The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-08-06

was literally intoxicated BY the vibration. Of
his voice, with which her soul entertained the
strongest sympathy, and It seemed to her that
they ascendended up from the deepest recsss-
es Of his soul, lending charm to the music
which IL was impossible TO describe. From
that day forth her fate was decided. She was
sensible, however that the love she had con-
ceived was hopeless, and that It would be nec-
essary for to keep it q secret wholly confined
within her own breAt. HB 81
Henceforth the life Of Miss.'' underwent an
entire change. Before this she had been re-
marksble for great simplicity In her manner
of living; but now she determined to live entire-
ly alone. But she Gid not live buried in a
solitary retreat; on the contrary she saw COM
pany and visited the Opera. From the time
when she first resolved to live alone, she be-
came Of extraordinary paleness. II seemed as
ifall her blood had left the surface and how-
ed back to the heart in order that il might beat
the more vehement for Mario. -.
From the day that Miss .s' saw Mario for
the first time in her life, when she recognized
IN HIM the being she ha2 seen in her dreams,
she has always lived by herself, and slone.--
She has never spoken single word to Mario,
bn, whenever at any time he set out for any
other country she would set out for the same
place too. On one occasion Mario went to
st Petersburgh; when he arrived there the
first person be saw in the dress circle, was Miss
'''. When he went 10 Madrid he found Mis-.
''' at Madrid. When he went to America,
Miss ''' chartered ship and followed him to
America, and che always arrived there in ii ne
to be present at the first performance in which
Mario appeared. Whether II was at London
or at Paris, or wherever it might be that Ma
rio sang, there the young English girl was to
be seen in front boz, or in the dress circle.
She has never spoken word to Mario, but
Mario knows her. She has sent sort of
magnetic power and action upon him. The
spark when darted forth from her fell warmly
upon him. He was not in love with her, it is
true, but he felt sweet soft influence opera
ting upon him which emanated from her.
The piercing look of the veiled eyes Of the
pale faced woman produced strong impress
aion upon his feelings, and sometimes even
excited him 10 such degree as to inspire
his mind with the inspiration of genius, when
he woald sing in such style as to show that
a powerful influence moved him.
The day when the celebrated singer took
his benefit al the Theatre-Italian was great
and festai day fer Miss s... When the time
came 10 60 to the theatre, she dressed herself
alone in her room; there she was quite ready
and ON the point Of starting. For the purpose
OF seeing better how she looked, and
10 Judge Ct the effect of her toilette, she placed
the caI'dlestick with the lighted candle in it,
in ffsht sf the tall looking glass, so as to see
herself aeroashly in tte glass. As she turn
ed herself round and round, first to see herself
on one side and ther on the other, her full flow
ing sSwn Of light thin muslin, swept by the
candle--it only just merely touched it--and in
the twinkle ofan eye, Miss -. was enveloped
IN flames. She did not, however, loose her
presence of mind. Any strong passion filling
the mind, communicates great self command
and dera.e, together with great courag geousness.
In everything that does not belong to that great
passion
So it was with Miss zee. She immediately
threw herself upoH her BED, which was in the
loom, with Ahe Intention of wrapping herself
up in the counterpaine or the bed, and in this
manner smofhering the &smes. But it unfor-
tunately happened that the chambermaid had
laid three muslin dresses on the top Of the bed,
~hich had been just brought home BY the
The FIRE in consequence spread
with frightful rapidity from her dress to these
dresses. aud the unf ortrnate creature was soon
iaclosed in the midst Of veritable fiery furn-
ace. She screamed loudly Cor help, but be-
fore any one could come 10 her assistance it
was too late.
A fec days af,er the event she died, press.
ing ~ her SPs, rs che breathed her last, let
ter written IN rose-colored paper.
Hwas . letter 6rom Mario, wass wrote to
her for once only. II was not love letter.
but one conceived ia &es@s q highest respect,
his gratitude to her Tor the marks
Of appreciation and applause which she had
publicly exhibited at his performance, and
thanking her for the bouquet which one even
Ing she had thrown towards him, on an occa-
sion when he appeared In aew character.