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‘VOLUME 28—NU1VII5.ER_ 53.
DECEMBER 31.
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1845.
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POETRY-
ODE TO MY CIGAR.
BY CHAS. sriuovit.
Yes, social friend, I love thee well.
In learned a'uctor’s spite ; _
Thy clouds all _other_clouds dispel,
And lap me in delight.
What though they tell, with phizzes long,
My years are sooner passed '4.’
I would reply with reason strong,
‘ l‘hey’re brighter while they last !’ .
’\Vhen in the lonely evening hour,
Attended but by thee.
O‘er liistorv’s varied pace I pore,
9 ' ' 3
Man s fate I read in thee.
Oft as thy snowy column grows,
Then breaks and fades away,
_I trace how mighty realms thus rose,
Then tumbled to decay.
Life-’s but a leaf adroiily rolled,
And 'I‘ime’s the wasting breath
That late or early we behold
Gives all to dusty death.
And what is he who smokes thee now ?
A little moving ltcap
That soon ike thee to fate_.mtist bow,
With thee in dust'iiii;i,s,:t?sleep.
But though thy aslies_d‘t’ivviitvard go,
'I liy essence rolls or'i“~liigli——
Thus tvlierif;gii_t' body lieth low,
My .soul ‘shall cleave the sky.
ivi1’.5,_oi§’i.‘I’fXi\i
TIIIE BlIAZIl.IA.\’ BRIDE.
Coizcludctl.
During his residence on the contiueiit, his
time and attention were too much occupied his
change of residence too frequent, to allow of his
affection being at any time iti tlaiigcr. And, be-
side the observing eye of Mr. Mordaunt, and the
watchword of the reveretl Abbess, it must he
noticed that the young Don was not of that
lightly inflammahlé nature, which the sparkle
of an eye, the smile of a rtsy lip, or the touch
ofa delicate hand, could ignite in an instant.-—
But Mr. Mordaunt perfectly agreed with the
Abbess in the opinioti that if hevloved. it would
be deeply, passioiiately, and therefore to him
fatally.
At the appointed time they arrived in Eng-
land; and a year and it half had been passed
with the highest advantage and improvement,
in ll‘.-.V£'llll)f_.1' through that extraordinary country,
and in visiting; Scotland. 'l‘he last six months
they were to spend in London; and, alas; the
dreadful evil, from a quarter so little expected
that even Mr. Mordaunt appeared to be thtown
off his guard, approached; and the God of love
was, as a poet would say, avenged for the sac-
rilegc that had been perpetrated in profauing
the sacred bond of Hymen.
Alonzo "was at the opera with his friend the
Brazilian Charge d’Affairs. He thought as he
looked around, that he had never been in any
public place ofamusemcnt where the sex show-
ed to so much advantage as at the English
Opera; the absence of crowd, the light not too
glaring, the superb dresses, contributed, he sup-
posed, to produce the effect. He observed the
Charge attentively viewing through his glass
some person in an opposite box, and he fancied
many other glasses were pointed in the same
direction; he looked also, and his eye immedi-
ately rested on one of the most beautiftil women
he thought he had ever seen; there was that
peculirr something, however, in her complex-
ion, style, and dress, which marked her asa
foreigner. ‘Who is that?’ said he to the Charge;
‘she looks French or Spanish.’
‘Neither,’ said the charge, exulting; ‘she is
one of us—Brazilian !’
‘Indeed!’ exclaimed Alonzo, in an accent of
surprise and pleasure.
‘Have yoti not heard ofher?’ asked his friend:
‘she is called the beautiful Brazilian, and is the
novelty ofthe seas it, making such havoc in the
hearts of her English admirers. She has come
out under the auspices of the Countess of Go-
dolpliin, the lady next her.’
‘What is her name ’
‘Donna Viola dc Montezuma.‘
‘The name is noble.’ observed Alonzo, ‘but I
do not recollect it at Rio.’
‘Her family is settled in the north of Brazil;
she herself, however, has just come from Rio,
with her ducrina and suite, to finish her educa-
tion. She is an heiress, and is reported to be
eogagcd in Portugal. Would you like to go
round? I will introduce you.’
‘If you please,‘—and away they went.
The Charge first introduced Alonzo to the
Countess, and then presented him as a fellow
countryman to the beautiful Brazilian. She re-
ceived him with the most marked pleasure, and
made a seat for liitn beside her.
