Year: 1860

new sort of existence Of unknown 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 in dangers, and
which required 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 elder Lynch congratulated himself not
only on the second son which God had
sent him, but on the beneficial influence
which the gentleness of the amiable youth
would have on Edwards dark and more
vehement character. This hope appeared
likely to be completely fulfilled. Edward,
who found in Gonsalvo all that was want
ing in himself, felt his own nature, as it
were, completed by his society and as he
had already learned from his father that
he was soon to consider him as brother,
their friendship soon ripened into the
warmest and most sincere affection. But
not many months had passed before some
uneasy feelings arose in Edwards mind
to trouble this harmony. Gonsalvo had
become the husband of his sister, but had
deferred his return to Spain for an indef-
mite time. lie was become the chief OBJ
ject of general 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 had found successful ri
val of his former universal and uncontest-
ed popularity. But what shook him most
fearful ly-what wounded his heart no less
than his pride-what prepared for him in
tolerable and restless torments, vas the
perception, which every day confirmed,
that Anna-wEom he looked upon as his,
though she still refused to confess her love
that his Anna had, ever since the arri-
val of the handsome stranger, grown cold
er and colder towards himself. Nay, be
even imagined that, in unguared moments,
he had seen her speaking eyes rest, as if
weighed down with heavy thoughts, on
the soft and beautiful features of Gonsalvo,
and faint blush then pass over her cheek;
but if his eyes met hers, this soft bloom
suddenly became the burning glow of fe-
yer. Yes, he could not doubt it. Her
whole department was altered. Capri
cious, humorsome, restless, sometimes
sunk in deep melancholy, then suddenly
breaking out into fits Of violent mirth, she
seemed to retain only the outward form
of the sensible, clear minded, serene and
equa. tempered girl she had always ap-
peared. Everything BETRAYED to the
quick eye of Jealousy that she was the
prey of some deep seated passion; and for
whom ?-for whom could it be but Con
salvo?-for him, at whose every action it
was evident the inmost chords of ler heart
gave out their altered tone.


1t has oeen wisely said that love is more
nearly akin to hate than to liking. What
passed in Edwards bosom was proof of
this. Henceforth it seemed his sole en-
joyment to give pain to the woman he
passionately loved and now in the bitter,
ness of his heart, held guilty of all his
sufferings. Wherever occasion presented
itself he sought to embarrass her, to sting
her by disdainful pride, or so overwhelm
her with cutting reproaches till, conscious
of her secret crime, shame and anguish
oyerpowered the wretched girl, and she
burst into torrents of tears, which alone
had power to allay the scorching fever of
his heart. But no kindly reconciliation
followed these scenes, and, as with lovers,
resolved the dissonance into blessed har-
mony. The evaporation of each was on
ly heightened to desperation; and when
at length he saw enkindled in Gonsalyo-
so little capable Of fconcealment-the same
fire which burned in the eyes of Anna
when he thought he saw his neglected and
himself betrayed by serpent whom he
had cherished in his bosom, he stood at
that point of human infrmity, of which
the all seeing alone can decide whether it
be madness or the condition of still ac-
countable creature. On the same night
on which suspicion had driven Edward
from his couch, a restless wan derer, it ap.
pears that the guilty lovers had for the
first time met in secret. According to the
subsequent confession of Edward, he had
concealed himself behind pillar, and had
seen Gonsalvo, wrapped in his mantle
glide with hurried steps out of a well
known side door IN the house of Annals IA
ther, which led Immediately to her apart
ments. At the horrible certainty which
now glared upon him, the fury Of hell took
possession Of his soul: his eyes start ed
from their sockets, the blood rushed and
throbbed as if it would burst his veins
and, as man dying Of thirst pants for a
draught of cooling water, SO did his whole
being pant far the blood of his rival. Like
an infuriated tiger, he darted upon the un


happy youth who recognized him and
vainly fled. Edward instantly overlook
him, seized him, and burying his dagger s
hundred times with strokes ike lightning
flashes, in the quivering body, gnashed


with Satanic rage, the beautiful features
which had robbed him of his beloved an(
Of peace. 1t was not till the moon broke
forth from behind a dark cloud, and sud


denly lighted the ghastly spectacle before


him-the disfgured mass, which returned
scarce feature ofh once beloved FRIEND
the streams of blood which bathed th'


body and all the earth around it-that h'


walked with horror, as from some inferna


dream. But the deed was done and judg


ment was at hand. Led By the instinc


of self preservation, he fled, like Cain. in


to the nearest wood. How long be wan


dered there he could not recollect. Feal