The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1853-12-08


been whirled away by the. torrent, and
carried far from the spot before we reach
ed it.
When we arrived at the inn, and eager.
ly inquired for the Count, "He is there, -
replied the waiter, pointing to the heavy
looking building on the opposite side Of
the way-"there in the jail"
"And what will they do with him?"
said l.
The man shrugged his shoulders. ''E
mobile { he is noble, } most likely moth
ing"
On the following morning, we proceed
ed on our way to Rome, but not without
making arrangements for the satisfaction
OF our curiosity as to the cause which had
led to this melancholy catastrophe. What
follows is the substance of what we heard
The late Count Z-had two sons,
Giovanni and Alessandro. The family
was both noble and ancient, but owing to
variety of circumstances, the pat1imo-
NAL estates, which had once been large,
had been gradually reduced, till there was
scarcely enough left to educate the two
young men and support them in the dolce
far 7aae7ate* that became their birth and sta
ton. In this strait, the old count looked
about for an alliance that might patch up
their tattered fortunes; and it was not long
before he found what he wanted in the
family of Count Boboli. Boboli had
been an adventure; in short, no one knew
very well what he had been, for his early
history was secret. All that was known
was, that he had appeared in Rome at the
time of the French occupation, and that
he had found some means or other of re-
commencing himself to Napoleon, to
whom he owed his patent of nobility. He
had also found the means of accumula
ting immense wealth, the whole of which
was designed for his beautiful daughter
and only child, Carlotta. The count of a
hundred ancestors found no difficulty in
obtaining the acquaintance of the new
made noble; and as each could bestow
what the other wanted, they very soon un
derstood each other, and compact was
formed between them well calculated to
satisfy the ambition of both. 1t was
agreed that the beautiful Carlotta should
become the wife of the Counts eldest son
and in exchange for the noble name of
T., should carry with her the whole of
her fathers immense fortune. The wed :
ding was appointed to take place the day
after Giovanni came of age, of which pc
rlod he wanted six months; and this inter-
val it was, that was the cause of all the
wo. Giovanni no sooner saw his intended
bride than he became desperately in love
with her, never was wealth purchased at
a less sacrifice; he felt he would rather a
thousand times resign his ducat of her for
tune than resign the lady. He devoted
the whole of his time to attending her
pleasures and following her footsteps; and
the consequence was that Alessandro,
the younger brother, to whom he was
greatly attached, and who was generally
by his side, was thrown much into her
company. 1t seemed to have been uni
versally admitted that Alessandro was the
handsomer man of the two; some said al
so the more agreeable, but on this point,
the world appears to have differed. I'm
fortunately, the mind of the beautiful
Carlotta entertained no doubts on the sub
ject; she resigned her afectations, heart
and soul, to Alessandro Relying on her
influence over her father, when she found
she could not fulfill the engagement he
had made for her without disgust. she
threw herself at his feet, and imploring
him either to bestow her hand on the
younger brother, or to break the compact
altogether, and permit her to go into a
convent. Neither proposal, however, ac
corded with the old mans ambition; and
the only effect her entreties had was, that
he adopted means to keep the object of
her attachment out of her way, trusting
that, when she no longer saw him by his
brothers side, she would cease to make
comparisons disadventageous to her In
tended, and would be resigned, if not hap
py, to become the wife of Giovanni.
But Carlotta was woman of sterner
stuff than her father had reckoned upon.
Absence had no effect upon her passion;
opposition rather increased than diminish
ed it; and at length, few days before
that appointed for the wedding, she took
an opportunity of disclosing the truth to
her unhappy lover, and entreated him, by
the love he bore her, to resi ign her hand
himself, and to use all his influence to
procure that she should be married to his
brother The poor young man, desper-
ately in love as he was, could at first
scarcely believe his misfortune; so near
the consummation of his dearest hopes
within three days of the longed-for hap
piness-and the cup was dashed from his
1inSi c soon howaver as he had sniff