Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1862-08-14

;. "a. SS.Gal "a AL1sEoa u s-a,z -. -
Of'hcr SLENDER ifghfe,s swaovo around him in
sensiblyaatehdcr speH which he wished
not to break sIiope rriwoke insher DO.
SQUASH grew smope. charming. and more
conscious. of hex power; the moTnlnSg y Of
new life of happiness Frightened before her,
and She looked forward with increasing
confidence toa,sea approaching revelation.
/ Thus the wedding day arrived under the
bly MAS. gathered In the u fadehigo palace,
and the hahdsonic and Joyous Bride groom
awaited with impatience the moment which
should disclose TO him the features of his
bride. But that moment. changed all
The instant That valenzia. ithfowihg off her
veil, revealed that glory of golden hair
/ floating and glittefihg about her person,
the frenzy returned upon. him with double
A.. violence. os"She has deceived me! she, has
deccived mel" he cried, in q wild burst of
anger. and breaking, his way madly through
I the astonislled company, rushed forth
without n VOID Of explanation to Gradcni-
60, or roasting SO much as q a1ook on the de-
serted bride. S<5ro7e's u' .sH'''fN - "'s'q
4 "a UHfaf2 sEE NFG AZ 10 81 lIl<flEf
That from this hour, a,deaJly ", feud. - like
that ofsthe ,NIoptagnes, and Capplets,s disi-
dsd the houses. of Foscsriini, and aGraieni-
so, as q matter ofcourse. 1valcazia alone
could not share this feeling. She blamed
her own fraud. SO oeinnocently meant, as the
sole canses sof,tho calamity and .mourped
her second lover with a SORROW, far more
deep and lasting than she had given. to
the first. Her father gave himself no rest
in his. efforts TO ,asenge the dishonor of his
house. But fot.-the prcsent-he-w able
onlyEto obtain the exPasriations Of young
1 Antonio, and this under the honorable
form ofsan embassy to France lie bi,led
i his time. stuc - stelaaI - 7fske ~ r 4
After, four years absence, Antonio re-
turned to Venice. His welcome home was
a summons the fruit of Gradenigo's la
bors, to appea, before the Council OF Three
to answer the charge of disobelience in GER
! tain points to .the, orders of the Council
| His bold defense. and the conclusive proofs
he addnced OF the skiliful manner in which
he had performed his mission. procured his
honorable, acqnittd. But plots thickened
around his Path, enemies lurked for him
on every hand. time after time he barely
escaped through the warning of an IN
known friend. That friend was no other
than the true hearted Valencia. who watch
ell over him like q protecting angel, nor
even relinquished her chosen oiliceEwhen
he entered into a marriage engagement with
a noble Spanish lady. But it was the op-
portunity long watched for by her father.
who now accused him before the Council
of a secret alliance with foreign power,
and procured his imprisonment. ~ Valencia
had warned him in season. and had ar
ranged his flight. but. too proud to sue
cumb to injustice. he hesitatcd till it was
too late. He was brought in chains to
the ducal palace, according to the ancient
rsagcs OF Venice; q speedy trial. to beafol-
lowed by srceiier death, awaited him.
aNalenzia hid not despair even yet ~ by
gold and tears she gained an entrance to
the Doge's palace, and having won the
overseer TO her interests, she dcscened with
him. at midnight. nintos those damp and
gloomy depths beneath, whose dread Sc
crets only tho last day will fully reveal -
! At any other time. the scene would hare
4 frozen her blood with terror. The black
passages into which the cheerful light oil
upper day had never shined, and fslimy
/ with the moisture of centuries, the heavy
4 doors, boltcd and barred. which the lamp
| of the guide dimly disclosed son either
hand. the sepulchrsi silencc,1 broken only
J by the dull play of tho water against the
outside walls and the loud knocking of hel
own heart, were full Of dark suggestions ol
pittiIess cruelty and unuttcrable woe. Bni
that which would have deferred weaker
souf bu: made her bold; for was she no,
4 bringing to, the best beloved dcliycrenct
!, from these horrors? And was there no,
exquisite JOY IN the thought that now a,
length he could not fail to understand and
forgive her.. The iaiier unbars a. door
J she steps in, trembling with fear and hope
! The next instant the door shut behind her
IBIS locked and barred With malignant haste
I band the unhappy, girl finds. herself 'pris
4 one! Her pretended helper was q
\ true servant Of the republic. He bad be
;. trayed her to her father. ali was lost. "
i Wiihthe first gray of morning she wa.
brought. wearing the mans habit in whicl
she had disguised herself. before the Coun
eli Of Three Of which her father, was !,
member. The first glance told her tha
There was no hope of pity from him. a
{ she entered, no sstsrted pas sioaafely from
: his seat, and poured upon his wrctchec
!. slaughter. as she stood trembling befor
him. Torrent Of tho bittcrest reproacl
s lending. with .siafearf1l curse. n Exkacste,
,lbys tho terfors liofefhe, preceding night
tsbe yielded to this last stroke, and sunk i,
D a deepsswoou into the arms of the jailos
, tEvenhe, her betrayer. asderlcd as he wa.
l.in erime.a4wss shockeds byfhe imnatura
lfscene. l"Siguor,s she cried, lyon arc her
: as the servantsof the state. and not. as tn
avenger Of your personal wrongs. Yo,
are tho representative of Justice. but 20,
have no commission to curse yous owl
, childr' blThissis the mo meut scIiosen b.
4 the artist for his picture. .s'gsr1sx'
) Through what fortunes the hspiessss pal pair
, with fates SO strangely severed and jyae ye
more strangely united. passed 10 the repos,
dAof death. we are not inforInei..e. OnIy Sc
!, Frnuch is known: that ffom This time III,
..lnoble and brave Antonio, the flower Of tn,
,tpatrician youth of vehice, and. Valencia
tthe faires OF hf ddighiers, were were efnaa Seen ans L
.lEheaId OF no more SH6ng the living. /, sal