‘I am indeed most happy to become acquain-
ed with you, Don Alotizo,’ said she, ‘if it were
only to express to you the affection I felt for
your dear aunt, the Abbess, in whose convent I
have been some time a resident, and from whom
I have received all the care and love ofa moth-
er—indecd, I owe tier very much.’
‘Her love and care at least seem to have been
well bestowed,’ replied Alonzo: ‘did you also,
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know my father?’
‘Intimately ;—and I may also venture to say
that I know you, so much have I heard of you
' from the Marquess and your aunt ;——I am sure
that no son or nephew was ever more beloved.’
' Alonzo sighed as he recollectéd that neitherl
of them had mentioned this lady in their
letters; the reason was obviotts, and he felt a
pang more acute than usual when he looked on
her lovely antl intelligent countctiance'—glanced
over a figure that appeared ti _liim perfec-
tion, and listened to her lively and natural re-l
marks—tlicu compared her- with that one of
whom he could scarcely endure in any way to
think. ,
The next morning he mentioned to Mr. Mor-
daunt, as carelessly as he could, his introduction
ofthe preceding evening.
‘I have heard of that lady,’ observed ‘Mr. Mor-
daunt. She is a good specimen of your country
women,——does great credit to Brazil, and would
make I dare say, a good English marriage, if
she was not already engaged.’ .
‘She is really then engaged?’ inquired Alon-
zo. .
‘Decidedly—to a Portuguese nobleman; this
l|83 been published as much as possible to keep
l0VeTS4t a distance.’
‘Well? thought Alonzo, ‘as she is engaged,
and l nlafflefi-tliere can he no danger ;’ and that
V€|’Y €V€flln§,’- lot the lady, he understood, was
00! allowed 10 receive morning visiters, beheld
' hint at the Countess.’
An intimacy soon sprang up between them,
as‘-was-natural ‘between persons of the same age
- _..__...-
‘But why not of Viola I.’ said the Coun-
tess; she will be so disappointed.
‘It is betterl should not.’
‘But what am I to say to her I’-
she.
‘Prccisely what I have just said,-——tliat
it is better I should not.
The Countess returned no reply; and
with all good wishes on each side they
artcd. The weather was betitttiful, and
Mr. Mordaunt appeared to enjoy his jour-
ney exceediiigly; but Alonzo was absor-
bed in thought, and it was only now and
then, when Mr. iliordaunt touched upon
his approaching meeting with his father
and his old Rio friends, that Alonzo could
be roused for a moment. At the inns too,
he occasionally heard something that at-
tracted his silent attetition, of the beauti-
ful young foreigner who had passed .-the
day before.
They arrived at Falmouth in the mor-
tiiug to breakfast. Witli it beating heart,
Alonzo inquired concerning the foreign la-
dy and the Lisbon Packet; the lady had
gone on board the evertitig before and the
Lisbon and Rio packets were to sail early
on the following morning.
and station in a foreign country. There was no
_ one that Viola was or appeared, halfso pleased
1 to see as Don Alonzo She always had a new
‘drawing to show-him, or a new book to recom-
mend. She was foiid of chess, and many a
happy moment did he spend whilethe Countess
were engaged at her tvliist. But never in his
eyes was she so fascinating as when, passing
the black ribbon of her guitar over her shoulder.
she accompanied herself in their own beautiful
national melodies; her voice was exquisitely
sweet and clear; the execution finished and ‘
graceful. At those moments an exclusive affin-
ity appeared to exist between them: although
there might be, and often were, numerous other
listeners and atimircrs, it was his eye only that
she sought for approval.
They tnet fre~;;ucntly at public places and also
at other houses. Viola was a beautiful dancer,
and lie feltproul (he knew not why, for it was
nothing to him) of the admiration she excited.
i.‘l()Il'1t'lllll‘.‘S he waltzcd with her, and with t).
beating heart heard here and there a half
whisper from the spec.tators——‘The two Brazil-
ians———an interesting couple, are they not ?”
lt was thought better that Viola, on account
of her peculiar situation. should continue to ob-
serve, although in England, the strict form of
her own national tnzitincrs. Inimctliatcly after
dancing she rct-triictl to the side ofilie Countess
or cliaperoiie; she never went out for exercise
except when accompanied, and she never re-
ceived any vi iters except in sttcli presencc.——-
Thcse arrangcitieiits gave great satisf-,.ct_it.-n to
Alonzo, he did not know why for it was nothing
to him, although be frequently sufi’ci'ctl by them.
