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LOVE A!%» PRIDE.
BY LIONEL PERCY.
CHAPTER ONE.
One ot those sultry, oppressive days
that are sometimes felt at Romo, even
in the early part of Ootober, a remnant
of the unhappy season that has past,
was drawing to a close. The sirooco,
with its hot, enervating breath, had
blown fiercely since the morning ; but
now a cool, delicious breeze from the
north waftod refreshment to the un¬
struntr 8 frame J and brought out throng
• cr owds ufe mt0 the hitherto do
«ert«d .tree*. The la.y l.u„runi,
-tretchad on the pavement,or the m.rble
stops of some old palecc, languidly mis
ed themselves, »nd recalled to the wants
iinmii ihrt liiLssinir traveller with
eager importunities, or ate with appa
rent enioytnout their scanty portion of
maccaroni; while the white-h»ired beg
gar, stealing from his unknown haunt,
took his accustomed place in some pub
.• “a el J,p,e.ding"“o If blessed b !“y han/t
in the name the Virgin.—
Proud, glorious Romo ! how many as
socifttions cluster around thee No eye
can ffftzo with indifference on thv decav
ioir ing irraatneaa greatuess , * the t.ne home noiue of or cenius genius, • the tne
*>•« Of a mighty power; that ha. held
the world iu its grasp; paiuting and
sculpture have lavished on thee their
ehotoMt in«nir&t>nnR deepna’t • muftie has it#
aid to .tir the fouutaine of the
b -S, thy tom plea ...... pa,ace. mine
themselves proudly toward heaven,
types of the mighty minds that have
called thee home ; and ihe soul of
«r‘ irreat and aruu\ to hov.*r over
every street and aouare with a
golden light; the fresh breeze, loaded
with fragrance, sent iovous* the blood thW«$h
Uie veins with a i fluW
strength to the »ir nnd ir,K. limbs and 1,1,a t flush
ol health even to (he cheek of the
Invalid who Stole our leaning oa 90 tm
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The Corso was thronged with the gay
an< * Hundred*, * n holiday cos
^ume, stood iu picturesque groups be
neath the trees, or wandered up and
down enjoying the brilliant scene ; and
other hundreds, the beautiful and high
born in their splendid equipages, drawn
by spirited horses, that by their arching
necks and flashing eyes, seemed con
scious of their burdens, added to the
beauty of the charming scene; But our
story has to do with the occupants of
one only of those numerous carriage*,
A gentleman, with a pale, thoughtful
face, and subdued n-elancholy, though
benevolent expression, occupied one
seat, and by his side sat a ’ady in the
prime of life, beoutiful, but not with
the beauty that most frequently wins
hearts. Her face was haughty, and her
curling, slightly •cornful lip, spoke of
pride of birth and station; sometimes
she gassed with a listless look ou the
beauty auuml her, and then her eye
fell on a youth, the sole Other occupant
of the carriage ; in that glance the true
woman was seen, all the full deep tide
of a mother’s love beamed in her eyes at
those momenta, speaking of u warm,
true heart beneath the cold exterior of
forms and ceremonies. Some sixteen
years had passed over the boy’s head,
and he was one of whom a mother might
well bo proud; all the lady’s beauty
was iu his <ace, 4 »ut the expression was
like his father’s, mild and benevolent;
the fair brow, the large, dark, thought
ful eyes, speaking of a spirit that de
spised all meanness, that rose above the
trarmnelp and shackles of the society
around him. He was the first to break
the silence that had for some time rested
on the party.
‘ Mother, said he, we leave Rome to
morrow, and I should like to hear the
vesper service once more in St. Peter’s
before we go; let us hasten there, for
the hour is already striking, and wo
shall be late.’
