M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-03-06

OuS llIbhlsJuSl diteT ne nau lett MS no.
tel, on foot, a figure muled to the very
ears stopped him.
well, Monsieur what would you
with me?' asked the soldier, r
you would know the name Of the
white dominoP was the reply.
Il would indeedP replied tn officer
hastily, 'How can it be doneP'
Follow me-
TO the end of the earth il It will
bring me to her. '"'
But you must be blindfoIded,'
Very we'll ..
'Slep in this vehicle.'
Il am at your command
And away ratified the young soldier
and his strange companion.
This may be trick, reasoned Eu,
gene Mervile, 'but | have no fear of
personal violence. | am armed with
this trusty sabre, and can take care OF
myself 'h. ~
But there was no cause Tor fear since
he soon found the yihicle had stopped,
and he was led blindfolded into house.
When the bandage was removed from
his eyes he found h imself in q richly
furnished boudoir'and before him stood
the domino just as he had met her at
the masked ball. To fall upon his
knees and tell her how much hs had
thought of her since their separation.
that his thoughts had never left her,
that he loved her devoedly, was as
natural as the breathe, and he did SO
most gallantly and sincerely.
Shall ! believe all you say"
Lady, let me prove 1t by any test you
may put upon me, aa.e.l sm =
'kuow then that the feelings you a.
vow are mutual. Nay unIoose your arm
from my waist, J have somsthing
more,t to say.
Talk on forever lady!' Your voice
is music to my heart and ears,
would You marry me, knowing no
more Of me than you now do?'
'Yes, if you were to go to the very
alter masked!' he replied.
Then / will test J ou.,
How ladyP
For one year be faithful to the love
4 you have prolessed, land ! will be yours
as truly as Heaven shall spare my
ife.' { i'ff'1
oh cruel, cruel Gus pence!'
You demur?'
May, lady, shall fulfill your inju
: notions as / promised.'
If at the expiration OF year yol
do not hear from me then the contrac
: lhaIl be null and void. Take This hal
J ring, she continued. sand when suppl,
the broken portion | will be yours,s
, He kissed the emblem, swore sgail
! and again to be faithful, and pressing
a her hand to his lips, bade her adieu.-
, He was conducted away again as mys
l teriousIy as he had been brought thith
e er, nor could he by any possible means
: discover where he had been; his com
; palion rejected all bribes, and even re
n fused 10 answer the simplest questions
: Months roll on. Colonel MerVill,
: is true to his vow, and happy in tn,
: anticipation OF love. Suddenly he wal
! ordered on an embassy to Vienna tha
e gayest OF ali European capitals, abou
y tie time that Napoleon is planning i
marry the Arch-duchess Maria Louisa
1.-THE young colonelis handsome, manly
2 and already distinguished in arms, an
y becomes at o2ee q great }srorite At couI
I every effort being made by lhewoma
! to captivate him, but IN vain; he
constant and true to his vow,
e Bnt his heart was not made of ston
q The very fact that he had eh.ertaine
e such tender feelings. for the white dc
L mino, had doubtless made him NOR
q susceptible than before. Atlast he mi
u the young Baroness Caroline Waldro
a and in spite of his vows she captiyste
e him, and he secretly curses the engage
q ment he had so blindly made at Paris
She seems to wonder at what she bt
q Iieyelo be his devotion, and yet III
u distance that he maintains: The trul
d was, thai his sense OF honor wss S
great, that, that, though. he really love
4 the young baroness, and even thus st
/. returned his affection; still he had give
his word, and it was sacred! =
The satin domino is no longer II
H. ideal Of his heart, but assumes the n
pulsiye form in his Imagination, b
le becomes, in place Of his good aDg
les his evil genius! Il
a Well, lime rolls on; he is to retuI
he in few days, it is once more the ca
IS nival season, and in Vienna, too; tn
10 gay city. He joins in the iestiviti
be oil the masked ball, and what wonde
fills his brain, when about middle
d the evening the domino steals beio
D. him; in the same white satin dress
, had seen her wear year before at 4
Il French Opera House in Paris w
sitant fanef'