‘Guard your heart!’ conscience wliispert-tl to
Alonzo. Alas, his heart had est-aped——but hc
guarded his tiiziiiners, and they were the next
best security ; he tried to watch even his eyes;
he never flirted, he never complimented; in fact,
he succeeded so well, that the Countess and
Mr- illortlautit appeared to have no spicions;
bttt he could not deceive himself, and he was
not quite sure he deccivcd Viola.
Timc glided by nnlieeded ; the London season
was near its close, when, one morning at break-
fast, Mr. Mordaunt observed, ‘Welt Alonzo,
time gets on, we are now in July, and before the
eutl of October you tnust be safely landed at
Rio. We most secure your passage in the next.
month packet.
All this was hnown and fully expcctctl, yet
did the ititiiiiation astound Alonzo. ‘So soon !
can it be possible?”
The same evening they were an famille at
the Countess’; the whist and chess tables were
arranged as usual. What are you thinking of
Don Alonzo to make such rt move as that ?’ in-
quired Viola; ‘you are a little abseiit——out of
spirit’s this (3V£‘l1Itl°'.
‘I ought not to be so,’ said Alonzo, trying to
rally, ‘for we have been planning and arranging
about our voyage home.’
‘Indeed !’ said Viola. Alonzo thought she
sighed; certainly she in her ttirn made a false
move. Soon after, a servant entered with a case
ofjewels, belonging to Viola, which had return-
ed from being repaired ; while 10 king at them,
Alonzo observed that she was not a little envied
by the belles for tliesplendor of her j€W'€l’5-
‘How comes it,’ said she,"thatI never see
you wear any ornaments, not even a ring? Our
young Brazilian beauxs are naturally so fond of
those decorations.’ _
‘I assure you,’ said Mr. Mordaunt, looking off
his cards, Don Alonzo has one of the most su-
perb rings I ever sa.w—-a single yellow diamond
of great value.’
Alonzo felt irritated, he scarcely knew why,
and replied in a bitter scarcastic tone quite un-
usal with him—‘Ycs, I havea yellow diamond,
indeed, that I never wish to see, or to show to
any one else.’
The words were scarcely out of his month be-
fore he felt their impropriety. ‘Draw your card,
my lady, if you please,’ said Mr. Mordatttii.
‘Check,’ cried Alonzo, and with an effort he
looked at Viola. She was leaning on her hand;
and h r large black and brilliant eyes, with their
long upturned lashes were fixed on his. He
statted at the look—wliy or wherefore he could
not imagine. The eyes were withdrawn,and
the game coutiiiued.
A few evenings after, he was leading her from
:1 dance to place her as usual by the side of the
Countess; they had to traverse three or four
crowded rootns before they could reach the one
where her ladysliip was seated at wliist; they
moved very slowly and loitering along seeming-
ly in no great hurry to arriveat their destination.
‘Are you really going to leave us ' next
month, Dori Alonzo I’
‘Really :---and you, Donna Viola, what
will become of you ‘I’ -
‘I go to Portugal.’
‘And there ?’ said Alonzo in an enqui-
ring tone.
, ‘Oh, there we shall not remain long
our Brazilian property will require our l the wake of the flying vessel,
inquired
engaged in superintcntliitg the cmbarka-
tioti of their servants and bztggage, and
board.
It was a lovely evening. Alonzo glanced
at the merry and busy town of Fttlmouth,
the numerous vessels, and the broad At-
lantic, which lay strenclicd out before him,
then his eye fixed, as though there were
nothing else worth looking at, on the
small vessel that lay nearest him. He
suddenly left his station, descended into a
boat and was in n few rriinutcs on board.
In the outer cabin he met the dueniia,
who looked very mucli surprised at seeing
him; but without. speaking, threw open the
door of the after cabin ;——he entered, and
the door closed bchintl him.
Viola lay on the couch apparently ab-
sorbed in reading; the noise startled her
and she looked up; but nothing can ex-
press the astonishment paintcd on her
countenance at the sight of Alonzo who
stood fixed as a statue before her. She
sprang from the couch, and evidently her
first feeling was to tui'n towards him, but
probably the strangeness of his look and
demeanor arrested her; for she checked
herself, and exclaimed Don Alonzo!’
