The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-06-12
No ~.

We have said before, there volume of meaning
Another step was heard at that moment and they saw
Chico the little dwarf approaching His eyes down
cast his step slow and i passed by them without MOTTO
ing them till he reached the rocky baement where he
peached himself and gazed into the dark waters
! below him.
Poor Chicol" rllprmured Nina; he sadly mourns his
mistress He loved he- his life; he seemed to
tire of her orders and to live only i'll her presence
When he heard that she dead he was almost wild
with grief and even now you see how it affects him."
at is singular hut those who afflicted by nature
distorted from his beauties affectonate
those who kind to them more than those who
are not So" st
Within the room of GonsslFo were three persons One
was ANGELA another Edvardo, the third GensaYo.
ANGELA was much altered since we have seen her Her
face ashy pae-her cheeks thin and haggard, her
eyes sunken in the socket and cleaning with wild fever
ish light Her frame seemed already wasted that its
beautiful roundnes3 was osfor much was she affec
ted by her tro4he,-and yet she did not now love Ri
nard, her words will testify
"Some means cried she, ''must be adopted to pun
sh him more than bT mere death Death will not fill the
measure of my revenge no. not we're he to die by rhe
direst tortures ever invented by cruel men,"
"Your hate is strangely bitter lady" said Edvardc,
shuddering at her tone and look.
Yes she replied, Eyes, my hate is deepbutmy love
was deep and al-absorbng. Know YOU not that the
current of womanstlove turned into hate is the
strongest fercest widest passion that filed hu
man breast? IloyGd Rinard none save could love.
! lie WrQngeu me-=CtiSt from his DOSOnl-and even
when he thought that in my Wild despair had destroyed
myself he bore it as calmly if had been the Teat
slave in all his train Nota tear from his eye, not s. E
I from his BOSOM moi even sorrowtu word from his lips
for the lost Angelic"
The beauty of th4 strange woman seemed t6 return,
as in freuzied she thus recouned her wrongs HcF
pale cheeks flushed her dark eyes rendered more liquid
by gathering tears bhamcd but the brightly and her
form seemed toe expand with excitement As she paused
however she again became pale again the sorrow cloud
lnlll l,nrE ,y ia3IT
sGonsalvo now spoke: ''We are hsEe, lady, to form
some plan TO punish him; what shall it be? found Ed
yardo murmuFing against him; he is with us, and am
sure that now annOt fail The band hate him for his
tyranny though they fear him for his dreaded prowess
i "And hate him. yet do not fear himl No, let but
nv plans be fulfilled and then would meet thousand
deaths with a smen
'You forget, Angela, my beautiful, you forget the
promise given to md the conditions which have won my
past and future services" said GOnsalvo.
No" replied sha in meaning tone, 81 promise to be
thine and if you will take poor wreck as the pro-
shall be fulfilled you shall have all that is left OF me-
but first all be done that you have promised She
who has robbed me of all my JOY in life, she must die,
and he-he mast s.e her !ifeless corpse, for whom
/ was deserted"
'Her? You surely mean no harm to Bianco?' cried
Evardo,
, Harm! No no more than death?' bitterly replied
Angela
'Death? What las she done to merit your hate?"
"IIas she not robbed me of his loyehas she not torn
from all that made life dearE"
at not her fault she has received all his adVan
ces with scorn."
II not the dses blow to his heart will be through
her! She shall die"
o. how true that ealuusy can transform an angel to
end Never beore had poor Angela possessed dark
murderous thought, and now as he listened TO heF
0 words, even the crneharden Gonsalyo shuddered
NO spare her. lt your hate fall upon his head who IS
guilty but destroy ynt the innocent pleaded Elyardo
Innocent?-ha! aa! Is she innocent of beauty Her
beauty has drawn him from my love and he shall see her
when the roses on Ter cheeks are faded and her dark
lustrous eyes da and rayess have sworn II! Uou
d salvo YOU too have sworn it"
n Il have and my cath shall be fulfilled.