The lady smiled, and making a motion
of assent, the carriage turned quickly
from the brilliant drive, and proceeded
rapidly to the entrance of that vast,
wonderful church. With what solemn
grandeur the gray twilight invested it;
The party entered the beautiful square,
aud paused for a moment in the mag¬
nificent colonade; an Egyptiau obelisk
rose before them, bringing to the mind
thoughts of long past ages; the waters
of the fountains fell with a musical
sound, sweet and soothing, back to the
marble basins ; and it was with mind#
subdued SIT?! quieted by the hour and
^ re sccno ^ ie P ar ty ut
ed ttw churcb Ju8t withi f‘ the
P or,ico »te,« were arreeted by the
•*«•'« of », v01ct ' uow
cl ™ r “ d fu "> " ow low nnd
thc y f,!l1 "P on thu '‘ ltr llko thu ecbo of
chorus, but the sadness, the
meluucholy that ^ shrill
’“S 1 ? theou 8 h them ; 8 P oke ouly too
of its seadows. The
wbob) l >ar ty paused and looked eagerly
through the gathering twilight for the
meaning of thosi’sweet tones. At the
b-rf onvnf the pi.lare, Cmoet V*
i" the shadow, reclined the figure of a
b unconscious apparently of the
P 8681 ’ 00 '® °f any one, and pouring out
her whole 80uI in like seme
lnn 0 g ua 0 g 1 ' learned iu a brighter °.. sphere, T
^ r«n«u.bered amid .he . eluud . »
,
H,,d darkness of the present.
The haughty countess turned away,
mutteriiie, ‘It is only some beggar,’
auppoviug her son followed, panned into
Ow church »«> V*
| hound speaking ; that song, only stn the mg to be truly joy out, of
; but more
» ,l# ' rhi #: ^t ucbt,ti » chord in hie heart
t,mt vib ' At<Mi with tho reudiet,! ,.J,U sympathy
eI * Dut . r the motion was ar
he gazed upon the hgure that
•bh^WflltC'ps. cosojBjUjecdy to A sight beautiful at the child sound stood of
‘ bfdWfe him, some mL ten years old, her
|*overty . * ______ ..... IB?
auu w... > c.eaa, aim «
w* t h a uwtu nil grace, nothing
Sparta, 6a., June 16, 1870.
from the beauty of the
her bright, dark hair fell in wavy curls
over thesnotvy shoulders,'half
tfm complexion was dark, but O ! how
beautiful the rose just blushing on the
cheek ; the mouth seemed made for the
sweet voice within ; but most remark
able of all were the eyes, large, dark,
but with none of the dancing joyous
ness of childhood in them, their light
seemed quenched, and their expression
told of sorrowful thought and painful
reverie that one so young rarely feels;
grief had matured the soul more than
many years, and thjough its peculiair
feature it revealed itself, adding a new
cl.arm to those of childhood, that were
perfected in every other. An instinc
tive delicacy told the sympathizing boy
that gold alone could not remove the
bitterness from that young heart, and
taking her hand gently in his own, he
said, ‘ You have many sorrows, let me
share, that I inay lighten them.’
It was not the words merely that
touched the child’s heart, but the man
ner. so full of kindness and love; she
raised her eyes, swimming in tears, to
his, and in a broken voice said, ‘ Oh,
how I think you ! no one ever speaks
tome so now but mother; they took
her from me long, long weeks ago, but
when I sleep she comes, and whispeis
words of love to me, and when I would
clasp her she is gone.’ And then, as if
her heart was unlocked by the sym
pathy of one so near her own age, she
told him all; how she, with her father
and mother, had come to Rome, how
happily they had lived, how her life
seemed like one long, bright, sunny day,
yutil sickness came, severe and grievous
sickness, borile on the soft, balmy air,
that, loaded with flower breaths, wooed
one to its enjoyment; how, day by day,
she had watched them ; how at length
they had fallen quietly asleep,and then
how strangers came and took them away
from her, and she was all alone.
* They told me they were dead,’ said
the child, ‘ but when I lie down on my
little pallet at night, my mother lays
her hand on my brow as sbe was wont,
aud sings me to sleep with a sweet
lullaby.’
The boy wept as he listened, and
spoke kind, soothing words ; years of
close companionship could not have so
endeared those two children to each
other. Earnestly and long they talked
together, forming plans for the future,
forgetful alike of time and place. The
boy was at length aroused by his moth
er’s voice.
* My soo/ she said, 4 1 hope you have
eB j°y ed the ve8 P er 8orvice y° u were 80
euxioue to hear. Let u, go now. You
r "^
The little girl turned her mournful
«y« U P°“ hi™. f« r she felt that this part
iug as another sorrow ; aud he, whisper
i og her to meet him on the morrow in
the same place, sprang into the carriage
and was borne quickly away. The
child gazed after him a moment, then
sighing deeply, turned with rapid steps,
and was soon lost to sight ^imy amid the
gathering ahahowe. A s ..rove
through the darkness to their splendid
home, the boy eager!) related his story,
but the haughty countess made no re
ply ; and when he told of his appoint
ment, and earnestly besought e that the
childmight . .., . , 4 with them tn B , gland, , ,
gu tu
a smile curled still more his more his
mother's lip, and laying her hand on
his arm she said, 4 Impossible, my sou*
Such thing; may do in romaucc, but in
no sympathy between an English T lord ^
and an Italian beggar.
