Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-10

listened, her heart beating and her feet nail
Cd 70 the floor; her limbs stiff with horror.
She listened. apd again the voice called
'Ahnn and third time again, 'Manin 7
but she did not stir; she sat on her bed, lis
tening for the sound of that voice, but in vain
she waited, for the voice was not heard again
that night. . ..t..t. ..r
Her nurse came soon after to the door, and
the noise she made in her efforts 10 gain adj
mittance reused my grandmother, who ran
TO the door and let her good loster-mother
IN. The old woman had heard of the sad
event, and was full Of sympathy for her
young mistress, who, she saw at glance.
was nearly PROSTATE with sorrow. She en-
tered into The particulars of the young Count
with all the gurru!ity of her kind, saving
that never had iaircr 'cavaliere" fallen vic
tim to jealousy, for, added she, it must have
been. the cause ofso foul erine--some one
who loves you too well has ordered this deed.
Maddalena concealed from every one the
knowledge Of the voice she had heard. The
following day passed slowly, and with i'm
paleue, did slie await the hour of nine.
when she thought she should hear that voice
which az least reminded her of the dear
friend tlfatshc' had lost: 1t was link.
thouglr n Hieht one, thought she. between
her and the unseen world whittier he had
gone. as it really bis voice she had heard,
or mat oil some one cruel enough to desire
to kecp ,up the dclusion? She would Judge
with her owIneyes. Again did She hear the
clock on the following evening strike the
hour of nine but again the sound of the
voice, which She heard once more call her
by name, troubled hVr ~ it had done the
evening beioIr, 50 that she did not dare To-
go to the window; a cold shudder came over
her: she felt as it about to die.
"Bnt, cara nonfa,' said to her, "why
did You not go to the window. and scc who
called. " r1 ..I t.
"'tlglis, mia, she replied, pressing my
hands III hers, mon mi sentiye cornggio. :"
Foriscvea days following I heard that save
voice, and bogan to fear that | should be
haunted all my lilo with the sound of that
voice, | prayed icryently for strength, aud
on the seventh day determined to Judge by
myself IL indeed il were an apparition. I
shall never, as long Us live, forget thar
evening. When the clock had completed
the last stroke of nine, [ heard, as / had
done on the preceding days, myself called
by name, "Nlanin!" took my rosary, and
with a beating heart, walked to the window.
| looked down and saw him-the Young
Count e, who had been assassinated
seven days before, under my window. lie
raised his fncc to me, aud, though deadly
white, | recognized him in an instant.
was afterwards told that | uttered loud
shrek, and was found stretched senseless on
the floor Of my balcony. Irecolcct nothing
further of what passed until | found mysci
on my bed in my darkcned room, with anx
ious faces around me, my hand resting IL
that of my beloved uncle. | saw on my
uncie' 5 face how i'll | had been. 1t was som,
days before was allowed to ask any ques
tions. ..lithen learned that | had been long
and dangerously ILL., | recollocted all about
Count F---s assassination; but when
told my uncle that had seen him, he slnil
ed, and toldme it was the effect of fever
nothing more" I"
'NVas it so, do you think, grandma ? ,
asked |. ..,.fI ..t
"My daughter, were to die this moment,
she answered, with energy 81 would swea
that saw the ghost of Count r"
| knew that my grandmother marriage
had not been q happy one. | asked her il
she had ever discovered the'namc of the per
pctrator of this crime She grew very pale
and stopping down, left cold kiss on my
forehead, saying, a.a. .n 10. .....
Il did, soon after your fathers birth
but necer ask me 10 tell Il yom!"