Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-03-16

treated him with kiuduC~- and friend,
ship. His inmost heart was yhU- warm.
ed 10y fire which like of a volcano
buried too deep To break oJt uJ thc ~Ur
face, Is only seen in the fertility of the
soil above, which il clothes I'm thC
sOfteSt green, and decks with the bright.
est flowers. Thus captivatin-, AND
easily captivatcd, was il Il wonder iI Inc
stole the palm even out of the hand O
Edward Lynch" But Edwards father
had no such auticipatiun~. Full ofgTut.
itudc for his friend, and of affection fol
his engaging son, he determined to pro-
pose to the old Gomez marriage be-
tween GOnsalvo and his daughter. Tho
offer was too tlatteTin" to be refused
The fathers were soon agreed, and ii
was decided that GOnsalvO should ac-
company his future fathCr-in-law TO the
coast of Ireland, and if the inclination
Of the young people favored the project
their union should take place the same
time with Edwards; after which he
should Immediately return TO Spain.
( GUnsalvO, who was just nineteen. ac-
. cOmpanied the reverend friend of his
father with Joy. His young romantic
spirit enjoyed in silent and delighted
anticipation the varying scenes of
! strange lands which he was about to
see; the wonders Of the deep which he
/ would contemplate: the new sort Of Ju-
. known people with whom he was to be
/ connected; and his warm heart already
attached itself TO the girl, of whose
charms her father gave him perhaps a
too partial description.
Every moment of the long voyage,
which at that time abOUnded with dan
gers, and required Il much longer period
than now, increased the intimacy and
mutual attachment Of the travellers and
when at length they deserted the port of
! Galway, the old Lynch congratulated
himself not only on the second son
which God had sent him. but OH the
/ beneficial influence which the UUVary-
gentlcuCsS Of the amiablC youth, would
/ have on Edwards darker and more We
hemcnt character
I This hope appeared likely to bc COM
plctely fulfilled. Edward, who found
all in GOnSalvO that was wanting in
himself, felt his own nature as it were
completed by his society: and as ne had
already learned from his father that he
was to regard him as a brother, their
friendship soon ripCued into the warm
est and most sincere affection.
But not many months had passed be
| fore some uneasy feelings arose i'm Ed
wards mind to trouble this harmony.
/ GOnsalvO had become the husband of
his sister, but had deferred his return to
Spain for an indefinate time. He had
become the object OfgeneTal admiration,
attention and love. Edward felt that
he was less happy than formerly. For
the first time in his life neglected, he
could not conceal from himself that he
found successful rival in his former
universal and UncOmtcsted popularity.
But what shook him most feaTfully,
what wounded his heart no less than his
pride, that prepared him for iHtOlerabIc
and restless t0rmCnts, was the pcrcep-
ton which every day confirmed, that
Anua, whom ne looked upon as his
though she still refused 20 confess her
love-that his Anna had ever since the
siTTiN si of ti,c handsome stranger, grown
colder and colder towards hinlself.-
Nay, he even imagined that in Ungard-
eel moments he had seen her speaking
eyes rest, as if weighed down with
heavy thoughts, on the soft and beauti-
full features of GOnsalvO, and q faint
blush passed over her pale-cheek; but if
his eyes met hers, this soft bloom sud-
denly became the burning glow of fever.
Yes he could not doubt il; her whole de
pertinent was altered; capriciOUs, hui
m0rSOmG, restless, sometimes sunk in
in deep melancholy, then suddenly
breaking into fits of violent mirth, She
seemed to retain only the outward form
of the sensible, clear minded, serene.
and equal tempered girl she had always
appeared. Everything appeared to the
eye of jealousy that she was the pray of
some deep-seated pasSiOn-aud for
whom for whom could it he but Goa
salvo? for him, at whose every action
it was. evident the inmOst chorus of
heart gave out their alterted tone. 1t
has been wisely said, that love is more
nearly akin to hate than liking. What
passed in Edwards bosom was q proof Of
this. HencGlOrth it seemed his sole ell
iOymeHt to give pain TO the woman he
passiOnatCly loved; and now, i'm the bit /
terness Of his heart, held guilty of all /
his SUtlerings. Whenever occasion pre-
semted ITSELF he sought to CmbaTass /
her; to sting her disdaiuiul pride by or
to OVerWhelm herWith cutting grepTOach- I.
es; till conscious of her secret crime, /
shame and anguish OverpUWered the /
WTetChed girl, and she burst into tor /
rents Of tears, which alone had power To- 7
alIay the scOrchinE fever of his heart. .
But no kindly reconciliation followed /
tlltSt ~ttllNSs anu al " llll tl~r lt>lllN-I
ed the disSOnancG into blessed harmony.
The eXaspeTatiOu of each was only /
to desperation; and when he /
at length saw eukindIcd in Gonsalvo-
so little capable Of cOnccalment-the .
same fire which burnt ia the eyes of [
Anna; when he thought he saw his sis
ter neglected and himself betrayed by Il
serpent when he had cherished in his
bosom, he stood at that point of human
infiTmity, of which the All-sCCing alone
can decide whether it he madness, or
the condition ola still accountable crca-
turu.
On the same night i'm Which suspicion
had driven Edward from his couch, q
restless wandereT, ii appears that the
lovers had for the first time met in Sc
cTet. According to the subsequent con-
fesslOn ui Edward, lie had cGnsealed
himself behind pillar, and had seen l.
GOnsalVO, wrapped in his mantle, glide
with hurried steps out of a well known
side door in the house of Annals father,
At the horrible certainty which now
glarCd upon him, the fury of hell took
pos5eosiGH CT ms sGuig his eyes started
from their sockets, the blood rushed and
thTOb6ed as if ii would burst his veins,
and as the man dying of thirst pants for
q dTaUght of cooling water, so did his Il
whole being pant for the blood Of his
rival. Like an imiUTiute tiger, he DART
ed upon the unhappy youth, who recog-
uized him, and vainly fled. Edward
instantly G&aIluqlf lpM, aud LUryng
his dagger q hundred times with strokes
like tightening I'm the quIycrimT body, {
Tashed with satanic rage the beautiful (
features which had robbed him Of his I
beloved and Of peace II was not till
-he B2Qon LrQEe forth from behind & dark
cloud, aud suddenly lighted The CHASTITY
spectacle before him-tAe disigurGd
mass, which retained scarcely Il feature
IF his once beloved friend, the streams =
If blood which bathed the body and all
Ae earth AROUND it-tnat hC walked with j
lOrTOr, rs from some Internal dream. {
But the deed was done, and judgement a
vas mt hand. In
Meanwhile the. murder was boon {
lnowu in the citl$End the fearful end i
If the gentle youth who had confined c
himself, foreigner, To their hospitality,
vas learned hy all with sorrow and in C.
ligUati0u. ~ dagger stepped inA'iuud e
lad been found lying by the velvet cap i
If the Spauiard, Ind not far from it Il j
laI, oruamcuted with plumv> and q G.
'lasp Of gems, showing the recent traces :
If Il man who seemed to have sought q
afcty i'm thcdirectiOu OF the wood. The In
nat was Immediately recognized rs Ed T.
wards and as he was 70 where 20 he Ir
Ound, fears We're suuu entertained that Il
le had been murdered with his friend. d
The terrified iathermOmtcd his horse, s