Though the bov thougnt difierently
he was silent, and locked Lis iedincs ho.oi
only the morccW.y hi. own
At an early hour the next morning, a
travelhug carriage, containing the
j fully iish family, departed from Rome,
; avoiding the direction of $t« Peier’s
—a cloud seemed to have fallen on the
iarth.v U! uliJ 14 suiM, .
‘ of dtspo.,- l # e —
Why 00 tb^day did a tittle gm,,w ah
countenance that tempted many to
■ turn back with an earnest gaze, wander
through the church, seemingly waiting
for some one who came not? Her sweet
voice was hushed, and often tear-drops
from her eyes glistened like diamonds
on the marble pavement. At length,
as darkness.crept over all things, driv
ing before it the pale gray light, the
child murmured to herself, * And has
he left me too ? Perhaps he will come
to me, with my mother, in my dreams.’
And with slow steps, often looking back
as though hope still lingered, she moved
away nnd was seen no more.
CHAPTER TWO.
Lord G—— was at Naples, Jidelusima
Napoli, the bright the beautiful, the city
of Siren, that piece of heaven fallee to
earth ; well may its inhabitants exclaim:
‘ See Naples and die!’ Could not all
this enchantment call a smile to the lip
of Lord G ? Ab, no! He was
as melancholy as if he was living in a
London November fog—the courted
an d Hattered, the admired and envied
Lord G -. Possessed of titles and
®®*atee, ban Isome and gifted, with a
mother who doated on him, and athou
sand friends, still the youngJord was
not happy ! In the company of tbcgay
ant * j°y ou8 he was grave and thought
ful 1 wheu.jbqauty smiled upon him, a
remembrance of something lost seemed
to steal over him, and the smile was not
returned. Alone atid almost unattend
•**. be was now traveling through the
southern cities, seeking 4 something, he
^ nt,w not what, he could not find
Change of place btpught no relief; at
Baris or Naples, at waft all the same;—
‘ Thank heaven !* he exelatm&f, o» tie
sauntered through otre of the most re¬
tired streets, ‘ thank heaven, 1 am free
laat from those troublesome friends;
for one day at least I ean be alone.’
Scarcely were the Words spoken be
fore some one grasped his arm With the
familiarity of an old friend, and 4 My
dear G-, this is indeed * fortunate
meeting,’ soamled in bis ear. The
youug n, ® D turned* and recognizing an
old school friend in the merry face be
fore him, greeted him as cordially as bis
mood would allow* ahd then cafhe all
the news of the day.
‘*fh« new singer,’ exclaimed Jhis
friend, have yon beard of the new sing
er f The Siren is nothing to her j she
makes her first appearance to-night.—
Julia Pisino, a Roman name ; and there
is a strange story of her having been
takeu from the streets there by some
oneattracted by her voice, and educated
for the 8ia 8 e; y° u mU9t 8° a » d hear
thi. wonder.'
