New-York daily tribune., 1861-12-28

,oe,t She has made herfalf Tie clild-h promise
"a rereiva her curcues Of rhorcfs from ne hands
OF bin % tcItOwsd tie tile. She was listening
20 the cnlrcates Of her companions with hn an-t ~
air. Ter lace turned towad c mlin entrance, b.at'
inc hcr cushion with her dainty iooi and teari'g
with her euai, gts.euing teeth tls rose ieaVea IRON
her bouquet.
An Ola Sudden the door orened noisily.
"'Iis he exclaimed Beatri&. hear him
Quick, motterl the crown tie gro IN!
Aud she ran 20 meet her INTENDED.
The Marouis de alooza entered with marked pre-
cpiation aud Fsmenr, oi whl'h his 'areineN'
wa received d suli,c.env e tiai+t.oa.
IL an la.o," said DC.
"No eXcufee that crown How beauh.ul' TO"
eos.ly But / had determined that ny forehead
.bo1ld receive Il frat from your hands. BE handy,
therefore Coue, rir. quick, quick! Crown ne!
And iuclining lefeli gracefully forward, sLc pre-
ecuted her pretty head ~ the marquis.
Those few WORDS, p.Oaourced win TIE excitement
Of impctuous yo1th and the accompanying move
mont, wece rape as hg.'4iu8' III,
Tto marquis imuedilte ! accepted the oiacesi
which Tie ysccuniass landed hln, and ADJUSTED IL
10 the forehead Cf bis ttt,orcd.
The crowd had formed u iablelu, encirciinE .n''
elegant group; lie yourg fr III an a'.l.N' % GU
= o,.tv AID eSVeeta ION amounting almost 10 ~
the f1sirens whispering anXiodJy behind tholr Ias,
ond the men IA fecoud circle, treir eyes ctiiiVeu
nore hy the fresh complexion and lovely features %
tie future marchioneis than by tic diamo-aS oA N'i
crown. -,-, ', T.,
whis cred they. ,.,.,,.,, .,,J
coorairy offered q perfect tableGu q gel1'y ana
Hat when the tetrothod rofe proud nud'r The Ticl
weight with which SO mas adorned; tee fhii'h o.
tho audience Disappeared. "a un. 'hhe'o Ia.
had suddenly eeizel the alseubiy, WHO nlcfeu ciy
of terror at tchol Ing The crowned ioieioad, Gil
turued away surprstd, disguised, horriici.
Al that civ. If which she could not comprehend
the cause Beauix ill rooted 20 TIE floor, her knees
cuiyered one against tle 0,hcr, una her feature,
ll9uchsd white. as ii reelected nom ne fpecIH
Icomtenauce Of the marquis, who stood ~ composed
ia her presence. Sic boDd him look upon LIS glove
and excllim in a sGlld NCi-c:
"Oh the wretch
] At length, Bsstrix ff coH 3roP' bic'l'Hg de'-'y
dorm her fO,aae1d, as u te4rs we're droPgag f'0H
/ Lly cr0cA. " ith n wild bound, ele forced pas
sage through tie shhuAiug crowd, and baing in tie
|rr5 euce of q mirror, bche,d her face and crown
iIotted with blood. 80
'"Ah % cried She, in hearIend'ng accents, "he
l. wounded Anedi5 is wounded, mother, run 10
Lim"
A. her voice expired, her form grew rigid, and ,he
/ ell li,eless into the embrace O her mother. The
hear o. Pcctrix had Just afforded natural eXpana-
tion 20 tn strange incident; aud IN the ua, oi me
general ,turOr Robert 90 Chamarsn and ie~ nli'
nu1s surrounded Tic malq 10 and conducted All 70
an adjoining room.
/ "lol are y-oundcd - repeated they IN suppressed
tones. - -, Guol, no doubt. Come, come.
"Alas, 4ioG iul ais NE! ! feel nothing repeated
Non irur DE G.feA, prey 20 uu,oDilo.l1'ls aelta
ior. IL the imrossioiiiiy he experienced OF oier
iugany EXPLANATION, be allowed himself mechanically
10 e led away.
Peiix. whom they were removing in q fwoo1,
and tLc marquis in tie Curre ~ Ais friends, Ia
scarcely issued from the dIcWrg.r ~ the re.'
and ,xcii I'd crowd clustered about mend Of be
I.uiiy .st entering from tAe stree, aud Wuoe h..i
words Increased wo-folG the anXiey and terror q
the immediate aascmby. humorous circle Na'
speedily formed. every member iropoundinB
saries OF questiols in the 6amc oreath.
| % And yol say the crime has Just DeeA pcIie
I tratcd -
/ " live minutes ego"
! "Aud 10 Il the next doori'
ola the hotel itself--to tie lei, Of thc earrings
gateway"
Ieatcd twenty voices.
II il the, gentleuen:" regurncd the narrator
. 4" 3lOtO liaucs have just l1eu ttolep i.on tA'
brokers' of ,e IN isont oi this Aotcl, aud Aiz clshe
! j. murdered