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THE AIICHORET. CONCLUDED. Once more to the world a Ion;; farewell -'tis now forever. Oh! would that I had never left my lonely, solitary cot. But in vain is that wish. Thp rnst mn nrvrr. never be recalled: but the

present how age adds speed to the Avmgs ot

time. When I left this place hiteen years auu,

it was my determination to travel. Ihe wonu

was all before me. On no single spot was my affections centered. Europe was witness to my

determination. The gilded, burning sands of

Africa, bore the print of my footsteps. Asia!

thro' the has my harassed, yet proud spirit borne me. I gazed upon the mighty pyramids of Egypt, those proud links that unite the past with the

present and things to come those chronicles of

by-gone days, winch mock at the crumbling nana

of time, and laugh to scorn the earthquake and the whirlwind! I have gazed upon the giant walls of Constantinople, where the first christian

Emperor erected the standard of the cress, now waning before the blood stained crescent of Mohomet. The mosque and the minaret now usurp the place where once the spire of the Apostle of

Irod reltected the blaze ol day. JUy bark nas mingled with the proud sails that float on the

Bospborus. Rome! the palace of the Caesars.

the mighty Coliseum, the Circus, the temples o the Gods, the Capitol, and the Pantheon al

have passed before me, as though the wand of a

magician had opened the mighty portals of dis

tant worlds, and suffering me to gaze upon the effects of towering ambition the folly of man in

endeavoring to perpetuate his name, as though he would bid the generations of undiscovered futurity to gaze with wonder on his works, and listen to his name with awe. And those proud

monuments are crumbling now. And the names

that reared them where are they? Go ask ob

livion. Will she tell vou '? Oh! never think it.

She will smile in derision, and point to her black still, engulphing wave, and whisper There will thy name sleep and so will mine. Well, let it let it sleep. The bright, unclouded sun, had smiled his farewell to the half dismantled, yet proud walls, of the city of Naples. I stood upon an eminence in the out-skirts of the city. What a scene of grandeur lay before me. A long, blue streak, tinged with gold, stretched itself to the west, like some far distant wave rising in wrath, except that it was as still and immoveable,as though out-spread by the strong hand of Omnipotence. The barge, the gondola, and the white glittering sail, like the sea-gull about to rise from clement to element, dashed swiftly along, and mingled with the shadows of innumerable palaces. "A very pleasant evening, sir,'' said a voice behind me. I turned to face the intruder. He was an elderly man, with regular features, upon which age had left but few traces. On his arm hung a female, light and airy as a phantom and, as far as I could discover, very beautiful. 'You appear to be a stranger in this city, and probably are not aware that these suburbs are much infested with robbers. In ten minutes darkness will cover the earth, and your life will be endangered by a longer stay." " I was in no very companionable humor; and returned thanks for his kindness, slowly departed towards the banks of a projecting arm of the bay, then placid and beautiful, as though covered with glass. Many barges, and other water ceaft, were moored on the opposite bank, rocking to the scarce perceptible motion of the water; and a fev chaloupes and gondolas, with illuminated bows, were darting across the bay in different directions, like so many shooting stars. A twenty oared barge, fantastically "decorated, with streamers flying, now attracted my attention. She was approaching; and a strain of the sweetest music came fluttering over the waves: now swelling full, and echoing far and free and then sinking into indistinctness, till every fibre of the heart was strained, and every nerve tremble with indefinable emotion. A9 she neared the shore, a gondola, without lights, darted from the shadows of the bank but a short distance from me, and shot directly before her. A fearful shriek was heard, and the next instant they met. The gondola was shattered and sunk ; the band ceased playing, lights were moving hurriedly to and fro jn the barge, and cries for help, mingled with shrieks, rung in my ears. I darted down the declivity ;and wrenching the chain of a skiflfcprang into her, and put off towards the sufferers. A female, clinging to a fragment of the wreck, was with my assistance, lifted into the barge. "Oh! cave my father," she shrieked, while the water dripped from her long, black, glossy ringlets. Her father was lifted into the skiff, as he rose a second time to the surface. Two of the gondoliers sunk forever! By the time we reached the shore, the old man was so far recovered as to be able to lend his assistance in conveying his daughter home. A servant preceded us with a flambeau, to one of the most magnificent palaces of Naples. I was struck with astonishment at the glare of grandeur and riches displayed in the interior. I recognised the man who had given me friendly warning in the suburbs, in i hP nPrnn

