Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-04-20

ROnda and his lmplacable enemies WheHi 10 I!
upon reaching the altar, she beheld him already
standing there, his eyes fixed upon her tremb-
ling form with passionate admiration.
The ceremony commenced and terminated
without interru ptiOn, and the whole wedding
party proceeded from the church 10 the house
Of IsidrO, where an elegant Tspast Lad been
prepared Carmen, pale as the white roses
that were entwined among her raven treeses,
and leaning for support upon her eEulting
bridegroom, looked more like a criminal led
forth 10 execution than happy bride who had
lust been united to the object OF her tendeEest
affection. Dr. W. followed close in The rear,
and, watching his opportunity as they reached
Isidro's house, contriVod in q whisper TO cons
yey to the bride the necessity Of Immediately
acting upon the preparations he had made for
| their instant departure with him to GIbIalter.
Ere she could reply Tsidro interpOsed, Ws
'sDOctor,P said he, Ego up TO your room, and
place yourself in the same spot you occupied
behind the curtain last night; you have been
initiated into the commencement OF this Oiair,
you must witness the end Of il.
The Doctor, in sstonishment, obeyed; but
this time desiring TO see all as well as TO hear
al that passed, he took out his pen-knife and
cot open small portion of the curtain that
hung before tho Moorish arch. Scarcely had
he done SO ere he beheldI lsidro enter the ad-
Joining room, followed by the mother aud
brother of bis bride. Jose Diaz, young, slight,
with a heavy, unneaning cOuntenance, did not
look like very formidable adversary, but the
Viuda Juana, with her imposing figure, her
keen bright eye, her hawk nose, and her thin
lips-in all respects the very reverse of her
son--was in truth the only enemy IsidrO had
to contend with. Ia the lines Of her face the
concealed witness fancied he could read cum
ming, dissimulation, and hatred, that patiently
waits for its victim, and IN the sinister smile
that cuTled her lip the ferOciOus Joy Of a vim
diotive woman who feels that she has at last
clutched her prcy. IsidrO, as soon as he was
alone with these two persons, closed the door
carefully, and then, throwing himself into the
srms Of Juana Diaz, kissed her forehead, her
cheeks, and her lips.
Mother dear mother suffer me to c1Il
you by that tender name-oh how happy YOU
have made me for to you do owe The only
felicity ] ever coveted the possession of your
beloved daughter, who is now, thanks to heav
on! my wife. Oh, ,abless you Thousand times,
mother, for having forgotten for am0ment your
hahed that you might bestow on me so ines
| timAbe gift. / shall enjoy my happiness but
q short time, know bat what matter! am
one of those who would barter hundred years
of mere existence for one TapturOus week Of
| love " o. .. H.
a What do you meanl she inquired, endeav.
endeavOring to disengage herself from his EN-
"That you have injuries 10 aVcnge," replied
Isidro ''that the hlood Of your husband rises
up against me that you intend to poison me."
Who told yOu-WhO could have told you
SO :" she continued, pushing him violently
from her. 81 H.H
4" Vino told me Z" he answered, calmly s.no
one-Or, rather, everything Your lost for.
tune your dead husband your youth duenched
in sorrow all require that / should perish By
your hand 1 know it, and deliver myself ~
to you, so madlF do lOve your child Another
would have fed bat remain for death near
hef Is pfeferAble 10 elile far away. oLetme
die beneath tkesbado OF my Beautiful fig trees,
breathing the perfume of my orange flowers,
my head pilOWed upon CaImen's bosom, my
hand claspea in hers See, mother, here is a
deed OF cOhYeYance by which I transfer my
possessions 10 my wife-you will enjoy them
with her VIXEN ! am gone Here. too; is a
poison, unerring in Its effects, which DESTROYS
existence without acute suffering; and leaves
no outward trace BY which its agency may be
discovered. Take it, and in eight days hence
you may give it to me /; but LET one week Of
health and happiness with my beloved Carmen
be my portion ere die Is that too much to
ask of you {! Alterward you may crush your
ehild's heart with the same misery that rem
dered your own youth 90 jOYless young, love-
" and loving, you may deprive her of the
husband she adores !" .ttT ....
The oountenaEce of Juana Diaz had under
gone many changes while Isidro thus address-
ed her, but at the last words, torrent of tears
burst from her eyes. She rushed toward
IsidIo, snatched from bis hand The vial Of pOis-
on, which he held out to h II, and dashing il
upon the ground crushed it beneath her feet;
seized upon the deed of conveyance, and tore il
into atoms; and then, throwing her arms around
Isidro's neck, she covered his face with kisses
and tears.
aLet US forget the dead" she said, "you are
my son, my noble, well beloved soh!"
%0ufw muttered the doctor TO himself draw
ing long breath, and wiping his eyes -''hc is
saEsdl"
And now the chamber door was thrown open,
and Cannan, pale and breathless, burst into the
room in quest Of her husband. Her mother
ran forward TO meet her, took both her hands
in her own, sud placing her in Isidro's arms,
exclaimed. with an accent Of sincerity and
| deep feeling, which finds its way at once to the
heart: -------.- = ~ ----.. &
| he has carried the day! and now, my child
with my whole soul. 1 give him to you"
The wedding day finished more gaily than it
had commenced. The doctor, instead Of carry
ing off the new married pair Vi et drrnis to
Gibralter, danced 2 bolerO that night with the
Viuda Joana Diaz, and the following year,
when at the peIiol of the fair, he revisited
ROnda, he again led out the same iady--noW
become a grandmother-and together they
opened the ball that was given by her TO eele>
bTate the christening of the infant son of Car
men and Isidro. ~ = -