The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 5 — page 324: what you’re looking at

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‘0: - ye ee ey | a a ce a rr SS EE Toei aoe THE MYSTRRIES QF THE COURT. ail eodured great priyations dnd gone through incal-, childhood, had probably sug sested this thousht; culable sufferirays ; for being unable to refer to his | and accordingly, as she grew up, (he best anasters |_ last situation, he failed to procure another. In|ia the Terpsichorean art were cngaged ty render *xhort, dire necessity drove them both My, join a | her proficient, Meanwhile Signor Vivaldi had taken troop of strolling players; and as my father was aja great fancy to me, and was aceustuned tu have very handsome man, and my mother a most beau- | Ac at his studio during my Ivisure hours tu teach tiful woman, they wers rectived into the troop more {| me his own art, At that period painting in fast oa account of their personal attractions than for! ! colours ‘upon ivory was greativ in vocue in the any histrionic talents which they possessed. Not. : “Tuscan States; and: L acquired a taste for this withstanding my mother’s great beauty and the Besutiful study. I¢ wes somewhat out of the way teinptations to which as a poor “actress sho was CON | of Signor Vivaldi’s genius ; but still, as a-great stantly exposed, L£ feel proud in being enabled | artist, his suggestions were most valuable; dud pry this tribute bo her INneCTNOPY, by assuring you under his ‘Supervision I copied with SOIC SHC URS that her chuructce was rotained unimpeachable until his own five pictures On minidlure ivory-plat as. the bast. * During her leisure hours sho instructed Thus was it that time passed on antil two sears me and Angela in the "rudiments of education: for back, when I reached : the ayo of about seventeen, ehe‘herseli’ had been well educated, - She died when and my sister was consequently sixteen. At this I was about eight years old; gnd I reeollect how period a terribly calamity oecurred to us. Our bitter was my viet. Nor did littlo Angela fuil to father was smitten with paralysis, which trom (he appreciate even moro keenly than might be ex- very first threatened to prove fatul. for twa ur pected in a child of ber age, the great loaa we @ad three weeks he was unconscious of evervihing that sustained. My fabher was inconsolablo; and for passed around him; bat at length he rallied soi. some weeks he was. uttorly. unabio to pursue his what, and partially ‘recovered the use of his speeci:. professional avocations. The consequcnce was ¢hat ‘I am nog abvut tu speak of his death-bed: for tir penury and wantentered our littl lodging, and our flaming up of lite’s lamp was only # transient glow sullerings were great.” : ore it suddenly becamo extloguished for ever. .Ah! Here Florina presseil her lower’a hand ‘between | full well do I rovollect. that finul scenc! Lf was both her own, and gazed upon him with tearful midnight—tho candles were burning tn the cluupber, louks. The glances that he bent upon hee fn ree 7 ao soon to be that of death—the physicians were On turn were full of alfeclionate gratitude for the ' one side of the couch —Angela and mysell’ were on sympathy which she thus rautely but eloquently the other. QOuir poor fatuer, who in his last. mo- testified; and bis narrative yas continued in the: in-nta cumpletely reoovered his intellect and pare following terms :—. Jat by <e!? bis voice, intimated that he had sume impuort- “N cevssity compelled my father to subdue . oe s2eres to r@véal, Ae he thus spoke he fixed his gric! af much as heewas able, and appear agatp a ie: ; epenestly upon me, ang gaye me to understand upon the stage. Tue very first night that hega ae 1 Saal sae” Bar with regard to mysell that ho camo forth ayain in soine large provincial toy at ee Bat a sudden dimmess eame upon forget which—his fine person attracted the say ae ae Ae wuntenance grew convulsert --1t was of an eminent Ltalian panter whd was- ‘on 7 a ®--battlod with all bis remuning tu tiis country fut the pose of behdi fit } F in Destroyer in order tint he pro:rress of its artsAd sciences. He Woy Sw moments’ respite to reverl tho particular period makng a tour in the’; i | i ag 7 0 bad alluded. But death’s grasp ry aie , and aceident led hin to, visit the they va | ei. 2werlully upon him: he merely jrave special occusion reterred to. . On tha: ee ome ae la tow words, of which ‘ ‘strolling players’ day ho made inquiries fur my fathapy is i. ae ice?’ Thompson’ ‘contd bi rl alt! called, and represedted that if my’: ere 7 = distinguishable : and then he Kite up accompany him back to Italy, he wom at - A as make a good income by serving. #4 painters and sculptors. Signor voli eo ae cs illiam Deveril paused; and tears started 3 2: ye ayes as he mourntully pondered upon that was tho name of the Italian. gover a vane, now ag vividly brought back to his travelling expenses fur my futhy:: "athe wie 7 pelts y Fikes | Hlorina pressed dus hand in silence. Sie and in short, behaved so liborali¢ ites ST a “tat his sorrow why tuo sacred to be intruded was acedpted. We according '74 cv by words; but ber looks and dur te cays ule and touk up our abode in Figgdayd + native.city. The promises | ¥ : ais 7 were fully realized; and wag petency. Signor Vivaldi ci) - ‘ Whatevor my father’s seerct mitht have be on,” ti at length | r sumed, “it appears tu have dicd with 3 ty i\na—unless- indeed tho few unconnected words on 7 ‘a hich my.ear managed to catch up in his last ios though ho obtained nen seat yet ho had a number ¥ sft _ ae atl Re ey Galan should: ever serve as a clue oto the develup- -pendent upon bim, and ri a es: ee ite ra | ment of the mystery. What the seoret could be, or and thus be was alway" a 7 - is ve we te: | how it might ect mo more than Angela, 1 could | we rast terkedirertiets | not possibly conjecture—uor can 1 now. lt is use. come quite a steady "i ee: the value of money, a9 leay theretoro,to dwell upon it. The remains of vue an excellent: edug? fs. NS PY, ay ia pour father were interred in the pisturesque cemee economize as muc:: # ji - a ah Gg his | fery outnde the walls of Florence; and Angela und own expenditure,’ i278 i poke aber “ix: thist | B mingled our tours over the grave of the departed. Elis great aim, ari a id eC; cet Aaa “7° :vas to | But we were not without friends to succuur ani cone ancy en Fe dagieta: ‘Olc*-o Caste | sole us. In consequence of the expensive éducation make’a splendid * Me | which she had ead jh He as 0 :.om her} which our father had given us, be died poor. In- “<n + tf Ene pee Seen eee ° we ee ee ee ee: ECOMRRICLOO SS (CO)