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P OE T RY.
TI‘-'lE CRISISI
In’ 0. W. c.—By 7’€l]l1.C:r‘.'.
Like the liorue-dreaming inariiic-.r awakeiicd
from sleep,
lly the thtu'idi:r’s alaruin liootiiiiigotrrtheileep;
\Vheu the lightuiiigs play vivid, and wild tem-
pets rave,
And Death rides in triuinpli (for the niad rush-
ing w:ivc,—
Our couiittry is i.~tai'!li-.il like him oftlte main,
conical lint is decked with gay ribba ds,
his green velvctjackct is studded witlrgold
buttons, and his lower garn'ic:.tsare scant-
ed \\ ith the richest lace.
carbine was slung by a band of snowy lea-
ther at hislzack, and it pair of richly moun-
ted pistols glittering in his girdle. Nei-
thcr was he witizout the ltaliaifs bosom
friend, a broad stiletto, uliicli rcposed in
richness ofattirc contrasted strangely with
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29""NUli’lBER
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,'hcr hands in holy horror; ‘Hear the un-
,h-allowed infidel.’ She gave a private sig-
An ornamented lnal, which was understood, and answeredl
,as she wislicil. The notes of the organ
suddenly broke tipon the midniglit air, the
echoes rolled along the vaulted roof and
'died away li‘ e distant thunder; Then rose
_thc sweet wailing voices of the nuns, clus-
ii silver sheath, with its ivory handle pro-"tering arotind the alter and chanting to.recogiiize the child ‘of my shairrc..
trading front the robber’s sash. Lot all this their tnalter——S:n:clum ctterrib/enomcn ejus-, , son
‘Hear him!’ cried the abbess, lifting up"
._. ____ -___;__ ______- H- 4
° ‘Open his vest,‘ said the abbess,cOmpas.-:
sionating even the fallen sinner. ‘Give’
him air; it may revive him.’ ’
Seine of the soldiers baretl the bl'€'ast, of
lthe robber, from which the life blood was
:fast flowing. . ,
‘Mother of God, uliat do I see 7.‘ cried
,_ the abbess. ‘That cross indelibly imprinted
fin the flesh, that in‘ after years I might;
My
' my son I from what horror has not
o
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I2 OWN l>t=“<‘-lit “Dd ll1“.t0l "1." 0“5l°m‘=1’-*'- H '10 101 C3-511: 1.11"] 31'.‘ i ,IIII!I"l£m snpicntuze t.;-nor domznz. 'lhen tlieithis death freed you. She whom you
- D0011.
My sales will lit.-reaft I, I , ,_ 1 1 LL
. . , , ' l < roni L‘-1Ii)t‘.l'S() .‘C“('(‘. w iere ove wrea ‘
prices proportioned to the tctins. _ , l ‘* ’
lit‘) i.-h:i.n;
e tumult of war is i'agiug once more,
And its tosciii ll:-is l'lli3.”' on it far southern shore.
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From this change I confidently anticipate the liappmst results, anti that my sales instead of For ,1,
decreasing will rapidly augment.
I now offer my stock of goods——which is ext‘ensivc, and must be t'cdticcd—-
PRICES, ,3; and feel asstircd that those who
To those who have proved themselves my friends, I now look for patronage and encourage-
Snent, promising on my part to lend every exertion to the f1(l\'l1ilt2(‘.Tll(‘9lll' of their interest .
C. J. (.1 RUEJA -.\, of the “Bridge b'lo7‘c."
Norwnlk, June 24th, 1546.
JOB PRINTING,
BF ALL KINDS
fixectitteil at; the Gazette (Mitre.
SCRIKENER & REL§3lé’,
I
Bdercharas ‘E'atlor:s.
- I-IE subscribers re-
- spcctfully announce
to the public geiierally,
that they have taken the
store formerly occupied
by M.tLLoitr A’. B.-xxiis,
* ,\\'herc they intend car-
‘ rving on the Tailoring
l3usincss,in all its various
branches. As Messrs.
Mallory & Banks have
— ... —..- _ "3 given up the 'l’ailoring
Business in this place, we having succeeded
them,z1ud would respectfully solicit the patronage
of all those who have been accumstomcd to pat.-
ronizo the late firm, believing that we can give
untire satisfaction to all those who may favor us
with it call.
\Vith our experience in the business, we feel
‘confident: in saying that our worn; will be done ,1,‘
in a manner not to be excelled by any other
similar establishinmit in Norwalk. If any tliitibtl
this fact. let them gives us a call, and we win;
demonstrate it. ENOCI-I SCRIIBNER.
