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->,S "steAuah1 uid as ne vas blG8ea, an
tionnda was alaAe. For a while She sat !,
esep meditation, her small white hand clssr
81 upon her brow as if tostiilthc tumul, !
iesllngs rushing through her brain. The da,
e length had come for which she had nj;
entity waited Tor years for which she rs,
devoted herself to3 profession she ahhorres
and toiled ~ 7 laboriously and ceaselessly-
ana nourisaea life she would otherwis.
have allowed the mildew Of grief Is corrod,
and destroy. The hour was at hand wbe,
the one purpose of her existence wss 10 Il,
asailzed-the long REGARDED VOW fulfilled a
/ lhe near accomplishment Of her wishes c..v,
/ 70 the cheek af Fleriuda fush Of erirsson
deep g the sunset Of summer. and lit m NJ,
t' 4-stsous eyes with almast uneatthlv hr;rb,
uiFror' arJa5eu M an tsiS vurtry rIay iuctiTre
i OF bridal attire, vanity for moment propon
derated; bnt 1t was a transient weakness. -
i An instant more the brow resumed il 5 look
/ Of cain, stern determination the beautiful
MOUTH its compressed rigidity Having ad-
/ Justed the orange wreath on her temples. and
/ arranged the Irapery of the long delicate
veil, whose snowy folds euyolopcd her form
from head TO foot She entered The conserya.
tory adJuining her chamber, and taking from
II a bouquet ct choicest flowers. awaited the
arrival other brides maids and friends. In
lev minutes the expected guests assembled
and leaning on the arm Of the brother of her
4betrothed, she entered cue of the carriages
and the party proceeded to the church Of St.
Ambrose The nuptial rites were perform
ed-aud Florinaa was greeted as Ia Mar:
chesa ii Vivaldi
The. Marchese gently passing his arm
q 10 4 u i 4
to Ills bosom. A quick shudder, which
seemed to eonvulse every imb5 passed over
her
Ny beautiful love looks pale
,NTis notbiug-a sudden ef-inthuss. Il
edlled these flowers for you, your fayorite
.helTlropq is. theroS take tbem-you will not
surely refuse your brides first gift?'
The Marchcse took the DO iquet presented.
pressed it passionately to his lips, Inhaled
IFS fragrance, and fell at the feet Of Flopihda
ia corpse
a Wild, unnatural burst Of laughter ff6m
the Marehesa pealed throug the church, I It
~ well-it is well Victor my beloved,
thou art avenged Now will join thee
Uttering these words, she took from be-
meath the folds Of. her dress small poiuard
and buried it to tue bilt in her breast.
The bride and the bridegroom lay dead
together
4 On searching her desk paper was found
explanatory oftbo catastrophe. II i scarce
~ necessary to say thst 'Florinda' was the
named assumed by Isabelle d Aubiguy. In
the record eft Of her motives and actions,
She SEATED Tin, after the execution Of Victor
che made selei~n ye=as at tic nelguT OF
ger-but with sthis purpose, her hrst
aim was to captiyate hisssheart., As the
widow Of Victor she might fail IN this. She
wa aware that he was passionate admlrrr
Of dancing Through tile agency Of that ac-
ebmplishnent, superadded to her Beauty Of
nerson she hoped to onsnare his affection.
Her FIRST step was to become the pupil of the
most celebrated master Of the days and by
dint Of unreInittingF she soon qualified
herself for public exhibition
She resolved to appear in Italy, the coun-
thy Auguste de Biron had retired so to es-
cape the strong manifestation of dislike
which after the execution Of a Aubigny, fol-
lowed him whenever he entered society %
Paris III was also the her to title and
considerable estates in the Abruzzi. The
death of his relative soon put him in
possession of these, and he became the Mar
qhese di NivaEtli At this period, Florinda,
who was eognizant Of all that befel him,
made her debut at Naples. All Italy soon
rung with her fame-and she was offered an
engagement at La Scala y She accepted
it-appeared- became the idol of the pu5lic
and soon the object Of her revenge bowed
at her fcetsa suppliaht for her l6ye-saitor
for her hand Sac accepted Kim. During
the life of Victor, he-had never seen her,
and who that looked on her fair RULED brow,
OF listened tothe muse Of her low. soft voice,
could imagine that in her breast every parti-
Gle of wemanly softness was bani@4ed-that
her thoughts were only Of revenge ard death !
Ii was 1T the affairs foot her adored \ letpr
had been torn frein her aFms It should be
at the affairs foot tie expiatfry saeralice
should be made, lis murderer destroyed =
Shepfocured from the East. deadly poison,
the simple .inhalatidi of which produces alb
rupt and certain death Every flower in tie
bouquet vas stepped in the deadly essence
its effects have been narrated-and thus, BY
one of those frightful transitions which cir.
eumstances accomplish in human destiny,
where the restraining influence of fixed =reli.
rioas principles is absent Isabelle, once 10y,
Ing and irresoIute, became a nurdcTess and
asaieile. -.