The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-16

sitting at the head of q festive table.
Suddenly, therefore, appeared some of
the finest esaeralds and sapphires in the
world upon the fingers Of counts and
marquises, whose iswels had hitherto
been Of doubtful value; and no little
sensation was made on the gravest and
most dignified of the old nobility, by
ce:taih grandee. remarkable for his
sense OF he proprieties, who lad dis
covered serious reasons for thinking
that tire supposed jewelers. offspring
Was natural daughter cf a late prince
Of the blood.
BE this as it may, Don Alpbcnso
presented himself one morning. as
usual, before bis mistress, and after au
interchange of Transports; such as may
be imagined between two such lovers,
about to be joined forever, informed
her, that only one thing more was now
rem aiuing tobe done, aud ,hen-in the
course of three mornings-they would
be living in the same house.
And what is tha,?' said Lucinda, the
tears rushing into ,Ger eyes for excess Of
adoring happiness.
Only the bail fight eaid the lover,
affecting as much indifference as he
colsd affect in anything when speaking
with his eyes on hers. But be could
not speak 1t il. qate The tone be wish
ed. -
Ihe bull 6ghtr scarcely CALCULATED
his mistress, turning pale. oh, Al
| phonso! tou have toushtAand. conquer
ed in dozen, ard you will not cult
me 1.ow tbat we can be so citen
,oget..es? BESIDES A.,d here her
breath began already to fail her.
Bn, AIpbonso sh owed her. or tied
to SHOW h:r, how ne l,,ust iaev tab!v
attend tre oni iight 5don1r dzr.7 szi--,. /:
| ed cuStarl, eve,v,niag tat . X
i pected Q. him; his t-;stress h:rs.7i:f.
who.wouid otherwise fespise hia..
His mistress tainted away. She fell
death like burden, into his arms.
When She ca me to asrse!f, she wept
entrea;ed, inpTored, tried even with
pathetic gaiety. to rally and be ;.lea-
san': thea again w-pt; then argued,
and for the first time in her life was
losiclan, pressing l,ie hand, and saying,
VITA Sudden frce Of conviction,
bat hear ne; ,hen legged again, then
kissed him IKE bride, reposed on hna
bike 4 wife, did everything that was
becoming end beautiful, and SAID
eve:y;t'ng .,.l al angry wor4; nay,
! woa!d have dared, perhaps, to pretend
to say even that had she tholsht Of
1t; obt. she Was NJ Of an angry l5ind, OF
of any .kir1 bu :he loving, aad how
WIS the :.ougl1 to enter hev head2
Entire love ls worship, and caano:
be angry.
J The heart OF ihe 10 openly and
foudis sy'..oar lized with tina, ct bis
poor mistress; and secretly, it fel1 even
more than i bowed. Not tia, lion
Aiphonso teFed for consequences,
'houyn ..s ia not been without par IS
isnd thoughts Of possibilities. even in
regard 10 lhs Sc: for, to say no'.l!ns Of
i.t'e dange. c: the sport in ordinary
the cl;ei se.ao Of his being uurar-
susdabIe in he present instance was a
: report shat the ANIMALS to be encoun-
tered wer: Of more than ordinary
| tsroci.y; & that the caealleros WHO
! who were .x,,ecied to be foremost IN
the lists !: genera! now felt thclnsek, -
to be particularly called on to male
their app eararce, at the hazard OF an
alternatr,e too dreadful for the greatest
| yalor to ists.
The fa&' asgumaat whic.. he ,.sed
with biz mistress was, the very excess
oE thot ,ov. md ,La war;, -. ~, -,