Decatur Eagle, Volume 1, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 31 July 1857 — Page 4

CASTA DIVA! ‘Heigh-ho!’ tighs Mr. Patron, ‘what a forlorn life it is to live alone!’ and be drew his chair to the fire and ensconscd himself therein, wrapping his tri-eolored dressing gown about him. I wish 1 were married! 1 know a lady boards in the same house, too; and 1 believe she’d have me if I were to ask her —I mean the pretty music teacher. She is young, delicate, and aimiable; only there seems to i be something melancholy about her; she j is a widow; J like her, though, and be. lieve she likes me; I’ll think this over.— I have plenty of money, and nobody to spend it upon. Yes, 1 think I will ask pretty Madame Victor to marry me.’ Rap, rap, rap! ‘Come in—who’s there?’ ‘Please, sir, its your clean clothes.’ ‘Clean clothes! and pray who arc you, you little cherub, and where do you come from?’ ‘I am Lauretta, sir, and live with Bridget, who washes your clothes, and she sent me with the basket to-night.’ 'Yes, I should think she did, you lit- i Ue duckling; and the basket is larger than | yourself! Come and sit down in this chair ’ by the fire and warm your toes: there j now, 1 want to talk with you. Are you ■ Bridge ts’s child?’ •Oh no, sir,’ and a look of care passed 1 over the little face. •No, 1 thought not. Washerwoman’s children don't have such eyes, nor such broad forehead, nor soft hair. Well bir-1 die, how came you with Bridget? Have you no parents?’ •I don’t know. I only dream I have, Bridget lets me stay with her because 1 can sing.’ ‘.Sing! and what has that to do with it. ‘Oh, sir, 1 sing my songs in the great , houses, and they give me sixpeuses, and 1 take them to Bridget.’ •Aha, you pay youi board, then? Well, little Lauretta, will you sing for me now?’ ,Ycs, indeed,’ and the little one stands up in the middle of the rug, and, opening her rose bud mouth, she sings Casta i Diva! ,Bliss my stars, what a voice! 1 know I something about music mi self; at least I enough to know that a voice should be it fortune to the one who possesses it. Lit ' tie one, where did you learn that?’ ‘Nurse taught me.’ •Nurse! Who is nurse?’ ‘Nurse is dead.’ The dai k eyes fill with tears, and tl.e j ruby lips arequivery. Mr. Patron walks up and down the) room His curiosity is excited as well tn. j bis pity. •Please, sir, shall I have the basket? j Bridget will scold me if I stay so long. •No, little one, I will carry the basket, J am going home with you.’ ‘lt’s up five flights of stairs, sir mid’ there is no light in the passage.’ ‘AU the. more reasons I should go with I you. Now I am ready. Come, iny lit-1 tie singer, you and I will bs better ac-! quainted before long. Don’t fall down i these steps; keep hold of my hand; here we lire in Broadway. Now wdiciedo we turn? down Prince street, hey? and now down Crosby? What! do you live in this alley? Oh, never fear, little Casta Diva, 1 shall tread safely enough while this lit- 1 tie hand leads me. Ugh! how many; more fights arc there?—only two! Well, i 1 can climb them if you cau. So, is this the door?’ •Och, and is it you, sir, that would be aft< r coming to see a poor woman at this j Ji ut? Will you be seated, sir?’ said’ Bridget, wiping a wooden chair with fieri apron. ‘Your shirts were not ironed to! be suiting you, may be?’ ‘Shirts all right, Bridget; 1 came to biing home your little girl, and to ask you something about her. She has been singing to me. Will you tell me where bhe came from?’ •Yc take a deal o’ trouble for alone bit of a child, indeed, sir; but her story is not so very long. She lived with a furren woman, in the room below, named Theresa. The woman she was waiting-maid in Lauretta’s family, in Itily, somewhere; and while she was out with the child, then only two years old, for the sake of air, there came a big row in the city, and the child’s father was in the middle of it, and got kilt: and when she reached the Louse, all in fright.—sure it was on fire, mid the mother of it gone, and niver was she able to find it. So she kept the child and come to America with it: for she heard how the streets were paved with gold; and when she come, and found mny gold nor food but for the working, the had to ■o to woik. sj all wc poor creatures do; .oi l aht, took :n tj'hig in tlr: otic p.-om