‘Viola!’ and he, seizing bdlll llef hands,
and gently forced her to return to the
seat she had l_eft: ‘Viola!’ the word sceni-
ed to choke him, ‘I cannot live without
you——you are yet free, have pitty on me !
‘Alonzo,’ she asked, in ii tremulous
voice, are yoti free I’ i
‘I am not irrevocably bound.’
In a moment she seemed to recover her
possessions, and replied, ‘Then I must tell
you that I am. Yott are laboring ttiider a
fatal error; you think I am but engaged-—
Btit stay !’ she exclaimed, alarmed at the
effect of her communication, ‘stay !—one
moment !—Alonzo !—I beseech you l’
It was in vain ; he almost shook her off
—-—rtislicd to his boat,arid in a few moments
was on board of his own vessel; he push-
ed by Mr. Mortliiiint, and every body and
every thing that impeded his way to his
cabin where, locking the door, he threw
himself on his bed, in a state of mind not
to be described.
Mr. Mordaunt took possession of the
boat Alonzo had qtiitted, went on board
the Lisbon Packet, and had an interview
with Donna Viola.
At day break the following morning,
Alonzo, wrapped in a cloak and his hat
slouchcd over his brow, stood on the deck
watching with gloomy composure the
Lisbon packet getting under way: she
soon began to move—a few minutes more
and she was dashing rapidly through the
water close beside him. Desperate tho’ts
for an instant darkened his mind ; a feel-
ing of revenge and despair beset him, and
he felt a strong temptation to plunge into
when one
presence.’ of the latticed windows of the after-cabin
‘ I‘heti we shall meet again,’ said Alon. was thrown open; he saw a waving hand-
zzo, eagerly.
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After breakfast the two gentlemen were son.
having taken an early dinner, went on‘
lhusband ‘I am told,’ he said, ‘that he is 8
man of high rank, very rich, old and in-
firm. He has married the orphan daughter
Iofhis friend, merely as a safe guard to her
,antl her property in these dangerous times.’
lAt this ititelligence,Alonzo’s heart bottnd-
fed with secret joy; he became compara-
‘tively tranquil, but he would not analyze
his fecling——hc dared not.
l A few weelts brought them to Rio. On
entering its suburb harbor, Mr. Mordaunt
was struck with admiration at the_niag-
iiificeut and beautiful scenery that sur-
rounded him; btit to the heart. of Alonzo
it spoke yetjiiiore fcelingly, entwined as
it was with all his detir and early associa-
tions. He could have kissed the black
and barren rock of the Sugar Loaf; it. was
passed, antl threw open the graceful sweep
of the Bay of Botofago, stirroundcd with
gits wooded and lofty mountains: this too
iwas passed, and the harbor of Rio appear-
’ctl. Great political cliatigcs had taken
place, and the Imperial flog waved upon
lcvery fort and hill. The visiting boat ap-
lproachcd, and beside the oflicer sat Alon-
zo’s expecting father. who in a few mo-
ineiits ninre was locked in the arms of his
On Illell‘ landing, friends crowded
around tlietn; in the afternoon they vis-
'ited the good kind Abbcss; and the eve-
hing was employed in renewing Alonzo’s
rccollectiotis of his young female friends,
must of whom had now bccotne wives and
mothers; and those whom he had known
as children had started tip into women, a
process remarkably rapid in that country.
He was pleased to observe the vast im-
provement that, during the short period
of his absence, had taken place at Rio, as
it concerned the comforts and refinements
of domestic life. On the following morti-
ing he was presented at court:-—-in short,
for two or three tlays he had not even lei-
sure to lo‘./r melancholy. ~
But one morning after breakfast (atime
universally agreed upon for making dis-
agreeable coinmttnications,) his father in-
formed liim that in about a month, Donna
Isabella might be expected with her father
and aunt, ‘I have taken a temporary res-
idence for you, which I think you will like,
at Botofago—-—(I say temporary, for you
will soon be offered what you tnost desire,
a diplomatic mission to Europe ;) and the
furnishing this residence has been my hob-
by for the last six months. Ifyou and Mr.
Mordaunt have no objection, we will ride
tosee it this afternoon.’ ‘If you please,
sirf’ was the only reply; and accordingly,
at the appointed time they ‘ set out. The
iizfisc-anti situation were both (lelighlful ;
the furniture tasteful and costly. The
apartment peculiarly appropriated to Don-
nalsabella, and called her garden room,
opened into a delicious partcrre; it con-
tained tables for needle-work and drawing
book cases filled with a choice collection
ofEnglish, French, and Italian; there were
a's a piano, harp, and guitar.
