Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1842-01-13
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believed his words, and SAID "thls sonin law will
suit Us very well; and we must and ought to take
him 81
During this time the count had been 10 see YER
! oncio. lie found her still more beautiful than
Jacobea and when he finally saw Francisco n, he
he told each Of them privately the same story a..
Don't their lovers. He had uet the three compan-
ions at an inn, singing galy pot of wine.
They wished to so and take part in the Bohemi-
an war. When he had told them that bis journey
led him through Rebesheim, Of them wrote
letter to Jacobea and prayed him to deliver it.
The others Knocked him saying 1--WE have
thing better TO do than to write letters if you see
our former sweethearts, tell them have gone
to BoEernia, because they have caused US to do
wicked action, and return them their rings;
let them console themselves with him whose fin
ger will'enter into this ring.
The count remarked to Veronica, that her ring
fitted his finger remarkably well but Fran
ciscn he found that his appeared made expressly
for her lie consoed them both, made them pres.
ents, offered them his heart and his earldom, and
each of them soon became accustomed to his pale
and livid figure.
The three friends mutually made secret of the
visits of the count and of his offers, for they dis
trusted each other, and each of them feared that
that the stranger would fall into other hands than
hers, They no more visited as formerly; and
when the count went to visit one of the three, the
other two were much afflicted. Jealousy render
ed them fearful.
In little time the count made great progress ::
but in vain did he TO each that he found the
others very awkward, and that he only visited
them from courtesy his discourses were coon no
more listened to, aud as they all required the same
proof of his We, he found himself much embar.
rassed. Nevertheless he granted all, and reqar.
ed that the un on made in the presence of the pa.
rents, should be kept secret; afterwards he de-
mandcd a tranquil hour in the night, in which
they could converse together at leisure on the
wedding and on the departure for his castle. Each
beauty consented, but each in conserving SAID;
| "Dear Count how pale you Leave off
then th., black dress, whoa renders you paler
still"
But he answered
ct is vow that have TO accomplish but
on the day of our wedding will appear as red
and white as your cheeks, o best beloved of my
heart"
The count became then, on the same day the
bridegroom Of each OF the friends AT dark night
he glded into their Chambers The next day, as
young ladies' slept long time their parents came
to awak them. Each of them cold in her bed
her neck twisted and her face turned towards her
back
Dreadful lamentations resounded in the three
A II fI,a II W..
der murder was the cry all sides, and
plcion fell al once on Count de ombs, the muttu-
de assembled before the inn and the balfs of the
cityentered with the archers. They found the host
weeping the count had set out in the night with
all his servants. All his baggage which was i'm
mence, had disappeared and no one had carried it
away. The fine horses had been taken from the
we'll fastened stables, and none Of the keepers had
seen them come out.
There a general CONSERVATION each made
the sign of the cross in passing before the houses
of the three unfortunate brides the rich presents
the wedding garments, the pearls, the diamonds
all that the count had given them, had suddenly
disappeared.
A small escort Of men enveloped in long black
nantes followed the cofins of the three young
| ladies'.
When they had deposited the collins on the
ground in the cemetery of the church of Saint
Sebaders, they man Of great statue, who
had not before been remarked, come out from the
midst Of the Others Each astonished to
that he, who but short time before had been
clothed in black. appeared suddenly clothed in
white. Then three red spots appeared upon his
boublet, the blood dropped from his sleeves, AMI
he pursued the road towards the highway.
"Jesu Marta ,! cried the host of the inn, It's
the corpse that was buried twenty one days ago
All those who were IN The cemetery took N 6ight
seized with horror. storm of wi ind mingled with
rain and snow, blew 6ercely upon them. During
three days and nights the cotIins remained aban'
doncd near the open graves.
When the magistrates finally ordered the des-
erled cofIins to be inferred, and tbs parents had
given money to some bold men to fulfil this pous
duty, they found that the coius were as light as
if they he'd not contained three dead bodies the
lids however, we'll fastened One of the d'ggers
took conraee and wentio seek ham"afs anu CHS
els another went to seek the curate and sacrIs-
tan On opening the cotiins, they found nothing
in them they conld not even perceive the cush-
ION nor thu sbroud, nor the straw mats when haq
horn ,laced there according to cus;om.f
They inferred the empty c1Eins.