home, except to attend
her professional duties,
On this Ter last evening of public exist
enee, all was done that could render her ext
triumphant Tie stage was literally FILED
with bouquets flung 1t bier feet. accompanied
by many valuable and less perisAing testi
mony to her worth agd talent Wien Sd,
made her farewell acknowledgements, Gael
felt d pang pf regret at parting With one y
lovely and kifteti, and many bright eye VA
filed with teafs--yet she, the cause. alont
remained u1moyed There was gratitud
ia the graceful bowling Of the head and til,
meek foldsrg Of her hands on her bosom :
but he faes was calm and impressive a. ever
The curtain fell amidst an outbreak Of sucl
| feelings as shook the vefVwalls of la Seal
to their foundation, and Florinda was seel
| there no more.
Now pray, Signora, on this your wcidin,
dag, do look ssif You were happy, Heigho
if I we're So beautiful. beloved too by th
Mrachese / should lie smiling all cay long
|. aIy good Rosalia, have long forgotte
] TO smile OF weep. In trath, poor child 20
hare but I wearisome life, ID attending d
| one IN whose bosom the pulse Of joy hat
| forever stopped
sOtsay not 50. signofa; all the girls i
Milan would be glad to wait on 50 kind, 5
gracious. So genleela Eistress-sys, and $
nrettv one too For when / am braidin
/ theselone tresses, or fastening the sandal
on vour tiny feet, I feel quite proud in bein
snarmitted Ia serve Ia Florinda, who all NJ