THOMAS RILEY.
Norwalk, January, 18-16. '
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Cash 'i‘:iiloriug Estzlbtisitzncnt,
MAINE ST.——NOR\VALK,
T/tr.-'c doors 72.7‘!/z oft/ic Co/mcc/z'c..t Uotil.
LBERT CURTIS has just placed upon
; his shelves a large stock of Staple. and
Fancy Goods in his line, towhich the ultoiition
of purchasers is invited. They were selected
with care, and all the advantages of the inarknt
were taken which ready cash could command,
and he has no hesitation in saying that induce-
ments aro o!i'ere-Ll at his establishment. of no
common kind. His stock comprises in part :
French. Yor‘i;shire' .3; London E3a'oaidc!o1§r.s,
of various colors and prices.
Largo stock of plain «S; fancy French 6.‘. English
C:ls'si:alt-:'(‘.s.. very fine A’. cxtraot'dinary cheap.
Also I). supply of plain and fancy Velvcts, Silk,
Merino, and Cashmere V(:s£iII;.‘,'s, to which
the attention of the purchasing community is re.-
spectfully invited.
FANCY GOODS.—ln this depart’ment.‘l1is as-
sortment is complete. Bosoms, Collars, Cravats
Stocks, Suspends, Gloves, i'."\:c. &.c. which can-
not but commend themselves both in quality
and price.
Orders faithfully and punctually executed, .
and all garments warranted to be as tasty, easy,
genteeland fashionable as the work ofany other
establishment in the place.
\Vith many thanks to old friends and custom-
ers for past favors, his efforts will be unremitting:
to mcritcontinuedpatronage. April.*2(3, ’4(3. 18
A Very
the drum, or at retail, at
Norwalk, May 13, 18:16.
FIGS. FIGS.
choice article of Figs. for sale by;
BU1titALL's;
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Rooms to Lct..
LOFT suitable for Mechanics’ Shops——
the same recently occupied by David
Platt, as a Carpenter Shop. -Apply to
g E. PRICE & SON.
A-Norwalk, March 30, 1846.
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DENTAL SURGERY.
R. HILL offers his services to the public
in cacry department of his profession as a
DENTAL SURGEON.
His Ofiicc continues where it has been for the
lastscven years—a few doors west of the Bridge.
No personal consideration or p1‘it'atc pI‘0,lI1diC0
will deter him from faithfully serving those who
may solicit his professional aid.
‘V I-IEREAS the Directors of the Union
Manufacturing Company ofNorwalk, did
at a legal meeting holdcn at said Norwalk, on the
17th day of April 1844 lay an installment of one
dollarou each share of the Capital Stock of said
Company, payable on the 1st: day of.Inne, 1844 ;
and whereas the said directors of said company
did, also, at a legal meeting holdcn atsaid N01’-
walk, on the 7th day of February, 1845, lay an
install merit: of one dollar and sixty-two and one half
cents on each share of the capital stock of said
company, payable on the 1st day of tllarch 1845 ;
and whereas four hundred shares of the stock
of said company are owned by, and standing in
the name of Retire F. Crockcr, Esq. of the
city of New York, and whereas the said Retire
F. Crocker, has bedn duly notified of the laying
of said installments, and has neglected to pay
the installments on hts said shares, so laid, as
aforesaid, for more than sixty days after
said installments have been due, and after being
notified as aforesaid—-—Public notice is therefore
hereby given, that the said shares of said,gi-ock-
er in said company, will be sold at Public Auc- '
tion, by said Directors, at the Hotel ofDavid
Stephenson, of said Norwalk, on Monday the _
10th day of August next, at two o’clock, after-
Dated at Norwalk the 6th diiy of July, 1846.
By order of the Board of Directors,
27 E. C. BISSELL, Secretary.
.- "_'.\‘»>
at ".‘;':‘I'
will give tile :1 call will not go empty away.
'H‘Iiiiral Arriivttl
ltllll’ Qfllllll ft Slliliflillli tlllhlii
AT NEWV CA\’AA N.
IL-§‘.lt"tW(‘.‘l\'i't) «SS; Co. Dealers in A-
- nterican, I*‘rench. Italian, German and
India, Silk, '\-Vorsted and Fancy DR Y GOODS,
have just received the past: week, an extensive
assortincnt of the latest and most fashionable
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I The watchword is g':ve.zi-—tlic- clarion pcitlzsfortli;
5 And awakens an echo in vali-s oftlic i\'ortl1.
¥Thc banners of nations tl"l£lll are uiil'u:'lcrl
Q 1
But woe to her foes, wlicii her iiceiizeii shall
stand,
By libert.y’s slirine with the red battle brand,
’.l‘hen the hosts of our Union, shall not strike in
vain,
'\Vith the legions of Sotitli upon Mexico's plain.
l
l May the tltnniicr ofwar with its ravages cease,
lAtid AlI1(.'l'l(.‘it’S glory, he licr glory for peace.
