more wild and secluded scenery of the rocks of Techasson. Often as they climbed the neighbouring heights, or threaded the Pas de Roland, where, of old, that adventurous and daring knight whose name it bears, hotly pursued by the enemy after his defeat at Roncesvalles, cleft with his mighty sword a free passage for himself and horse through the living rock,— they would leave the hidalgo, and his companion, Pepe Manzanos, spite of themselves, to stop to recover their breath; whilst the lovers snatching those solitary moments, Herbert would press his blushing Merced to his heart-too full to speak its joy. There was an even tone of mind in the lovely daughter of Don Ruy deValmarino which bespoke its depth. If she was now happy in the prospect of her approaching nuptials with De Clifford, it was not without calculation for the future; and, avaricious of her store of bliss, she imposed upon herself a judicious restraint which should enable her to mete it out for life.

She loved passionately, but guarded against the too open avowal and display of her excess of fondness; coy, yet yielding, she would still be won.

Her personal attractions well enhanced the beauty of her mind. Her native elegance appeared rather a consequence of her refinement than the natural portion of her countrywomen.

"It was not beauty only there ;

The sylphid shape, the polish'd brow,
The locks of gold, or raven hair
Run wild upon a neck of snow.
Away! it was no sensual beamn
That ravish'd your devoted soul !
She woke a fervid, living theme
For after-thought, when absence stole
Between you, and the vacant sight
Turn'd then upon the memory's gleam,
Rich in its own reality.

It was her soul-divulging eye

Her spirit that revealed its light,
And fix'd you in idolatry!"

Ere we take our leave, we must revert to Don
and his devoted companion and wife.
er, resident at the court of Don Carlos,

"wears a coronetted brow," the consequence of the bravery and gallant bearing of her husband, who, in a memorable action, was exalted, for his prowess on the field of battle, by his monarch. His further career will belong to the history of Don Carlos de Bourbon.

Encouraged by the brightening prospects of the King, Pepe Manzanos was shortly after induced to fix his residence under the roof of his daughter.

The ill-starred Imnaz, Conde de Nuñez,follower of the opposing force,-a conscientious adherent to the cause of Isabel Segunda,-is again on the theatre of war, and hopelessly seeks, in the pursuit of the enemy, to escape the remembrance of one identified with his earliest hopes and fondest recollections. Vain the attempt!—that image

"Sinks for safety deeper in his heart."

The Marquis de Olivares, banished from Madrid on suspicion of having been concerned

in the conspiracy with Palafox, Van Halen, Calbo de Rozas, and others, has taken up his residence at Paris, where Doña Vicentita,-who thus fortunately escaped, in time, some revelations of implication with the nefarious projects of Montreil, brought to light at his death,—has exchanged political control for that of fashion; and counts among her adherents the leading exquisites of St. Germain.

Indulgent Reader, farewell! If thus far you have borne with the desultory tale related in the foregoing pages, permit us now to take our respectful leave. Such good company we quit with reluctance. But are we singular in "loving to hear ourselves talk"? If, therefore, we have not already transgressed too largely upon your patience, we beg to conclude with a paragraph just placed in our hands, and calculated to set at rest the hearts of the tender and sympathizing.

POST SCRIPTUM.

Before going to press, we have to acquaint the reader, that, since the compilation of the above narrative, Herbert Campbell, Esq., (late De Clifford,) is now settled in his native country. A few select friends surround his hospitable board; and his charming lady, who forms the delight of the circle, is now in that interesting situation which, in the refined terms of this intellectual age, is denominated "Domestic solicitude."