The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-02-16

De8du TIC COuutCSo, ASiSAdHt Hdulcu
Morales, whose fortune was SO consider
able, that his only daughter was consid-
cred one of the best matches in the city.
Dolores, as she was called, Joined to her
'pecuniary advantages, a countenance and
form which the young men of Madrid
declared to be of superior beauty. A
cavalier, the flower of the noble youths OF
Spain, saw and loved her. / will spare
you my friend, an account of all the con-
certs and serenades by which Don Miguel
! sought to excite a reciporal passion in the
heart of Dolores. Young, noble, accom-
plished and rich, he soon made the desir-
ed impression, and, no obstacles being in
lterposed, he was received in the house of
Morales as an accepted suitor. Like 9TH
ers of herrace and sex, Dolores was jeal-
Gus of possessing love where she gave
love and again and again, to please her,
Don Miguel vowed that the daughter OF
Morales was the only woman who had
ever touched his heart, and that she should
be his last love, as she was his first
The marriage day of the happy pair was
fixed; it came; and before the priest and
and her friends, Dolores gave her hand to
Don Miguel. % ''''''A
GA ball followed in the evening. 1t
was yet early. when Dolores oyerpowered
by the warmth of the dancing rooms, and
agitated by the all-important event of the
day, retired for few minutes with some
of her female friends, in order to rest her
self and calm her spirits. She was still
seated in her chamber with her compan-
ions, when footstep was heard at the
door of the apartment. You cannot enter,
do not enter Don Miguel cried one or
two of the ladies, starting up from the ca
sy posture into which, fatigued by the
dance, they had thrown themselves
They conceived that Don Miguel had mis-
sed Dolores from the dance, and had come
to inquire after her. But when, in spite
of their exclamation, the door of the
chamber was opened, they beheld-not
Don Miguel, but Manuela, the flower
girl.
"Manuela, the fower-girl, was SO re-
markable for her beauty and handsome
figure, that few men who were in the hab-
it of walking on the Prado were unac-
quainted with her by name and appear
ance. But, when she entered the cham
Of Dolores on the marriage eveningof the
latter, very unlike her usual aspect was
that presented by the fower-girl. Her
long black hair hung in disorder around
her pale face, and her dark eyes famed
with feverish excitement. She bore be-
fore, by a strap, her flower basket, in
which lay bedded upon flowers, an infant
of two months old.
"Whereis the bride ?" demanded Man
uela hoarsely as soon as she entered. :,
Manuela p cried Dolores, trembling
she knew not why, yet endeavoring to
seem at ease, 81 am the bride; and you
shall bear my bouquets to court
&c You the bride!'' exclaimed Manuela,
who knew and was known to Dolores;
I" is it you whom he is to marry %
Whom he as to marry, Manuela?" an
swered Dolores /" say whom he has mar
ried? Hath not Don Miguel sent you to
strew our nuptial way with flowers 90
"The traitor '' cried Manuela. "Be-
hold that infant it is hist is mine--it
is ours p The tears of the flower girl
here burst forth in torrents but she
checked them and continued 'sAh il
you knew all his treachery-all his wick
edness. Ia poor girl-sought to avoid
him; but he married me-yes, he married
me, and the marriage was false! dis
covered his deceit but he came to my ia.
ther and mother, and he calmed them by
renewing all his protestations and his
promises. 1t is two months since my
child was born he was with me then,
but I knew not, though I know now, thai
it was to deceive me more fully. He al
ready loved you-already." Z
+" Here the poor flower girl fell down il
an exhausted state. She was tenderly
cared for by the agitated bride and hel
friends, and recovered somewhat hel
strength. "only to-day, about two hour.
since, learned that Don Miguel was te
wed another. Then / thought, in my
madness, of killing him but I grew moro
calm Poor child what would have
become of him--his father killed--hi
mother poisoned i'' The fainting condi
ton of the fower-girl explained he
words. She had not avenged herself OF
Don .Miguel-but unable to live, she hat
taken poison. Take my child said sh'
to the bride, as she grew momentaril1
weaker; protect him, watch over him, b,
a mother to him. If you can still Low,
Don Miguel after hiscruel abandonment O
I his child and me, the poor flower girl shall
. not be in your way. But oh promise to ;
i dying mother, that you will take care O