New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-03-24

place, right upon the path Of the Lord of Visi- |
nara He stood still, and faced the intruder |
"Who are you-and what do you do here'''
81 came to bid you farewell, my Lord; to
ing pack the mantle and hood, Gina Montani's |
fragile form stood out to vie
'sYou here, GinaH'
"Ay; | have struggled long--long Pride, |
resentment, jealousy-I have struggled fercely |
with them; but all are forgotten in my unhappy
love-" He folded her to his heart, as in their
happy days. 81 You depart tomorrow morning
on your way to bring home your bride have
seen your preparations | have watched the
movement of your retainers No farewell was
given me- no word offered Of consolation, no last
visit vouchsafed'' 1t would seem that he could
not gainsay her words, for he made no reply.
:" Know you how long it is since we met: Z" she
continued 60 how long
8. Reproach me not,' he interrupted have
suffered more than you, and, for farewell visit,
| did not dare to trust myself
sc And so this is to be the end of your enduring
love, that you said was to be mine, and only
mine, till death p
| &c And before Heaven | spoke the truth. |
have never loved, l never shall love but you.
Yet, Gina, what would you have me do : Imay
not speak to you of marriage; and it is neces-
sary to my position that l wed.''
''She is of your own rank, therefore you have
wooed herr
ssAnd of my own faith Difference in rank
may be overcome: in faith, never"
''Oh that the time had come when Gods
children shall be all of one mindp' she uttered,
'' when the same mode Of worship, and that a
pure one, shall animate us all. In the latter
ages, this peace may be upon the earth"
.'Would to the saints that it were now, Gina,
or that you and l had never met
"What! do you wish it ~ she contemptuously
| al bo mt orily
self from me-"
81 have acted an honorable part, Gina he
cried, striding to and fro in his agitation.
Honorable, did you say 7"
Say, honorable. You were growing too dear
to me, and l could not speak of marriage to
you" There was long pause. She was stand
ing against one of the cypress trees, the moon,
through an opening above, casting its light upon
her pure face, down which were coursing tears
CT anguish &c So henceforth we must be as
brother and sister, he whispered.
Brother and sister, she repeated, in a
moaning voice, pressing the cold tree against
her aching temples.
After awhile, Gina, when time shall have
tanned our feelings down. Until then, we may
not meet"
mot meetr' she exclaimed, startled by the
words into sudden pain. '' Will you never come
to see us: Shall we never be together again
like brother and sister, as you have just said 2
ssNay, Gina, must not do so great wrong tt
the Lady Adelaide
'' So great wrongr' she exclaimed in amaze
ment.
ss Not real wrong, | am aware. But shall
, undertake at the altar to love and cherish her
f and though cannot do the one, | will the other
, Knowing this, it is incumbent on me to be doubl,
careful of her feelings
'' see, l see,' interrupted the young lady
: Indignantly; &c her feelings must be respected
! whilst mine. Farewell, Giovanni
"One word yet, Gina,'' he said, detainin!
her You will probably hear of me much
foremost in the chase, gayest in the ball room
t last at the banquet; the gay, fortunate Lord Q
O Visinara and when you do so, remember tha
t that gay lord wears about him secret chain
some links of which will remain entwine
v around his heart to his dying day, though tn
gliding that made it precious must from thi
IS time moulder away. Know you what the chai
d is, Gina 20
a The suffocating sobs were rising in her throa
f. and she made no answer.
ID s'His iove for you. Fare thee well, my dea1
ii est, best. Nay, another instant; it is our la
embrace in this world
"a - 1t was princely cavalcade that bore Il
y heiress of Della Ripa to her new territories al
all eyes looked out upon it. The armor of tt
-, warlike retainers of the house of Vlslnar
~ sparkled in the sun, and the more peaceful sci
:. vitors were attired with a gorgeousness tht
~ would have done honor to an Eastern clim
The old Prince of Della Ripa, than whom OF
!; more fierce and brave never existed in all ltal
-, had that morning given his daughters hand
80 the Giovanni of Visinara; and as she neart
W the castle that was henceforth to be her hom
every point from which view of the processit
,s could be obtained was seized upon.
~ "By my patron saint, but it is good
i,, iu sight - exclaimed one of group of maiden
y gathered at window beneath which the brid
~ cavalcade was prancing. "Only look at Mast
~ ~ Pietro, the seneschal!''
nd And at the steel points Of the halberds hi
~ they shine in the crimson of the setting sun
-, Nay, rather look at these lovely danes tn
So, SO follow-the Lady Adelaide's tire-women.
ba bn the sacred relics if her beauty exceed that
~ ~ her maidens it must be rare to look upon.
w ~ the gold and purple of their palfreys' hors
- cloths waving in the air!"
IL Hist hist it is the Count of Nisinara
0A his emblazoned carriage! How haughtily
bo sits; but the Visinara is a naughty race. An
~ - yes-see-by his side oh, how lovely Signo
Montani, look That face might win " kin
, ), dom!'
!, Gina Montani, who stood in the corner of t
IF lattice, shided from view by its massive fran
VI may possibly have heard, but she answered nj
ho Say what you will of his pride, he is
m ro handsomest man that ever lived,' exclaimed
wv damsel, enthusiastically. u Look at him as
~. sits there now he rides bareheaded, his plum
IL cap resting on his knee. Where will you fl
~ such face and form as that!"
W. W "What is she like:" interrupted an old due
ss' ser na snappishly, who standing behind could
W. as yet obtain a view of the coveted sight; &c
,od know enough of his looks, let us hear some tn
l or. of hers. But you girls are ever the same; il
' troop of sister angels came down from heav
de headed by the Virgin Mother herself, and gra
vu less cavalier appeared at the other side,
wa would turn your backs to the angels and y
eyes upon him. Is she as handsome as the yo,
~, lady Beatrice, the counts sister, who MARI
,ve away year agone"
y" ''Oh, mother, she is not like her. Beatric
,on Vsinara had warm countenance, with e
m black as the darkest night, and brilliant {
diamond aigrctte.'
ons 'And are the wifes not black - screar
out the duenna. GO They ought to be; her bl
u,a is pure Italian"
Sta They are as blue as heavens sky, and
NO face is dazzling to behold from its extreme +;
as ness, and her golden hair droops in curls ain
ant to her waist it is Il band of diamond, you
nil that confines it from the temples. But you
ain see her now, mother; remember you one hal
.;tr lovely ?"
nd 90 Dio mio!" uttered the woman, startled
how the beautiful vision that now came within
Ho sight, sst the Lord of Visinara has not sacriti
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