The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-08-28
WHOLE NUMBER 27S

> now I have come to make good the
oath
= As he said this, be laid his hand upon
the shrinking form Of the frightened girl,
and was about raising her from the floor
whore she had crouchcd down, when
be was seized suddenly by a powerful
arm, and drawn backwards,
Relieving himself, he sprang to his
feet, drawing his rapicr as he did so.
On turning he found himself confronted
by stranger, fully armed for the emsr-
gcncy. Madlened by this. unexpected
and bold iutcricreuce, the prince made
plunge at the heart Of his assailant,
but his sword arm was thrown coolly up
and before he could recover himself, he
received a wound in his left side. A
fierce struggle cnsucl, but it lasted only
for brief period, at the end of which,
/ Prince Algardo lay upon the floor that
was delugcd with blood.
When Marie, whose senses had fled
at the moment of greatest peril, recov-
cred her consciousness, she found hor-
If in small apartment with every
thing around her new and strange. AS
she started up with an exclamation of
surprise and terror, an old man whom
she had not at first observed, came
quickly to her side, saying Be calm,
my daughter, you are safe
There was something strangely ia
piliar in the voice, and Marie looked
Iwonderingly into the old mans face.
Speak - she said, hurriedly, Il
hear the rush of water. Where am p
you, with your sister, Theresa, are
on ship board. Sec, there she lies,
sweetly asleep, unconscious of any
change. But be calm, nay dear child,'
and the stranger took her hand, and
held it tightly. You remember Fa-
her Varoni 2 am he
You Father Varoni'
Yes. | learned from a faithful SER
want that Algardo had bribcd some of
the domcstics to admit him to your
chamber, that he might remove you to
distance, and make you the slave Of
his will. | determined to prevent tho
execution of his plot. In order that l
might be better able to do this, | came
to your unclo's villa, where [ met you.
Oh ? that was a blessed meeting, for L
found in you, Marie, the daughter of my
own child. whom | had seen swalloed in
the sea that bcrcft me Of her mother
The lockct you wear about your neck
contains the miniature Of one whose
loss I have mourncd for nearly forty
years.
Marie looked bcwildered. To her
this strange revelation seemed like
dream.
As soon as I had learned this re-
sumcd Father Varoni, Il went on
board an English vessel of war in tho
harbor, and made known to the officer
in command that | was a British sub
icct, and that had not only large
estates, but title at home, had with
me documents to satisfy him at once
that my statements were true. L then
related briefly my histcry--how many
years apo had been wrecked on this
sea, In Wlllcn uiNdS''i ~ 10y
child also. as | then supposed, we're
drowned and that broken in spirits by
the shock, | had sought a clois'er's re-
tircmcnt. then made known the fact
had discovered that you were the
daughter of my child, who had been
strangely saved from des'h, and that
an unpr nciplcd young nobleman, who
possessed great power and infnsnce,
was about sacrificing you, in your help
less, unwarned innocence, Csp'sls e
entered iu,o my feelings, and " his
courage AMI determined resolution are
you, my dear child, indebted tE your
rescue. My arm was too feeble 70 res
cue you, though, had 90 ether .sa bet
ter aid been tcudcr.d, | would have
been at your sidc in the hour OF sanger
Even as it was, | was near At lanu:
The moment the fierce sontest that 10,
lowed the meeting of Prince A'ga,u9
and Captain R had been Gec'ueu
J in favor of the latter, you anh l nereSa
were removed by some of the other oti-
Ger, who had accompanied US, aud hur-