Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-02-18
FAPHAEL And RIs LOVE.

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When Raphael was painting his
beautiful fescOes in the Earnesina
Palace, in the Trastevere, he passed
daily over the bridge and through
this narrow street TO his work. One
day, it is said, be saw beautiful
blaek-haired girl, Of the voluptuOus
type painters love so well, bathing
her white feet in the waters Of the tt
Der. From that hour al peace of
mind iorsook him, and he forgot even
art in his earnest desire to be loved
Oy her. The bakers daughter, how
ever, was already provided with 8
lover-a certain fierce soldier stained
with the blood of many battles, who
less beauty. E&idiO had no refine
ment Of soul, no intellect Of lOVesn
but the outward Charms o fthe girl had
touched him, aud be sWOre that II any
lone else presumed to approach her
he would finish him with q GGeeatG.
Ca~tterinelia, never having known the
delicious heIzy Of love, had hitherto
submitted with that grace which sris-
IS from perfect indifference TO the adj
vances Of The soldier. He often came
to her fathers shops and gossipSd and
smoked until she grew used to him.,
and Egidi0, in a manner, became do
mesticated. But when Raphael came
also and talked, and cast loving
glanees out of his beautiful eyes
at Catterinella she began to de-
test the soldier, and to feel ali
the Joys and pains Of inst love.
Raphael not only rapidly insin-
uated himself into her heart, but
with that amiability and grace which
hes0 eminentIy possessed, fascinated
even the rough baker himself. He
was too much absorbed Ia his art to
/ spend much time in his shop, but that
very art afforded him the readiest
means of advancing his suit. He
asked Giuseppe to allow his daughter
to sit to him for her picture; and he,
though but a common vulgar trades
mau, still had enough respect for the
tine arts, then so generally cultivated
In Rome, to consider the request IS a
compliment, and to comply. But he
made Raphael promise never to men
tCn his compliance, both out Of re-
gard to Catterinells's fair fame, and
for lear of the rough soldier, EgidiO,
whose blind Jealousy might prompt
him to commit some violence. When
Catterinella first went to Raphaal's
studio it was secretly and cautiously, !
and accompanied by her mother; but
so frequent were the visits Of EgidiO,
and so ardent his passion for OatteFi-
nella, that il was impossible for their
absence not tO-raise his suspicious.
One day, when they had left the |
shop, as they supposed, unObserved,J
he watched them, and SEEING them |
enter a doorway and ascend astair-
ease, followed. The door was mad
Yertently left open. EgidiO entered,
and stealing noiselessly into the spa
lumber. Unable to control his fierce |
passions at seeing Catterinella seated
opposite Raphael, EgidiO drew his
stilettO and rushed ON the painf3r,
who, at that very instant posing his
brush in the air, was intently and
p-assiOnately examining the F0rpa.
rina's features. The woman, hOFri-
fed at the sudden apparitiOn Of Egi-
dio, his naked dagger and horfidi
looks, screamed aloud, bat RophaeL, I
unsrmed as he was, rose, and faced l,
his sssailant. No sooner did E8idioi L
recognize SaHzi0 IS the detested rival
whom he intended 10 murder-SanziO
whom he had regarded as 8 deity, /,
whom he had heard celebrated as the
very wonder Of the -woTld-than he /
stood transfxed, and the stillettO
dropped from his hand. AfeW mar
tIculate words o. excuse and prsyens
for pardon fell from his lips. Touched =,
by the humane looks Of Raphael, Who'll
gazed on him with 8 kind Of plying s
establishment, EgidiO underworld, in :
q lew broken words, to explain the :
motives which had induced the muir :
derOus attack. He spoke of his love-; ;
be pleaded his jealousy. The he turn
ed toward the sfrighted Catterinells, 4
who, scared by his fierce looks, >
scarcely dared to lift her head, while !
be himself, speaking with nl-sup- !
pressed passion, impIOFed her to be :
aim. He assured her that he would !
not iDjure her, but he c0njured her, !
Oy all she held most sacred, to tell !
him il she really loved him, Catteri- !
nella, inspired by the passionate ex- !
,itement OF the moment, forgot her 4
ears of EgidiO, his cruelty, his ieaI- :
)usy; she forgot al ave Ra- :
)hael-the sun, under whose rays :
he expanded Into q new and :
DELICIOUS hfe-Raphaei, the god !
# her idOlatry, who stood pale and ,
peechless before her. Raising her
to his face, she acknowledged the
owe she had long secretly cherished
her heart, end confessed, In latter !
ng accents, that he was dear to her =
other mOrtals. ERidio was !
truck dumb. Selling his dagger, :
which hsd fallen on the floor, he y
ushed nom the studio. Relieved >
rom the fascination Of Rsphael's = !
o~untenanee and majestic presence, y
grasping his weapon In his =
and, resolved to return and murder y
im-but when he remembered the y
7ords Of Decentralization he re- =,
allied those passionate words In
7hieh she had confessed her love-his
solution again changed. why kill "a
i'm because she loves memo lOngsrro ~
e exclaimed. Honor and despair -
rove in the breast Of the savage sol. ~
Ter. Love, hope, lie-an had passed ~
,to the possession OF another, and &C
lat other a man so godIIke that he y
mid scarcely, even 1.-THE Wild par Hl
rvsms Ofhis rage wonder at the pref q
-ence. His violent nature could not "
1dure such torture, and in utter des- .
he plunged into his own breast u
"a weapon ne had raised against "
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