New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-02-14
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earth Aunty Margaret was 10 eihodlh ioi
Europe on a certain day, ana rieEe Was
b,oucht into the CITY to bid her farewell They
net this time also at my Office, and together we
thence repaired to the ferry-boat, on which she
was returning 20 her residence IN Brooklyn to I
complete her preparations for the voyage l neI.
they took an affecting leave OF eacn otner. ou'
soen his mother called at the ONCE, on hSI "ay
10 the departing ship, and we were easily per
suaded TO accompany her thnher, ana say Idie
well once more, to the manifest satistaeuon Oh
both Margaret and the youngest OF her devoted
friends Thus they parted, never 10 meet again
IN time She sent him messages ana presents
repeatedly from Europe and he, when some
what older, dictated letter IN return W ,I
was loyfully received and acknowledged. When
the mother of our great-souled friend spent some
DAYS with US nearly two years afterwarc,
pickle talked TO her often and lovingly OF
sAunty Margaret proposing that tney sneuiu
take boat and go over and see ner,- 10
his iufantile conception, the low coast OF Long
leland visible Iust across the East River. was
that Furope to which she had sailed, and where
she was unaccountably detained so long Alas
far longer and more adventurous Journey was
required TO reunite those loving souls Inc i2th
Of July. ls49 saw him stricken down, from neanh
TO death. by the relentless cholera; ana my let
ter. announcing that calamity, drew from her
hurst of passionate sorrow, such as hardiy any
bereavement but the loss of very near relative
could have impelled. Another year mad Just
ended. when a calamity, equally sudden, oerelt
wide circle of her likewise, with her husband
and infant son. Little did fear, when oade
her a confident good.by, on the deck OF ner OUT
ward bound ship, that the sea would close over
her earthly remains ere we should meet again
far loss that the light Of nv eyes and the cyno-
sure of nv hopes, who then babe her tenderer
and ssddsF would Fses5s aRehes
is no returning All, well God is above all,
and gracious alike in that he conceals and what
he dlscloses-benignant and bounteous, as well
when he recaims as when he bestows In
few wears at farthest, our loved and lost ones
will welcome US TO their home
HER MARRIAGE IN ROME.
The high-minded friend, spoken OF with such
grateful affection by Margaret, IN her letter 10
her mother, thus gracefully narrates the romance
of her marriage and the narrative Is noble
proof Of the heroic dismterestedness with winch,
amid her own engrossng trials, Margaret deyo-
ted herself to others. Mrs. Story writes as iol'
lows:
al During the month of November 1917, we az
rived in Rome, puTposing to spend the winner
there At that time Margaret was living IN the
house of the Marchesa --, IN the Torso;
JIti,no Piano Her rooms were pleasant anu
cheerful, with a certain air of elegance and re-
fnement, but they had not sunny exposure,
that alessential requisite Tor health during
the damp Roman winter. Margaret suffered
ributed il mainly to the fact that she had not the
sun As soon as she heard OF our arrival, she
stretched forth friendly, cordial hand, and
greeted us most warmly. She gave US great as
slstance IN our search for convenient lodgings,
and we were soon happily established near her.
Our intercourse was henceiorth most frequer.
and intimate and knew no cloud nor coiiness.
Daily we were much with her, and daily we lett
more sensible of the worth and value OF our
friend To me she seemed so unlike what has
thou eht her to be IN America, that | continually
said, How have misjudged you,-you are not
at all such person as took you to be- l o thls
she replied, Il am not the same person. but IN
many respects another; my life has new chan
pels now and how thankful ! am that have
been able to come out into larger Interests,-but,
partly YOU did not know ne at home IN the true
light 1t was true, that had not known her
much personally, when IN Boston; but through
her friends, who were mine also, had learned
to think OF her person on intellectual stlits,
with a large share of arrogance and little sweet
ness of temper. How unlike TO this was she
| now so delicate, so simple, conhding and al
| fectonate with true womanly heart and soul,
sensitive and generous, and what was to me
still greater surprise, possessed OF so broad
charity that she could cover with Its mantle the
faults and defects of all about her.
We soon became acquainted with the young
Marquis Ossoli, and met him frequently at Mar
garets rooms. He appeared to be of reserved
and gentle nature, with quiet, gentleman-like
manners, and there something melancholy
in the expression of his face, which made one
desire to know more OF him. In figure, he was
tall, and slender Of frame, with dark hair aud
eyes; we judged that he was about thirty years
Of age possibly younger. Margaret spoke of
him most frankly, and soon told US the history of
her first acquaintance with him, which, as nearly
| as | can recall, was as follows:
al She went to hear vespers, the evening OF
Holy Thursday soon after her first coming
| TO Rome. in the spring of lS47, at ST. Peters.
| She proposed to her companions that some
| place in the church should be desig-
| mated where, after the services, they should
meet-she being inclined, as was her custom al
| ways in ST Peters, 10 wander alone among the
| different chapels. When, at length, she that
| the crowd was dispensing, she returned TO the
| place assigned, but could not find her party. In
| seine perplexty, she walked about, with her
glass carefully examining each group. Presently,
| young man Of gentiemany address came up TO
| her, and begged, if she were seeking any one,
| that he might be permitted to assist her and to-
| eether they continued the search through all
| parts of the church. Al last, i, became evident,
| beyond doubt, that her party could no longer
| be there, and, as it was then quite late, the
crowd all gone, they went out into the piazza to
| find carriage in which she might go home. In
! the piazza, Ia front of st. Peters, generally may
| be found many carriages but owing 10 the de-
| lay they had made, there then none, and
| Margaret was compelled to walk with her stran-
| ger friend the long distance between the Vatican
| and the Corso AT this time she had little con-
| mand OF the language for conversational pur-
| poses, and their words were few, though enough
| TO create in each desire for further knowledge
| aid acquaintance At her door they parted, and
Margaret, finding her friends at home. related
| the adventure" fFr;
This chance meeting at vesper service in St.
Peters prepared the way for many interviews
and it was before Margaret's departure for Ven-
ice, Milan, and Como, that Ossoli first offered
her his hand, and was refused. Mrs. Story con-
Imues
After her return to Rome, they met again,