The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-12-16


" the. romancist, even sWhen,his mavl
gination is strained to the uttermost,
can portray the extremes Of passion Of
which human nature is susceptible.
A communication bearing date Feb-I
ruary Goth, from the rock-built fort
ress, which England keeps as a key
to the Mediterranean, relates the fol.
lowing partieplars;ih I0Gh3
A respectable merchant, named
Baxwell, born at London, had re-
moved in early life 10 Gibraltar, in
duced partly by the circumstance Of
his being Of the same religious PER-
suasion to which the people Of his
adopted country belonged, For many
years he occupied a small dwell
ing near the base Of Mount Michael,
sorenowned forits caves and crystal.
lization. q, He carried on successful
traffic in q all the articles Of British
manufacture introduced into Spain
He acquired, in truth, a very consid.
cradle fortune in this way. Ali the
country knew that he had a large
amount of treasure lying by him, not
to speak Of the capital belonging to
him, which was embarked in COM
merce. His name was one of credit
in all the principal houses of exchange
in Europe. alA
James BaxwelI had a daughter, an
only daughter aged seventeen, and
of remarkable beauty. Her counte-
nance and figure combined in a most
agreeable manner the peculiar charms
Of the English, woman with the soft
and languishing characteristics Of the
Spaniard. Young as she was, she
had been for some two or three years
an object of devoted admiration to
all the youths around Gibralter:. At
church they deyoured her with their
eyes; and many, many a one thought
to himself, that happy above all men
would he be who could win the smiles
of Elezia Baxwell. But Elezia be-
slowed her smiles upon no one. She
seemed to those whose involuntary
sighs she excited, to carry fmaidenly
modesty to freezing coIdness. At
mass, her eyes were ever bent upon
her book, regardless of all the glances
cast upon her by others, .lesa.grys
Such was at least the case till short
ly before the events to be narrated
At length, however, Elezia did see ona
who awakened in herself some of the
emotions which she caused in others.
At mass, one day, she observed the
eyes Of young stranger fixed upon
her with an expression of admiration
and respect. To her he seemed a be-
ing superior to all the young men she
had ever yet beheld. From that mo-
ment, her calm and self.possessed de-
meanor left her forever. Abroad and
at home, she was restless and uneasy.
But, ere long, the stranger found an
opportunity of being introduced to her,
and mutual avowals of love followed
at no great distance of time.
Assured of the affections of Elezia,
the young stranger then presented
himself to Mr.. Baxwell. 81 am
named William Katt," said he to the
merchant, a am, like yourself, an
Englshman; l am of respectable fam
lily and character; young and wealthy.
Give me your daughter-we love one
another -a nss aas. raa ae
"Neverl' said James Baxwell, to
whom the position and circumstances
of the young man were not unknown;
"never You belong to the dominant
religion of England, by which my
fathers suffered SO much and so long.
You are a'Lutheran and my daughter
is a Catholic. Such a union could
not be happy, nor will / ever give my
consent to it. Elezia shall never be
yours p The daughter, infomed of
this declaration, threw herself at the
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