Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1857-10-01
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band, had he not on one occasion
when his back was turned towards
Don Alva, perceive him, in an oppo
site mirror, fix his kindling eyes
upon Isabella, with an expression
not to be mistaken, while she grew
red and pale by turns, and then al
though unable to surmount her. agl
tation, rose and left the room. Short
lly afterwards, Vesals received an
anonymous note saying:
"Look to your wife and Alva dc
Sofia, and be not deceived by appear
ance. They only want fitting op-
portunity to -dishouor you. Even
now be carries about him the gloves
she dropped for him at mass"
Vesale shut himself up to ponder
over the most effeotual means OF
avenging himself His resolution
was soon taken. Having establish
ed schools of anatomy at San Lucar
and Cordova, he obtained the empe-
ror's permission to visit them. quit
ted Seville for that purpose, but
returning the same night, concealed
himself in tenement, belonging to
himself, at some distance from his
abode in Alcazor, which was devoted
to the double purpose of a laboratory
and dissecting room. He had taken
no purpose into his vengeance, and
he listened to his own counsel.
At dark on the following evening
be issued forth muffled to the eyes
in woman mautled hood and left a
note at Don Alva's habitation, con-
tanning an embroidered glove Of lsa-
bella and these words:
81 have obtained the key to Yes
ale's laboratory during his absence.
Be at the gate an hour after midnight,
and you will be admitted on pro.
nouncing the name Of Isabella"
The assignment was promptly
kept by Don Alss. AT an hour
past midnight be left his house alone
bnt be never returned to it. With
er he had gone, none could cay, nor
could any traces Of him ever be dis
covered, 1t WIS supposed he must
have missed his footing, and fallen
into the Gaudalquiver, near which
his abode was situated, and that bis
body had been swept by the waves
into the ocean.
Such an occurrence was calculated
to produce great sensation In the
place where it had happened; and
Vesale recalled three weeks after by
the illness of his wife, found Don
Alva the theme of every tongue.
The altered appearance of Isabella
was attributed by Vesale to grief
for the mysterious absence of Don
Alya, and that conviction took from
him all pity for her suffering.
It CHANGED to be the festival Of
Santo Isabella, and to do honor to
her patron saint, as we'll as celebrate
the return of her husband. Isabella put
on her wedding dress, and seating
herself by an open easement that
overlooked the Alya gardens, she
watched for his coming, but whilst
her eyes we're vainly fixed upon the
path by which she expected him to
appear, a hand was laid on her shoul.
der, and, turning round, she beheld
Vesale standing by her side.
81 have ordered the supper to be
laid in nv study" said he; ana ta'
king her by the hand he led her
away to the room in question, dis
missed the attendant, and closed the
door. Everything wore festive air,
vet the repast was cheerless. Per-
ceiving that she had tasted nothing,
Vesale poured a few drops from a
vial Of elixir in a cup of Malaga
wine, and presented it to her.
.sDrink this" said he, "it is a
sovereign cure for the complaint you
are suffering from"
"Pledge me in the draught,' she
returned. filling a goblet from the ?
same flask. and handing to him. LET
us drink to our absent friend An
dre." -,
Vesale accepted the offering, and
they emptied their goblets together.
aTalking of friends" said be, and
suddenly fixing his eyes upon her
.you have not spoken to me OF Don
Alva de Sofia. Are all the hopes o.
hearing from him relinquished! lie
was a braggart and a libertine' anc
boasted that no woman ever resisted
bis seductions, that no husband eve