Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-05-17

4 - SANA>sA S1sSs VAbo0V AAdiH5 ~ ~ kllt
nusical one of Lenore, was = being
beauteous . e'er to earth was given.
/ At my first meeting with her, wa,
fascinated, not 30 much by her extraor.
! dlnary beauty, as by tina winning grace
of her manner. Her hair and eyes
were the color Of yours, Aziola, and
have often fancied that / could trace j
resemblance between her and yourself.
have been conscious too that this real
Tor faucied resemblance made you more
dear and eatinable 70 me than yon nigh,
otherwise have been Iconfess to you,
Aziola, / loved her with all the warmth
and devotion Of which my ardent tenn
permanent is susceptible. All
loved her once, and IN such sort loved
|. That sorrow hath but burned the image in. =
| Unfortunately for all concerned, Al
berto, my brother, had met and loved
her, before my return. He who had
| from infancy been afflicted with an in
durable malady, which threatened at no
distant day 60 destroy him, which had
deprived him Of most means of enjoy
meat; which had affected his disposition,
rendering him uasoviag and morose !; he
who had never seemed to love q human
being, i.ad loved the beautiful Lenore.
With all that obstinate energy which
q coacastra'ion Of passion gives its pos
! SCISSOR, he perseyered in his suit for
Sma,riage to that fair girl. So eager
had no been to have arrangements made
before my resara, probably fearing me
! as ri,ai( that articles Of settlement,
aud Sc forth, had been entered into be-
tween my father end Count Vaeliostro.
! To the latter, this engagement was par
sicalarly PLEASING. With no other family
would he have been so willing for his
granddaughter to have formed an alli-
ances; for. none wassmore honorable as
regards wealth and ancient lines--two
import Int sine .qs,;a mems u The worldly
! wise and proud.
My father urged 40 serious objections.
The dover Of the Isdy Lenore was to be
immense, and he would be proud Of her
/ for q daughter-in-law but it was for
myself he would have chosen her, for
he continually, ] repeat, regarded me
as his heir. But as Alberto had latter!y
improved in heaitk, and there seemed a
probability Of his living several years,
Iana as yaglios.re, being old and child
iisf. Insisted in the choice already made,
my father submitted. The lady Lenors
/ was ayerse to this. And the more, Is
she had known nothing Of it, until ali
was asrasgea as above stated hetvesu
| the acting parties. Only the day before
j, my return had she been informed of i,
.Ihy her grandfather, at atAlberto srequest
My brother, but little accustomed 70 fe-
male society. was exceedingly difliident
Itbongh to the same extent obstinate ane
wi!tul. Fearing, from the restraint ant
coldness Of Lenore's manner, that HI
might be unsuccessful if pleading in hi:
own behalf, he requested the old Coun
& to inform the bride Of the honor avaitin.
her.
! I4enore listened in silent sorrow, fo
she felt the ilnpossibility Of ever loving
4 Alberto: butresrect for her aged reIa
i tive. and sense of deep obligatiei
restrained the expression of her view
! and reluctance 70 her only protector
4 I had been absent from Italy seyel
years. MY father looked forward wit
: great irnpa,ience to the day Of my re
I turn, which he hadresolved TO celebrat
i by making il greatgaladay. Accord
q ingly he inyited friends from far an
y II ( E 7
. near so when | reached the pattern;
/; Icastle, / found il merry from topmos
! turret TO foundation stone. Grey-haire
q men, robed in blue coats laced with si
yer. ii long vests adorned with glide
9 buttons, short troNsers snd long sil
1 stockings, tha foot arrayed u long toe
d shees, fastened With golden clasps, wel
wise conversations on politic'
/ affairs, national honor. past nation'
I IgTory and future probabilities
! their worldly danes sat .or stood stiff
i crowds, in imaginary elegance. talkin
4 Of their SOB = brilliant match. AZ conten
= plated excellent coed fortune ii Il
! matrimonial line, ~ of that sons III
,fl ~ madness ID uniting himself b ! bea!