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conducted away asi mystcriously as he ha
. been brought tllithsr, nor could he, by an
possible means, discover where he had been
his companion rejecting all bribes, and eve,
refusing to answerlhe simplest questions.
Months rolled on. Colonel Melville i
true to his vow, =iIM happy in the anicipa
, ton of love. Sud@nly he was ordered oil
. an embassy to Viedna, the gayest oe all thu
European capitals.about the time that Ma
poleon is planniogsstp marry The Arch Ouch
e:s, Maria Louisa.4 The young Colonel il
handsome, manly,and already distinguished
in AIMS, and becomes at once Il great favor
lite at court, every aGort being made by the
women to captipah him, but in vain; he i:
constant and truest his VOW.
But his heart wassn made of stone; the
very fact that lie had entertained such ten.
der feelings for thesfhitc domino had, doubt.
less, made him more susceptible than before
At last he met tile young Baroness, Caro-.
line Yon Woldoff.ind in spite OF his VOWS,
she captivates hiniEand he secretly curses
the engagement heIiad so blirdly made at
Paris. She scemsEto wonder at what ap.
pears 10 DC MS ueHpllOU !: ana yet Tie us
tance he maintailsf The truth was, that
his sense of honors@as SO great, that though
he felt he really loved the young Baroness,
and even that she returned his affection, still
,o had given his Wsd, and it was sacred
The satin dominiEis no longer the ideal Of
his heart, but ASSUMES the most rcpulsive
form in his imagination, and becomes in
place of his good.aIigcl-his evil genius.
| Well, time rolls pn; he is to return in 4
! few days; it is oncasmore the carnival sea-
snn, and in viennapIoo, that gay city. lIe
joins in the festivities of the masked ball,
and what wonderfiis his brain, when, about
the middle of the evening, the white domino
steals before him in;the same satin dress he
had seen her wearsa year before, at tile
French Opera House in Paris Was it not
a fancy!
81 come, Colone Eugene Melville, to
hold you to your promise" she said, laying
her hand lightly upoahis arm.
I" Is this 4 realityaF.a dream?" asked the
amazed soldier. -
"Come, follow nS and you shall see that
it is a reality" continued the mask, plea
sanity.
Have IIaitbful to your pro-
IHto 4 smoon. -'--l--------s S--s'..zS
"Most truly in act, but alas! | fear not
in heart"
"Indecdw
"lt is too true, lady, that have seen and
loved another. though my vow to you has
kept me from saying SO to her"
And who is that you thus love?'
81 will be frank with you, aud you will
keep my secret {"
Most religiously."
alt is the Baroness Won WoldoG," he
said with sigh.
"And you really love her 2"
"Alas! only too dearly" said the soldier
sadly
Nevertheless, I must hold you to your
promise Here is the other half of the ring
can you produce its mattel
Here it u.s." said Eugene Mcrvlc.
''Then too, keep my promise" said the
domino, raising her mask, aud showing to
his astonished view the lace of tic Baroness
Won " oldotI!
"Ah, it was the sympathy OF true love
that attracted me, after all !" exclaimed the
young soldier as he pressed her to his heart.
She had seen and loved him Cor his manly
spirit and character, and having found by
Inquiry that he was worthy of her love, she
had managed this delicate intrigue, and had
tested him, and now gave to him her wealth,
title and everything. They were married
with great promp, and accompanied the Arch
Duchess to Paris. Napoleon. to crown the
happiness Of his favorite, made him, at once,
General of Division.
PADpY's ExPEDrEyr FOR REDUCING \
FISE.-An Irish weaver jnst imported from
the sister isle, took to his employer in Xii.
marnock, the other day; the first cloth he
had woven since his arrival
His employer detected in the cloth tso
holes, within half an inch of each other, and
told him he must pay fine of shilling for
each hole.
"And place ye," returned Pat, :" is it by
the number Of holes, or by the size of them,
that yo put the fine on us!"
" BY the number of holes to be sure.'
"And a big hole and small one is the
same price !'
Eyes, shilling for every hole, big or lit
tle."
"Then give me hould of the piece" re-
piled Paddy; and getting the cloth into hi:
hands, he tore the two small holes into one
aud exclaimed, "By the Hill of Howth ane
that saves me one shilling, any how!'
"You are from the country, are you not
sir?" said dandy clerk in bookstore to ;
homeiy dressed quaker who had given hiu
some trouble.
eyes"
"Well, here's an essay on the rearing o
calves"
THAT" said Aminidab, as he turned t
leave the store, "thee had better present t
thy mother"
Mrs. PARr1NGroS, in illustration of tn
proverb that ga soft word ..turncth ava.
wrath" says that 8" it is better to speak par
agorical of person than to be all the tim.
Ainging epitaphs at him, for no good neve
comes nobody that never speaks no good
no one"
How TO MAKE HEHs LAY.-Tie s!ou
string round ones body, and lay the bir
upon its side upon a board, and fasten th
str;no underneath You ran then nut q nj