Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-09-26


unseasiness. lie was not perceived by the
latter, who seemed to b. inicntly gazing on
the lower windows of Don Dicgos house
and at Intervals smiling, as though some one
acknowledged his courtesy. The thin Up OF
the Spaniard quivered with rising emotion
the sharp singing pain OF jealousy shooting
through his heart almost CAUSED him To cry
out but he conquered his feelings, and de
termincd To await the result. The cavalier
disappeared for moment from the window,
but presently returned, aud holding a folded
bullet dour through the bars of ihe Venetian
seemed to ask the question:; " MAY send i2''
As though he had received an answer la the
affirmative, the folded paper was drawn bach
aud the cavalier, with g1tilisd smile aud a
polite bow, withdrew from the window
Presently mulattD servant issued from the
house, aud taking circutous route, crossed
over TO the mansion Ot the merchant, and
rung the bell
Don Diego received the note from his own
servant. Ii was somewhat loconic Tor love
epistic, aud ran simply follows;
Lovelicst OF women Grant me but one
interview. and | shall feel that have not
lived IN vain" ALPHoNSo."
Thank Heaven" muttered the Spanarl,
g II - not yet too lstei' aud he thrust the note
into his bosom.
A moment afterwards Don Diego entered
the drawing room in which his vile was seat
ed: She was not near the window, but her
paleness ant ogitation plainly told that she
knew all that had happened.
with gloom, bat determined look, Don
Diego, approached liz trembling wilc.
HERE said he, producing the billet. and
speaking in tone of bitter irony. this j.
Tor YOU, my dearest Josela--i, requires All an
swer.'
An answer" echoed she, icisning aston
m'nt and inJigna iion--''w hat william has
dared thisl Dou Diego, he must be punish /
ed ~
lie shall be punished here. write the an
The pen trcmbled in her small white Jew \
ellcd hand as she wrote after Don Diegos die !
tition--
Twelve O'Clock to-night--an erbor in the !
Sarden-the wall may b. scaled without diff I
guilty. Tuyk.p
She felt es though she had written the death 7
warrant OF him. yet innocent in deed, and
perhaps led on to guilty thought by her own
mprudence and vanity How could she save
liml
Fold aud direct" abruptly demanded Don
Diego.
"Direct--to whom"
"lo whoml--to Alphonso"
And as Don Dirgo delivered the stern sar.
'asm he walked up TO the window. His back
Sasturned upon his wife.
With an instructive presence of mind, felt
'nly by women placed in desperate extremes,
hat Itile hand seized the pen, aud at the bot
ON OF the page wrote
do not come--DOn'-
She intended To have written. 'Don Diego
nows all!' but the Spaniard returning 10 the
able prevented her. lie did not perceive the
EDITION. With look of keen despair the
Dung vile folded the note mechanically, and
Irected II as she been desired. Don Diego took
he billet from her hand. aud moioning her
. cabinet, which she entered, be closed the
DOR. aud locking it, put the key in his pocket.
lie then rung the bell, and after giving some
irectl Jns 10 a confidential servant walked
rom the room.
The note reached its destination, but the
al uttered warning, DO not coms-Don,"
as not understood by the enrapturrd, but UNI
lrtunatc lover IL. thought IL had been adj
lrcssed TO himself, and interpreted il as the
asst struggle OF expiring virtue.
The bell Of the great cathedral was lust
iolling the hour OF eleven. when Don Diego
Fuero silently glided from the back piazza Of
hls house, aud entered the arbor we have al
ready spoken of. A crescent moon had lust
gone down behind the hills OF Mexico. The /
night seemed To- porteud storm. The dark |
ness was extreme, and objects were only yisi- /
bic by the light which emanated from the /
burning cocRyO. A. the glowing insects fit |
ted before the face of the Spaniard. they re- !
llected features of no common expression. A !
deep aud desperate resolve was depicted an
that lace, and eyey muscle OF those swarthy /,
llneamen,s was strained To its EXTREMIST ten
sion.
With his hands, onl by the aid ola palmet !
TO- he cleared the arbor Ut the fire flies, aud
now s'ood IN darSneSs, silently awaiting the
approach oi his victim. One-two-three-
twelve o'clock from the cathedrau A lust
ing Is heard among the orange trres-the
breaking OF a bough--a form is upon the ton
ol the wall--thcm follows a heavy sound. as
oil some one lcaping to the earth, and all a.
gam u sllll. Only Tor moment. a man.
guided by the light OF the cOcWyo, is seen max
lug Tor the arbur. lie reaches it-he enters.
Hist! hist The CLEAN OF a dagger is seen, fol
lowed by the noise of death struggle--inut-
tered curses are heard, and the dull heavy
sound OF stabbiug-then issues groan-a-
mother and anoJher-and all is silent az be-
iorel
See!--a man comes out Of the arbor-the
hight ct the lirc-flly glares upon him--horrorl
nc Is dragging dc0rpSe He lifts il upon the
heavy body falling upon the slreet-and all is
silent again!
PRESERVATION OF APPLES.-Applcs
INTENDED to b. preserved for winter and spring
use, should remain upon tie trees until quite
ripe, which unusually takes place at the com
ing OF the heavy irosts. They should then be-
pluckcd from thc trees by hand in fair dsy.
and packed up Immediately in casks. i'm al
iernate layers Of day sands. plaster. cbaG
saw-dust' or bran and conveyed to a cool dry
place, as soon as possible. The sand or saw.
dust may b. dried in the heat of summer q,
may be baked IN an oven at the time reonir-
ed to be used. The peculiar advantages sris-
lng from packing apples in sand. arc explain.
ed ant commented upon as follows. by the
late MI Webster. author Of the " American
Dictionary OF Tie English Language" LIST.
ne sand keeps The apples from the air. which
Is essential 10 their prescyyation. Vi r..
sand checks the evapprstiou ar ,,r,,s; -, !,