Lor f _ ,latl 8, H
7 * ! “ J r - e
scarcely heerd whe Ins compumou sa.d; ,
“ nd bsif ' l “ d *|f*™ tu ’“’. f h ° tW 0
ridding himself of his friend, he promis
bc * ther6 *
The evening came and fe#nd him on
hi « wa y to the principal theatre ; not
tbat he expected to be amused, but be
cause he might as well be in one place
as another. Ae entered,—the brilliant
HghU. the *uwd«l hoxea, the flashing
eyes, were nothing to Imn, seating
himself in a retired comer, he leaned
his head on his hand and was soon lost
in thought.. He forgot the scene before
him, he forgot the present hour. Scenes
ot » his boyhood y arose in h s mind scene#
whicli te „ year8 hud „ ft;iced
UlIe> thought of Home, aud the
dark mournful eyes he had met there 5
and then came speculations 011 the him: fate
»f *h« diild who had no '"terented
ycmS 2U5T. JKLutaS-«
^is e ar, but sweeter, richer; now they
rose clear aud high, like a gush of wild,
bird-like m.jsic heard in some pleasant
wood, now low and full they flouted on
stru j nH that had won him before came
uow ty his oar, aud found his heart not
lea# susceptible* He dared not raise
! d»wip*fe his head, lest the delusion should be
I it seemed so like a bewitch
ing dream. Sotbeie lie still drinking sat, his
uCC burn-J <n his hands, iu
every not,- -,f the delicious i»»elo.!y.—
. There Was a pause; the theatre reug
b,jt
wntti s’ L* *?m 4 • '
with acclamations, theu all was hushed,
aud again the song weut on. Excited
and anxious with hope, and yet with
fear the young lord raised his head and
gazed earnestly on the stage. How
beautiful it was! A lovely girl, just
blooming him, into womanhood, was before
and yet it seemed the child he had
met at Rome, The sarar exquisite fea¬
sion tures, lingered, something even of the sad expres¬
though now it seemed to
come from thought rather than from
suffering. Her hair still fell gracefully
around her face, and ihe simple white
dress, relieved only by a small boquet
of valley lilies, fittingly dtaped a figure
so ful] of purity and grace. Such a
figure could be the object of no harsh
word, no uiihuly desire; a feeling of re¬
spect and sympathy sprang up iu every
heart; even the applause was subdued,
lest it should wound one so shrinking
aud gentle. One look was enough for
Lord Q- - . Who that had seen him
iu the whirl of London fashion, or the
still more brilliant scenes of Parisian
gayety, cold and haughty, indifferent
and scornful, would have recognized
him now ? He stood up in his box, his
fine face beaming with excitemeut, his
dark ryes feeling kindling with love lent and shade joy,
while a of reproach a
to his expression. The young singer
gazed timidly arouud the crowded house
—at length her eyes rested on that
standing figure. What rush of recollec¬
tion overpowers her? Why does her
cheek grow pule, the tones tremble aud
die away upon her lips ? Can it be
that a face but once seen, and that amid
the gathering twilight, can so impress
the heart? The countenance of one
who had spoken of words of sympathy mid
love in an hour distress, is never for¬
gotten, though time aud change write
deep and lasting traces upon it. Who
shall say what had shielded that young
girl from ail the temptations that sur¬
rounded her, keeping her spirit |>ure
and 6htid like ? Perhaps the remem¬
brance of that twilight hour,the thought
that one noble, generous heart would
sympathize and feel for her. Aud now
they had met. It seemed but a moment
from their recognition before the half
fainting girl was borne from tb» »t»g*
by her early fri* nd. An hour after, the
beautiful Julia was seated with young
lord in her own graceful parlor. Much
was to be told by both, and long and
earnest was their conversation. No re¬
proaches fair girf clouded knew her that companion’s happy hour, noble tor
the
soul too well to doubt; She told him
her sorrow at not meeting him again,
and soon after a kind, mild old man,
attracted by her singing, had gi Ven her
a home and treated her like a daughter,
and how she And was now otriving she to repay
the debt. .. then heard from
him of his father’s death, his own rank
and wealth, but not one word of his
haughty mother, for the youttg lord
feared wrecked. that his happiness gentle, might persuasive again
be With
words he won her; with tears and bless
iugs tier kind old teacher committed
her to his care. They were married;
the Neapolitans were half wild with dis¬
appointment at their loss. From the
foot-lights of a theatre the beautiful
Julia Pisiuo stepped to lire rank of a
countess; and ucver on otic fairer or
more worthy, from the possession of
ever ry womanly grace, wus a coronet
con ferred
CHAPTER THREE,
j n tt London drawing-room, where
everything that wealth or taste could
devise, u lady, still beautiful, for years
‘ *. Hashed
T1 ftr ,, light fitfully
over the Hell furniture, nu a revealing
B ome beautiful face smiling from the
wall, now chasing the shadows from the
coruers, where they had collected as it
were, for comfort on that cold, Noveiu
l„. r night windows, . The but rain pattered the glanced again, t
the as eye
toward them, it rested ou the rich cur
tains blushing faintly in the firelight,
“" daf ^" ^" r C< ’OenUe'thoivhi
tooled t
haughty expression of the lady’s i ace;
the soft light of affection Was in he:-eye
a#she gazed mcsingly in the fire, tracing
>n decoying brightness, scenes ol
^ ^ .........
