The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1861-01-31

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har ohoeA ~ afl palanei., - sbr
uml "Aat, fnpr, We are lpsf'
Ny hllIhhl has returned llp m.
bore ionknow h.ln not llls anger
biz Jealousy to fearful
F'en aa sho spoke, muck stop
was hmfd outside, accompanied NJ
iho joyful yolpbg AZ log Almost
hef9t0 kncw wlit hai occurred I
was seized Ny the maid. thrust into
Che cabinet anil The door closed apon
me. The ncSt moment ! heard
loop toned voice csclnrm
II am here ~ last. Cara mia, 10
slay With tloo % long tune am
slck Of roylng llo Fortune hls
served nae well this time, a6d nov
my beatrice thall queen II among the
proudesl at the carnival What aayst
thon, CarInn Hast no words Of
greeting for Marco Al, lis ever
20 cold ~ the SHOWS Of Nallambro
ra Saint Mark Slgnora, can moth.
my move thee
"Marco Y
Thou lowest me not, Beatrice" "
"Narco r
"Well, hast naught to say but
Marco! When thy father gave me
this little hand, ANNA. ! thought my
love could win thee but when We
talk of love, ! mean one thing-thou
another. Thou hast no Smiles, no
cares for Marco. Nay. then III
trouble thee no more or not soon again
with my presence. by sain, Mark,
ere tomorrow = sun"
"Signor," lnterposed the maid.
will you not take rcIreshment The
Signora would rest: she's not we'll. "
"Corpeto. Teresa, cannot the Sig.
nor speak Beatrice, Fra Giacomo
has limited TO me Of tall Signor
Inglcsc, who has kncl, too often at
thy side. liza have ] touched thee
Believed !, the lying priest, thou
vert false to me, Beatrice, my stIlcto
should find thy heart"
Here, TO my alarm-and bclicv,
me, Carlton, twas only for her SAX,
the dog, who had been smelling
around my prison house for som,
time, commenced n series Of shor,
quick yells, thus attracting the attcn
ton Of his master, who. hastily s,ri
ding across the floor. exclaimed:
"wbat game hast thou here. Ze
no = and ilinging open the door oI
the cabinet, ! stood fully disclosed Il
view.
by heaven, can never forget III,
dcmoniac expression that crossed bii
face In an insian, he rushed /,
the entrance Of the door. locked it,
aud threw the key from the window
then spa,cbing pair Of rapicrs from
the cabinet, thrust one into my hand
kissing in my ear, "Dcfend Yourself.
In vain ] cssayed to speak. to Offer
an explanation to cxoncraic the viii,
Of the madlencd man. lie made 4
furious pass a, me. requiring all m,
address to parry: for, wrc,chcd ant
: guilty as felt. ye, the life instinct
was strong within me. Still actet
solely in sclf.dcfcnse.
Twice n singing sensation wsrnec
me | was wounded slightly. TIL,
purpling shadows Of evening gather
ed around Us. Naugh, could be heart
in that lonely spot but the clashinG
Of our steels; the quick, hurrict
breathing Of my antagonist, as h'
mu,torcd curses on inc the smo,h
cred sobs Of Teresa, as she told tbs
beads Of her rosary, and a swec
, chorus Of voices floating down th'
Arno. singing an evening hymn t.
. the Virgin.
One Of us must die +; Of that fel
assured. Either nv hand must b
bathei in the blood Of one who ha,
harmed me not. or NY grave mus, b.
made in a strange land. ! am u,
. coward. Phil. but the thoughts o
death were then to me terrible-,he'
! 80 filed with youth and bright hope
-now--
lie pressed Inc closer and closer
|. Nv brain became weak and confused
I, I was no match either in kill or sin
/. ewy frame for him. Ills fancie,
! wrongs la-hed him into frenzy. Agaii
= he pressed closer and closer, and ma
i king a furious lungc, which woul'
> have caused my instant death. b
|, slipped. lost his balance, ani. Co
T pardon me. fell upon my weapon
which passed through his body.
/ SO instantaneous was the act,
e had not time nor power to move
: Great heaven. The agony Of year
D vas concentrated in that fearful mo
b men,. As bent over him, speech
; les. with remorseful agony and hor
b ror. he .pat ss me with the mingle'
: blood and foam rising to hi. lips, an
: then al was still.
Beatrice lay upon the noor in
9 dcesb- like swoon. I ssood cursinl