{Dcstt't:ctii)n’s dark ‘clonal front her glory arise,
lThe bow of traiiquility spanned in the skies,
l The (3il‘ll)l‘O_ll] of l:'i'eetli)Iii be mild as the dove,
lAiitl the shield of his bosom, the J),‘_1'lS ct love;
And the czontcst rosouiids in C'olutiibia’s world; ‘
styles of Dress and fancy Goods, adaptetl to the Thcii tlicsti'iped :_=tii.rry l)tllill(‘.:', forever will wave,
the wan, l‘iaggat'tl, stern and vicious ex-‘voices ceasc-d,aud all was mute. Perliaps
pression of the bandit. It was Casparoni even the brigand chief would have fled,
——-now twenty years of age. , lappallcd and chilled, had he not seen among‘
‘To the health of our captain!’ said oneithe sliriukiug units, a lovely, 11\\’Cllli'l_l0\\’l1'§
ofthe ‘.‘olibci's, raising a cup to his lips.-— f.ice—it was Leouot'a's. lle sprang upon’
‘Ali !’ added he, after swallowing its con-‘the fretted barrier‘, and seized his victim.,
‘tents, ‘your wine of Sicilly tastes none the She sltriel~;ed with pious horror as his but-
'worse for inantling in a sacratnental clial-'nir_i__r__r lips pressed those she had vowed tol
ice. Coiriinciid me to our captain, for’pui-ity and prayer. ‘
teaching as the true use of the cl'iurch.l ‘liacli to his nun shouted Gasparoni,
.*Until he came among us we were a poor’ lifting the fainting girl to her fcet——‘aud
set of SUPCI‘:-l.lllOllS devils who couldn’t I let those who are covetous break off the
:cut a throat without a vow to the virgin—l crucifix and plate. Away before the mor-
jbut he has changed all that.’ mini; comes to tell the tale.’
‘ Casparoni smiled bllt0I‘l3'- l I-lis orders were obeyed with all the
‘And now noble captain,’ said the S])Oli‘€S-5p1‘()lilpll'l€SS of inclination. Some tore the
ltrmn, of the g~‘=l1g. ‘humbly l~’0_£._" _\'0U’ll lelillovlicst nuns from the pillars to which
'us what is passing‘ in your schetniug brain. . they climg C0,,‘-,,|s,,.¢]y, .w[,j]e others
_I rnow by the knitting of your eye brows seized the gold and silver vessels of the
i1l]iII,§'()‘\1I.' are revolving some niighty pro- elm,-;el_ One gigantic r0l_il;-,;;- wt-enclieil
'7
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t
pursued with your fatal lovc-——Leouora--
was your sister.’
The dying man bowed hi.-.: head upon his’
breast! ‘Sister! mother!’ were the words
lte fccbly uttered. They were his last. Cas-
paroni,tlie brigand has gone to hisaccotuit;
T/re “I?.ri/2r/zero.»-” of i‘l.'cJ:[co.—‘—It wizl
have been observed in the several state-'
ments that have from time to time been‘
put forth relative to the material of the’
"Mexican armies, and more particttlarly the
one which the American army have just
encountered, that mention is made ofa de-'
scription of troops styled Ranclieros.-—'
This is an appellation derived from their
occtipation and mode of life, and is com-‘
mon to a similar class ofmcn who subsist
on the pampas of North America: Half
lndian and lialfSpanis'h in their exti'action,-
season, embracing a variety in extent and rich-
ness unsurpassed by any in the country.
Among these Goods niay be found lt’reu(:l1
Muslins, ()rgandic:-7, printed Lawns, Paris Reps,
zoriucs, both worsted and cotton ; Silks for
Dresses, and blk Silk for Sliawls, and one of the
largest assortinents of l’riuts in the country.
&s'lnawEs.—Silli, Dznnask, Berage, Balzorinc
DeLaine., Cashmere and worsted Slmwls; to-
gether with a great; variety of Litdics Criivats.
“Waite Bra w Goods. Swiss, Book,
Mull, Cambric, plaid, figured, striped and Bal-
zorine Musliiis for lhcsscs.
stock of Linen Cunbric Handkerchiefs, some
very low priced.