‘Is Donna Isabella such a proficient in music?’
asked Alonzo with a. sarcastic smile. She is, I
believe,‘ very fond of it,’ quietly. replied the
Marquis. Alonzo, with much warniih and siti-
ccrity, thanked his father for the kind pains he
had taken; ilien sighed, and thought how hap-
py he could he here with—ccrt:tinlynot with
Donna Isabella.
After the first novelty of his arrival had worn
off, Alonzo relapsed into sadness; a settled
gloom was gathering on his youthful brow, a
sickc-nirig indifference to all around was gradu-
ally stealing over him. His father and Mr. Mor-
daunt did all they could to arouse and distract
his attention. Excursioiis in the country were
frequently made, especially to the botanical gar-
den about six miles from the city. It is arrang-
ed with exquisite order and good taste, encircled
by bold and rugged mountain scenery, opening
offloral beauty, with its shady and statlv trees,
itslcafy bowers and gushing streams, like a gem
in the wilderucss,——like the decked and lovely
bride of a dark browed warrior in those stern
days if ‘auld lang sync,’ of which one loves to
dream in spots like these. Water parties to the
many beautiful islands,—-society and study-
wcre all tried, and in vain ; every day, every
Alonzo; but he never coniplaiiied, never even
touched in any way upon the subject that caus-
etl it. Upward of three weeks passed in this
manner.
Alonzo was fond ofthe society ofthe Abbess;
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lkerchicf, and then the form of Viola her-; with the unerring tact of her sex, she nianagedt
towards the ocean,—reposing in all its richness .
the grate—-he knelt,aiid pircssed it to his
‘Alonzo,’ she said in the most kind and
innocen
which might have proved the highest
blessing, ti source of misery. What can
I do but to entreat you to arm yourself
with the resolutien of acting right"! Icon-
fess that your forcing me to lose my es-
teem for you, would be the greatest pain
you cotild inflict, even although your af-
fectionfor me were the cause. Promise
me Alorizo—’ '
He hastily interrupted her: ‘I will prom-
ise you tiothing——notliing_!-—-Heaven grant
that I may do what is right, but in the
present state of my mind, I tsill pass my
word for nothing.’
Viola sighed. \Vcll she resumed, ‘I
shall see whether Alonzo be really what I
believed him or not; I shall see whether he
be capable of sacrificing the happiness of
his young and innocent wife, and of his
doating fiither—-his honor and principles,
to the shadow ofzt shade; for such is all
hope ofinc. Heaven bless you, Alonzo,
and support you through this trial! Yoti
have my prayers, my best, my warmest
wishes; deserve to be happy, and leave
the rest to Providence.’
She disappeared: he still remained
kneeling at the grate, apparently wrapt in
thought: at length it ray of light seemed
to break through the (It|l‘l\nCSS that sur-
rounded him ; a single ray of hope saved
him from utter despair. He decided that
to his first in_tcrview with Donna Isabella,
he would reveal every secret of his heart:
he would conjure her, as she valued their
mutual happiness, to assist in breaking
the tie that had been made between them :
he would recall to her recollection the fa-
tal lionr oftlieir union, when reluctance
on his side, and the necessity of absolute
force on hers, formed but art eiil omen of
futtire concord. Since that moment they
had never met, had never even correspon-
del; he had formed elsewhere a deep and
serious attachment, and so perhaps had
she. As to the debt he had incurred to-
ward her and her fatriily, with a little time
and indulgence it would be cleared, as
the property in Portugal was on the eve of
being restated to his fa liar. " “'l bus,
with (lctertnination, and in unison, there
could be no boubt of their sicceeding in
bretiking the galling fctters _in which the
mistaken zeal of their relatives ‘and bound
them. ‘If,’ he exclaimed, ‘she be not u‘ter-
ly devoid of the common pride and delica-
cy oflier sex, there is but one step to take
—-she will—she iriust take it, and I shall
become free and happy!’
