The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-11-15
CHAPTER XXIlI.
LorIs PITTS CONFESSION


| LOUIS PITTS 'OhFESSloN
Mans crimes are his worst enemies, following
Like shadows til thoy drive his steps into
The pit he dug. [CREoS.
was mn only child, my parents were
Americans but was born and raised
In France, INDUCED in every thing
which my wild fancy desired. When ]
was eighteen years old | was left an
orphan with only small fortune, and
being always fond of excitement and
anxious TO see the world, determined
to travel | first went to Rome, and
afterwards all the places of note in
Italy.
While / was Mt Rome | became &c.
quanted with u very wealthy family by
the name of Bertoni, who had an
adopted daughter, or rather u ward,
Who was very beautiful, and hence re
ceiying great attention from every one.
Madcinoiselle Cora Lafayette was born
in France, her father was French
officer, and her mother was distant
relation of Madame Bertoni
Cora Lafayette kindly, and as |
thought favorably received my ad
dresses, but when | asked her hand in
marriage | learned that she was al
ready engaged 10 an Italian noblcman,
Count r. l at once hated her, as /
thought that she had acted the part of
Il coquette, and even now, believe
she tried to win my heart only to exer-
else her powers of attraction | did !
not permit her to see thatI felt i'll to-
wards her, hiding my feelings | kindly !
left her presence, TO study revenge.
In three months she was married to |
Count T. at her home in Florence,
about this time was obliged to leave
Italy TO attend to some business in |
France. | still gratihed my wish for
travelling, and returned TO Italy after
an absence of two years. was anx- /
ious TO learn something about the .
Countess and was Informed that the
Count and his family were IN Paris,
but wercgNpectcd home in about three
In the meantime | went to Rome,
remaining there through the carnival
week, enjoying the society of many
gay and reckless young men of my
own age, had nearly spent the for
tune left to me by my father; so |
found it Unnecessary for me to gamble
in good earnest.
During this happy week for every
Italian, became acquainted with a
peasant girl, whose peculiar style of
beauty for an Italian elected general
She was n perfect blonde,
md the most lovely being ever saw
loved her the first time / ever saw
Ter, and soon found that my ardent
owe was returned We often met; /
vas unhappy even if left her pres
nee for a day. | cared not for the
nturc, and secretly married her. We
'ere very happy, so happy that | '
lmost forgot my hatred to the L
until l found that my money
as not sufficient to surround Florence I
it'll all the elegance desired to give y
er In one year after We were
Iarried, Estelle was born, About
lis time Count p. suddenly died.
aving an only child-a little girl
bout two Years old. / now learned
lat Count z. had no fortune only his
tie, and that Cora only married him l.
please her adopted parents, whom $
le fondly loved. "
At the expiration OF one year after &
lie Counts death, / renewed my adj a
resses to the Countess not because il
loved her, but so worshipped my p
florence and her babe, that | thirsted
} give them all that money could en-. h
bic me to surround them with. +,
| knew that my wife loved me too 81
ell TO inquire into my movements n
hen out of her sight She was con. |
'nted and happy with the little seclu. a
ed home | had provided for her, SO IA
my as | gave her my society ten
ours out Of every twenty four. h,
! cannot account for the great love
had, and still retain for Florence. Ia,
no was not my equal in taste OF W
ind III
Twas pleased TO see that I daily grew in
favor with the Countess, but when III
again asked her hand in marriage.
le informed me that she had loved h,
ON childhood Mark Montidonico. c,
no was not liked By her friends, and "
hat was still worse, Montidonico was b
'trothed, BY the dying request Of his tn
Their, TO marry his cousin when she 10
came Of age who was nov desd,