Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-06-02

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is in Distress"
As you will,'' said the General.
And Count Stephano entered the
chamber.
IF Madam B had uttered the
name which trembled on her lips, the
Counts fate would have been soon de-
cided /; but once the coqnettc's ready
wit served her in good cause.
"Ah! my dear cousin,' cried she,
chow glad | am to see you No doubt
you have taken me at my word, and you
are come TO escort me home again.
shall be ready in few days. Allow me
to introduce you to my uncle. Dear
uncle, that is orc of my hush nds lami-
ly, whom you have never met before"
The old Austrian General held out
his hand to the Count, and bado him
courteous welcome. Count Slephano
could scarcely reprcss a smile at this
strange position although he felt that
he stood in a perilous position, and the
lady suffered all the horrors of intense
anxiety, but imperlectly veilod beneath
her usually gay and careless air. For
the first time in her life, our coquette
felt that she had to reply before God
and man, for the life which her levity
had placed in jeopardy. She passed the
night in pacing her chamber, in weeping
bitter tears, in prayers which rose from
the heart and not the lips. At early
dawn next day the General entered her
chamber. She was already dressed she
had not lain down during the night ; her
eyes were fall of tears. Her uncle stood
for moment,a and looked upon her stern
ly and sadly.
"Camilla,' said he at length, II have
bad news for you. This cousin of yours
is 10 Frenchman. lie is an Italian no.
Bile, condemned by the justice of my
master, the Emperor, to death if he cv-
er sets foot in Italy, He is in love with
you, you have trihed with him, and he
has been mad enough to follow you here
But you need not dread his annoying
You any more-you will never see him
again"
''Novcr see him again!'' gasped the
Baronne, cllsping her hands, "then am
| indeed punished by a just Heaven ~
"The police have tracked him to my
house. I have received information
from them, and have myself examined
him, and heard the whole history of your
wrongs towards him. Ny duty forces
me to be stern and unfinching. | am
bound to violate the sanctity Of my own
roof, and arrest him even hero. At this
very moment he ought to be dead -
A gun doomed in the distance, and
the unhappy Camilla tainted. When
she recovered her consciousness, she
saw the Count kneclmg by her side, and
chafng her hands
"Aye, weep" said be in a tender
voice. "for your cruelty has almost had
its victim. But I forgive you, Camilla;
we always forgive those we love-"
"Up, up, my children !" cried the
Au-trian General enough of looks,
siehs and tears. Make love as far away
from Milan as possible. l have risked
my own head, sir, to save yours you
shall thank me for it when you are safe
back again in France. BE off at once,
and Heaven prosper you -
''And my death warrant" said the
Count.
II must regret that 1 received it too
late-I can do no more.n
"And to you my child," said the Gen.
eral, as he pressed the repentant CO.
quutte in his arms, to you | would say,
the woman who is coquette deserves
neither peace in this world nor Joy here
after. She has separated herself from
all human sympathics ; but a time must
come when those who fattcr now leave
you for a younger idol, and then she fin.
ishcs her worthless life as she began it ;
she will die as she lived, alone 70
But, as Camilla had 10 wish for such
a solitary fate, she did penance by taking
upon herself the VOWS of obedience, and
shining heneetorward as a dutceus and
loving wife
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officer Of a Know Nothing Lodge Is
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