Full of this thought, he left the convent
an! on his return home, sought Mr. Mor-
daunt, who‘_listened with the utmost kind-
ness and sympathy: he saw but one objec-
tion to the attempt; if Donna Isabella, in
spite of all he could urge, should refuse to
enter into his vicws,liow much wider woul:
it make the breach, bntweeii them ! hcw
tnucli wauldiit diminish their chance of
happiness! Btit to this side ofthe picture
Alonzo absolutely refused to turn; and
Mr. Mordaunt, seeing him perfectly resol-
ved, gave up the point, glad, at all
eveiits,tliat Alonzo had even this slight sup-
port to lean upon till the crisis had arrived.
At the top of the Marqtiis’ small and
rather inconvenient_abode, was it room
which, on account of its height and airi-
riess, and the view of the harbor it com-
_tnatided, the gentleman preferred to break-
éfast, and to spend the morning in; it spy-
glass was fixed heie, to which of late the
gcye of the Marquis had been often applied.
:0ne morning,about a week of er the scene
jtist described, the Marquis scemetl more
than usually on the alert, watching the
approach ofa fine Brazillian merchant ship.
hour seemed to increase the despondcncy of;‘is she near the fort I’ ‘here she comes,’
, ‘Now for it !’ and
;as he spoke, up flew a private signal. The
,Marqnis clasped his hands, and exclaimed
' in it half whisper, to Mr. Mordaunt-
‘Thank Heaven, there they are at last!’
'—‘shc is abreast of it.’
i ‘I hope so-—I dare say in a few months.'jsclf, her eyes streaming with tears,kissingl his present mood; she would sit opposite to. and the two gentlemen left the room-
‘\Vell, that is some comfort !’——and be both her hands, and waving them to him.
{seemed to respire more freely; then after He liadjtist time to rettirii the saliitation,
jn pause-—‘but I shall never again meet ;-—his dark purpose vanished,the weakness
,Viola !’ iof his mother caitie over him, and he wept
‘Bttt Viola,,Don Alonzo,’ she replied —-—‘Slie loves me!’—th-at tliohght alone,
lfirmly, ‘will meet yoti as she lins always single and abstracted, brought back the
met you ; what she has been, she will con- blootl in a rttsh of transport to his heart ;
tintie to be-—yottr sincere and affectionate . ‘$he loves me !—-and richly sets me the
friend.’ ‘- ,example ofa virtuous submission to our
. ‘Thank you, Viola, thank you—but pray l fate.’ ,
d not Sp8t1l\'IIIl0Illel' word to inejust now., A friendly hand at that moment was
~Hc placed llCt‘.,ln her seat, and withoutflaid on his; Mr. Mordautit, drew him to
looking at her, turned away and left the 3 his cabin. ‘Alonzo,’ he said, ‘I have been
;liousc. lsadly to blame. I ought to have ferseeu
Mr. Mordaunt had accepted the pressing and guarded against all this. Donna Viola, ,
‘,invitation of Alonzo to accompany him to
=Brazil; their passage was taken and their
preparations well forward. Alonzo paid
his;f-arewell visits, and did all that was no-
cessary on the occasion, with most per-
fect composure.
A passage was also taken for Viola and
her suite in the Lisbon Packet, and the
day was fixed upon for her leaving towti
for Falmouth. The day following was de-
cided on by Alonzo for the same ptirpose,
but this he managed to conceal from her.
The morning before her departure, he
called on the Countess. ‘You are come
to take leave of Donna Viola,’ said her la-
dyship.
‘No, Iam not, I am come to take _ leave
of_‘you for I am also on the eve of leaving
London, and to thank you for all your.
lrindiattention.’ .
wliotn Isaw last evening, bade me give
you this note,’ putting into his hand.
Alonz) tore it open. ‘Alonzo, I conjure
you, for the sake of your father—for my
sake—-struggle against your fatal and hope-
less passion! VVe shall very soon again
—let us meet in peace, in innocence and
friendship! Heaven bless you, and hea-
ven forgive us both, for we have been
much too blatne! Viola.’ .
Viola was very inexperienced, and Mr.
Mordaunt knew very little about love, oth-
erwise Alanzo had never received this note
kept it next his heart, and read it every
day during his passage. He questioned
Mr. Mordaunt closely concerning his in-
terview with Viola» the preceding even-
ing, and especially inquired whether he
could give ,i_iny, information concerning her
which only added fuel to the flame; he‘
l him, employed at her old fashioned embroidery
lframe, for an hour without speaking; this was
‘just what he liked.
"sconce-d himself in his accustomed seat in her
;little ground parlor; he scarcely observed her
‘entrance, but instead of seating herself at her,
;|f'rame. she stepped towards him. .