The time for her sou’s return was
approaching, aud her mother’s heart
yearned to apeak the words ol greeting,
A servant eutered silently and presented
a ietter ; the lady held it up m the faint
light, and a smile brightened her face
as she recognized the beloved writing,
Lights were brought, and w ith the im
! patience of eager utfecriuu, sb< to reu
Terms Three Dollars
B Bag.fe_ ' !• • £ * [.•»
t-[>en. Why does the expression of her
luce change, as she reads?. The flush
of indignation burns in her chock, aud
in her eye the light of auger quenches,
alas! the fight of love. Her compress¬
ed iiu curls with scorn. It was no
longer the gentle, loving woman who
stood there, but tbe woman proud of
rank and the privileges of birth and out¬
raged at their invasion. With tbe let¬
ter firmly grasped in her hand, she paced
the room with a quick, uncertain step.
4 Married /’ she muttered. 4 Married /
and to an actress, a public singer—dis¬
graceful / The boy is mad. 11 c who
Kiigtaud, might have chosen from the pride of
to stoop so low, to be mi de
tiie dupe of a low-born girl. But I wilt
never aeknowledge—never permit it.
Aud iu an hour he will be here la greet
his mother—to present hies wife—his
wife/ He shall see how a mother can
meet a disobedient sou—shall feel the
scorn due to one who stains the honor
of a noble line.’
She threw herself buck on a sofa and
bitter thoughts sent shade after shade
across her brow. He, who had been
her pride and joy, in wKom f irom in¬
fancy, every hope and expectation bad
centered, had now so cruelly disap¬
pointed her. But as she thought of his
childhood, bis loviug heart, his good¬
ness and beauty, geutlor thoughts arose,
till almost unconsciously her feeliugsof
resentmeut Were softened aud faded
gradually away ; she could'libt lose him.
her bright, her only one. She heeded
not the passage of time; suddenly a
loud rap aroused her ; hastily starting
to her feet, she drew herself up to her
full height, aud stood gazing at the door;
a confused sound was heard in the hall
below, quick, well-known step's orTthe
Stairs, aud in a moment her son stood
before Iter. His face was pale and anx¬
ious, and his dark oyeagazed ut her with
a lender, .i.ouruful look, that to her
very heart; a mother’s love rose up
fresh abd si rung again within her ;1iai d
was the struggle between offended pride
and yearning afloctiou, but atiietiou
Conquered, as it ever should and will.
Cshe opened her arms and clasped him
to her heart.
‘Oh, fnOther,’ he mflfmured, ‘forgivtJ
me, if in my own happiness I have for¬
gotten you; let us ail be happy togeth
er.’
She knew nut until that moment how
much she loved him; his heart beat
against her own; his voice sounded like
music to her ears; ail resentment, all
arg«*r was sent a’way. Would she not?"
forgive him. who form rufancy had been
to her like life itself, wheu leaning od
her bosom be told her all/ The preju¬
dices of years were in that moment for*
gotten. Pressing her lips to bis fute
head she said, in a voice broken by sobs*
4 Where, my'Son, where is the daughter*
you have brought t.o me ?’
What happiness brightened Lord G’s •
face at those words ! he felt that in them
was contained the fullest forgiveness, would ,
aud the dark clouds^hat he feared
rest forever on his happiness wpro swept
away in an iu&tunt, a d a long. vi»ta.-of
calm, before peaceful him. Not enjoyment that spread out
until moment
had he ever realized all the strength
aud worth of a mother’s love, lie
quickly left, the room, aud soon return¬
ed with his wife, the beautiful Julia*
leaning on his arm. His mother turned
her eyes upou her, and started with
surprise. Could the modest, gentle,
graceful being before her be the one she
had determined to hate? She laid her
baud tenderly on the head of the shrink¬
ing, tearful girl, aud pressed her said, lips
gently on her cheek. 4 Thus,’ she
•lot the love between us he forever 1
sealed.’
How happily the doling hours of
that night glided on. At a lafe hour
they of separated, and and every heart was full
peace joy. spread
kite news soon through Lon
dqn, that LorJ G had returned
with a young and beautiful bride. Many
were the surmises great the cui fosity,
see tne one who fowl conquered a
heart considered hitherto invulnerable.
When she appeared in society all were
in admiration—every voice for once
united in her praise. She moved amid
those brilliant scenes as it burn to rauk
alt< i fortune, every motion was grace—
S ^
surrounded her made no change iu her
character} the same meek, gentle spirit
reigned within. Good as she was beau
tilul, loving and beloved^ brilliant in
deed was her d« stiuy. The morning
| ob.....jreil by clouds, but the
day was onlv the 11:01- bright and
serein-, jii . clbudl-rs if elide. t;n to r.j,e
cu d.