I/Hlit-.5’ ll-fl:lt5.—I7lot'ci2r:e,English Straw,
Rtitland, and i\’eapolitan Hats, with Riblzons,
aches and flowers.
Also, it great variety of Sutnmer Goods for
Irlen and lfioys wear, corisistiiig in part of Drab
do E20, Crcton Cloth, Twat-ds, Gambroons,
Brown Linens, lVIoleskin, F ttstinns, Bangup
[C-ords, stzriped, plaid and plain Cotton Goods,‘
very cheap, and a very large assortment.
Ladies and gentlemen are respectfully invited
to call and examine our stock, and We think any
one wisliing to purchase Dry Goods, or any,
other goods usually kept in a country store. can- -
not fail to be suited.
New Canaan. April 27, 18-16.
. An itavzitzatiiou
S extended to our female friends to inspect a
lot of shilling PRINTS. ‘£009 yards of va-
ricd styles which we will offer for the month of
June, at 10 peticcpci-yari.l. C. J. Gr.U)i.~\-N.
Reinolnbcr tho Br-iiigrc Store.
A 1.;
box, or at retail, at
Norwalk, Mtiy 13. 18-'15.
P EllH.li'\3 531*-'..
xtra quality of Pruz:cs, for sale by the
Btjlllt.-‘.LL’S.
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E’:aii:'ii:2re i"u'ttt.’::§ ll):n;._;'u»e:'i:u: Guile.-.'_v
A;\'D
APIIERS’ FURNISIIING
DEPOTS ;
\V.-XRDED the Gold and Silver Medals,
1/’ Four First I’romii.nns, and Two I-lighest
lloncrs, atthc Z\.'itioual. the Massachutetts, the
l\e\v York, and the I-’eunsylvania _EI\'l1ll)ll'lt)llS,
1'cspcct'i'.'ely. for the most; spleutlitl Colored Da-
gncrreotypcs. and best apparatus ever exhfbitcd.
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PHOTO
I-‘ortraits taken in exquisite sty.e, without rc- _
giird to wcatlicr,
Instri.iction given in the art.
A large assorinent of Apparatus and Stock al-
ways on hand, at. the lowest cash prices.
New York, 251 Broadway; Philiidelpliia, 136
Chestnut. St. ; Boston,‘ 75 Court, and 58 Hanover
Sts.; Baltimore, 205 l3altitnore St.; \Vasliiiigton,
l)Ol}llS:s'«’\'iih‘lil. Aveiiiie ; I;’i-.tei'sl)ui'g, '\’a., Me-=
lchanics’ Hall ; Ciiicinnati, I"ourth and \Valnut,
' and 1715 Main St‘. ; ...ariit‘oga Springs, Broadway; .
Paris, 127 Vieille Rue du Temple; Liverpool,.
312 Church St. lyilr.
PEREIYIIURI V.VElH'.E‘t‘i3 LEAD.
HE subscriber offers for sale by the Ton,
or at retail it very superior article of \Vliite
Lead, warrant.ed fully equal to the best English 5
Lead, and superior to any otlicrlead manufactur- ,
ed in this country.
VV. C. STREET.
Also ti. full assortment of Paints ond Oils at
the lowest N ew York prices-
June 14 1846.
F Villiilfai) L:2l}(‘,.—-A Splendid assort-
-_ ment of’ entire new patterns can be found at
the Branch of
T. L. 6:. J. R. PECK.
llIay4, 1846. '
ETIVIBRESLLAS.
UST rcceiverl a large assortment at the
3 Branch Store of T. L. &.I. R Pi-;cii:.
May 12,1846.
NAHLSI NAHLS I l
KEGS Nails,assorted sizes forsale by
May 12, ’-to. '1‘. LA‘. J. R. Pncx.
it)
E) A R.-1503.5 and 1§ll::u‘i‘es.—'l‘l'iis day
opening, the largest assortincnt of Para-'
sols and Sun Shades ever brouglit into Norwiilk.
May 28. James M.u.x.or.v 6:. Co.
SUMHER GOODS.
large assortment of Summer Goods for
nieu’s and boy’s wear on hand anti for stile
cheap, at; l.’ECIx’S.
April 1846.
INGEIAIVIS imd GINGHA M LA“/NS
of every description, embracing some new
and elegant styles, just received.-
Jxs. MALLour 6: Co.
EIYIOVA L.—The subscriberhas removed
to the Store, recently enlarged and im-
proved, a few doors East of his former stand,
where he will be happy to see .his old friends
and customers, and furnish them as heretofore
with any article in the‘ Drug, Medicine, Book
-and Stationary line, on as favorable terms as
any other similar establishmentin the State.