I ‘Alonzo, I am glad to have you come,
lfor I was just going to send for you.’
‘To send for me 'l’ repeated lie listlcssly.
‘Yes, a friend of yours has arrived at
the convent, and wishes to see you.’
‘A friend of mine 1’ ‘
You recollect, I suppose, Donna Viola
dc Montezuma’!
He started from his seat—tlie shock was
electric.
‘Viola, did you say 7.-—Donna Viola '!——
recollect her!--what ofher ?——what of her?’
‘She has become a widow.’
‘Go’ ‘on 1’
‘She arrived at Lisbon just in time to
receive the last: breath of her expiring hus-
band. After the funeral she consigned
her affairs itito the proper hands, and de-
layed not a moment in returning to this
country, where they demanded her in-
stant attention. She arrived yesterday,
and remains here for it short time. She
wishes to see you.’ '
‘I am ready,’ said Alonzo. .
The Abbess left the room. This is too
—-too much!’ he exclaimed aloud, as he
paced the little parlor with hurried steps.
A slight rustling near the grate arrested
him; it was Violain degp mourning, look-
Oiie ofteriioon he had ten-?
§, ‘Well,’ thought Alonzo, ‘I am bound
{not to know-that there they are at last,
until Iain informed of it;’ and he tried
again to rivet his attention to his study.-—
'I‘lit:=.c iutolerably long hours passed away:
to note was then brought to him from the
‘Marquis.’ ‘Donna Isabella, her aunt, and
gfather have arrived, and are now at Bota-
lfago. The two ladies are somewhat fa-
tigued, and prefer not receiving you until
ithe evening; therefore between seven and
feight Mr. Mordaunt’ and the carrage will
lbe at your door.
Alonzo sent away his untouched dinner;
‘he dressed en grandee toilette, and taking
VValter Scott’s last new tiovcl, strove to fix
l
ing more lovely and interesting than ev-Iteir it considerable pause, Mr. Mordaunt
er. She presented him liervliarid through asked whether he still kept his purpose.
'Certainly,’ said Alonzo, firmly-—and no
lips, to his heart, to his burning forehead. farther conversation passed.
H-alfad hoitr brought them to their des-
sootliing tone, ‘I have heard from the Ab- ' tination, and with it tlirobbintr heurt,Alon’-
eess of your marriage, and ft'€\l‘lllill. l have 20 descended from the carriage. V
ly contributed to render that, were shown intoithe grand .s*rzIa,brilliantl_i,-’
Thev
lighted. Here were assembled Seahor-
Joscf, Senhora 'l lieresa, the Marquis ‘and
the Abbess, with an attendant nun ; ‘the
old lady had not left her ‘convent’ in many
years, but on this occasion she was desir-
ed to be present.
Alonzo saluted Senhor-Josef and his sister
with gravity, but perfect andsiiicere kindness;
his father, begged to know where he might find
Donna Isabella. '
ed the Marquis. Alonzo bowed" and left the
solo.
He struggled successfully to continue the same
appearance of composure, as he passed along
the corridor which led to the garden-rootn; the
tloomvas ajar; he entered and closed it.
The room was only lighted by a single Gre-
--ian lamp, suspended from the centre; the lat-'
ticed doors leading to the garden were thrown
open, and the moon-beams qnivered brightly on
the rich festoons of flowers and foliage that
twined around them. Leaning on the lirrp
near the farthest door, stood a lady magnificent-
ly dressed us a -bride; one hand hung listlessly
at herside; in the other were gathered the folds
of her veil, in which her face was liuricd. Alon-
zo advanced, and although some what prepared
for a favorable alteration, he was struck with
astonishment at the exquisitely fine and graceful
form that stood be"ore him. ‘Donna Isabella, I
believe ;’ no reply, and no change of position.
He approached a little nearer, and ventured to
take the unoccupied hand, whose slight and del-
the arm was only a sing’e hbract-let, ‘and that
was of pink topaz.’ ‘Donna Isabella, I venture
to Cltltn a few minutes private conversation with
you, on a subiect that deeply concerns the hap-
piness of us both. Permit me to lead vou to a
seat. lie paused-—the emotion that visibly per-
vaded her whole frame convinced him that at
least he was not addressing a statue. Suddenly
she raised her hcatl, clasp».-d her hands, and sunk
on her knees at his feet. Alonzo rccoiled, as
though a superriatural appearance had presented
itself, while, with a tone that thrilled through
heart and brain, she exclaimed-
‘Alonzo, can you forgive me ?’ It was Viola.
