Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1864-06-17

The defunct, and ~ SucD case the h0ul
and circumstances are Propitious for an0-
, other journey 10 my walled chateau a
Aventino. F"
The plant TomaseIli assented. and they
entered the cathedral. The church was
draped in black, The priests were liyid
beneath the yellow light of the sacred
candles, and the organ filled every aisle
and nave with its me}odious notes. High
up near the altar was a splendid catafal-
que, richly draped with heavy black A
few mourners knelt beside il, while here
and ther8 stlraasheut tie. vast building
and dimly visible 10 the semi darkness,
/ were a few Of the devout and faithful -
The dake and Guido, awestruek at the
scene. pressed forward towards the altar,
Wien The former, il whisper, inquired
of a verger IL attendance as 10 the name
of the deceased in whose behalf these
solemn rites were administered. In a
ghostly voice, and with a palhd face and
demoniac expression, he was answered: !:
IT'S for the soul Of the wicked Duke
Alberto. of Milan"
With an expression Of horror the duke
gazed upon the catafalque. and there, re-
posing upon it. with all the gilded trap.
pings of princely rank, he beheld him
self. With a cry of disnay he sank
senseless upon the pavement. Guido
raised him and guided him to the outer
air-botb CONSCIOUS stricken at the terri
( bic ceremonials in which they had been
participants. When they regained their
senses they found themselves seated upon
fthe stone steps of the entrance, and the
cray dawn beginning 10 develope itself
in the far East
Both agreed IN the same story, altho'
the cathedral was closed, ats lights had
had aed, and lis organ was.silent. How
and when the spectral procession had
passed ont without their notice seemed
past their comprehension, Moedily and
gloomily they entered the ducal palace
Alberto looked narrowly at his CON-
panion, who was detected and supplied.
WINE. nay dear fellow, will dispel
these illusions Of he bfain,'' exclaimed
ne as he 6lled 9 Pal- szzsgal3i,5- tossthe-
brim with the ruddy iiqess They quafI'ed
and quafed until the morning sun enter
ed the apartment with its golden eflul-
gence. And now to bed for few hours,
and tonight, my good Guido. with your
assistance, I shall clasp in these arms the
beautiful Donna Isabella, the fairest and
loyeliest flower in all Italy. She will
return from vespers shortly after dark
and generally unattended. You shall
disguise yourself as e coachman, and
drive me to the corner opposite the great
square. around which she must necessar-
pass in order to reach her residence.
Guido Tomaselli shuddered.
Don't say that you decline 10 partici-
pate in the enterprise . said the duke.
''It is full ST love and danger, two condi-
ments that give a spice to every aGven-
ture of the heart. Besides, remember
that I acted as your cOachman in your
last little affair, besides acting as your
second in your duel with the lady's bro
Their"
at is true Alberto, " said Guido, .'bui
would to GOO these adventures as you
call them were abandoned My nerves
have not yet recovered from that horrible
dream of last night. However, more
wine and then let US to bed" +"
Darkness was just beginning to cover
the city with its sable pail on that quiet,
holy Sabbath evening VIXEN a carriage
hastily emerged from the ducal palace,
and took the direction indicated by Alber-
to. Scarcely half az hour had elapsed
when a female figure dressed in black
was seen slowly vending her way from
the cathedral. The duke stepped quick
ly upon the pavement, seized her as she
passed, and the horses bounded on a full
gailop in the direction of Ayentino. The
Donna Isaballa was captive, and Toma-
SELF was the ooachman.
As soon as Guido reached the castle
with the duke and lady, he Immediately
returned TO the city, delivered the car
riage to an attendant in waiting, and
forthwith proceeded in the direction Of
the residence Of his only daughter, Lucia,
a young and lovely girl Of scarcely seven
teen summers. The existence of this
child he had always kept a profound Sc
cret for TWO reasons. One was that he
feared the duke and his srapacious desires,
and the other was his sense of duty in
preserving her from the contamination of
the outer world, amsng whose wicked
ones he medestly acknowledged himself
chief. In her society he passed many
pure and happy hours. gazing with par
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