RACUSE ‘Salt in B_bIs for sale by
HUBBELL, A’. CO..
st
JOHN A. Wasp.
Not-walk April.23. 1846.. ‘
Delaincs, (}ingliams and Giughatn Lawns, Ba!-l
Also a very large _
ief
' ‘O’er the land ofthc free, ttiltlilllc home of the
brave.’
tt1sc=n1.LAn’v. ’
l -—- ————~—.-~—-~~---— ———-— —— M--- .
Tlllii BII.l.LiAN,D AND THE NIIN
(:1[;\I"1‘l'ZR i. r
l Lovely as was that of Eden is the sky
lthat bends over the terraces of Naples,
larclies the rocky castle of St. Eltno, and
‘lends its iiuigic coloring to the romantic
‘bay. Beneath its sunny influence fair
flowers and fairer women spring to in=_ituri-
,ty, and passionate hearts glow with its
pervading tvarrntli; but stern as well as
5gentle passiousare nurtured by its sun,
‘and love, hate, revenge atid cruelty, grow
in unison together.
Gssparoni was a gay and passionate
Neapolitan; young, brave, and ardent,
and at sixteen years of age l c had
I ' > ' .
the form and feelings of a man. I assioit
shone in the eyes that gleaincd beneath
their black brows; daring and resolution
miglit be read in the lines prematurely
ltraced in the lower portion of his face.——
flc was not u itbout accomplishinents, for
the could troll a barcarole and touch a gui-
ltar, danced with grace and spirit, and han-
3dled a stiletto and reim d a steed in a mati-
rier which proclaimed a gentleman. But,
gains! he was poor, and on his bearing
lalonc rested his claims to a noble origin,
j for he -was the offspring of a love on \\'lll('.ll
ltlie priest had never breathed his bcni:-‘On,
and he knew neither his father nor his
‘mother. At stated times be received
small sums of money, but they were con-
veyed to him with such precaution thatlie
cotild not discover the person who sent
him his slender remittance. None of the
youth of l\'"-aplcs dared reproach him with
his birth, for they knew the blood of (las-
paroni to be fiery as the the lava of Vesu-
us, and his hand as pi‘()lll_)l to crusn as to
caress. It was in his seventeenth year
that the young Ncaipolitzin saw and loved
the beautifiil Leonora, the only daughter
ofaricli old rncrchant in the city. He
lo Jed her with all the fervour of which his
,p't1.,\‘.Sl0lltll€ heart was capable, and had the
{happiness of being loved in return. The
lovers met only by stealth, for l..conora’s
.father had conceived a violent dislike to
Casparoni, from his poverty and from the
But Leono-
‘guilt of his unknown parents.
every rebuff, and, when atvakcnel by his
'niglitl_v serenades, she beat from her win-
dow and dropped some flowers as a token
of her presence and her love, he felt that
he lived for her alone.
One night, when Gasparoui repaired as
usual to the dwelling of his beloved, he
suddenly encountered his enraged father,
‘who, in tones of the wildest e.\'citemcnt,
,D2l(lC him begone. Gasparoni rrplied with
fequal warmth; a war of words ensued, tl:e
jyouth struck "his opponent to the cartli.
An instant after, the lovely Leonora, pale
‘and with distorted tress rushed from the
‘house.
‘You have slain him!’ she cried.
"Tis ‘true!’ answered Gasparoni, still
gasping with passion; ‘lie was insolent,
and I have chastised him.’
‘Begonc!’ exclaimed the excited git-l——
§‘i\Ionster,begone! 'l he hand that has bren
,iai<ed against my father’s person shall
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xx,
never clasp mine in love, amity or mar-V
riage l’
‘Leonora, hear me!’
‘I swear it Begone !’ ,
‘You will think better of this!’
‘Never !’
\Vitli a glance of scorn and indignation,
moment looking at her with a demeniac
expression;
respect and gravity, and quilted the scene
of his quarrel with a hasty step.
C1IA1’TF.i1 ii.
Daylight is dying along the stern heights
of the Abruzzi. Surrounded by impeding
crag, and clustering in disarry, a bandit
group are carousing, noisily together, and
toasting the departed god of day over-
flowing cups of fiery wine.‘ A portion of
the wild company sit in the dark shadow
of the rocks, while others bask in the rosy
hues of sunset.
vdistinguislied.by liislofty air and stature
from the rest, and wearing a somewhat
,1-icher garb than his companions. His
. _ t
ra’s kindness compensated her lover for
she waved him off. Gasparoni stood one,
then he bowed low with moick,
Among the latter is one’.