‘Can you forgive the for all the dtiception I
have practised. and caused others to practice?
May the prize I strove for--my liusbantl’s heart
——plead my excuse! I know it will !’
While she spoke, Alonzo in sortie degree re-
coved h in rclf. lie raised up the beautiful sup-
pliant, and folding her in siletice to his breast,
kissed her with pure, intense, and devoted affec-
tion. He thought not and cared not how it had
all been brought about: he only knew and felt
that his wife was in his arms, and that wife was
Viola. . '
The party in the drawing-room, to whom the
duenna was now added, were in an agony of
impati nt expectation. The Marquis at length
led the way, and they all crept softly along the
passage-‘May we come in I’
‘Come in,’ said Alonzo—-the first word he had
spoken sis ce the denouncemeut.
Their entrance dispersed, in a great measure,
the concentrated feelings of Alonzo—-and he be-
catneaitetitivc to learn the mechanism by which
his present happiness had been effected.
It appeared that the prepossession Isabella
conceived for her husband at the alter, had pro-
duced a striking change on her, as love on Cy-
mori. ill health, the absence ofthe usual means
of education at St. Paul’s, the ignorance and
weak indulgence of those with whom she resi-
ded, had allowed weeds to spring up and choke
the rich treasures of her mind, However, she
accompanied the Marquis from St. Paul’s, and
was placed by him under the charge of the Ab-
besr-:—wliere, in three years, her improvement in
health, beauty, and mental attainments, aston-
ished all those who observed it.
The two years she passed in England, under
the tiiostjudicious care, had brought her to that
point of perft ction to which she had now arriv-
ed.
Alonzo had not the slightest recollection of
any of her features cxcrpt her eyes, which, on
the day of their union, had that large size and
troubled expression which usually attend ill
health. He could now account for the startling
rccollec ion that had passed over him one even-
ing at that chess-board; the look she then gave,
and that with which she had impressed him on
her leaving the oratory, were the same.
‘And you, my grave and worthy tutor,’ said
Alonzo, addressing Mr. Mordaunt, ‘did you join
in this powerful league against me '9’
‘I confess,’ replied Mr. Mordaunt, ‘that I was
in the service ofthe enemy; so much so. thaton
the evening you first inet Donna Viola,and were
introduced to her at the opera, I knew beforehand
that such a meeting and such an introduction
ttould take place. I take this opportunity,how-
ever, of Iiinting, that the discovery was not pre-
maturely advanced on board of the Lisbon Pack-
et; for Donna Viola, terrified at your vehe-
mence, would have revealed the whole truth,
could she but have prevailed upon you to stay
and hear it.’
_ ‘Alas! formy vehcmence,’ exclaimed Alon-
zo; and tryingto collectliis puzzled thoughts,
he turned to the Abbess-—‘And you, too, my
dear aunt,-—you too, my Lady Abbess! it is
well you have the power of absolving yourself
for all those little files you told me the other day.’
‘May onrlady grant me absolution,’ replied
the good Abbess, devoutly, ‘for whatever stain of
sin I may have contracted by playing a part in
he kissed the hand ofliis aunt; then, turning to ‘
‘She waits for you in the garden room, repli- T
icate fingers were covered with gems; but on‘
= Mr. Mordaunt as he entered; the door
this mosque !’ ,
‘Supper! supper!’ cried out the Marquis, as
he marshalled them the "way. Alonzo seized
his Viola (for..thus he ever after named her, as if
he dreaded that some magical delusion would
again snatch her from his sight,) and never. did
8 set of happier creatures meet than those which
now encircle the sumptuous banquet, prepared
in honor of this Brazilian wedding.
ibis attention on its delightful pages. A-
lonzo had generally the powor of exerci-
sing great mastery over his mind: to an
indifferent observer he would appear rath-
er cold, reserved, and not easily acted tip-
'on in any way; but, when his feelings
burst their barrier, it was with a violence
lproportionate to the restraint. which he
had thrown over them.
At half past; seven, the carriage drew
up to the door, and Alonzo immediately
descended to it. I
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‘You have seen Donna. Isabella 'l’ inqui-
red Alonzo. ‘
‘Yes I have,’ was the laconic reply, with
evidently ti wish of saying no more. At’-
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