below stairs. But niver a bit would she let the child do fur itself, but wailed on it like a slave, and only taught it to sing, ‘as its mother did before it.’she said. And last year Theresa deid. This poor creature took on so bad that I took her myself; only I’ll be bringin’ her up differently, intirely—l’ll teach her to earn her bread, at any rate; and so I send her out to sing to the great folks, and makes her help me to carry around the clothes; and that is all, sir.’ ‘lt was very good in you, Bridget, to take the little orphan; you have saved her from a sad fate; you will be rewarded, you may depend.’ Bridget raised her eyebrowsand droped a courtesy; while little Casta Diva, as Mr. Patron then and ever since called her, hid her face in the bed and sobed to hear her own story related. The kind gentleman looked at her tenderly, and then continued: ‘1 have a plan for this poor child, which will relieve you of your charge, and repay you for your goodness of heart. — Good night, little one; I’ll come to-mor-row. Dry your tears, for I will yet make you happy. Here, Bridget, is some money for you; and be sure you do not send her out to sing again, I have something bettor for her to do.’ Bridget droped another courtesy, and her mouth opened wide—for she was all mystified and bewildered. An hour later, and Mr. Patron is again seated ir> an easy chair before his bright coal fire, with bis dressing gown once more folded around him. The only difference is that be smiles instead of sighing as he did before. •Ah, yes,’he says,‘l see my way clear. I can now, without hesitation, call upon Madame Victor in her room, to interest j her about my little Casta Diva. 1 will i tell her the story, and engage her to cultivate the voice of my little protege. 1 will see her to-monrow morning, and perhaps she will accompany me to Bridget’s lodging. Not a very romantic walk to invite the lady of my heart to share, but then the circumstances are peculiar. ‘Now 1 think of it, I must engage of my land lady the little bed-room next to mine. lam determined to adopt that singing cherub fur my own. I will change her name to Casta Diva Patrou. It sounds musical and, she is musical herself. If sweet Madame Victor only sees in her what 1 do, wc slurll be an amazing happy family. I declare I feel like a husband and father already. I shall find enough to do with my money after all.’ And so he goes to bed and dreams of his future joys til) he fairly laughs aloud in hi i sleep. Now it is morning, and if you will put your head out of your door, you can see him walking along the hall, lie stops at No. 8; knocks gently, but the rich toned piano, touched by a thrilling hand, does not allow so love-like a tap to be heard.— This time he knocks louder, the music stops, and the door is opened by a beautiful woman, who smilingly invites him to enter. Well, I don’t wonder he fell in! love with her! They closed the door.— | Let’s you and I go peep at the key-hole and hear what they have to say. I'll never toil; will you? Hark! Well, aftci i all, can’t tell what they’ said now; because j 1 promised I wouldn’t; but Patron has | staid in there a great while, and he don’t ask hei to sing or play all the time. Now the door opens again and they come I i out together; he in his overcoat and hat, she in her cloak and velvet bonnet. He : looks very much excited, and she looks; 1 pale, and trembles so she can hardly speak. She takes his offered- arm, and * goes down stairs and out of the street I ] door. Ido believe they are going to ; Bridget’s i And so they are. Good Mr. Patron walks slowly with the ' ; sweet Lady, for she has every reason to tremble; she believes she. is Lauretta’s; mamma; for she has been telling her friend how her husband was killed in a i dreadful mob one day, because he was a great politician, and when they had burned his house they took and threw her ; into prison, where she remained a whole year, and only made her escape when, I during the terrible trouble in Itilv, the , prison doors were unbarred to all. She sought frantically for her child, but in vain; and believing that both Lauretta and her nurse were crushed in the mob } that killed her husband, she came to : America to try to earn a livelihood among the hospitable strangers by her fine musical education and uncommon voice. I Madame Victor believes that LauretIta is her child, because their stories are jso strongly alike. Five years have passed I since she left Itily, but she knows that i her eyes will not decieve her. Her baI by s features are indelibly engraved upon i her heart. Her kind friend supports her up five flights of stairs, and she stops to take breath and to nerve herself for either in- , tense happiness or disappointment. They are about tn enter the room, when a lit tle voice greets her cars, singing with : wonderful power and expression an Italian melody, wliieh the lady herself used ‘to ing in her own sunny land. I'hc J’'p--nul gia the aim >'f her friend.

