diately perceived three perfons país him, and knew the young man with whom he had coverfed in the morning to be one, but could not discover who were the other two, As they paffed by the place where he was concealed, he over-heard the perfumed domeftic fay to the perfon who carried the ladder: "Take care and place the ladder without making a noife. My Fenicia complained, the last time I was with her, that you made too much in fixing it. Do every thing dexteroutly and quietly." Timbreo plainly heard thefe words, which planted fo many daggers in his heart; and although be was alone, and had no other arms than his sword, and those who had pafled him were well armed, his jeaJoufy and indignation irritated him fo much, that he was prompted to iffue from his concealment, to af fault them, and attempt to kill him whom he judged to be the favoured lover of Fenicia; defirous, if he failed in his attempt, to meet that death which would put an end to the torments which fo painfully afflicted him. But, recollecting he had pledged his word, and thinking it difhonourable to attack them, though full of rage and fury, he reftrained himself, and waited to fee what would be the event. to cool, but was changed into the crueleft hatred. Not choofing, therefore, to wait till his rival returned, he departed, and went back to his own houfe. The young man, who faw him go away, and knew him well, judging that he would not return, fhortly after made a fignal to the fervant who had entered the houfe; he defcended the ladder, and went with the reft to Girondo, to whom they related all they had done. He was very joyful at their report, and conceived himself already the poffeffor of Fenicia. Timbreo, who dept very little during the remainder of the night, rofe early the next morning, and fent for the Meffinefe, 'whom he had before employed to negotiate withLionato, and inftructed him in what he would wish to have done.... This man, being fully informed of the intentions of Timbreo, went to Lionato's about the dinner hour, where he found the old gentleman walking about his parlour, in company with his innocent daughter, her two younger fifters and their. mother, waiting till the dinner fhouldbe ferved. The meffenger, being introduced, was politely received by Lionato; to whom he said, “ Sir, I have a meflage from Timbreo." "You are welcome, fir," ieplied the old gentleman, who defired his wife and daughter to attend to the meffage. The Mefinefe then spoke as follows: "It is generally obferved that an ambalador ought not to be accountable for any thing he may fay, I come with a meffage from another; and it gives me infinite pain to be obliged to deliver it, as it must be diftreffing for you to hear it. The three perfons approaching the window of the palace, on the fide next the garden, quietly placed the ladder to the balcony; and he who reprefented the lover mounted and entered the house, with the boldness of one who had been accustomed to it: which when the ditconfolate Timbreo perceived, firmly believing that the perton who had entered the houfe would pass the night wits Fenicia, he felt himself almost overTimbreo di Cardona has fent me to come with grief; but fo great weight tell you, fir, that you are at liberty bad his just indignation with him, to provide yourfelt with another that he foon recovered and banifh-fon-in-law, as it is no longer his ining all jealoufy, his former ardent tention to marry your daughter, not love for his miftrefs not only began for any fault on your part, whom he VOL. XXVII.. 4 B regards which had paffed into different hands regards as an honourable man, but because he has been eye-witnefs to fcenes which he never could have believed, had he not feen them, and Now the good father, never havtherefore he wishes to decline the ing obferved any dishonourable or match. To you, Fenicia, he fays, immodeft conduct in his daughter, that the affection he bore you, did imagined that Tir breo defpifed not merit the return which you have their poverty, and therefore broke made to it. He wishes you to off the connection. On the other choose another husband, as you have hand, Fenicia, whose grief and viochofen another lover; and defires lent affli&tion had much affected her you would bestow your hand on him health, having the tenderness and on whom you have beftowed your delicacy of her fex, and being unacembraces; as he does not intend to cuftonied to the burden of misforbe your dupe, either before or after tunes, funk under her diftrefs; and, marriage." wifhing rather for death than life, Fenicia, having heard this infult-fhe, by degrees, wafted away, and ing meffage, fainted away, while Lionato and his wife were not in a much better fituation. The old gentleman, however, recovering himself after a fhort time, replied: « My friend, I had always my fears, from the moment you propofed this marriage, that Timbreo was not ferious in the offer, knowing, as I did, that I was but a poor gentleman, and by no means bis equal; neverthelefs, it appears to me reasonable, that if he has repented of his engagement with my daughter, he fhould have contented himself with declaring it, without adding infult to his inconftancy. I am well aware of the poffibility of every thing; but I know how my daughter has been educated, and what her conduct and manners have hitherto been. A just God will, I hope, fooner or later, difcover the truth." The meffenger, after this anfwer, took his leave; and Lionato remained-firmly perfuaded that Timbreo had repented of his engagement, because he thought he should debate himfelf and his ancestors by fulfil. ling it The family of Lionato was one of the noblest and most ancient in Meffina; but he had only a private gentleman's eftate, though his ancestors had been the mafters of great poffeffions and dominions in the island, had rather the appearance of a fratue