The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-10-23

whence
bearing lamp.
4 wish to examine the door, he remarked, as he
raised The iiqht above Ills head One Glance satisfied
him Near The brazen kneeker was The mysterious in
scription aB &Bn
"Follow nie. ladies' he continued after closing the
door, and led bis visitors into the schamberof oraces
as he termed the small apartment.
This room we have omitted to state was hungfn deep
black thickly carpeted and contained Single round
table, fantastcay painted, couch and few chairs
Be seated lady and lady's servant said Mario ssyou
have hidden your faces but your hands are Jngoyed
One of the visitors uttered ery of surprise and hid
her fat and scorched hands in the folds of her dress
The other still farther revealed her SNOWY tiuy hands
and said boldly
'You are very wise, sir Wizard Can YOU tell us the
names of your visitors?"
sSuch triaes are uninnortant in The workings of the
noble science of astroogY, young lady" =.
''Why young lady?n
your voice is not dsgdised nsaid Mario
''You are ,shreYd; but & ise enough to tell me my
name" observed the lady
Perhaps replied Mario, striking the table
An nyinsible bell sounded thrice The eblack curtain
arose, and the dismal-oobng recess was seen
Gaze into that gloom, said Mario, in solemntones
'and if those who serve me deem vou worthy they viii
declare your name"
TIE ladies turned their ewes upon the recess, and
banner brilliantly Illuminated seemed to float from the
dark distance until both read this inscription in deep
"4h, this is sorcery," exclaimed the lady.
''We are in d den Of devils!n cried the other tren
bling violently
The curtain fell suddenly and Mario said:
care YOU satisfied"
No" exclaimed Rosetta. whose strong nerves were
only stimulated to further INQUIRY. Tell me the name
of my attendant"
The curtain rose again and the banner again foated
into view bearing the words: LENA. Of StTasbourg,"
s'Falseln exclaimed Rosetta "Itis Annette
Save my soul all good angels! have not borne
that name for many yearsl It was to serve vour father
nv rbi1d. tbat ch,nrad H., ro,,a III / dafv tIis
sorcerer 10 NV that am not m honest woman With
.notbino i,ror nv, ,o,,saiorcnn y
4gain tbe rnrtain nose and tho banror ao,tad into
Wow A. Annetta road rho isoritio,, t, scraa,1od
lander than ever She road the ai of Picr,e RiyaTt
Get ms oo boroer fa sicli In fact an, i;syT,std
cried AnnpItee Then changing her nyind 5he ex
Is;,,ed. ,sRnt irn , 80 fIt b, 5,l1a
(bo,a of-t5%t onn. taII o if iii rsl
WORTHY busbandT,
Anotber banner aoa+aa into sobt ,,,o, which was
written -"Ha Mn die IL III was ho5,,-5 t.itorn
II know. i J, sad 4nnatta s,I}onbtess ba lrops
What bas ber9na Of NV s,oons ario,ode n oest,,re
and the curtoin ral
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tho ohioct of ,o,r rsit yoTr eth, iu NOT ini,ro
S-io+,T X IL1 - ~
Posatta dpsnita bor natural b,Iiloo5 trobIcd vim
Ia,tTv opd ov,jar,od :. ~, ,,,,, - mn, ,r =, l,,rgp
* man y soid Mario star1Iv aRaw9re of Victor
q Iafn Rosetta and r fvon s1onId ,,sac him cin
i'm, bi Rottnr taI5'a III b,ad ~ a. Ida, IL r,,,
n,ad boDd IA, ,i,,e IN +o tbo 1orc or Vintnr ~
TaIf,, e
ssDro, l,ro, rf,,g,, ,s,r,o1 T2r,o+4, I.s vow,
- f1g Ct I NJ - - III 80 ti
2Id nam ,o,, who arc co nogsrfI r2, ,,, L,o so
r,,o visior,, Won ,,,t ala nv, - & rr,
Lis eriI natrra If indeed his 50 l2 I}7t iti fIsn
faIsa oi mani Victor is fr,,e and noLIs Tbis is
l.--i-
not IaIieve n lava bitS--gnl iii lave Iin,yas
tlab he were thrice IA had Is von ,yonla f me 10
believer
Raying in tempest Of passion the furious Girl became
in her cries and Annette threw her arms
around her and struggled to calm her
She is lost-unless the cause of this madness is
crushed" thought Mario as he calmly viewed the scene
Suddenly Rosetta with passionate gesture, tore off
her veil and facing Mario cried. sTeIl mel Does he
love Viola nartlyy8
But Mario recoiIed from the white and ouverin face
with loud and sharp cry Of terror dismav and horror
pealng from his ps His ewes gared wildly, his griz-
zed hairs orise with the agony Of sudden dread
and his velv beard to bristIe with wild wonder
Saints alive screamed Annette cIingfug to Rosetta
sHe is going mad-see how he claws at the air with his
hands-and snaps his teeth
And in truth Maro's visage presented terrific spec
tacle He seemed suocating with some word that rat
tied in his throat and ioamed upon his lips He strobe
with outStretched arms towards Rosetta Sherereatcd
appalled, at hs EarIng eyes and glstenlng teeth with
her beautiful but terrified face turned towards him, as
white the lace of her collar while Annette, true to
her love for her toster-child sprang between,
Mario gasped, threw up his arms caied again that
loud sharp cry and fell headlong backwards the floor
"Ah he is dead. Benditto is dead." exclaimed An
nette; but ganciug towards the black curtain, which
rusted it rose she saw the real Bendito the living
counterpart of him upon the floor, peering from the
recess, his eyes flashing with astonshment
''Look See," cried Annette, there are two Beuditos
Mercy Come my child! We are in the lair Of Satanl'
and gfaspng the waist Of the bewdcred Rosetta She
dragged her from the room into the hail. then to the
street door-uuocled it. and rushed into the street
with a speed now ryalcd by that of Rosetta, who fed
With her hand in hand until the house of the fortune
teller was many squares behind them.
Unjust catch breath my dear child gasped Annette
as she sank exhausted upon gate-step 'Ah what an
adventure"
Rosetta made no reply but upheld till now by the
strength Of fear dropped upon the pavement as sense
less as the stones beneath her
Saints Of heayen!' cried Annette, springng to the
PROSTATE form and striving to raise it in herarms But
ler recent race of terror had made the strong
IS weak as a child
Tearing Oft her cloak rolling it into a pillow and
placing it under the head of the unhappy girl Annette
ied to open the gate of the flower garden that barred
ler approach to the house to which it belonged
Tt, ,+o ,yss loI,ol. and tho deem provl Of n mon