New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-02

And In the twilight dean
s,s,s-y Go vssd y women isst NE be who went.
To breathe in ioy lsmenta F
4 The dead are eyeyywhsrs;
VIII .re'er Is love, or tenderness or fatal F
re- L ~ s pc pssa9as gsIp Or PRIDE where'sr
Vincenza.
A young peasant girl from Albano. nausa
| Vincenza, who used to come to Rome, to oaer
her Madonna like head as model to some of the
most skillful painters, fell deeply in love aith
u young artist of great promise, with
whom was very intimate. The naise grace
of tins mountain child, and the pure expression
oI her countenance, had made her kind of idol
among the artists, which worship her modest
eonaucs and department. perfectly justified
4 From the day that G. appeared attach
ed to her, Fincenza left Rome no more. AIbano.
lts sweet lake, and it's beautiful scenery were ex
| changed for little dirty room in the Transte-
| we're. occupied by the wife Of an artisan vhoea
children she attended OF course pretexrs Vera
| not wanting for frequent visits to the studio of
G.. the 5eflo Ffancese.
For several months the happines Of the vor,nc
Aibaaese was unclouded, but finally feslousTT
interposed and obscured it, Some malignant
individuals instilled doubts into G. ss So mind
in regard to the fidelity of Vincenza-from that
moment his doors were closed to her. and he oh
stinately refused seeing her. This was death
blow to Vineenza, and she Immediately became
prey to the most dreadful despair She would
wait whole days. to meet G. on the Prone
| made de Pincio, where sheihoped to see him-re-
fused all consolation, and daily became more
and more melancholy and abstraeted. / had en-
deavored, unsuccessfully, to bring about a re-
conciliation, and when I saw her weeping and
worn out with sorrow, I could only turn ayav
my eyes, and depart with q weight at myaipwn
heart. One day, however, / met her walking
with symptoms Of great agitation on the Prone
made de Poussin
"Where are you going, Vincenza : Why will
you not answer mes You shall not 20 on there.
You are bound on no good errand ,,
ss Leave me, Signor, I beg you not to detain
me- -
'fTell me first what yeu are doing here, all
a1ene - -
g You know he loves me no longer-that he
will not see me-that he believes me unfaithful
Can exist after that?-I come here to drown
myself. .
Tearing her hair, and throwing herself on the
ground, the poor girl uttered the most heart
rending cries, mingled with Impressions on the
authors OF her woes. When she had become a
little more composed, asked her if she would
promise me to wait quietly until the next day,
assuring her that in the meantime would see
G. and make another effort for her
81 will see him this evening, Vincenza, and
willdo everything in my power to induce him to
believe you. Come to me to morrow, and will
tell you the result. If I do not succeed, why
the Tiber is always here. .
"I will do anything you wish, Signor, you
are always kind
Accordingly that evening 1 took G. = >
aside, told him Of the scene had witnessed, and
implored him to give her an interview
:" sltt transformation thoroughly you received
about her, " said /, and my life on it, you will
find it was false. -
!" My dear friend, your advocacy is irresisti-
Bile. and Isueeumb. | will see in an hour or two
person who, l think, can let more light on this
affair 1t L find l was wrong. let her come. and
Will leave the key in my door-if the KEY is not
there, then she may know that my former sus-
picions have been confirmed And now let Us
drop the subject Whatdo you think of nv new
studio -
"Much better than the old one-but the pros
pect not SO fine. would have kept the garrett
if it wns only for the view from it of st. Peters
and Adrian's tomb. "
!" ou always want to be in the clouds-speak-
ing of clouds, give me light for my cigar, and
now am going to see about the proofs of Vim
eenza's truth-tell your protegee my final de-
termination. am quite curious to know who
is in the right
Very early the next morning Vincenza came
w ny NuS stlli hSieeU5 she QlU not at
first dare to wake me, but finally unable to CON
troll her impatience, she took down my guitar,
and struck few chords upon it, which aroused
me. As turned my head, / saw her standing
by my bedside trembling with emotion.
Well, Vincenza, think he will see you. If
you find the key in the door, it is a sign of his
pardon, and
Here the poor girl interrupted me, and seizing
my hand, kissed it, covered it with tears, laugh
ed. SDhEpd and Isy ahoj sc
leaving me as my reward a smile bright as sun
beam.
A few hours afterwards, just as I finished
dressing, g. entered my room, and said
with grave expression of countenanee
g You were right, find was mistaken--but
why did she not come to- my room' Ihaye been
waiting for her.
.'Not 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 "
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 the second!'
'Quick-let us see. -
And we rushed to the fifth story and found
The door of the studio shut-in the door post was
stuck the silver poignard, Yincenza wore in her
nalr, and which IT, recognized with ter
'or, for he had given it to her-we ran 10 her
louse-to the Promenade de Poussin--we cues
Toned all the persons near by-no one had seen
Ter. At last we heard voices, and violent ex
lamations-we reached the place they proceed
d from. Two men were fighting for the white
landkerchief which the unfortunate girl had
orn from her head and thrown upon the bank,
efore throwing herself into the river.
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JAMES SHERIDAN KNowLEs.--A correspondent
the Sunday Times says: Next mouth The
'as born on the 18th of May, l7S4,) Knowles
MI be seventy years old. His health is better
han 1t has been for some time, and moderation
a food and drink has caused this result. He
as no seruple in continuing to receive the
andsome income accruing to him from the per-
ormanoe of his plays-Bulwer's act of Parria-
aent giving our dramatic authors the right to
barge for the use of their compositions, Be-
ides, Knowles has pension of g20O, from the
parliamentary grant, and his clerical labors
re also fairly remunerated 1 should saw.
therefore,, and his transatlantic friends may
ke TO know, that Knowles has never been "a
ell off IN pecuniary sense, as at present.
is income, realizedswith very little trouble.
.nnot now be less than g700 a year.
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BAD DEBTs.-Hunt's Merchants Magazine adj
Gates the passage of an act abolishing all laws
the collection of debt, except where property
transferred for its security; the property so