of the father: and if I had thought the daughter beautiful in the duskv hue of twilight, bow

more eo did she appear now, amid the blaze of

neriatners palace! Notwithstanding hisentrea

ties, I presisted in my resolution of returning to my hotel. "She is very lovely very." Such

tnougnts occupied my mind during the remaind

er of the evening, and her image mingled with my dreaming fancies.

The next morning, agreeable to a promise of

tne preceding evening, my steps were directed to the "Morrelli Palace." I was welcomed in

the kindest manner by the old gentleman. His daughter, he said, had scarce recovered from the fright of the last evening but would soon make

her appearance. He was a man who had made

human nature his study. Easy, affable, and agreeable in his manner, and at "home on every eubjec.t. Taking advantage of a momentary pause in tie conA-ersation which ensued, he said :

person

whom you have rescued. My name is i aleroi

Castelini.. It was once my highest glory to be-

on g to a Senate, whose wisdom dictated laws,

and whose rigid justice guarded them from vio-

ation. Alas! how degenerated now: but com

plaint is useless. May I be permitted to know the name of one, to whose generous exertions I owe my life?"

"Certainly: mv name is Charles ivl . iy

birth place. America.

" x ou are then an American. 1 he sound 01 inai mighty revolution, which gave you liberty and a name among the nations of the earthJias reached

tViPSA distant shores. Our hearts have bled at

the recital of vour wrongs, and rejoiced

at their glorious termination. May I know the nature of the business which has brought you to

Naples? Perhaps I can assist you." Lefore 1

could answer, Kosella entered, radiant in beauty

-her face beaming smiles. After the usual sal

utation and gratulations, Castelini again turned

to me.

" If," said he, "our short acquaintance does

not warrant the liberty I have taken, it is at your own option to answer my question ; but I am anx

ious, in some measure, to relieve the

weight 01

obligation under which I labor, by reciprocating

it, if possible. "I thank you for vour kind attention: and i

you think the events of my life will interest you, as they are connected with my business here, I

will relate them but speak not of obligation

the pleasure of having been of service to a fellow creature in distress," and I glanced to the blush

ing Kosella "more than compensate me. pray you let it be forgotten."

"Though you may forget it, there are those

who never will but, you will indeed favour mc I shall listen to your stcry with pleasure."

Where is that man, who, having for a short

time at least, become a being of interest to an

object of adoration, who would not tax each pow

er to the utmost, in portraying the scenes of for

mer days, to interest that heart in his favor

I was in a communicative mood, and related the principal events of my short, but certainly

not uninteresting life. I was fully gratified for my pains, by the gentle tear of compassion that

glittered in the bright eyes ol Kosella. JIow the

sympathizingtear of innocence and beauty, heals

the corroding sorrows of a wounded heart! Each succeeding day saw me at the "Morrelli," where I was always sure of a welcome. The duties of

his station, often called Castelini from home for

manv hours together; and.in his absence, I wan

dered with Rosella through the long collonadein front of the Palace, admiring the beauty of an

Italian eve.or listening with rapture when she ae

companied her voice with the dulcet tones of the

lute. At others times, the ready gondola wafted us over the receding wave, dancing lightly

over the little billows, as though it lelt the mllu

ence of the merry air, with which the merrier

gondolier lightened his daily labor. JUj- propen

sity for travelling suddenly left me. A new study

was opened, far more delightful than history or

antiquitv. She whom I loved to study, with al

the vivacity of an Italian, possessed a hqart sens

ibly alive to the kindly feelings of woman-

heart which, once enkindled by the torch of love

burned with the steadiness and intensity of her native noon-day's sun. Possessing a retentive

memory, her mind w as stored with wisdom far a

bove her sex or years ; yet, with her, there was no

parade of learning or accomplishments no af

fectation. Every action, every movement, prov

ed her a very child of nature. At times, in con

versation, she would rove from subject to subject

with astonishing rapidity; yet, hke the bee, ex

trading honey from every flower.

