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A Story OF the aoonsaelop .,ordsr.as

though by position and fortune throws i6t6t'
the highest circles Of Parisian socfsty, Ind
from tile entrance into life, escheweTs all its
folles. The Count bad serious. tastes, was
fond ofstudy, and, above all, 4of music,
which, lie had cultivated ESPECIALLY. EHe
has both d scientific and an aristoetatiHct;
rnusiciatsf -, - -
In pursuit Of this stt, t,ee. Count :had
gone to Italy. There he resided for aome
years. On his return ,ns was obsarSed s:sto
oe utterly changed 10 !charaetsfa,. A5nehg
other things, .pi6sic,, Which had been. sidb
ruling passion, was now. ~i6 his aversiofG
The sound Of the human voice, especially
had an influence over Linn which appear
ed almost to prodnce madness.
Mysterious ru,nors were circulated with
regard to the adventures sin Italy wbicl,
bad produced this chansesSs but to rfoifa
did the Count Gcrfadt con6le the real
cause. ". -
Count Gerf.ut l,sd received profound
passion in Italy fof n Young prima donna,
Gina Ostrav, creature Of beauty aad gen;
'us, whose fame was destined 10 exceed
that Of all her predecessors, although, as
yet confined to Venice, Verona aud PadVa,
Gerfaut loved her genius as .mucli, aa The
loved herself; and when he aslaads. her te
become his wife, he never inteqisa that sue
should quit tie stage. Gina ;;hnscyer, BY
some strange caprice, felt offepded that. her
lover should desire her still to, continue on
the stage she thought lie loved. ller rgen-
Jus better than. herself; antf so she MAJ
ried-not Gerfant-sbut1 The Prince of Pr.
aud taking possession other palazzo, slsR
the stage forever.
But Gina had loved Gertaut She
strove 10 hide even from herself the feelings
that would arise in her heart, and not de-
string to linger on the past, she began with
renewed enthusiasm to take TO her art,1and
expressed in music what she dared mot
whisper to herself. All her grandenr pail.
ed on her, the Prince became hateful. sto'
her--sI,s lopgca, she Pined~}or VOID ,Honf
Gerfaut: r But hes ssas sin I Pariss; he had
never even designed to breathe her name.
Al length the Princess 2deSc s s.-.,ssl,s.
health gave iaay, her snthusiasha af6r flBin
took the characteristics of5.a lBonornaffa
and beyond NIL doubt the Princass Ysss sin-
sane. To the great Parisian IiyApians
was the Princess sent, and ,ler name was
for the first time echoed ia, the Paeisian
world. ia o..
Quiet, gentle, silent, the Princess, aneahH.
panied by companion chosen for That pflfs
pose, was SOON at tile Bois de- esBoulogney at
the Opera, at the Italisns-6eadtif1l,t ,tsbut
so pale that as she listened in wrapt eSsta'
sy to the music, it was impossible' to- be
licve her other than statue, The l1-
cess soon attracted the morbid curiosity Of
the Partisan world. 'S ssN-
Gerfaut heard her name FosS4he~ first
time since his return from Italy he entered
tile Opera House. There he beheld her
pale, beautiful vision of the woman h4
had SO adored. Their eyes mat, thsn a
deep blush ovenpread the heck, aid sttopas;
ders ol the Princess, ssbht Gerfaut thfIad
away without a word or. q sigh. ~
He sought the physician whe.was dsef
feet this Nonderous cure. What ~e.Md :
save her, n othing But return 6oesrthe
emotions ofthe stage. There Mone could
the pent-up passions find vept. = -
Gerfaut, calm and firm, sought sthe
Prince lie told Him lew he's had, ayed
Gina-he told him how they had separated
he told him that she must be saved {;
though lie sworeto him thas. be wouid neyc:
er see her more.
asavs her." said tile PrinasS-aI will
trust you, ,.but on apublic seags abG SPrin-
cess de p p--never> cal, opfesf
"Nor shall see:" ~
In the ou ancestral hots, Of :. tl,eg Fan
bourg St. Gernaini Gerfauk bet to work
he arranged'a tLeatfe,. He eibg!asieed a. Com
pany, an orchestra, ,.apd thenSfor wiaheue
public an artists trinmph could nsf -le
contJlste invited all the elite Of fB9
fasliionable and musical world. -.
Ginlietta and Romeo -not Bellini's. .bt&
Zingnrclli's tender music, worthy Of SINE.
spcare's poem-was the opera the ffin-
cess was ever singing. This. was tase Up
era chosen. She was dressed. Al the
first atfains Of the orchestra an eye brishe.
ened, life seerueds infused in tie sfs1aa;
she compreliended where ssle wAS ;slhe
applause which greeted her as she enteEsH
seemed to give her strength sbs ,stg
as mortal. never sang beforess GerfadS
tened with despair and love. 90 2 -
At last came the last scene. J6sve
laid in tile tomb. 'StealtbilyScomes Rqe6
to see her once again the tomb is 1opSne9s
and Romeo clasps his arms around Hef.
With 4 shrick, kes sterss ansaS, aakSt Jpliet
falls heavily; Back ~iifsq tba st6fnh Ella
Prince and the guests rHs III o. the ,stane,
but too late Gina, JulIek. lay dead -
in n,i,die, but in real dsald ID. hss s6mk
She had never MOVED nor spo 6t
TO the Prince, nusto th6sg las III;
but Gerfaut bad read. her TIT -kss
ing over hsss L m.ips t6srs, hS