Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1865-03-24

ulars. His general scheme .prosperod.-
Tho ambitious and unprincipled Countess
Cavanti, in carrying out her own wicked
design, assisted his materially. She
poisoned her husband and the duchess, and
saw them both die, and thus became IA
niliar with all the workings of the deadly
drug. Tho bandit knew She intended to
marry The Dnko Duearar. Nov was his .
time. BY means of one of his secret
agents, who had obtained the position Of
butler in the dukes household, he had
several drops ofpoison put into his GraceS
wine. A few days served to display the
symptoms which the countess now So well
understood, and, in terrible rage and alarm,
she fastened to the robber chief.
The Duke Ducarrar ia dying Of your
cursed. poison" she cried, in a wild, lofty
tone, with flashing eyes.
Yes" coolly replied tho brigand chief,
ut respects neither fank, ago or SEX" ..
You know this, then r. almost scream
ed the countess. Now, save him, vii
lain, or | will have YOU torn limb from
Softly, my fair murdeross y returned
the bandit, fastening his ducp blue eyes
upon her, with an expression that made
her quail; "remember who You are that
spealIs-who ! anI that You address. You
should rather humbly sue Tor my aid than
attempt to command it through threats.
II you were to have me torn limb from
limb, the duke would die without making
you his wife; and if l were TO say you
poisoned your husband and the duchess,
you can imagine what fearful doom
would be yours. But, putting all this
aside, it is you that are in my power
You cannot stir hepce except by my per-
mission. / can touch this wire You sec
here within reach of my hand, and in less
than an hour thousand desperate men
would be gathering to my aid, some Of
them. coming from your own household
some from the dukes, and others, again,
from the royal palace. Now, sec by
your pale cheek and wondering looks you
begin to comprehend with whom you are
dealing, and now We will endeavor TO con.
verse in reason. You remember | told
you that If you saw friend suffering from
this deadly poison, to come to me, and We
would arrange to save him. | will save
the duke, but | must have my price-no
loss than full pardon, and title Of no.
bility not below that of count. The
duke has great influence at court, and /
am certain he can procure what demand
to save his own life"
1t may well be believed that the haugh.
| ty countess was amazed ut the audacity Of
| this chief OF robbers; but she was already
in his loils, and she Vas obliged to work
ont his design to save herself and lover.
The result was the fulfilling of the am.
bilious schemes OF Rondonelli. lie re-.
ceiyed full pardon for past offences, and,
to the surprise of every Que not in the Sc.
crct, was created II peer Of the realm
The old noblesy would have Stunned him,
but they fesf'" FOR their own lives; and
so outwardly they courted his society,
while ut heart they detested him He
! purchased himself R'palaes, furnished il
gorgeously, and for few months lived in
regal style, at the end Of which time he
was foudd assassinated.
As for tho wicked and ambitious conn
tess, she succeeded in her design, and be-
came the Duchess Ducarrar but she and
her new lord soon after quarrclcd and
separated. He subsequently died ofpois
on, supposed 10 have been administered
through her agency. She was arrested
on suspicion, but stabbed herself to the
heart, and died tho miserable death of a
suicide. So, ono after another, untimey
persisted the co-workers of iniquity, and
yet Naples remained no less full of CRIME
and intrigue.