Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1839-06-29
CANTON, MISSISSIPPI, SATURDAY, JUNE %, 1899.

at hand when the one purpose of her
Iexistence was TO be realized--thc long
recorded VOW to be fulfilled The near
accomplishment of her wishes gave to
the check of Florinda a flush Of Grim
son, deep as the sunset of summer. and
Ii; up her lustrous eyes with almost I'M
earthly brightness. As she contemplate
led herself in the mirror, arrayed in the
most costly magnifcence of bridal at
tire, vanity for moment preponderated
but It was transient weakness An IN
slant more-the brow resumed its look
of calm, stern determination-the beau
tiful mouth its compressed rigidity. Hay-
ing adjusted the orange wreath on her
temples, and the drapery of the long de-
licate veil, whose snowy folds enyeloped
her form from head to foot, she entered
the conservatory adjoining her chamber,
and taking from it bouquet of the choi-
cest flowers, awaited the arrival of her
bridesmaids and friends In few min
utes the expected guests assembled, and
| the party proceeded to the church of ST.
Ambrose. The nuptial rites were per-
| formed and Florinda was greeted as La
Marchesa di Vivaldi.
The Marchese gently passing his arm
around her waist, would fain have fold
| ed her to his bosom. A quick shudder.
that seemed to convulse every limb, pas
sed over her.
s'My beautiful love looks pale"
'sTis nothing-a sudden faintness.
culled these flowers for you, your favor
| lie helitrope is there-take them--you
will not surely refuse your brides first
gift?"
The Marchese took the boquet present
| ed, pressed them passionately to his
lips, inhaled their fragrance, and fell at
the feet of Florinda lifeless corpse.
| A wild unnatural peal of laughter
from the Marchesa, pealed through the
church. at is well--it is well! Vic
tor, my beloved, thou art reyenged-
Now will join thee"
Uttering these words, she took from
beneath the folds of her dress a small
poinard, and buried it to the hilt In her
| breast.
The bride and the bridegroom lay
dead together!
On searching her desk, paper was
found explanatory of the catastrophe
1t is scarcely necessary to say that la
Florinda" was the name assumed by
Isabelle d'Augbigny. In the record left
of her motives and actions, she stated
that after the execution of Victor, she
made solemn vow to become his ayen-
ger. For this purpose her first aim was
to captivate De Biron's heart. As the
widow of Victor, she might fail in this.
She was aware that he was passionate
admirer of dancing. Through the
agency of that accomplishment, super
added to her beauty of person, she hoped
to ensnare his affections. Her first step
was to become the pupil of the most
.ealshres.e.1 -s..a=sar ec the days and by
dint of unremitted toll, she soon quail
fed herself for public exhibition She
| resolved to appear in Italy: to which
country Augusta de Biron had retired,
to escape the strong manifestations of
| dislike which after the execution Of Vic
tor d'Aubigny, followed him whenever
| he entered society at Paris.-He was
also the heir to title and considerable
estates in the Aubruzzi. The death of
| a near relative soon put him in posses
sion of them, and he became the Mar
cheese di Vivaldi. At this period Flo
rinda, who was cognizant of all that be-
| fel him, made her debut at Naples. All
| Italy soon rung with her fame-and she
was offered an engagement at La Scala.
She accepted it-appeared-became the
idol of the pubic-and soon the object
of her revenge bowed at her feet an apli-
cant for her love-a sutton for her hand.
She accepted him. 1t was at the affairs
| foot her adored Victor had been torn
| from her arms; it should be at the altar s
| foot the expiatory sacrifice should be
made - his murderer destroyed. She
procured from the East deadly poison,
the simple inhalation of which produces
| abrupt and certain death. Every flow
er in the boquet was STEPPED IN the
deadly essence. Its effects have been
| narrated--and thus, by one of those
frightful transitions, which circumstan-
ces accomplish in human destiny, where
the restraining influence of fixed reli-
gious principles is absent, Isabelle, once
loving and irresolute, became murder
ess and suicide.