New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-08-13

| rnouth-wasi it not for her And how proudly
| she listened to the messengers, who were sent
| by all the noble ladies and gentlemen, to in
quire concerning the health Of the young Haydn
Old Porpora, himself, with the dark brown face
and the large passionate eyes, came to visit his
| :: Birbante" as he used sometimes, partly in
joke and partly in anger, to call the young niu-
sician Quite mild and afeetionate was he
however, when he saw the weak and pale young
man, who was hardly able to reach ont his hand
to welcome him How sweetly sounded his COM
passionate '' poreretto,' and his heartfelt " mto
c1rO fgiiO n',
When the young Haydn was alone with Jo-
hanna, he would tell her how happy he was, to
be allowed to frequent the society of such mas
ters; and he would talk about his dear, beloved
90 musica," and Of his many plans and hopes
Once in while, he would exert himself to
compose again and many charming sonata,
| many a joyful, beautiful quartette, many
lovely song, blossomed in the quiet sick-cham-
ber, under the bright blue eyes of the beautiful
Johanna
| The lovely girl however, had dreadful bat
| tie to fight in the very depths of her heart; the
beloved one now showed her so plainly the pure,
| tender devotedness Of his whole soul; she read
his love in his bright eyes, and in the smile which
| played around his mouth, and in all his conver-
sation. OH, how bitterly she wept, when alone
! in her little chamber! 1t seemed to her as
| though she would die, under the double weight
Of her love and her dreadful oath. She thought
| Of the dark, dark walls of the convent; and
burning tears chased each other down her soft
| cheeks. She was also grieyed to see that Doret-
tn kept away from her the whole time, though
size could not think Of any reason why she
| should do So Doretta, however, looked pale
and gloomy, avoiding the society Of her sister,
/ the young Haydn, and even that Of her father,
and shut herself up in her chamber, Sometimes
tI.e whole day long
/ 81 or-I1 Il L !
assembled together. large packet, on which
was written 60 For the musician, Joseph Haydn
was brought in. 1t came from one of his most
distinguished patrons, the noble Count Morzin.
1t was formal appointment of Joseph Haydn to
the post of Music Director of the Counts splen-
did capelle.T :: This appointment is only intend
ed as thanks for the beautiful symphony in D ma
ior, mhich my dear and appropriate Haydn
wrote short time since for my capelle,' wrote
Morzin
Haydn folded his hands together, and said,
slowly, and with great fervor Oh I! thou most
merciful God how love thee for thy great
goodness how / will thank thee, and sing
praises unto thee my life-long!'' and then his
eyes, swimming in tears Of joy, glanced affee-
tonately at his beloved, and he spoke:
johanna, dearest girl! can now tell you
all, we can now be happy together !"
Doretta suddenly left the room. Johanna,
however, sunk to the feet of her dearly beloved,
stretched her, soft, white arms towards Heaven,
and cried out, in heart-rending tones /:
| s'Joseph Joseph! you must forget these
sweet dreams-oh you must cast them away
from you forever !! For US blooms no sweet flower
OF love; we must part-part forever on this
f earth! have sworn it before the Holy Mother;
tie end of this year L take the veil p
t After having spoken thus, she sprang up, and
| Ihastened from the room; Father Keller sup
ported the half unconscious Haydn in his arms,
n pressed him compassionately to his breast, and
told him all the reason for the dreadful oath of
| the sweet Johanna.
e As Johanna glded softly to her little chamber,
: in order to exert herself in prayer for renewed
e strength for the fulflment of her vow, she
: heard a soft rustling in. the neighboring cham
Y Der, which was that Of Doretta. A singular
; presentment seized her; she recovered her
!; whole strength again, and almost flew to the
:, room, and saw through the half open door, her
= sister, who had just opened the window, with the
e intention Of springing out into eternity! A
|, shrek escaped the lips of Johanna; but in the
j. same instant, she few, with the rapidity OF
IL Lightning to the window, and tore the frightened
Isuicide away.
u A few weeks later, young and beautiful nur
" was received in the Convent of the Holy Ursula
who took the name of Maria-and two days af-
-, terwards, the Music-Director was married tc
=. Doretta Keller
u. The parting of Haydn from his so dearly be-
e' loved had been q touching one As the young
- man promised the good and lovely Johanna, ou
of love for her, and on account of the love which
g Doretta felt for him, to reach the true hand t.
a. the latter; as he spoke to her of the debt h
T. owed her father, and which, by this alliance
y he would be able, in part at least to lquidate
~ the lovers kissed each other for the first an
-, last time. '' Be true to thy dear, blessed Mu
~ sea,'" murmured the charming girl, with
~ breaking heart, ss and do not forget me, Hay
| 4, Inl -tpdf foJ +,
u just one year from now-not sooner, my be
~ floved-come to me at the little barred win
ts ts dow. Do not speak to me; only lock at me i
,a silence; and, if thou art happy with thy-witt
Nc y, then have in thy hand bouquet of fresh flow
~ ers; if thou art not happy, dear, dear Joseph
~ then show me the withered remains Of this. no'
y so lovely, rosebud, which give thee as my las
"a "a parting token of love And now farewell, tho
at ae most dearly beloved Of my heart! God be wit
~ -, thee and bless thee!"
y After the lapse of year, thin, youthful
u person made his appearancesbefore the littl
~ barred window of the Convent Of the Holy U1
en- sula, and softly requested to the sister Ma
III ria. In answer to his request there came to th
H. window tall, gentle figure; and a eountenanc
H. pale as marble, and oh SO sad and sorowfu
y gazed at him from under the long veil. Hayd
recognized, with difficulty and through burn
by ing tears, his once so lovely Johanna. Silentl
|
IDS bud, held it up to the gaze of the young nul
9m and kissed it passionately. The. young nu
he painfully siged, pressed her forehead on til
'ut bars of the little window and gazed earnestl
ew into the eyes of the beloved yonth. The san
cit splendid blue was still there, but the laughin
IN, joy had disappeared, and small lines of seer
nd sorrow were visible around the once lovel
mouth And the sister Maria gazed long ar
ne ixedly at the countenance of her dear Hayd
ms and seemed as though she could not tear he
~, self away from the spot. But Fate is inexor
req be; they parted, never to see each other aga
ar, OH earth
leo One week later, on the evening of suit
EN- day, a furious storm, (similar to the one
'r seribed at the commencement of this sad story
I'm ragged over Vienna. The rain came down
floods; the thunder crashed terribly, and t
am lightning flashed fearfully athwart the SIX
Oh thrusting its forked tongue far out, among t
black clouds, as if to slake its fiery thirst wi
as the fresh rain torrents. Thick darkness rest
IN IN on sky and earth, only relieved by the ligl
'na m ning's fttul blaze. In the Holy Ursulas burr
ote ground, may be seen, during the lightnin!
ore glare, a freshly sodded grave. A slender fgu
ons approaches, guided by the electric gleamin:
"s and passionately prostrates itself upon the hun
BILE mound, presses its moaning lips upon t
eno saturated sod, and mingles tears of bitter a
axe guish along with those the pitying heavens she
I'M I'M The storm RACES on the lightnings no long
o. u Al. at1