Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1858-04-22
Orsinii and is Daughts

Orsini and his Daughts
Orsini appears to have been s. II 80
ed, heroic, but uni ortuns,s 1psn. TIT 81
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thing for his heart. ds adt fl e
his two daughters, Efnestina and Ida, il
the year 1854, when Orsini was about
depart on the desperate mission whicI
caused his arrest at Hermanstadt. He thu.
lspeuks OF himself at that time in his "Me
moirs.ss. ht-
''Before leaving for Italy I was agaiI
overcome with melancholy. was sick a
everything. A sad presentiment told q
that should see. my children, my uncle
mYsbrOther no more. | wrote to the two
laseer chat | was going into Asia, so thai
they should have no suspicion that I was
engaged in a new conspiracy.. sent tbs
letters open to Mr.. Colombo, of Nice, t.
forward them; they were dated from Gen.
eva, SO that the police, if they opened the
letters, should not know where was"
ITO ERsEsTrNA AND IDA oRsIsI.
"SwITzERLAND, September %, 1857.
"MI DEAR DAUGHTERS: These few lines
together with two little hearts, which con-
tain two locks of my hair, will be consien-
ed to you when am alive no longer; YOU
will also receive portrait greatly resem-
bling me, and have left the necessary in
structions with my brother Leonidas, so
that you may have it, and keep it in men,
ory of your poor father.
81 left you in your tender age; You were
very little, and the last time that ever |
saw you was in the prison, at Nice. was
driven from Piedmont because | had con-
spired against the foreigners who occupied
my country,
HThe vicissitudes of Italy do not permit
me to watch over your education myself,
and have not had the sweet pleasure TO
caress you in your most beautiful period OF
youth.
"In the lines which have written to my
brother Leonidas and my uncle, have ex-
planned that leave everything to you.
have begged them to transfer 10 you two
everything which they might have intended
to do to my advantage. | have recommend
ed you more than myself, because am
anxi US that they should love you, and take
the greatest care in your education. go
to far-cff lands, embittered by everything.
| carry with me two thopghts-of you two
dear children, and tLat of my dear coun-
try; and trust that my occupations, my
sacrifices, may be useful to beth. If die
soon, it will not be my fault that / have
not executed these two objects; it will be
that OF death.
"Before concluding must give some ad-
vice, which you will retain, my dear chill
dren, as a paternal memorial, and which
may be valuable guide to you throughout
your lives; at least, hope and wish so.--
First, believe in God! have firm con-
viction of His existence. Second, possess
unalterable principles of honor! Mark.
do not mean mallable and material princi-
Piles; no, but those which are universally
recognised as such by all people and ma
tioIs, which do not alter with the changes
of time, of country, of governments: mean
those principles which are eternal truths,
absolute, immutable, not depending on any
ones caprice. Pay attention to this
Everybody considers himself honorable; but
Ibis is not always seen in his acts, but in
stead of it we FIND. deceit, hypocrisy, equiv
ocation, and cunning words to injure others.
This is what the greater part of men do,
who regard the principles of honor as
piece o. India rutber. When the true prin-
ciples of honor have taken root in you, as
have explained, and that they are consider
ed by you as the basis Of public and private
morality, you must necessarily be levers of
your country, honest, affectionate toward
your parents, pure in your youth, pure and
faithfulto your husbands to whom you may
be married; in fine, loving toward your chill
dren, and adorned with the finest qualities
which can be desired in women destined
by God and nature to embeIlish the life Of
man and to render his existence less mis-
erable.
"Gain as much instruction as you can ),
and inform yourselves we'll as to what be-
longs to the familiar or domestic life, and
recollect that the greater part of the crimes
and errors of men proceed from ignorance
that enemy to civilization, progress, hon
or, and the liberty of nations. Remember, :,
that as soon as you can use your intellec-
tual faculties, the world will seem a para
disc to you; everything will smile ON you;
it will seem like beautiful spring, full of
sweet-smeling and beautiful fiowers---a
spring which promises everything lovely
and dear that the Imagination can con-
ceive. All that is lovely will smile upon
you, and your hearts will expand with
sweet hopes and affections toward what
ever fascinates you towrrd that ideal
beauty, goodness and love, which, alas! in
reality do not exist. My dear children, do
not be lieve in or be dazzled by the appear
ance which this world will a: first present
to you. Be careful. 1T is but the appear
ance, the external surface, which facinates;
and if you are dazzled by it's witchcralt,
must come--and then--and
then--you will fiLd an immense void; q
void which yon would never have expert
enced if you had looked upon the world as
it real ly is; void that will show you bu;
too plainly that the world is full of rotten
ness, deceit, and ingra,itude, that we must
not here seek the summit OF felicity, but q
tempered contentment. You will fall into
despair--into tears-you will wish to re-
trace your steps, but you are too late
Give ear to these words which your father
composes with tears in his eyes. ] hope
that you may never suffer the lightest OF