St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-10
NUMBER "a.

not heard from him. The loss of her
child, and the agitation she had un-
dcrSone, proved but too fatal. and the
only being ever loved was soon con-
signed to the cold sod
On the grave of all my hopes T
sworc to avengc her, to inlict upon
those whose cruelty had occasioncd
my bereavement, an afflction as great
as my own. How | fulfilled my oath
you shall hear. From that moment
its fulfllment was my great object.
BY engaging the confidence Of my
master, | rose from step to step in his
household until | became the principal
servitor. But no opportunity had yet
presented itself for the gratifying of
my revenge /; when the marriage of
the only daughter of the proud owner
OF the palace, from which my Giulia
was driven, afforded the means of re-
dceming my oath.
Through my master, an intimate
of the family, sought and obtained
the direction of the festivities. | new
cr since could realize the feeling of
cxultation which l felt when the bride
groom called me and desired me to
place some wine in the chamber to
which his bride would retire when
tired with the feast and revclry. I
never felt so demon-like a feeling as
when ! placed the poison had so long.
carefully kept, and whose effects |
was as certain of as could make N.Y.
self by practicing it on animals, and
carefully noticing the progress Of the
insidious powder in the goblet. 1t
worked well, and saw those two be-
ings, the bride and bridegroom, in the
embrace of death before | left that
house. Why | took this lock of hair
from the girls head cannot tell. But
| have it still and so ends my tale.
Was not that royal avcnging, Abcllo:"
The young man had listened with
GREATNESS interest to the progress Of
of the story, and he would start into
various attitudes, and mutter words
between his teeth which showed his
assent to the course the bandit had
taken. But the latter part had fear
fully excited him, and at the close he
had arisen from his seat, and had laid
his hand upon Luiho's arm.
"Your name is not LuihO Bamba,
them" said he.
" No; you must not breathe my
name to any soul living. | would not
tell it you, but that | have gone SO
far"
"What, what was it then ~ cried
Abello, and his li:3 GGGlasp !sf the .hsaaaGtS
= rrvrrr ~. aoat.
"Haw he suddenly exclaimed "you
are a bloodhound and on my track.
Gods, you PERISH" and he moved his
hand to his belt.
"Giacomo Barcello, know you, as
| find you are now aware :" he tore
his collar open and from an inner
pocket pulled rumplcd torn paper.
" you know that, too, no doubt said
he.
The old man was perfectly calm as
he took the paper from the youth.
Yes, | placed that paper in the
chamber where lay my victims. You
shall not be batiled by any act of
mine," said Luiho "If you sec fit to
risk your life in so silly contest,
why then to fight. We shall stand
upon the ledge outside he continued.
" and one of us must go over"
The young robber divested himself
of his upper clothing, and taking from
his velvet vest small package, he
laid it on the table and unrolIed Il
childs dress.
That" he muttered mournfully,
4" is the only memento left me of my
birth. There arc no marks to tell me
who or what may have been, except
the date in the figures on the lining.
Twcnty-six years ago. said he, Il
began this cold world without know
ing a friend, and twcnty-siX years
thence leave it, having forfeited als
right to one"
Luho had bent with the most in
tense interest over the garment.
"iou are my son. Twcnty-four
years ago your mother lost you in the
Castan Forest"
1t must be-" said Abello; "and
so | am but brigands son. he re-
piled, scornfully.
The father and son looked at each
other as never father and son viewed
each other before.
\ moment, and the father held out
his arms to his son. Abcllo turned
sadly away.
at may not be, Luiho, that should
embrace my father and forgive Gia-
como Barcelli. No, no. We know
each other,' said Abello, "we arc
alone, and before our comrades return
one of us must die There is no alter
native for that !, too, have an OATH"
The bandit had seated himself and
poured ont glass of the liquor before
him.
"Who am" continued the young
man, +" never knew. | was brought
up in the household of Castan family.
By Catarina | was treated in the kind
est manner, and my younger days
owed all their joys to the kindness OF
their angel mistress. She was an
only child, and was much younger
than she, and shall never forget tho
pleasant rambles and the visits to tho
unfortunate tenants of the Castan cs-
tate on which attended her. By tho
influence of Signor Castan obtained
a lucrative position in q neighboring
town, from which l was called still
farther by business when the marriage
of Catarina took place. | returned
with all haste to be present before the
close of the festival, and found tho
family buried in aniiction, and instead
of Catarina the fair bride, found her a
hideous, distorted corpse, in death
| robbed even of its beauties.
"Catarina had no brother to avenge
her but swore, while standing be.
side her coffin, to take brothers
place in that duty. You are the mnr-
dsrer, and one of us must die, | shall
not consider myself freed from my oath