‘Oh, wait,’ she whispers, ‘let me try;’ and with a great effort she continues amt completes the unfinished strain in a voice that an angel’s might not exceed. He opens the door. Lauretta stands in the centre of the floor, alone, pale and agitated; her great eyes dilated with emotion long repressed. Iler mother’s voice has reached a spot in her little heart, which vibrates on her memory likes a glimpse of heaven. Madame Victor sinks upon a chair, and gazes long and earnestly upon the little motionless figure; then she stretches’ out her arms and whispers,‘Come here.’ Lauretta slowly advances, and wher she is close to the lady she nestles her’ head upon her bosom, and draws a long, deep sigh. ‘Tell me your name, sweet one.’ The lady presses the little form still closer. ‘Darling, I am your mother!’ * ‘I know it,’ sighed the child. :You know it, my angel?’ ‘Yes, I have seen you in my dreams, and always called you ‘mother;’ and when you sang just now, it brought it all backGood Mr. Patron went to the windw and wiped his eyes. * * * Once again we see him sitting in his easy chair before the bright coal fire.-<»-By his side sits a beautiful lady— am hand lies in his, and the other was tenderly stroking his hair; but her eyes are resting upon the little fairy who sits at the piano, silently dreaming over some of Handel’s music, which her papa has brought home to her. Tba lady is his wife. The fairy is his “Casta Diva.’’

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PROSPECTUS « »JK< IXIHSTATE SECTim, ® The proprietors of this establishment dee n ' almost unnecessary to urge upon the Dem 1 ' racy of the State, the importance of largely ' creasing the circulation of the Sen-tinh » faithful and candid exposition of Deniomf principles and policy is all that is necessary >' secure their continued ascendency inthcm’i/ of the people, and thiscan be Lest accomphsM t hrougb the medium of the press. And ton la k j success easy in the future, our people shouli I be thoroughly informed and receive correct in pressions upon all the party issues and pub];, questions of the day. As it has been n, ip past, this will be the continued ftbjectof ik Sentinel and to the faithful aceohjplishtnsnt es ibis duty, its proprietors willgive ail their abil. ity, energy and zeal. Tn return we shall ask of the Democtaevof the State a liberal and hearty support. l n d u ing us a service personally, they will havetk satisfaction of knowing that they will BOT broadcast, sound principles and just sentiments We hope that, every democrat will feel it hj, duty to be asoliciting agent in his own neiA. borhood, for in no way can he accomplish greg. ter good than in the circulation of apauer tm to its faith. The Sentinel should have, circulation in the State of Fifty Tuolsand, and [ it can be accomplished if the Democracy of th 1 State will U. With alittle effort on the part Lt our friends, this number ot suu.-a..,. j. p obtained in the next thirty days. 111 * As the central Organ of the party we shall know no men, interests or cliques! and it aha)) be our aim to do equal and exact justice to i’ Our duty is to be the advocate .and exponectl the principles and measures of the party,nd whoever they shall select as its Representaliv, Men, to give them an energetic and cordiulsiip. port.

