The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-09-02
RONALD HERBERT,
THE
Selfish Man.

Italian that very evening. ~ We stood togethsr
under the light NJ an Italian moon on one OF the
terraces Of her Psszzo.
"Lady, had"
and you loved her, signor ="
gave forth the lie In . trembling voie'-"Lsdy'
I loved her dearly :"
"And Lawrence" she continued, at the same
time drawing her veil over her "a G, With the con-
sciousness Of . woman who Wishes 70 conceal hsr
feelings, even from ,hs eye Of nisbi-"be Knew
LADY, he did; he loved her deeply, truly:
Never were two so knit In Que you would
have dsemel that but one soul animated one
heart warmed their several bodies. and how
would that could forget him Bone men there
who change from love TO love, and yet arc OF an
aimliabl. temper Kindly. and rood withal, IKE
our friend Lawrence vet he did love my ss'er
with most tnrrsssing fondness."
The bot Italian hord stirred in her veins with
more OF violence than deemed possible, though j
knew that her spirit was proud and loty indrsd'
l have never met . womsn who could psnenuy
endure the idea Of the man she ped ever
having worshipped at any shrine but her own a,
she RULED branch o. the pomsgrsnste tree that
was laden with flowers an whose blossoms
eontrasiel beautifully with the snowy column
against which abe le.nci Lawrence stood before
the lower terrace; be hAi lei, the saloon soon
stsr my unfeeling observation, which ,h.n con.
sidsred not only thought Of his reply, and tet Is
a. smother cause for haired. Slowly and calmly 10
sscsnded IN, rteps and when he TONED us ie1t
thrill Of triumph, for Rosins de Lozss's, although
she tremblsd violently, made no reply TO the
isl msuer-,he moon or stars, or some such fool
cry. lie spoke again; she turned swsv 10 enter
the Pal,zzo: he followed, and, attempting TO take
her hand, inquired " she we're I'll she flung his
hand from hers, and some low, but earnest words
Of bitt.rness came from between her lips. heard
something Of . "former love" as she passed INTO
the saloon. Rad turned towards the garden, when
Lswrenee's hand WAS suddenly pressed upon my
shoulder.
..sir," he exclaimed, 81 wish 10 know BY VIVA,
right you interfere in what concerns yoL not |
feel assured you have boon speaking to that lady
of-of-of--"
He could not pronounce poor Luey's name.
coaked myself In hardened villsny, aud cone .udsd
the unfinished sentence.
'Of my Hster-grsnted I" ! replied. And
may not . brother speak Of departed sister TO q
dear sympsthhing friend. like the sisnora without
ineurrng your reverent oensurer'
"HypOcrin !" he shouted and the uagnifcenes
Of that il-fated young man struck upon my senses
like - sudden burst OF thunder for had bc'ore
only regarded him A. meek, gentle and iorbesring
"Hypocrin | would long since have unmarked
you W the uitsrmost, had IL not been for The re-
gpoct bore her memory. have loved, and do
love another-and dare not 10 call her - dear sym
paihizng friend : sympathy with you--you, whose
cold sehshness would sell sister as If she we're
| slsvs-you, who bad not The courage TO meet the
censurs you richly deserved for YOUR most loal-
| some avarice-you. who could fy from an aged
| psrsu, when she most needed your support; u is
not with such you that the bright, the glorious
creature who has just parted from US eau have any
l sympathyw
III 10 WE'LL" replied, sitting my feelings
l Of resentment under an e1ternal camnsss Of
derneanor-''it IL well; aud roproof comes well
| from apostato, whose clerical title enAbles him
/ 10 sneak FROM tho chastllensnt which brave
1 sndurs."
some demon inspired him with the desire to
punish my bravong a. II deserved he lost sight Of
4 clerical forhesrnnce; amid the suherngs Of man,
he forgot the munster, and with mad impeiuosity,
| struck me . blow, which, . God I more nsuiy
| returned 9th my srord. viii 1t be credited,
| ths, stabbed and stabbed again yet then, when
/ his hne form lay a, nay ieet-wbsn, upon drawing
for N, for the Ids time, the weapon Of deA,h, the
| warm blood rushed from ns csverns and Grim
| sousd the snowy mArbls-th.n, when l saw what
DESPERATE PASSION bad effected, declare before
ths Aim ghty, l would have given my own life 10
| have restored bis. could neither fy nor SPEAK;
fslt-but why attempt 10 recall the feen "a which
| have shrouded me in rsmorse during . long and
| lingering life Of overwhelming troubles, brought
| on, ID 10 true. by an ovsr-ipdulgsnco OF those
passions, which, II under proper control, tend 10
| good aud not 10 evil but whose bitterness is not
| rendered more palatabe by tho remembrance thai
| they are sslfiue!cted. A loud, loud scream, ,p-
poal,ng TO tho stars and their mysterious powers
| for vengeance on the murderer, aroused me from
| my misery.
| Rosns de Lozs,ts had thrown herself upon the
| PROSTATE form Of my victim, aud the upper ter
| racs WAS sparkling with lights which the servants
| bore towards the garden, alarmed by tho awful
| cry the unhappy lady had son. forth. In an in
| slant was surrounded Al prisoner by the me.
malls who, an hour before, would have kissed the
| dust from of my feet but the spirit wss in me
| still ! was no longer pAray tei waved tho
sword, reek ng witn warm blood and the descend
ants OF the once noble Forenunes shruuk FROM be-
| fore me ike ours. Iplungsd deeper and deeper
| still amid the orange grove, and quickly scaled tho
wall which divided the PAlAzzo from the grea,
| square
Perhaps II was only lint gination-I cannot toll
| II is awiully mysterious 10 lhis hour nay, on nv
soul swear that the spirit Of my sister Lucy pass
| cd through the clear arr fed from the garden;
| there was her form floating, and floating onward
the outlins periect-the "aturea too, all per-
feet; yet ~ Transparent that the moonbesrns shons
| through, or rsthsr mingled with tbelr beauty, 4
| crouchei TO the earth, yet watched her progre.a
| II seemed as abe looked upon that repfoach And
horror changed her eountenknce; th ought he
| was about to curse me; held my hands IN sup-
| pcation 70 the heavens, and bent my head on the
| cold pavement; ihs stiffness Of death was on those
streets in thai lone hour; and when again looked
| towards tie sklss, she had passed from my sight,
AN an old man. and must pause in my nara
ton.
CHAPTER V.
M,irtnonyi disappointment WHY does
| selfish man think OF matrimony Way should
| heir.g devoted to himself expect to ind another
| disintsrsstsi enough to minister solely 10 his
| plsAsuresf From VIVA, theory does he reason r
| from whence arc his conclusions drawn Men, 1
| Observe do no, implors In this respect They 20