_'l€(:t.’
‘Right, Anselmo,’ said the bandit leader
'ising. ‘But his: l \\ll:1lYl0l>‘(’ is that:
‘The vcspcr bell,’ answered Anselmo.—
.‘Your predecessor now, would have had
us down upon our knees in it trice.’
‘Ay, the vcsper bell,’ repeated Gasparo-
‘iii in a melanclioly tone. ‘.tVIetl‘iinks it
steals very softly on the ear, calling the
ierriug to penitence and prayer. It is very
music to a wearicd soul.
I ‘Our captain‘s turned preacher,’ said it
’robber. °
l ‘Hear tl;e end of my sermon,’ replied
Gasparoni, with one of his ambiguous
' ‘It were a good deed, inetliinks,
,to free you pitting beauties from their
ltliraldoin. Report says that ntinsare live
‘ly, ripe, and tempting; and some of them
belong to noble families. The lady abbcss
was a countess when she was of the world
l—-she sli-all wear her title and coronet
Iagain; such charms were never meant
to wither in a convent. \'Vl1at say you,
fcotnrades, shall we liberate the nuns '4’
A deafening roar of applause replied in
{the aflirinative. lily mi lnight the band
’were on their march, and ere long halted
before the asylum doomed so soon to be
roused by a rude alarm. imposing silence
b_'.' it gesture,Gasparoni approached the
gate of the convent, and rapped upon
the wicket with the handle of his stiletto.
7 After waiting fora brief space, the feeble
‘ll,Q'l'll of a taper glitnuicictl through the
l):’il‘S of a graietl aperture, and a trciribling
‘voice asked what was wanted.
‘ We are certain revereiid f'i'iar.=, sweet-
ing,’ answered Gasparoui, in a cantiug
‘tone, ‘come at the order of his holiness tol
'exan'iiiie into the condition of his beloved.’
’ ‘Away, rude man !’ cried the min.
‘Nay, you will force me to be rude unless
yeti give me admittance,’ said the brigand,
"n his natural tone. ‘Here are thirty stout
‘fellows, to whom sacrilege is pastime, and
‘who know how to relieve the unfortunate
‘of vows it is troubleso.rne to keep. Iliave
'obcved the scripture injunction, do you
lcerfify the worils/‘i.i'iock and it shall be
fopent-tl.’ You see Ilatn not altogether so
’gracelcss as yott believe me.
5 But the latter part of his address was,
‘breathed to empty air, for the frightenedl
’nun had fled to the interior of the building, l
ito alarm the abbess and the sisterhood.
l
, I
‘smiles.
the ::olden cross from itspedcstiil, and bore
tit oil’ in triumph. Long before the day-
llight dawned, the sacrilegious band had
secured its retreat; still breaking the sol-
emu silence of the early hour, the mighty
bell of the convent was heard tolling forth
a dolorous alarm.
CXl.‘.1"1‘}C!{ iii. _
As the weary robbers reached their
mountain fastness, the clear rays of broad
daylight bathed -the height of the Abruzzi.
F-atigitetl with tail they thing themselves
upon the ground to sleep, regardless of
their victims, who, half dead with terror,
awaited the conclusion of their tinfortiinate
adventure. The captain, alone refused to
sleep, but seated on an isolated Crag,
watclied over the inanimate f()Eli'l of Leo-
nora. At length sensation revisited the
wi't-tclied girl. She arose from her rc-
curnbcnt posture, opened her eyes, and
then closed thein again with a heavy sigh.
‘Wlicre am I 1?’ she muttered faintly.
‘In the arms of it lover,’ answered Gas-
. pa.ron'i.
‘I am the bride of heaven '2’ snrielied the
liorror stricken nun._
‘Dol look like a celestial bridegroom 7.’
asked the robber, bitterly. ‘No! I am of
the eartli—-earthly. But, Leonora, you
can reform me—you can make me happy.’
‘Away! your liands are stained with
blood I’
‘Penitctice shall make them while as
snow, or gold sliall purchase absolution
of the Pope liiinself—only be mine.’
‘My vow!’
‘Ay, vows do very well for the imitiatcd,
but not for us who know the worl-;l. The
‘noble takes a vow of nlcgiance to his sov-
ereign, but he turns traitor when interest
coirimands him. The sovereign swears to
protect the people; but, nottvitlistiiniliiig
this, he betrays the people. Wliy slinuld
the vows ofa nun be more binding than
those of a prince or a noble '!’
