Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1857-03-31
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ttls solution was soon taken. Hay;no as,
taoilsned sohooiss of anatomy at San I.ucar
and CeFdovs, he obtained the Emperor,s ner.
MISSION. 70 visit thenisq edSeyile ostensibfyfor
ttl't P9se, but returning the same night,con
cealsa hsnaseitil a. tenement belonging to him
at some lalst anee from his abode in Alcazar.
/ Whii;l was devoted to the doable pnrpose III
4 a laboratory and dissectine room. He 6a.s
taken no person into his eonfdence be wac wac
alone in his own counsel.
/ At sdaI on. the following eyenino. he issnad
forth, tnutaed to the eyes in a womaI,'s mantle
and hood, and lstt a note at Don Alvar.s han.
ltation, containing an embroidered frlova of
Isabella's and these words. =. .
Il have obtained the key to Vesale,s Iaho-
ratery during his absences be- at .thepata an
hour after midnight, and you will be admit,sl
on pronouncing the name Of Isabella.''
The asslgnation was promptly kept by Don
a1yarS at an hour past midnight he lefs his
mouse !2 alone but he never returned to it.
WINNER S.1i.i ne had gone none could say; nor
| could any trace of him ever be- discovered
1t was supposed he ssust ave missed l,is fCo,.
ing, and fallen. into the CaadaEopiyer nsar
which hisabode was situated, and that his
body had been swept away by the waves into
the ocean.
Such an occurrence was calculated to pro.
duce great sensation in the place where it
happened; and Vesale recalled three ,veel-s
after by the illness of his wife. found The ;.
appearance of Don Alvar the theme of eve "
tongue. sThe altered appearance of Isake, :,
was attributed by Nesale to grief for the nv, :
terlous absence of Don Alyar, and that con.
vlctlon took from him all pity for her suffer
| ings
1t CHANGED to be the festival of Santa Isa.
bella, and to do honor to her patrons saint. as
Well as to celebrate the return of her husband
isabe! Ia put on her wedding dress, aal sea,inn
herself by AZ open easement that overlooked
the Alvar gardens she watched for>his comipo
But while her eyes were vainIy fixed unon t6a
path by which she expected him to appear. a
hand was laid upon her shoulder, and turnin,
round she beheld Vesale standing by her.
have ordered the supper to be laid in nv
study" said he, and taking her hand, he led
her away to the room in question, dismissed
the attendant, and closed the door. Every
thing wore festive air; yet tho repast was
cherries. Perceiving that she had tasted
nothing, Vesale poured a few drops from a
vial OF elixir in I" cup of Malaga wine, and
presented it to her.
Drink this he said; sit is a sovereign cure
for the complaint you are suffering FROM
Pledge me the draught, she replied, filing
up a goblet from the same flask and handinT
it to him, and it will bring quicker healing
to me. Let US drink to our absent friend
And:e'
He accepted the offering, and they emptied
their goblets together.
Talking of absent friends said he, and sud.
deh.F. iying his eyes upons,her, you have not
spoken to -ss., Of Don Alvar De Soils. Arc
all hopes of heasi..e IF him reliiidnished a.
He was braggart and a itffSertine, and boast
ed that no woman ever resisted ms. seductions.
that no husband ever suspected the inIu.-7s lie
was preparing for him.
Then grasping his wife by the~hand, he led
her up to the edoor at the further end of the
room and, throwing it wide open, revealed to
her view skeleton, suspended within, holding
In one OF his bonv hands one of her embroid-
cred gloves.
'Behod,' he SAID, pointing to the phastlv
spectacle, 'the gallant and beautiful Don AIyar
de Soils, the object of your guilty lovc-cou-
template him well, if the sight can render
your few moments any happier, for vou are
about to join him in another world-the wine
have given you was poisonedp
When the last dreadful sentence. and its
more dreadful illustration fell upon her af
trIghted senses. she became parayzed with ex-
cess OF emotion, the scream which had risen
in her throat died there in stranglinp murmurs
and sinking back, she fell as one dead upon
the arm of Vesae.
She was not dead, however: he had not
poisoned her that crime be had besi,ated 10
commit; yet he was none the less her rnur.
derer. COnvulsion followed conyuls;on. and
at last she died and in that supreme moment
the hour that preceded death, her husband
who had never Quilted her, heheld ono of those
phenomena which sometimes attend the dv
ing. Awakening from torpid sIumber. con.
sciousness and memory returned at once
and with them a calm and courage she had
never possessed in the flush of life.
ANDRE said the dying woman, fixing her
eyes on her husband, L am dying by YOUR
hand, yet am innocent; l never wronped
You by thought or by deed Don AIvar pur
sued me with his love and threats, but re-
pulsed him. never loved but you. l feared
and honored you as much as 1 loved. but
dared nottell you of his pursuit. Oh! !AnGre
believe my words, the dying deal not in'false.
moods. Should be thus calm were guilty?'
Vesale sinking on his knees, solemnIy pro-
tested bis faith in the innocence of his Wife
and, with choking sobs, abjured her TO believe
ne only feigned to give her poison that he
could not nerve his hand to take her life but
the terror OF death, not death itself wns upon
her. And while he yet spoke Isabella mur-
INJURED:
Thanks be to heaven for tIis,' and draw
ing his hand toward her, laid It upon her
heart and as she did it ceased to beat.