''Neyer-never inurmured Elyardo, in an und tone,
If Iw sayeher d4-b4t thank God know their plans,
Is vet must deceive them" Then he raised his voice and
responded: Well be il as you willyet hate to see
innocent perish We must begin at once to SOW the
seeds of revolt amog the band have tale to tell them
about ransom whch should have been gotten and d
vded among themha we to be interrupted? there
le is some one at the door"
l. Conceal yourselfady, quickly, cried Gonsavo But
ere Angela could move toward the door of an inner
chamber the outer door opened and the dwarf Chico
is sprang into the room As he the lady Angela he
stopped as if spelbound, trembled and graspcd for
breath while his large eyes sweled if they would lear
from their sockets eevdent thought that her appar
alton was before hnt he could believe that III
- deed herself.
III ''Mv poor Chico!s she cried in tender tone; poor
faithful mute hast .hou been the only one Faithfully
st The little negro embed vet the more when he hearc
the wel-remembereA tones of her voce-but he erep
step by step toward her still gazing with terrified look
up in her face He reached her feet he stretched ou
- his hand and touched her garments If he yet doubted
his senses then when she reached down her pale thT
hand he touched it, He fetits pulses, he pressed
to his lips and while again and again be kissed it, nj
le howed and wept with delight Suddenly to the utter as
tonshment of each dne present he whom they though
mute and speeehles cried in clear and musical voice
as ever came from wi0man's lips:
in 90 God! my sweet mistress yet lives"
''What Chico is that thy voice? Canst thou lndeet
speak?" cried Angel$ while Evardo and GsnsaTo sto0t
in speechless wondet
"Yes my blessed lady, yes The chain OF the tyran
k is broken fear him no more will only live for you
ne ow is this? For years you have been by me, amoS
,k nv sole attendant and yet have heard ute
one word"
20 Truc lady have never before spoken in this castle
de Even Rnard deems mute by nature butt is not 50
ID When he captured murdered all but me on boar
at the ship and from could speak In that dread
full hour he spoke to me- tried TO answer, and nough
no but mumbling sound came from my lips. He though
~ then that mue, and spared me to be his slave
for he thought to make useful and thought that neV
i er could betry his secrets dared not undcrceive hin
he then for he has shown too much to have melive
l." he thought that could reveal it. Each secret passage
he this dark and dreadful place hare threaded Hih him
each secret spring know, and only besides him
be joy oy!n cried ANGELA, thou wilt be most usC
en- fulfriend. Thou wilt still serve me- Chico?' a
I'D to poor Chico. When he met blows and abse from HI
cruel master you would look with eye of pity on ms
lst and murmur poor Chico. O. how longed to kneel
your feet and thank you yeti never dared to speak
ow ''And YOU thought that was dead:"
''Yes sweet mistress, and many weary hour have
lily spent in looking down upon the which though
had swallowed you forever from my sight Thrice di
nm stand there myself down the toPplng hesh
lot and then paused and in my heart ere died.
revenge your death upon the cruel monster who ha
driven YOU to despair"
m "And YOU will still aid me in my reveng, Chco2"
er II am my lady's slave forever" replied the dwarf
he knelt and kissed her tiny feet
viii Thou knowest all the passages in the castle RinaF
l has means of secret entrance to all of them?"
nd ssYes sweet mistress, and Chico knows every one
n. them"
he 'Does he, Rinard sleep now in the room which wa
mine?" ! 50
sNo lady he sleeps Il his private armory. He c0el
Ct not bear to stay in your chamber now"
"Ha. then he has some fear! Chico, wish to terr
he fy him, wilt thou aid mey'
ds YES lady, in oil things"
Then shall his srumbets be disturbed this night
He shall know that my form will haunt him. ay, till h
ontars his Grave But of his pans-you Elvardo kno