‘(_£asparoni, l abhor you! Sooner than
submit. to your sacriligious embraces, I
will dash this frail person from the emin-
cnce on wliich I stand, and roll a mangled
corse, before your eyes, to the foot of the
mountain. Soons~r~—’
More she would have said, but frcin
their very feet there broke the wail of a
solitary trumpet. In a moment the crag-s
were bristling with bayonets, and emerging
‘To the gate, brigands, with your blad-
gcons!’ shouted G.-isparoni. His order;
was obeyed, beneath heavy and repeated,
blows the wicket gave way. Aiiselino'
would have entered first. "Wily for your_
,‘captain! shouted ClflSl)tll‘Ol'Il. liispute iny;
precedence and die!’ I
E
I
i
' The appalled rob-,
ber stepped bac.i hastily, and Gasparoi:i'
‘was the first to step within the hallowed
prccints. _ 1 _,
Several doors in the bony of the butt-
ding were successively forced, and the]
mmverl heels of the brigands rang along
the stone paved corridors, as, headed by
their captain, they strode to their I
iThe nuns had assembled in their chapel,‘
’tiIll.l were now cowering within the pre-l
5
' was selfpossesscd and dignified.
. . . T !
3a woman of middle age, ofa lofty stature,;
and possessing some claims to the epithet
‘of beautiful, though her coiintenancc was,
;somewhat worn and fiirrowed.
l Demanding _ltiS band to halt
lthreshold of the chapel, Gasparoni
his hat, walked with a firm step up the
l central a’::le,ai'id halted at the railing ofthe,
lalttir, on the lowest step of which the ab-;
lbess stood. There, was something in her,
‘bearing that awed even the senseless brig-,
‘-and. Sensible-of the feeling she inspired,
l
on the
,'and determined to profit by it, the lady ad-
dressed the intruder. '
‘Ay, pause,’ she said, well may you, for
you are in the house of God, and I Shall
pronounce his curse, which now. hangs
suspended over you, if you do not instant-
ly retire, nor farther molest those devoted
to his service.
‘Dear lady I am come to do you a ser-
vice,’ answered Gasparoni, reco\'p't:ing his
bitterness and self possession. “ lis real-
ly a pity such a bevy of beauties shotild die
in a convent. Icannot answer for you,
madam, for you are past the hey day of
your youth; but for these sweet girls, I
believe they are ready to quit your roof
_without compulsiorn’ I
from concealment, the arms of cuirassiers
and light infantry glistencd in the rising
sun.
‘Saved! saved!’ cried Leonora ;—~‘sa-
ved from worse than death. The bell has
been hcard——our prayers have been heard
—and the Lord hath saved his servants.’
‘Too late they come !’ cried the robber,
ruggling to bear away the almost frantic
rl. 'l’hcre is yet time for a retrerit.’
st
5” . .
,Quic ~, quick! for the love of heaven,
‘gentlemen,’ shricked the non. .
‘Too late l’ repeated Gasparoni. ‘Away !’ will be said, and our friends w
c,.ime.;And he succeeded in forcing her from the;-and we shall be left to darkness. ' And it‘-
rock to which she clung.
‘A lttindred ducats to the man who puts a. _
aims of me ,,hL,,._ The lady abba-55 alums,llillll.ll!‘Ollgl’llll€ll€1ll'l2f)fG3Spaf0nl,’C'rl€d a,in,»and our names will soon be‘ forgetten:
She was : dismounted colonel ofdragoons, rushing up , Days will continue to move 0", and laugh‘
the rocky steep. A carblneer sprang up :1’
rock, levelled his ]')Cl(:.‘l, and fired. Santa‘
‘rial the bullet pierced tlieheart oftde-.
Mi.
onora, and mortally ruined the brigand,
a deep groan. For an instant he seemed
cruslied, and then all his energy returned.
Tliough the blood was pouring freely from,
his tviiund, he cocl-ted his gun aimed at"
the unhappy carbiucer, and fired. The
soldier sprang into the air, and fell head-
long from the precipice, on the verge of
of which he had been standing.
The fight was over. The brigands were
all slain, captured,,or put to flight. On
one side of Leonora’s body knecled the
lady abbess, on the other Gasparoni, draw-
,stille(l, and we shall be at rest.
lneral will wind on its way. and the prayers,-
ing his breath with difficulty, and moment-
arily expecting to breathe his last.
’..[l,€(]’Z£‘l’£’.S'ClZ."£’I? _7).’.’C(‘ ?’ cried the abbess.