The administration of Mr. Bvciiaxas will soon be inaugurated. Every democrat should be interested to knowthe sentiments and policy of the man of hischoice. Congress isin fessiui ' and the people should keep informed of thedu i ings of tin ir servants. Tih' Legislature of this State will aysmit!, lon the 7th January, and every citizen of (b ( ■ commonwealth should watch, with an amir,in i eye, all that concerns our State interests. Un i Sentinel will contain full reports upon all tins ; topics, motives enough we think to iiidnceerery man to take our paper. In addition weslu! keep our readers informed upon all the curie: news of the day, domestic and foreign. !■ will give full reports of the markets, and alii: teresting commercial and monetary luattcrsWe will give each week a full report oftl«s Y, cattle market. Ina word we shall end<«« to give our paper an interest to the tradcsiau, the mechanic, the laborer, to all classes and pr» sessions. Advertisers arc especially invivdti the great advantages the Sentinel offers ns n advertising medium. Its extended circulat'd reaches all portions o r the State i nd al! ctea of the community, giving the advantagenfur only a large local, but general circulation. We again ask our friends Io aid in extendnj tlie circulation of both our Daily and Wirai paper. Having no soliciting agents, we sU have to depend entnely npitheir good v . and efforts, which wc trust they will geiien.uii manifest in good works, and which we pienr-t to r< pay in every efibrtto give the Seutiiieb'i: tie and influence. We are prepared to print all kinds of blinki for county officer’s use, or furnish any uflicid books of record they may need. Weliojn'/uw ceive orders for this kind of work. The Book and Job office of the SetA'w'k' 1 equal to any in the west, a.ul w<- r <-pare to do any work in that line on the most fawn ble terms. n? JC* MBS** • Daily Sentinel, with full legislative, tele I graphic and market reports, will be sen: mail at $6 per annum' or 50 cents per month. Weekly Sentinel: — One copy, one year, JIS' Ten copies, one year, and one to the getter of club, i' l | Twenty copies, one year, to one address !tl W , Thirty-five copies one year, to om- address, and one to getter up of club, 35H Fifty copi s one year, to one address, and two to the getter up of vlub, Fdl —ln clubs of ten the name of each subsffta I will he written on his paper, but in cluhsilea I that number, or where the papers are swb I one dollar each no name will be ■ papers, but the entire club sent to one I*''* I for him to distribute. This is the inwi» practice of all papers sending out clubs aid'*? rates and cannot be departed from iu anj 1“' ticular. Address, Proprietors Sentinel, Ind isna|>olia, Im A Casket of Jewels. BEAUTY, TALENT AND ENTERrRIsE COMBI!® THE PARLOR CASKET Is a magnificent Weekly Literary Paper, prising of reading matter, of the choicest and most& tertaining Description, published forth-' 1 sum of TWO DOLLARS a year; -making it« cheapest Literary Periodical iu America. Original domestic and nautical nuvelei tales and legends, original articles of wtt'l'" ll ' and satire, original sketches of advi-utu e_ home and abroad; poetry;eßsaysanecd"trfJ'_ ful information, and a varied misccllaojw the startling topics of the day. t ,, It is acknowledged, by all who havesfr,parlor casket, that it is the moR “ e s a ” nest Literary Weekly Journal i» States; and at $2 dollars a year is the ch<U!” Bay a copy at any pel iodical dj'A « "j to us $2 dollars for a year; and 1 ? promise to send you weekly, a ‘CAB‘O- s shall be filled with JEWELS of the»* more valuable than those wrought Iro ' mines of Golconda. * ~,a ‘ The most popular writer of both scX ',’ gaged, which, with the efforts of the ci i' ■ , make just such a paper as will [S ' lions of American readers, and one H |a ■ dedin every family circle. tt: mrltmb Sti • ‘ Invariably in advance. One subscriber, one year. ,i 1 “ “ two years, ~ J * Two “ one “ to out. anm l ' Clubs ol three and upwards, pc* .' tar ' j each, ,| With Clubs of ten or more, a 11th c ' l.' , be sent gratis. For clubs of fifty or more, five, pct ce ”‘ U 1 count from the above rates. *»* One copy of the Parlor Casket, . copy of the Yankee Privateer will.H’ one person for $3; or the Parlor Casket •• ■ one of the Boston $2 weeklies fors3, 1 UTostma ters arc authorized to ai t- “ ■ Address, J. JONES, I’ropndoh . ■ ‘‘ 2 Water street, 1 rpO the Ladies—some very niciT' ’• 1 sheets just the size for quilts, ■ ' picking, at —— tl 1 'fl 1 A'tIIEESE, Western Reserve chce« r article, and fresh raisins, jußt ■ it the White Corner. iSsSJflicFoF COFFEE, a dime-fl IT which is equal to two Pfl’'””' 4 °. ( , I 1 Rio- Cuffce, at S