Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-06-21

in that civ be cifcHmSlahte hdS
created very deep and general sensa-
ton in country where self'destruction
IS Of very rare occurrence.
Marco Uronn, shopkeeper OF Milan,
carried his daughter, Laodina' about
| ,bree years ago, to young man nam,
ed Teranza, who was bis ward, and
| who was Xix himself engaged IN trade.
Laodiua brought her husband two chit
| dren; she was equally remarkable IN the
neiehbourhood for her moa pnd pl-
| ETY. as for her beauty. inl Sing the
Piazza del Duomo, she W N"lnted out
tome as one Of the prettiest Of the rich
shopkeeper's wives, who still preserved
| in the counters. never afterwards
failed, when in that neighbourhood, to
stoL before the shop windows, and en-
deavour to catch, through the shawls
and mnslins exposed in them. glimpse
Of her charming face. Laodma was at
middle stature, had fair hslr, a mild and
downcass eye, and an extremely pale
eomplp xion; her features wore ming
led expression of tenderness and ssri'
business. About six months ago her
hushsad began first to suspect that she
entertained passion for stopkeeper
named VaiSrna, whom she had knowi.
for lon inc. Fired with Jealousy
Teranza ~ only forbid ysiierna. abss
house. but caused him to be sStefelS
cudgelled by two Bull, or hired bfegofi..
aud applied TO tine police to pr9hibn
Valterna from passing before. his WI
dow. On the 18th of JanpeFy, Eaddi,
ma went tohe Theatre de "a Csnobidns
the performance was Faein Virginia
~ her tower was IN the pit, and kept hi,
ewes constantly fixed on her Laodina
appeared to be gayer t'Ian usual; but
Il was remarked by one OF 30 persons
with her, that at certain part Of the
PEI Torrance. she said. a. IL 10 hevseii
aud in a tone Of melancholy fore hoding
"Ah, such Is the fate of al true lovers :"
LaoGina had that morning senther chill
dren TO pass some time with her mother
IN returning home towards mdnig ht. she
handed her husband a glass ~ asro ID
cedio "a kind Of lemonade,) IN which
It would appears she had put little opium
and took another herself, IL winch there
was poison. Lsodina and her husband
retired to bed; and Il seems As soon a.
she perceived that he ~as asleep
she arose. Quilted Ia. room, which she
locked upon him, and admitted her f.
yer with whom she shu, herssf in rue
Their apartment. About 'hree o'eioc<
in the morning, some of the neighbours
were awakened NJ the report OF pistols,
hat bearing no farther noise, they paid
40 more atter,son to the circumstance
fbe next morning, the young man who
opened the shop, surprised at not see
ing Feranza appear, at bali past ten o
lock went ia MS ccn.and after knock
nag for a considerable tine, succeeded
IN awaking him Transported with lea
lousy m not finding his wife BY his side,
he hurst open lie door nj his room, and
finding the door OF the other room lock
ed on the inside, he also broke into it,
and to his inexpI essible horror, he saw
his wife and her lover lying dead close
nv each other. They had provided
themselves with two pair OF pistols,
bat had made use only of one. Laodi
ia was but little dis6gused by The ex
plosinn, she seemed to have placed the
muzzle ofthe pistol as far back in her
mouth az possible She wore suspended
round her neck her lovers portrait, and
bad on her fingers the rings he had Civ
en- her, she held>in her LEFT hand Sc
cond pistol, loaded and cooked. Ter
ANA, without saying a word Of the bor
ribe event to any one; closed the door,
and went to inform the police. Iisjea-
lous disposition being well known, he
was kept in confinement until the ply
sicians had made their report of The
state of the bodies, and the cause Of
their death, As the German authorities
have their Werter by heart, they allowed
the two i'll fated lovers to be buried to.
geiher in the Campo Scelerato Two
nights alter a drge was played over
their graves, whether by Italians or
Germans is not known-most likeiv the
iatter--tt appears by their letters which |
have been found. that Laodina had |
remained faithful to her marriage VOW,
and that II was struggle between her
virtue and her love that forced her to
adopt the fatal resolution OF putting an
end to her existence 1t also appears
that Laodina and her lover had loter-
mined on self destruction on the 25th
OF October; but several domestic cir.
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