than a living creature. Every rez medy was applied that was deemed proper, to reftore her to her difconfolate parents. A report was foon fpread through the city that Lionato's daughter was dangerously ill, and that there was but little hope of her furviving. Many ladies, relations of the family, came to vifit the difconfolate Fenicia on this diftrefling occafion ; and; underftanding the canfe of her illness,” they univerfally blamed Timbreo in the feverest terms. This having paffed in Fenicia's chamber, the hearing all that was faid, and observing that every one was weeping with compaffion for her, with a faint voice requested them to be filent, and give attention to her. She then faid, "My dearest mother and relations, let me beg of you to wipe away your tears, fince they can do you no fervice, and only increase my affliction. The violent grief I feel, which I know will deprive me of life, does not arife from being refufed, though that is a great affront; but from the manner in which the refufal was made, the most infulting that can be conceived.Timbreo might have contented himfelf with faying I did not please him; and every thing would have been well! but, from his conduct on the occafion, occafion, I am certain that the whole | few broken words were indiftinctly uttered, but were not heard by the bystanders: at the fame time every limb was bedewed with a cold swear, and the remained to all appearance dead. The phyficians, who were fill in the house, being called in, conceiving that nothing further could be done for her recovery, declared the could not be restored, and left her for dead; giving it as their opinion that her grief had fuffocated her. The In a fhort time Fenicia was found to be quite cold, and without the smallest remains of pulfe, so that every one gave her up as loft,; A perfon of the leat fenfibility may judge how dreadfully the unfortu nate parents were afflicted. man whofe heart is not fteeled against tender feelings must have felt compation for Lionato and his wife; their grief was fo violent and affecting All the bystanders also were drowned in tears. (To be continued.) city will think me guilty of the crime laid to my charge, which I not only did not commit, but it never even entered my imagination; notwith tanding, I thall be cenfured as a woman who has forfeited her honour. I have always allowed, and ftill acknowledge, that my fortune was not equal to that of Timbreo; nor did my ambition ever lead me to look fo much above me; yet car family, as every one knows, is as ancient and noble as any in the ifland. If I acknowledge, that from my poverty I was not worthy fuch a nobleman, yet I conceive myfelf to have been moft injurioufly refufed, as I never paffed the limits of honour and virtue. God knows I speak the truth, who may, perhaps, turn even this affliction to my advantage. Such a marriage might have made me haughty and contemptuous; I might have forgotten my duty to God and man. I reign myfelf calmly to my fate, hoping, with all my heart, that Timbreo's eyes may be opened: not that I defire now that be may marry me; it is too late, as I feel myself dying; but that he to whom my faith was pledged, and the whole world, may know that i never acted inconfiftently with modefty; fo that if I die with this infamous reproach on my name, in a fhort time my innocence may be manifested. I hope he will be happy with the lady he may choofe; the grave is now all that remains for me. My father, my mother, and all my relations, will have one confolation in To worthy danger, and deferved death their affliction,-that I am perfectly innocent; to this I folemnly pledge the words of a dying woman, the HE mift of doubtful horror, only teftimony which is now in my which had fo long brooded over power to give the world. As I die the apartments of Grafville Abbey, innocent, I die contented." was now totally difperfed, and the Having faid this, he was over-gloom of fuperftitious weakness difcome with grief, which fo miferably pelled by the bright ray of truth and oppreffed her, that, wifhing to add reafon.-The inhabitants, in fome fomething to what fue had already degree, wondered at the fears that had faid, fhe began to lofe her fpeech; a aflailed them; and could not, even 4 B 2 GRASVILLE ABBEY; A ROMANCE. By G. M. (Continued from p. 507.) CHAP. XVIII. MISCELLANEOUS OCCURRENCES. "The love of wicked fiends converts to fear, [both That fear to hate, and hate turns one or TH SHAKSPEARE, Richard II. for for a moment, reflect on them, but | come from the outer part of the with a mixture of contempt and vex-cave.-He immediately repaired to ation at their want of fortitude to withstand the fhock of mere vifionfary terrors. the fpot, and perceived a man whose countenance he directly knew:-he was a peasant that had fometimes vifited him, but who had latterly not fo often attended, on account of the indifpofition of a relation.- The man's features carried in them the utmost horror and affright, occafion tien was dying, as he appofed; fecondly, though he had often called upon the hermit by day-light, he had never before ventured near his habitation after dark, on account of the path leading directly to the Abbey, confequently was under confiderable alarm; and, thirdly, that alarm was heightened beyond meafure, by feeing a light in one of the cafements of that building, which occafioned his calling on the hermit's name, being unable to proceed any further. The baron Sampieno received the united thanks of the whole company for his recital; Matilda and Agnes dropped a tear at the misfortunes of the venerable orator.-A fenfation, however, they had long been ftran-ed by three caufes.