The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-05-24

do " HiOuel w SOlllC VI inc most Sklllfu
painters, fell deeply in love with G. 's
a young artist of great promise, will
whom | was very intimate The noir
grace of this mountain child, and The
pure expression of her countenance, haC
made hor kind of idol among the ar
lists, which worship her modest conduc
and department fully justified.
From the day that G.. -"' appeared
attached to her, Vincenza left Rome nc
more. Albano, its sweet lake, and it.
beautiful scenery wcrc exchanged for q
little dirty room in the Transtevere, oc
cupcd by the wife Of an artisan whose
children she attended. OF course pre-
texts were not wanting for frequent Wis
its to tho studio Of c. $50 tho Jelh
II NanccSe.
For several months happiness of the
young AtbancSt was unclouded but final
ly Jealousy intcrposed and obsccured it
Some malignant individuals instillcd
doubts into G. IS mind in regard to
the fidelity of Vincenza-from that mo-
ment his doors were closed to her. and
he obsinately refused seeing her. This
was death blow to ViDceDza, and she
immediately became prey to the most
dreadful despair. She would wait whole
days, to meet G.. So" on the Prone
made de Pincio, where she hoped to sec
hlm-refused all consolation. and daily
became moro and moro melancholy and
distracted. | had ondeavored unsuc.
cessfully, to bring about a reconciliation
and WREN saw her weeping and worn
out with sorrow, | could only turn away
my eyes and depart with heavy heart
One day, however, I met her walking
with symptoms of great agitation on the
Promenade de Poussin.
" Where are you going, Ninconza p
Why will you not answer me ? You
shall not 20 on there. You are bound
on no good errand."
4" Leave me, Signor, beg you not to
dctain me"
Tell me first what you are doing here,
all alone"
You know he loves me no long.
er-that he will not see me-be believes
me unfaithtul. Can exist after that 2
III come here to drown myself"
Tearing her hair, and throwing herself
on the ground, the poor girl uttered the
most heart-rendiDg cries, mingled with
imprccations on the authors of her woes.
When she had become little more com
posed, / asked her if she would promise
me to wait quietly until the next day
assuring her in the meantime | would
see q. '-' and make another effort for
her.
81 will see him this evening, vinccn-
"a, and will do anything in my power to
induce him to believe you. Come to Inc
tomorrow, and will tell you the re-
suit, Ii / do not succeed, why the Ii
Der is always here"
Il will do anything you wish, Signor,
you are always kind"
Accordingly that evening took
G. = aside, told him of the scene
had witnessed, and implored him to
give her an interview.
"Sft the information thoroughly YOU
received about her." said | "and my life
on it, you will find it was false"
My dear friend, your advocacy is ir.
resistable, and l succumb. l will see
in an hour or two person who, l think.
can let more light on this affair. fl
find was wrong, let her como, and will
leave the key in my door-if the key is
not there, then sho may know that my
former suspicious have been confirmed,
Aud now let us drop the subject. What
do You think of my new studio ?"
Much better than the old one-but
the prospect not so fine | would have
kept the garret, if it was only for the
view from it of St. Peters and Adrians
tomb"
You always want to be in the clouds
speaking of clouds, give me light
for my cigar and now | am going to SEQ
about the proofs of Vincenzas truth
tell your pr0tcgee my final determination
! am quite curious to know who is in
the right"
Very early the next morning Viconza
came to my room was still asleep :;
she did not at first dare to wake me, but
finally unable to control her impatience,
she took down my guitar, and struck a
few chords upon it, which aroused me
As | turned my head, | saw her stand
ing by my bedside trembling with emo
tion.
"Well, Vincenza, think lie will sec
you If you find the key in the door, it
is sign of his pardon and"
Here the poor girl interrupted me,
and seizing my hand, kissed it covered
it with tears, laughed, sobbed and finally
rushed out of the room, leaving me as
my reward a smile bright as a sunbeam.
a few heurs afterwards, just as | fin,
ished dressing, G., - entered my
room, and said with grave expression
of countenance
"You were right, | find was mista-
ken--but why did she not come to my
room have been waiting for her."
Mot come to your room why she
left here this morning half crazy with
JOY, on account of the hope | gave her
--she should have been with you in two
minutes"
Il have not seen her, and yet the key
was certainly in the door"
"Oh, horror did not tell her you
had changed your studio. She must
have gone up to the fifth story, not
knowing you had removed to thu see
ond p
"Quick--let us see"
And We rushed to the ifth story and
found the door of the studio shut--in |
the door post was stuck the silver poig. |
nard, Vinccnza wore in her hair, and /
which c. - T" recognized with terror