Nebraska advertiser., 1859-10-27
NEBRASKA. THURSDAY, OCT @27, 1859.

not near from me, then the contract shall
be null and void. Take this balf ring,
she continued, 'and when / supply the
broken portion, I will be yours
He kissed the little emblem, swore
again and again to be faithful, and press
ing her hand TO bis lips, bade her adieu.
He was conducted away again, as mys-
teriously as he had been brought thither,
nor could he. by possible means, discover
where he had been; his companion re-
jecting all bribes, and even refusing TO
answer the simplest question.
Months roll on. Col Melville is true
to his vow, and happy in the anticipation
Of love. Suddenly he was ordered to an
embassy to Vienna, the gayest of all the
European capitals, about the time that
Napoleon is planning to marry the Arch
Duchess Maria Louisa. The young col
onells handsome, manly, and already dis
tinguished IN arms, and becomes at once
a great favorite at court: every effort be-
ing made by the women to captivate him,
but in vain, he is constant and true to his
vow
But his heart was not made Of stone
the very fact that he had entertained such
tender feelings for the white dominoe, has
doubtless made him more susceptible than
before.
At last he met the young Baroness
Caroline Won Waldorf, and in spite of
his vows she cap:ivates him, and he sec
reilly curses the engagement he had made
at Paris. She seems to wonder at what
she believes to be his devotion, and yet his
sense of honor was so great though, he
felt he really loved the young Baroness,
and even that she returned his affection,
still he had given his word, and it was
sacred.
The satin dominoe is no longer the
ideal of his heart, but assumes the most
repulsive form in his imagination, and
becomes 10 place of his good angel-his
evil genius.
Well, time rolls on: he is 10 return in
4 few days; it is once more the carnival
season, and IL Vienna, too, that gay city.
He Joins iI the features of the masked
ball, and what wonder fills his brain, when
about middle of the evening, the white
dominoe steals behind him, in the same
white satin dress he had seen her wear
a year before at the French Opera
House in Paris? Was It not fancy?
/ come, Colonel Eugene Merville, to
hold you to your promise, she said, lay
ing her hand lightly upon his arm.
is this reality or dream!' g asked the
amazed soldier.
Come, follow me, and you shall see
that it is reality continued the mask,
pleasantly.
4 will
'Haye you been faithful to your pro-
mise 2 asked the dominoe as they retired
into a soloon.
Most truly in act, but, alas, l fear not
in heart
Indeed
1t is true, lady, that I have seen and
loved another, though my vow to you has
kept me from saying so to her
And who is this that you thus love?
4 will be frank with you, and you viii
hCCp my SCClCI'
Most religiously.'
1t is the Baroness Won Waldorf he
said with a sigh.
'And you really love her?'
ALAS! only too dearly said the sol
der sadly.
Nevertheless, l must hold you to your
promise. Here is the other half of the
ring; you can produce its mate?'
Here it is, said Eugene.
Then l, too, keep my promise = said
the dominoe raising her mask, and show
ing to his astonished view the face Of
Baroness Won Waldorf!
'Ah, it was the sympathy Of true love
that ATTRACTED me after ALL exclaimed
the young soldier as he pressed her to his
heart,
She had seen and loved him for his
manly spirit and character, and having
found by enquiry that he was worthy of
her love, she had managed this delicate
intrigue and had tested him, and now
gave to him her wealth, title and every
thing.
They were married with great pomp,
and accompanied the Arch Duchess TO
Paris. Napoleon, to crown the happiness
of his favorite, made him at once General
of Division.