The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-06-24

'a'gLother. Let me De just
-EYhe count CraschI, whose bride became
s.ss Young, accomplished, and m'ght bave
sbesn hind. but that treated him VIth ioath-
ius and scotn; and tongues were not waning
rS,o ielIshim that il was all Tor the cake OF Lau~
,e6tio. We had lived together for something
sless than Two wears, Laurehtio returned from
travel Oa my marriage with1he the Count
Sha had gone abroad in order that he might "a
void ell opporuHily Ofmeelngme. But no"
he had returned, he encountered ne in pub-
lie, and saw that the light Of happy heart had
: jsrsmy ,ey es; aud he saw, too, thai the heart
2wss breaking. And We met IN private, and
a,rong ana bitter was the conflict; and the
temptation was almost greater than we could
hear. But we did bear -it--andwe ~overcame
it--and We partsd-but not forever. before
we generated, we swore an oath. that il ever
hecame free. we would wed each other, and
Sihai oei,her ofus would ever marry, unless
>.vvist one another; an1 we invoked heaven, aud
all the saints, 10 give ear unlo our oath; and
our heaf.l bore witness to il. And Lauren
no esaiu went away--none knew whi,her
.Abou, two months thereafter the plague
.h,oke out in the city, and the destruction was
g. ve,v p,ea,. Friend shunned friend; and the
son fied from bis subdued and perishIng father
The-s,reets were deserted, and all, kept with
in their own houses; save al the dead OF ngh''
a when the pest carts went round to gather TO-
oather the corses Of those who had died du-
ring the day. And the TumblIng OF the
carts sounded dismaly through the empty
a,reets: and The bells, that announedI their
coming, struck awe into the hearts ol
=, All. and despair iato those Of the dying.
AZ they approached the dosr Of each house,
thew sounded upon bell ,hreetmes and caI>
lad ou, with loud voice, "bring out your
deadD And then THOSE who had dead brought
tnsm out, with their faces muffled, and their
mouths stopped with medicated cloths, and
the were carried away, and they were taken TO
pits without the city, prepared Tor their re-
~ cention. The earth was then thrown In upon
them. and all was done in haste, in sllence,
md in darkness. The time very awful.
In the wickedness OF my heart, wished
~tka, nv Husband might die, that might be
veddedlo Laurentio Gonsalvi; bat the pleuge
Ssllupoo the houses all arouud, where il was
ursyed for. Yes prayed for. dared TO
breathe TO heaven this prayer ofhea. lprayed
,6at the plague nigh! strike upon my husband
and tina, be might die. 49,,
ABut ame waned, and he was still untoched
and feared iha, theyplagne weuld'pass away,
andiease him whole.
N.Ope nishs, .as loy BY his side was re-
volvne these hopes and fears and wishes IN
nv mind. Hooked upon him as he lay IN all
the helplcssnes Of repose. He slept 80 sound
4, and quietly, that his siu'nbers we're even a.
,he sIumbers Of death. -''WoGid, oh. wou''
thai Il were!' calculated; aud then Adde
30 myself, /, is bu, one blow and looked
~youpd.-The night lamp sbone upon golde
bodkin. with which always braided my 'ha
ii hadbeen given me in earlier and haPple
days. by I.aurep';o, and whatever dress
wore. ,hatbodkin still upheld my hair. IT no
.lsy UPON thetoet, where | had placed il Whe
u Sndandfessed, SIT is but one blow, rspes
ted To- myself, OF rathe; the evil one sugge'
,sd IL TO me, | arose from the bed and se'zt
the bodkiu. approached tho Coun',--i knt
with one knee upon the bed, and buried Il
hbSdkin IN his side up tothe eye! He ga
eoaa proaD and struVe 10 rise; bat the bio'
soooted Eutthfike a fountain. He 'becbr
weak.-l struck again; he tsH oaek'-a N
seconds and be was dead!
oh lbes horror that lfel! al the meme
wheu beheId my victim dead before me!
,Rss Of pan passed over me at that instant
would have been good to me, but spurn
him; thrust back his profsred kindness :"
every mark of loaihing and contempt! aho u,
I had murdered hnnl ] knelt and prayed !
succous and support, but recol'ecteo W
my last prayer had been; aud found It HnpoS
bile 10 utter word. ! took up my rosary
repeat 10Y usual prayers; but blood had sP'f'
ON the beads, and caused themto slid from
hold. .sYes," Iexclainsd, yes, indeed
tiood las risen between me and heavenF'
L9I'o conceal what'i had done was my m
object. hid, as well as J could, every 'h
that was stained with blood; 3 covered
BODY With the clothes, and went out oi
chamber q, break Of day, to spread rep
= .,hat1he Count had been taken with the Pa'
and 10 seek for medicines. ] well knew
none Of our domeslics would b. to ready
face this danger, and wheU declared my
eteutIon OG watching byShim!mysell, they y
- dsdtoft most willingly, and seemed TO IN
thatI did so as an atonemept for the unkI
ness had eyinced towards him since our
raise;
4 announced lhaths grew worse; to~a
,the second night declared Ri 10 be dead
would not permit any Of my people, az 2
% incur the danger ofinfeCton. | washed
kod "A nor,nla