‘She was the lawful daughter of the man
to whom I surrendered tnydionor in my
early days. Her mother wilcd away my
betrayer from me, therefore I had a natural
gaunt, slirivelletl, though muscular in their
frames, and dark and swartliy visaged as
they are, these iticn are the Arabs of the
Ainericau continent. Living half of the
time in the saddle, for they are unrivalled
horsemen, with lasso in hand they traverse
tli )SC vast [)lt1l'.iS iii s.-arch of the buffalo
and wild horse, that roam there in count-
less herds. The killing of these and the
preparation and Stile of their hides, is their
means of livlihood, other than occasionally
lending a helping hand to some of tlie";‘>ar-’
tizans in the civil wai's that are contiiii.-al-‘
ly being waged around them. Their cos-'
gius, with sandals of the same material,-
bound together with leather thongs, over
which is it blanket with it hole in’ the car’:-
tre large enough to allow the head to be"
thrust out, and which falls not ungraceful-‘
ly over their slioulders, leaving ample’
room for the play of their arms. Add to’
this a broad straw soinbrero, and the lasso
hanging ready for use in his girdle, and?
you have the Rancliero as he appears in‘
the time of peace, or in the pursuit of his‘
occupation. Join to this :1 long lance‘
with a sharp head, ornamented with a strip
of red bunting, on a horse as savage and
ins unmanageable as himself, and his bclé
;pleutifully supplied with pistols and knives,
and you have the Ranclicro as a nzetnber
ofa troop of banditti, or a soldier in a.’
body of cavalry.
Cowardly as they generally are in’ open
field, yet in conflict among the chapperals
of Mexico, or in an ambuscade, they are"
indeed a formidable enemy. Their power’
of enduring fatigue is afihnost inexliausti-’
ble, and a scanty tncal per diem. ofjcrlred
beef and plaintain, suflices them cluringi
inotiths.
Such are the Eauclicros, and under dis-f
ciplined control they would be rendered
the best light troops in the world. These‘
are men who comprise the great body of
Mexicali cavalry, and they are to the ar-'
mies of the nation, “hat the Cossacks are
to the Ru3sizins—ever on the alert, never‘
to be surprised, and tmtiring in pursuit of
the foe when any pliinder, no matter how"
trifling, is to be obtained
L’/oguc.-.t I§'.'rtract.—-“Generation after"
generation,” says an eloquen-t tvri-ter,=“have‘
felt as we feel, and their fellows were as‘
active as our own. They passed away
like a vapor, uhile nature wore the same‘
aspect of beauty as when her Creator’
doinmanded her to be. The Heavens shall
be as bright over our graves‘ as they not-.'r'
are around our paths. The world will
liiive the same attractions for our offspring’
yet unborn,tliat she had once for ourselves,-
aiid that she has now for our children.»
Yet alittle while and all this will have
happened. The throbbing heart will be"
Our fu-
l
ill all return,-
may be for a short time that we shall be‘
spoken of, but the thing: of life will creep‘
ter and song will be heard in the place in
which we died; and the eye which mourn-
ed fot‘ US‘ will be dried, and will glisteif
again with joy ; and even our chiidren.will=‘
‘clticftain. No sooner hail the wretched ‘; cease t~o.t-liink of us, and will not remember
doffed girl sunk his feel, than the robber uttered to lisp our names."
v
£2‘? The editor of the St. Louis Gazette thus
concltidcs an article on tlieprcsent condition of-'
our country. It is first rate: _
“Finally, lastly, fifthly, and to C0nClUde
—this is a great country, a glorious 001111-
try, a real Bobadil of a country. We carr‘
whip twenty countries a day hand over’
}m.nd__I-‘etch ’em on! We have no doubt;
we shall see the day when the stars and?
stripes will float over the tower of London‘
and the palace at Wi-nclsor. When the‘
mighty flag staff of the Universal Yankee‘,
Nation will be planted in the centre of
Europe, and one universal roll of ‘ striped-
bunting shall overshadow at once the
dome of St. Peter’s, the Kremlin of Mos-
cow, and tlie_Mosques of Constantinople !,
Hasten the time when the ebony maids of
'l‘imbuctoo shall dance in St. Louis, the
right to hate her ; but I loved her—I loved
Leonora Cariale as if she had been my
child.’ _ ,
Here the dying brigand groaned heavily. _
Capital ofall Creation, to the tune of _Yan-'
kee Doodle, with the,Se_nator from, »-Ilus:
sia and the Representative from lndaaw’
tutne generally consists of a pair of leg-‘V
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