The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1865-08-18
4 Story Of Love and Revenge.

A Partisan Journal relates the following
story OF unlawful love and revenge.
The chief actors is one Of those 3edouin
Englisbmen who live alternately in all the
European capitals, except when they are
on an occasional! jaunt to Egypt, or to
China, or to India, or to the Holy Land
lie never travelled alone; his vife was
with hin, his bona fde wife, for notwith-
standing his errant ife--so apt to weaken
ones norals-he had all the English re-
spect for the sex, and true EneIishman's
love for his vile.
She was beautiful woman, ore of those
keepsake" beauties that once seen
makes man dream forever. Her social
success WIS very great in all the cities
they visited.
| Ia Rome, after some years marriage,
they became acquainted with a German
artist, Of good deal Of reputation, who
to his art, joined the learning Of Bene-
dictiAe, and knew the city of Rome IS well
as Wink .eman or Vincent. TIE German
volunteered TO be their cicerous in the
Eternal City; tie gladly accepted his offer.
Many were the bours they passed with
him in the museum cf The capi al, the
Vatican, in St. Peters, and in the delight
ful exon SONS thev made in the envitons
Of Rome. The artist became in love with
the fnglish lady, and she reciprocaled bis
affections.
The husband was long while in seeing
the stain upon his honor; several years
had pa sed away before he perceived it.
Tor 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 such
gross violation Of the laws Of hospitality
and friendship, he said nothing; lie disIik
ed scenes; he was, nevertheless, determin-
cd upon complete revenge, and be ap,
peaed 10 cooler reflections to furnish
sui able punishment
The passions are bad eounsellors He
left Italy aud retired with his wife to
England, saying nothing but an revoir
to the artist. When be reached England
he told lis wife of Tie painful discovery
he had made, and gave her back into her
fathers hands He then returned to the
Continent alone, and visited Germany,
Russia and France, where he purchased
great many paintings; be then went to
Italy, meanwhile continuing 10 purchase
paintings, and at last-two years have
now passed away since their last meeting
he called on the German painter, who
vet lived in Rome, and demanded aatisfac-
ton from him. His challenge was &C
cepted and The Enslishmau according to
the European custom much batter than
ours-heing the offended party, selected
the weapons. lie choose pistols.
During the past two years be bad
practiced daily for several hours, and his
known address with the pistol had become
an unerring certainty Of shot, He sent
the shot wherever he wished it TO go.
The parties went on the ground; they were
placed at thirty PAGES apart, with the
privilege of advancing ten steps before fir
ing The signal was then given One !
Two Three. Fire! The word was scarce
" out Of the seconds mouth when the
Englishman fired, without moving; his
antagonists pistol fell from his hand, and
was discharged by the fall, the bali bury
ing itself in the ground The English
mans ball had shattered the artists hand
anc amputation was necessary; his career
was ended-a and forever
A few days after the amputation the
Eng!shuan called upon him, and without
noticing tie angry reception he met, said
to the suffering artist:
If you think my vengeance is salts
fed with your shattered hand and the
wreck of your artists career, you strange
" urderrate the agony Of deceived, dis
honored husband. Though | have con.
detnned YOU to life Of vain regrets, to a
never ending series Of Impoten! signs, to-
tai oblivion 10y amateurs and historians of
art"
"Oh, no, sir" interrupted the artist,
his face beaming with ray Of hope, the
last you can not do Nv Madonna at
St. Petersburg; my Luther at Berlin; my
flight into Egypt. at Paris, my
Tie Englishman interrupted him in
turn:
"Spare me-" said lie, the names of