Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1844-03-02

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Carlo had ~iagtened do"n TO lie be ,ch, wtier,
IN a pretty nut, lived ~tTlorette with her bin
mother. Florelfa wa4 The most beanfiIr
peasant-glfl that ever, Enlightened HE shore
81 that summer fea and Carlg, without dis
covering bis rank, had won her beaft. n
had represented himself as a young painfei
and offered to lake Der with blni In bis wan
behring's around tho world, leaving al ampI,
settlement Tor the blind nntter.
"But Beppo7" Fald the old woman.
"Ohj Bepp0 will easily recover from m,
disappointment, Wien once Fl0Fetie IN away,
"NO. You do not kubw him. said III,
mother ''lIs loves Flofetts more than hi,
own nm and she has promised to marry hnt
since she was foaftsen."
cay, mother, but | bad not seen Carln, then
thought loved Heppo till ] had seen Carlo,
and then-~"
"ADd then ~ demanded Carlo, fondly.
F0rette blusied. Carlo drow her toward
hiDt knelt, and prsssed tlis If her bands 10
bis lips, while with the other the little 90.
qUetie put back the thick chestnut eufIs from
the forehead Of the handsome dacetPar.
"AbF' sighed the mother, sinking hCr head
sadly--"poor, poor PeppUt
At this moment, very unexpectedly, Bepp6
entered The hat. This bold aud vigorous
young Fisherman was an imperaonafion of
health aud careless happiness. He had been
driven On shore by the storm, and came toward
the home Of bis Flofette, lutnmln0 a tiyht
sony. lie started al the sight which presen.
ted ITSELF and rubbed his eyes incredDaalv
az # ho faneied himself ~ i dream. FJoretts'
extending her willing band to the feryid Inns
of q ble.lo0king stranger, and caressipg
with her fngers Tie ripgletB Of Irs hair. Flo.
rstte uttered a slight Bhrlek, and Carlo roas
coolly, and gave back, gaze for 9aSe, the
broad glances Of the intruder. The next MON.
Ont Bepp0 was gore.
"Ah, me r exclaimed the blind mother,
"Beppoi Tint was Beppo's voice Flo.
rette Tiny child--CarIu4~ab, me! all, me
there viii como evil consequences Of this al.
fair"
The next morning, as Carlo came forth
rom bs apartments, ~ the palace of his father, |
he found Il coarse cloak, pinned with d dagger, |
against the outer door.
"iRhat means this iugoteuce1" demanded |
he, ss6rnlg, of his valet.
The man turned pale, and al fret appeaFad
unwilling 10 give a reply.
"Speak, rascall--wlio has done this, and
what does it mean ~
ut ~ a custon snoDg the 6rhcrmen, when
any one Of them has doomed another to sssas.
e%ination, 10 give him this kind o( warning.
"A hsberman! strip down the nash and
fling 1t into the street,
"But you will not 70 firth to-day"
The young noble, with 4 naughty step, pas.
sed on the valet raised his hsnds anG yes
toward heaven.
"He is q doomed man. said hc 4thig mas.
ter Of mine. His hours are numbered :"
The next morning the fishermen If Naples I
were IN q state Of The greatest excitement; {
one Of their companions had Disappeared. !
Beppos the ~fayorite Of all the most inn hear.
ted, the most daring, The most generous. had :
disappeared--hie hat was found bloody on fine :
beach. When the news came TO the hat IF
his aftianred bride, Florette van examined by |
the officers Of the police. Her anguish was ,
great, but nothing was elected.
LIE Oh mother, 10 her examination, waa
they were about releasing her from further :
l~ntefrogatoins, she cried, w II she could no /
conceal her thought. "The noble q
stranger, who met Beppo here a week ago. |
"Who is it you meanf'
"Ile who calls himself Carlo the painter. I
Bcppo said he was a noble and a villas. '
| heard his voice but now" \
"Old woman, you rave. What could he [
have TO do with poor Beppo?'' r
"Florette," said the mother. ]
"lnfamouel !" exclaimed Carlo, who stood by Y
! silent spectator. 4
At this moment a hoarse shout was heard c
At a distance. 1t approached nearer aud yet P
more near. a
"What is the matter 4" cried all. Il
"BepPo is found-and bis murderer-we y
nave got bis murderer" .
"Hark :" said Carlo. "The assassin is ia q
zen, and the body of the unfortunate is also !
=
A confused crowd rushed in with the body !,
If the poor fisherman, his bosom pierced with q
.hree deep Wounds. +
And the murderer! ~ cried Carlo. 8
"ThiS precious ring" cried Florette, 81 e
it myseIfty the side of poor Beppo." b
rs there any thing written on i.l'' asked il
me Of the officers of the police. s.
NO" cried Fiorette, examining it CAREFUL
y 'bnt Yes there is a name Carlo" Il
And the poor girl turned pale as death as The 0
lark, flashing eyes of Carlo were fixed fearful. II
y upon her, n
The guilty noble was instantly arrested, G
.rled, found guilty, and condemned the place Is
md hour ofexecntion were appointed. At the a
asst moment a messenger was sent to the IA
her, who stated, "That reluctant to shed, u
n such ignominious manner, the blood of the Il
of a noble races his majesty, the king, '
you'd pardon the cuIprit if the father would I
the royal grace" p
81 love justice better Than nv SON." cried "
he old man. II demand no grace for the !,
of blood. Let the sword fall as the ="
aw directs"
And Carlo was hurried into eternity.
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This incident is of recent occurrence at !
1t has been the theme Of much :,
iewspaper comment. =
Another terrible instance of centrifugal il
orce bursting a grindstone occurred at the
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