Months revolving around the wheel of Time

still saw mc a daily visitor at the Talace. On

one of those mornings, w hen a heavy mist, to ap

pearance almost tangible, lay along the bay, and

hung suspended lrom the brow ol the mountain or coiled around the vine grove, forming a mos

picturesque vicw.tlmt of a forest of clouds when

the panting sun rode through the clear dry firm

ament, and the streets were insufferably hot and

parched I found Kosella reclining upon a sofa

She welcomed me but her usual smile held it:

place no longer. A miid melancholy had set

tied on her features and, when she touched the

lute, it was only to plaintive airs. Soon she laid

aside that instrument, with a look which showed she had saught relief from music in vain ; and, ta

king my arm, we passed to a small but splcnded drawing room. Every thing here was tasteful and elegant. A large guilt cross stood before a mirror that covered nearly a whole side of the apartment. We walked a few minutes across the room and then, as if exhausted, she threw herself upon the sofa. A tear trembled in her light blue eye. Wrhat wras the cause, I cannot tell; but I never looked upon a woman's tears without being unmaned. I seated myself by her side, and inquired the cause of her distress. She answered not, and I threw myself upon my knee before her, and repeated the question more earnestly. Still no answer was returned. That was an opportunity I had long Wished for and I w as in the exact position for the scene which ensued an avowal of love. Her head fell upon my bosom, and tears flowed freely and unrestrained. I listened in vain for the sweet assurance of reciprocated passion but the action was sufficient. We knelt together before the cross and, on that sacred symbol, our faith was plighted forever. The consent of her father to our union, was still wanting but that was granted as soon as asked. The chapel was refitted; and the next week, before the holy Priest, were those vows pronounced, which unalterably bound us to each other, till the hand of death should sever the invisible knot. Oh ! time, time thy hand has blasted the glow of earthly hope in my bosom forever: thy hand has touched the invisible, the attenuated thread of life, and the palsy of age is fast stealing upon me. Scarce can the trembling hand direct the pen that records these lines. For years has this manuscript lain untouched. Once more, to wile away the dreary winter of age, I trace back the events of my life, yet unrelated. Thirty years since, the fairest, happiest prospects of the

future, xy opt-n Lciorc me. My heart Loku J

brward to long yt-ars of bibs. . .Now. oh! how

dark, how dark, float by the visions of the past.

A year alter our marriage Kosella presented me with an heir. With what fond delight would I gaze upon the image of its mother, as it hung up

on her breast,and clasped its little innocent arms around her neck and when its lisping tcngue

irst pronounced the name of father, my heart

swelled with unutterable rapture.to see her hang

to her bosom the blooming babe, and hang over

its untroubled slumber, with such fondness. Pa

rent husband! you alone can understand mc at such moments. How fleeting, how transitory is all human happiness! Scarce had its infant spirit smiled a year upon the world, when it was

called away. I gazed upon its quivering limbs

writhing in agony, the rolling glassy eyes, the convulsive shudder, the faint, feeble moan, and

ghastly features, blackened over by the hand

of death! Gladly would I have endured all its sufferings, to relieve it for one moment but, it

slept at length, in peace. What is the calm, cold sorrow of an European, to that of ore w ho has been fostered beneath the fervid sun of Italy?

With them there is no middle path their hearts

open to the highest happiness of mortality, or

the lowest depth of misery.

Mv beautiful w ife sunk beneath the weight of

sorrow, and long nignts 01 watchfulness, over our

darling babe, imagining a change of scene

would be beneficial; and, by the advice of our physician, we departed from Naples, and em

barked on the promi billows ot thcMediterrancan.

