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The Widow Of Naples.
THE WIDOW OF NAPLES .
TIIKR - dwelt in Naples a matron named Corsina , wife of a worthy cavalier knoivn as Raoinondo del Balzo . Now it pleased Heaven to take the husband of Corsina , leaving her an only child , named Carlo , who was in every way the counterpart of his father . Thus the mother resolved that he should inherit all her fortune , and determined to send him to study at Bologna , in order that he might learn all the accomplishments of his age . With this view she secured a master for her
son , furnished him with books and every other necessary , and , in the name of heaven , sent him to Bologna . There the youth made rapid progress , and in brief time became a ripe scholar ; and all the students admired him for his genius and loved him for the excellence of his life . In course of time the boy became a young man ; and , having finished his studies , prepared himself to return home to Naples , when he suddenly fell into a sicknesswhich defeated the skill of all the physicians of
, Bologna . When Carlo found that death was inevitable , he thus ruminated with himself : — - "I am not afflicted for my own sake , but for my disconsolate mother , who has no child save me ; in whom she has garnered all her earthl y hopes , and from whom she looks for future support , and for the regeneration of our house . And when she knows that I am dead , and that , too , without her even seeing me , sure I am she herself
will suffer a thousand deaths . " Thus did he lament more for his mother than himself . Now , dwelling on these thoughts , he conceived a plan by which he hoped to lessen the bitterness of his death to his parent ; to which end he wrote her a letter in the following words : —• " My dearest Mother , —I entreat that you will be pleased to send me a shirt made by the hands of the most cheerful woman in Naples—a woman who shall be free from every sorrow—every care . "
This letter was despatched to his mother , who instantly disposed herself to fulfil the desires of her son . She searched throughout Naples , and where from outward appearance , she hoped to meet the woman free from sorrow , there she learnt a story of some lurking grief—some deep , though well-disguised affliction . At this , Corsina said , " I see there is no one free from misery—there is no one who hath not her tribulation ; and theytoowho seem the happiest have the deepest cause of
, , wretchedness . " With this conviction she answered the letter of her son , excusing herself for the non-fulfilment of her commission , assuring him that , ivith all her search , she could not discover the person whom he desired might make the garment . In a few days she received the tidings of her son ' s death : it was then she felt the full wisdom of the lesson he had taught her . and with meekness and resignation bowed to the will of God .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Widow Of Naples.
THE WIDOW OF NAPLES .
TIIKR - dwelt in Naples a matron named Corsina , wife of a worthy cavalier knoivn as Raoinondo del Balzo . Now it pleased Heaven to take the husband of Corsina , leaving her an only child , named Carlo , who was in every way the counterpart of his father . Thus the mother resolved that he should inherit all her fortune , and determined to send him to study at Bologna , in order that he might learn all the accomplishments of his age . With this view she secured a master for her
son , furnished him with books and every other necessary , and , in the name of heaven , sent him to Bologna . There the youth made rapid progress , and in brief time became a ripe scholar ; and all the students admired him for his genius and loved him for the excellence of his life . In course of time the boy became a young man ; and , having finished his studies , prepared himself to return home to Naples , when he suddenly fell into a sicknesswhich defeated the skill of all the physicians of
, Bologna . When Carlo found that death was inevitable , he thus ruminated with himself : — - "I am not afflicted for my own sake , but for my disconsolate mother , who has no child save me ; in whom she has garnered all her earthl y hopes , and from whom she looks for future support , and for the regeneration of our house . And when she knows that I am dead , and that , too , without her even seeing me , sure I am she herself
will suffer a thousand deaths . " Thus did he lament more for his mother than himself . Now , dwelling on these thoughts , he conceived a plan by which he hoped to lessen the bitterness of his death to his parent ; to which end he wrote her a letter in the following words : —• " My dearest Mother , —I entreat that you will be pleased to send me a shirt made by the hands of the most cheerful woman in Naples—a woman who shall be free from every sorrow—every care . "
This letter was despatched to his mother , who instantly disposed herself to fulfil the desires of her son . She searched throughout Naples , and where from outward appearance , she hoped to meet the woman free from sorrow , there she learnt a story of some lurking grief—some deep , though well-disguised affliction . At this , Corsina said , " I see there is no one free from misery—there is no one who hath not her tribulation ; and theytoowho seem the happiest have the deepest cause of
, , wretchedness . " With this conviction she answered the letter of her son , excusing herself for the non-fulfilment of her commission , assuring him that , ivith all her search , she could not discover the person whom he desired might make the garment . In a few days she received the tidings of her son ' s death : it was then she felt the full wisdom of the lesson he had taught her . and with meekness and resignation bowed to the will of God .