-firft, his relagers to, of delight and comfort, ran through the whole affembly. Every myftery, every fupernatural idea, was elucidated to their fatisfaction, and at once relieved them from that load of anxiety and diftrefs they had fo long encouraged by gloomy apprehenfions. In the courfe of the converfation, Matilda alfo underftood that the anfwer the fuppofed to be given to her thoughts, the night before, as the entered the cave, was nothing more than a voluntary exclamation of the hermit's, which (by the construction of the place) With breathlefs agitation the poor echoed to the part where the ftood, fellow related what he had seen, and in a kind of whifper. then requested father Peter would After having taken fome refresh-accompany him to his cot, as he was ments, lord Milverne declared his woefully afraid fomething lay heavy intention of setting off to the refi- on the mind of the fick man that was dence of the magiftrate, as the cri- there, who had expreffed a wish to tical fituation of Felix demanded fee a confeffor :-none, however, that the banditti fhould be imme-being there to be found, he thought diately apprehended.—It was refolv- of father Peter, and had even ven. ed that Leonard fhould attend him, tured, at that hour, to procure him. as, in fome parts of the information, he might be useful.-They accordingly departed, and were not expect ed to return till the evening, as they wou'd be neceflitated to accompany the guards to the spot, and afterwards be prefent at the examination. The baron now began, to Alfred and his fifter, another narrative, which, though fhorter, gave them nearly as much furprite and pleafure as the former. The baron, after some hesitation, confented to go with him; and they accordingly walked to this man's home, where he was conducted to a room, in which, on a miferable bed, lay an emaciated figure extended, and feemingly in the laft ftate of confumption.-His face was of a deadly palenefs; his cheeks, funk to the very bone, were covered with a flri.”. velled fkin; while thofe parts of his cyes which had once been white were turned to a kind of pale yellow: One night, which he mentioned, neglecting to fhow the light in the his nofe and mouth, which had weft tower, he was, at an early hour, been no bad features, now appeared called by a voice that he had fome-predominant ones, owing to the where heard, and which feemed to thinness of his face; while in his whole -- 1 fhrunk back, as if the figure brought to his mind ideas that rent his very foul. yo Two hours elapfed, during which time the baron addreffed him on feveral topics relative to religion; and his difordered intellects gra.dually became more connected and regular, though he, almoft every five minutes, gave a convulfive hudder, and a loud figh of anguish and regret. At length the baron promised to call on him the next day, and left the chamber-He defired the cottager not to disturb his relation; but, at day-break, to fend for the most eminent phyfician they could procure; and he would make up to them the expenfe.-With many thanks, they promifed to do as he defired. -He, accordingly left the cottage; and, it being confiderably paft the time of illumining the tower, immediately on his return to the cave, retired to rest. whole perfon was painted anguifh and remorfe in the extreme, and a gloom at intervals, which fhowed all joy, all hope, had forfaken his foul. -What were the fenfations of the baron, when this change, great as it was, did not prevent him from recognising the wretch Eburne!-Ah! and what were the fenfations, of that Eburne, when he beheld and recollected, under the garb of an hermit, the much-injured baron Sampieno! -He fhrieked aloud, and hid his face below the bed-clothes. The cottagers were aftonifhed:-the baron defired they would leave the room; which they accordingly did. After a few minutes, hearing every thing quiet, the wretched man raifed himfelf; but the delirious fit he had laboured under for fome days before, now returned with violence. His black fhaggy hair, difcompofed by the efforts he had made to hide from his fight the figure before him, gave a double horror to his ghaftly looks, which carried in them every appear-fpent in a train of melancholy reance of infanity.He raved, called on the name of count Maderini and his children, then the baron Sampieno,-wept, and (clenching his hands together) funk on the bed, exhaufted and fatigued. The baron well knew it was ufelefs to attempt to fpeak while this fit of a guily confcience remained:--he was, therefore, a filent fpectator of the scene, and greatly affected. The remainder of the night was flections on this strange accident.The fight of this man brought to his mind thofe fcenes of felicity and happinels which he and his diabolical mafter had for ever blafted; yet, after the ftate in which he had beheld the miferable wretch, pity, in oppofition to thofe refletions, entered his bofom; and thofe very fcenes, as they the more confirmed his wickedness, feemed to draw from the benevolent heart of the baron greater concern and forrow for his dreadful fituation. —It was neceflary, however, it Eburne furvived till morning (which feemed rather doubtml), that he should be got into as compofed a state as poffible, and that by perfuafion (if perfuafion After the violent ravings of Eburne had ceased, he lay panting on the bed, with his eyes fixed on a vacant part of the chamber. The baron conceived this would be a good opportunity to addrefs him :-he, therefore, drew near the bed; but Eburne again fhrunk from him, and put out his hand, asif ftruck with hor-should be found neceffary) he fhould tor at his approach.-The good man fpoke in the milde't terms, and begged he would be compoted:again the languishing eyes of the culprit were railed towards the ve nerable comforter; and again he do what justice he could to the off'pring of that family, which he most probably had aided to destroy.—The Saron confidered that he might be cquainted with the whole of d'Ollitout's tranfactions; if, therefore, he could |