The light bark flew swifdy over the blue ele

ment, as if delighting to exhibit its speed, and 7 . ... c zt- r ' j . .

the symmetry ji us lunn, 10 uic monsters over whom it glided. We touched at Sardinia for

fresh supplies ot water, and again bent the prow through the yielding element. Health was re

stored to the fragile form of Kosella. Again her cheek bloomed, and her eye beamed with reno

vated lustre. Lut there was a melancholy on

her brow, and even in her smiles, that time ale

could dissipate. Sweet being! with thee the thorn' path of life was strewed with flowers.

When gazing on thee, 1 lelt the proud consci

ousness that there was one of all God's creatures

whose life was wrapped in mine who was hap

py, or miserable with me! and I was happy

then.

For some davs we had been beat along with

achangeful breeze; and, as the fourth night fell over the ocean, the sails flapped listlessly against the mast there was not a breath to raise a ripple on the glassy mirrored tide. Our captain was well acquinted with the fickle and easily angered element on w hich our bark slept and from his features alone, for the sky was

calm and cloudless, could be gatnered indica

tions of a storm. My wife was persuaded to re-

tire to tne cabin, and lewr ot the passengers re

mained upon deck, boon the black, threaten

ing clouds arose and the hoarse winds came roar

ing over the deep; the red, serpent flashes of

lightning burst with apalling rapidity around us

every moment becoming more vivid; and the

roar of heaven's artillery more loud ai-d tremen

dous; the waves heaved their angry heads on

high; but every thing had been prepared to

meet the storm in time. 1 he light bark fearless

ly mounted the billow, and darted along with

the rapidity of the wind. "Shoals on our larboard bow," exclaimed the topmen. "Break

in.le theso'iids, I u,!c ofhiuvu fdw

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inis root, and place the stone upon which I ha

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Captain, in a steady, stern voice, rnow, now

might be seen the awful grandeur of a midnight

ocean storm; the fearful wonders of the mighty

deep! The eye might gaze into the dusky-

chasms cf the surge and view the chrystaline

caverns of her inmost recesses. Iut hark! ns

ing over even the crashings of the sea, and the

continued roar of thunder, a shriek of terror

stuns the ear; the harsh grating sound and the

sudden shock proclaims the fearful disaster has

yappened. "A boat! heave away there, heave away!' shouted the Captain; but no sooner had

it touched the wave than it was dashed in atoms

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ray of hone chcer is, for land was distinctly

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his prey. A mountain wave washed over us

our boat filled and sunt. Oh! that shriek rings

in my cars even now! JSozo lean see the despairing wretches sinking around me, convulsively stretching their hands to Heaven in vain! I seized Rosella in my arms, and attempted to swim to shore, but 'twas in vain, 6he was washed away by an envious billow. With the instinctive love of life, I still breasted the foaming torrent,and was at length dashed senseless upon the beach, beyond the reach of the whelming brine. When I recovered, the sun was riding proudly over the calm blue canopy of the earth; the roar of the sea was gradually subsiding. I started up and gazed around me. The bodies of several of the crew lay stretched upon the beach; and there was my wife cold and stiff! her hands clenched, her swect mouth open, and her eyes, and her mouth, and her nostrils, were filled with the sand ! God ! to stand as I did, and gaze upon the lifeless form of the only thing loved upon earth clasped in the cold embraces of death and such a death ! Oh ! he must be more than mortal,who could endure a sight like that! Why was I spared and she, the purest, most angelic being, to drink in the foul washings of the sea and the filthy sand Tears! tears from an old man's eyes? I thought my last tear fell upon the grave of my beautiful babe! I can write no more; my term of life is nearly out, my sand is almost run. I shall join her in those bright abodes where the weary are at rest; that hour is fast aproaching; already I can hear the whispers of the angel of death! There is one request I would make, ere I bid farewell to the world. Should man ever pene-

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