New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-03
An italian Tragedy.

A recent traveller relates, that fayorite dra-
matte piece in the towns of the Genoese terri
tory is founded on the following tragic story
Afew years since there lived at Port Maurice,
near Oneglia, two lovers named Anna and Giu-
seppe, the children of widows in good circnm-
stances, the former eighteen, and the latter
twenty years of age. The parents had given
their consent to their union, and the wedding
day was soon to be fixed; when, during short
absenceof Giuseppe, probably brought about
by artful contriyance. an intriguing friend of
the family prevailed on the mother of the bride
to give her daughter To more wealthy lover.
Anna, overcome by q maternal importantly,
did what she had not frmness to refuse to do,
and promised to bestow her hand on man for
whom she had no affection. Grief, however,
soon undermined her health, and, by way of
amusement, she was sent to the mountains TO
the olive harvest, Her mother also went to see
some relations in the country, and an elder sis-
ter was left at home.
Anna, nevertheless, grew worse nay, she
was so ill, that her friends alarmed for her life,
sent her back to her mothers house. Mean
while, Giuseppe had returned, and the report
of Annals intended compulsory marriage soon
reached his ears. On the following Sunday he
met her sister at mass, and with the urgency,
yet with the resignation of despair, he implored
her to procure him last interview with his be-
loved They agreed that he should find Anna
in the garden in the evening by moonlight,
while the only gardian domestic, an old sailor,
was at the public house.
At the appointed time Giuseppe was in the
garden, and there he found his Anna, weak,
melancholy, and silent, she went up to him
with faltering steps; but in vain he questioned
her; in vain he endeavored to draw from her
the acknowledgement that she still loved him,
and acted by compulsion-not q word could he
elcit-mute, pale, and motionless, she stood
like beauteous statue before him. At length he
clasped the adored object in an ardent embrace,
during which he buried peinard in her heart
She fell without groan The murderer hastily
fed over the wall of the garden. The sister
alarmed at Anna's protracted absence, went
out into the garden, where she found her
lifeless in her blood, and with the assistance
Of the old sailor, who had returned too late,
carried her into the house.
The wretched assassin, impelled by savage
frenzy, after strollipg about all night, again
scaled the wall Of the garden, where he no loug-
| er found his Anna, but only her bloed which
he was busily employed in wiping up with his
| handkerchief; when the mother, ignorant ot
what had happened, returned early in~the NOR
ming from the Diliegiatura, accompanied by the
friend who was the cause of the catastrophe
and, unlocking the gate, entered the garden
The fIantic Giuseppe ran to maet her, and
face, wildly cried, ssConosci tu quel sangue 4;
(Do you know the blood!) The mother rushed
with a fearful presentiment into the house.
where the first object that met her view was the
corpse of her murdered child. The maniac
again fed to the caverns of the neighboring
mountains.
The corpse was decorated after the italian
fashion, crowned with garland of myrtle, and
deposited the night before the funeral in an open
coffin in the church before the high altar Here
a person was placed to watch it by the Light of
consecrated tapers. After midnight tie as.
sassin suddenly forced his way into the church ;
the affrighted watchman ran off, but stopped at
. distance to observe his motions, and beheld
the unfortunate Giuseppa covering the remains
Of her whom be had murdered from affection,
with a thousand kisses and bur ming tears after
which, with the rapidity of lightning, he dis
patched himself by several pistol-shots, and fell
lifeless on the corpse of his beloved victim. The
unhappy mother went raying mad. During her
insanity she frequently exclaimed, Conosci tn
quel sangue !" and soon sunk into premature
grave,