Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1863-12-14

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he might b8 in any. way q 1prdmised
with the government, ass II hea that
the s1agitive was quite sal II his pres
ent hiding place. The er imself
joined ia this request; ar thre was
something delicious IA & REJECTION,
that,she alone was though " lhy of
being entrusted with the - ! war
ior Of Napoleon, she coaked 10 alb
stain frcol any attempts fe1ate his
pres2n ssr4.sfortCne 1urtl to Le-
guile the tediousness Of ~2noment
by her pro.onge ed presenc .ho salocn.
Fran that day, Ginevra sel hours
ln'the WorL room when ~eTe gone,
ard &c oaly present who Il become to
her in object OF SO late ~ interest.
She hold the brush in but it
seldom touched the eas Willie Louis
SAT oy her side, speaking ith a fervid
cloqoence from his ewes. lcir conver-
satioA was short nd II for with
lovers monosylIaJIe elA-.@A more
than thei2oQFea pasagra9Ar nSatory.
Something's she sung, il sone,
a pIalntiEe Ill o. Eta.lE, az NJ as de-
lighted to find that I.asas " perfect
master of the soft aialoct fixWas her
own native tongue. Ffs0@ Means,
which seem to derive lofaIIn their
simplicity, is affection fn5s tirmly
strengthes a, until it bec ges sassion
to winch liz Itself is s1b6a.natR That
the. conenct Of Gineyra in thus krait
ting to triad mpst aEi~4ly le coIv j red
and ilsxcasable, mlI-,~1<Af~~9s i'll
lowed, and the re - i fae
strongest moral wh1ch cts Alraw.s
from behavior 50 ineoaSiaesate. q
The heightened visits e ,eyra to
N. ServIn4 now besaa to Is It the no.
tice Of The oldsoount aa5 siGe. Who
so idolized her that der .Akxkt absence
was Regarded With stnspJ ice. Ihev
therefore expressed their Gprise that
she AouId devote so mlc ir1e to main
ting when i caused taeh happiness.
To such az appeal, Ginev could reply
only win tears. Her fa.l excited by
SO unusual spectacle, elly delnan
dea the case Eis CUES Il only re-
d5abled her e3n ssru. - !.
sassssx Aasy4s ~ IL aA.----~~1A !.
picture then!' said the ca Aahing he,
10y the hand,
No, replied she With Al sudden ener
gy "a falsehood Shall nett even once es
cape the lips of your dadghter-I en-
not painting
" hat are you doing, then? I trus
you are engaged in no inproper intima.
cy?
replied,
Explain, cried the father 'sell me all.
Ginevra thus inportuned, eNplainc'
how she had become acquitted with VI
Louis, and the interest which he ha
excited in her bosom K
hsnsasiS Me- aic'5ss'2e sas f2se,..ss, lo5S ao.s zi
can. lie regarded r. daughee7T5 alfoo
tion as peculiarly MS own, Is dae ex
clusively 10 himself and her mother
The idea Of another person part;cipatin
III her love, he entertained with abhol
renee. Those childish rssses whiC
he 5-@> now @es5oS.3 "s o"a { :. ss, @ss.S
cr. His daughter seemed t. forsal
hitn in his Old age and in his dasolatit
to cast him aside rs if she loatn
him. Such was the selfsl conclusion
which the suspicious mrl Of Piom
led him. He at once FORT S6o Ginovra
think more of her young IhdInirer. S
bescught and entreated ldm to consil
that her happiness was at stake. It W
in vain-he would hear ne<tr-sig, but d
ci&red imqeratively she should n,
marry in his lifetime. So emphatic
denQnciatioa aroused the d0gncasU s2i
Of bis descendant.
But l a9jU marry said she, with
ferceness equal to his. own; your S
tence is inhuman.' 49,
The determination Of Gncvra Il
expressed seemed TO awe and confou
the old count. He resumed his S
without saying word. His wife I
interposed, and took tie part of
daughter. = Gineyra cast herself at
!, tatbers feet.
. will still love you and live with '
my dear father she cried; Il will nt
. forsake you!'
e Bartholomeo was at 1ast moved. "
: he learned that the young man va
: captaia Of the Imperial Guard. that
: had fought at Waterloe, and, tho
i woundsd, he'd been among tie las
= leave thet fst2l feld, lie consented to
e terest himself in his behalf. and to
IL ceiye him INTO his eyn house.