Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-08-02
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story Of Love and Revenge.

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story of unlawful love and revenge:
The chief actor is one Of the Bedouin En-.
glishmcn, who live alternately in all the Eu-
ropean capitals, except when they are on an
casional jaunt to Egypt, or TO China, or to In.
dis. or to the Holy Land. He never travelled
alone; his wife was with him, his bona fde
wife, for Notwithstanding his errant liie--so
apt to weaken ones morals-he had all the
English respect for the sex, and a true En-.
glshmau' 8 love for bis wife She was beau.
tiful woman, one of those keepsake" beauties,
that once seen makes man dream forever.
Her social success was very great in all the
cities they visited.
In Rome, after some years marriage, they
became acquainted with q German artist ol
good deal of reputation, who, to his art
joined the learning Of a Benedictine, eno
knew the city of Rome as well as Winckle-
man or Vscenh. The German volunteered
to be their cicerone in the eternal city; they
gladly accepted his offer. Many we're the
hours they passed With him in the museum Of
the capitol, in the Vatican OF st. Peters and
in the delightful excursions they made in the
envrons OF Rome The artist became in love
with the English lady, she reciprocsted his
affection. The husband was long while in
had passed away before he perceived It, for
he was very much pleased with the artist, and
they had long been upon the most intimate
footing Although stung to the quick by
such faithlessness and uch gross violation OF
the laws of friendship, he said nothing he
disliked scenes he was nevertheless deter
mined upon q close revenge and he appealed
to cooler reflections to furnish suitable
punishment The passions are bad counsel.
lors.
| He left Italy, and retired with his wife to
England, saying nothing but aa reroir to tho
artist When he reached England, be told
his wife of the painful discovery he had made,
and he gave her back into her fathers hands.
| He then returned to the continent alone,
and visited Germany, Russia and France,
where he purchased a great many paintings
he then went to Italy, meanwhile continuing
to purchase paintings. and at last-two years
having now passed away since their last meet
ng-he called on the German painter, who
still lived in Rome, and demanded satisiac-
tion from him. His challenge was accepted,
and the Engshman, according to the Euro.
pean custom-rnuch better than ours--being
the offended party, selected the weapons. he
chose pislols
During the past two years he had pracGced
daily for several hours, and his known address
with the pistol had become an unerring Ger
tainty of shot. He sent the shot wherever he
wished it to go. The parties went on the
ground-they we're placed at thirty PAGES
apart, with the privilege of advancing ten
PAGES before firing. The signal was then
given, One Twol Three Fire The
word was scarcely out Of the seconds mouth,
when the Engishman fred, without moving.
bis antagonists pistol fell from his hand, and
was discharged by the fall the ball burying
itself in the ground The Englshman's ball
had shattered the artists hand, aud amputa
tlon was necessary, his career was ended, aud
forever.
A few days after the amputation the En-
glishman called upon him, and without mott.
cling the angry reception he met, said to the
suffering artist
"Ifyou think my vengeance is satisfied with
your shattered hand and the wreck OF your
artists career, you strangely underrate the
legony of deceived, dishonored husband.
Though have condemned you TO a life OF
vain regrets, TO a never-ending series Of i'm
potent sighs, 10 total oblivion by all ANA
teurs and historians OF art----"
"Oh, no, sir" interrupted the artist, bis
face beamipg with ray Of hope. "the last
you cannot do My Madonn at St Peters
burg my Luther at Berlin; my Flight int
Egypt, at Paris NY"
"spare me, said he, ''the names Of your
works, but look over this catalogue, and see II
have not the exact list OF them all
"Yes, they are ell there--even the painting
| finished the day before the duel
so was persuaded. All the paintings
on this catalogue are my properly being my
property, do with them what l please
please to burn them, aye, every one OF them,
that your name may be efaoed from the glo-
E rious roll OF artists. In two hours from this
|, time, your toll, your onosptions, your skill,
viii be as completely sffAced from this world
as the lines which the urchia traces in the
sand are effaced by the rising tide. Fire ia
us destructive as water"
> In vain the poor artist begged for mercy
the wronged husband was insensible TO his
applications; and in two hours the servant
: brought to the artists room large eArthern
vessel commonly used TO contain oil, filled
! with aehes-it was all that remained of the