The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-10-02
Tie Chest that MY Grandmother
- Saw.

fN~A lovnlv 0numer,a evenSON was
.s.,;.- liz ~, r,.,flmo,her ON the ter
uce Of. one d. those heaa,iral villas si.u-
.1.8 q, ,ha -; v;era al 9enoys. - overlook!
- ~. p,.. Msa;.s,-ans.p, h,fa heen
',.sd;n. I.onossllov To her, for alshoush
:, T,.i;sn III. v.a weN aeouain,ea with
En.,;sh. che h.aa ma read onee moro the
..roosstsrs of Anoels ), and il was after
49,. l;,es. a
IL
1asn Che forms Of the departed
gsse :. hnser , .. ,hs open door,
!. INC camU..,s;, "s.o.su, sne -. na1, naas n"rs
- - - - - ans
Tat I asked her, half in play. half in ear.
asst-vhethsr she had ever seena ghost!
.Altrol 6glia mia, - answered she with
. sigh. "bnt les story more than fifty
years old. and l would rather you did not
ask mo tell it you."
g SAe seemed very reluctant to make me
ecqnainted with II, but my curiosity being
tAifiy reused, grew importunate WITH my
antrsaties; it was some time, however,
before l could prevail upon her to satisfy
ny curiosity, and wher she did so, her
tale was 80 mixed up with matters wholly
embarrassing to the general reader, that
]. prefer giving it in my own words:
) My grandmother was the daughter Of
the Count di L-; at sixteen the young
Maddalena was counted among the fair
est maidens OF "Genova Ia superba," her
hand was sought by nunberless youths
amongst the nobility OF Italy, but my
grandmother. like many other damsels
both OF ancient aud modern times, naa
preference; she nao met AZ cnurcn the
yonng ana handsome Couns r., ano
abe had vowed 10 ner neart tnat sne
would marry none o.ner. Letters were
exchanged between the lovers ana each
evening Wnen tne CLOCK OF .ne cnurcn OF
San Lorenzo struck nlne' the young
Ooans mignt nave oeea seen pacing up
ana down undes 'ne oa'cohy Q, MS youtn- tl
tui mistress. lne Gouns ei .; - was
averse 70 Tue mascn; ne o,o not oeem
.ev youns nvo'o Nol'.y =, n.s ',easu'0.
s''0ne must uo uau S"'u' De sn0 oiiuo il'o,' u
price, W. Mauua'ena nao au ancle
! spe Caruinal M Wnom sne ueariy
ipseo, anu he was All powefiu! WIN ner
amer. 10 nlm sne 'n'ehueu W ilpsrs nef
AIs,e secre1 nau ,ous ~aiseu ior n's
0'sra l,oa lso"o "u''u0' .ne Deueao,eu' '.o,'
pse'a.e Isu son'' " W p'oee's ~ 'oon-
lc'ssvsio s -. i9E,h.9r
J. One wo.n.ns :ne ,eceiseu long le'.ef
). .tom o's n.n' iulormius uei VI nls spproasai ~
1nB ai,'sa., a.u on 'no e.oulps u .ne
saule uey sne amy "e,e SWUNG a' sup,
Pe., ~. = .'aoso .uo o's...s mea, u
nau no' yes .aaeu Ino namo VI ol.ner.
.nsy wels q, Juylaa . .ne .Ape',as.on o'
'ne W., n..s, = .uo A.u o'. YOU .a.'
anu Mauuaisna especlaly ~, Wusn .ney
so'0 ,s.a s.a ~ sa ao.onaaaa ~ - I - oaa a.
Z sS 1ass Ns.ssH sSHr' "nos0 =, 'ly1es -
'ue aaS.ss.. usa'el =, :" ue"s, nau
aaoy n1aiu sa ne aSAea' .n... "uas na1 nap-
poneu. az aus"e.ns - na sao .es ", ns,
no fepneu suas .ns 9ou1s oouns =.
.;. .a1 .'sa "a a ga. - ~ ona e., Inar s'
n. M.-.saa.sa.ha. - 49, IN. ~ Oh. haa,d ~.
y = aao'ns. 80 Se"s ~ .s s.oan. .oa ~ ~
rss 1--we s.."ous .,,0 us'e oay = oso' sue
~ ~ ,ah,s 81 sa.o.ssd | tha roon, - .hs doar
q. | .sa.;aaJ sa sas @ -, ,..o s.aaslu S A. Al.
... s.m.ss uuno.'oeo. -, on W. 49, 1is. .
vass'oe .n0 e'ou'' 0uo o,'a - o1'0eo . "
sno ono gues' ~no oPeneu 'n0 uoot III
ner, put no" sne reacneo ler room sne
cannos sell; sne fe"emoereu locklng 'ne
ooor alsel nor, anu '. auoe,'ns ~ uet peu-
sluo, "neso quo iei'e'eu NO. oeanIs
near. ~ . nocu u passlona'e .ea1s. QUO
VAS IN tnat STATE OF 'alG'ness ~nicn comes
Win exhaustion ,rom extreme weeping
wnen the pell OF oan Lorenzo began .ne
nrst peal ot uine; terr'oie sensa'ion
came over ner, shu yes sue 'ou'u scarcely
fesa.1e .ne tru,ni oou'u :, pe 'ns' .na'
yclce spe nao oeen - ,ne nao,s - nea,,
lng every eseu,us, a. 'nas .1't pouf' 'ai,
ner Dy snane' nau osen o'llisu ior osoi' 'l''
soa Wal hs wnom sue nsu sesu ou'y 'ne esen.
mg DeIo.e, lei. " ,,le auu noPe' Was a NJ" ~,
lying eoeaa, Kiieo oy the mana OF an as,
'eassin. Slowly tne cnufcn ciocA nnisneu