Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-09-21
vi I sc r. NY.
MARRIED THE WRONG WOMAN


f.ir Venetian lady:
Ia spite 81 the invctera;s aversion on the
part Of thc Nessiians. u sometimes happens
that zone Of The dark eyed daughters of
Fenciia revenge the hsmiliAiion Of thei
country by sAnqaishing the heart Of a blue
eyed German. -ho. despite the opposition
% tie fair Italian friends. becomes the life
long slave of - charDer. Bot marriages
OF this kind are exceedingly rare. for the
Venetian women, 90 90 them justice. have
aisays fcli and resented tie in.ult and deg
rcda ton 20 their country. even more keen
" than the men.
Sill. as we have Observed. there are m
stance q Austrian officers uarryin Yene-
,ian ladies' for Love. ~ho rules the court
The oamP. and the grove Is not always a
rcsPecior Of patriotic feeling. Ills Arrow,
dy past The lines ~hich statesmen and d.
riomatists have drA-n 90 marx the boun-
darics of nations. and trsn,fK hearts. whose
soie means of communication j. the Ian
guagc q the eyes" into eternal unison.
One Of these Austrian Venetian mar
risgcs vhich made considers able noise both
IN Nenice and Nisnna. was between Gen.
GabieniE. a grim veteran Of some City years
q age. and the signorA Morisini. the sole
daughter oi the Signor Morisiai. Que OF the
weAithiest OF The merchant princes Of Ven
icc.
The General. -hO wss not supposed 10
bs a naarry ing man. was one day in the au-
t1mn Of lat year. taxing leisarely stroll
through the GiarIlno Pablico. or Public
frousuaie. The General -as soo0mpa-
nied By yoang ,ubaltern. for vhon he Lsd
esinccd a great hking.
All a. once the attention Of the veteran
"a attracted bY a remarkably stately add
graceful lady -alking in advance Of them.
Mem Goti - saii the General in = load
harsh tone Of voice. 90 bat that j. beauii-
fal fgurr q q woman
TAe sbrupt losdness of the voice in
vhich this sas sPoken caused lie object Of
the Gcncrals ealogy 90 turn .sddenly round
when a wave of Wind blcs aside her veil.
and revealed a face Of the most perfect syn
metry. hghtsd ~ With pair q ewes
large. dark eye. ~hieh flashed upon you n
voliey oi rays vhich seemed 70 say thou
sand things a. once. and which certainly
discharged upon the eel ,easoned veteran
Gre whirh movcd and melted him more
thar ite Gre q musketry and artillery to
uhich b. had been exposed in The -bole
coofsc ofLis lie.
Ihen aud there oil Gableniz o~ned him
self completely vanquished The next step
was % Prevail uPon his cnsiavsr or her
guardian 90 accept the homage of the heart
and hand doe % hsr victory
Nov. a. tie time. tbe General uas a per
feet stranger 70 the lady. lie had never
cast his eyes apon her before that instant.
IL did net kno- her name. where she
lived. or 90 shom he belonged
Clearly. thea. The 6rsi step to-srds the
accomplishment q his object vas 70 make
himself acquainted sith tbese.
The Generai. therefore. requested his
young friend. a. the greatesi fsyor be could
confer upon Lisn. 70 dog the footsteps OF the
lady. ard. f possible. discover her name
ard sbod~. With a. much mors Kindred an
formation a. he c5uiI make himself master
of.
The young officer iAithfully executed his
commission. Wnhout letting bis move
ncnts ~ perceived By the object oi his psr-
.ui. d. traced lcr alag ibc Graad Causi.
in q gondo'a uhich b. b.rc,l. % one Of ihe
fnest mansions near the PalazKo.
a. soon a. Co. isiy dismissed her gon-
d1her. ard entered tbc portals of the pal
sc. ihe of.cer stepped ashore. and having
hrsi bribci the porter. that funciionary ~
formed hin tlai ibe house vas the town
rrsideno, of tie Signor M-risini. and that
che name q the lady -h5 BAD joe, entered
sas Jaliaro Morisiri
VIII chs iniornation D. fastened % his
employer oii Gabirnfz. who. overi7ycd a.
fhe prospect of bring son-In.lau o. che e.
thcr Of 81 benuiiii woman. lot 20 time
in sarin- upoa tle Sirnor Aforisini
Ihe Venetian vas surprised a. the A.
dor of ihe General huf contrary o. ti.e
cxpecfafiou oi the lover. o. made M obiec-
tion OBJ ths ma,.h The prriininaries -sre
so,a ever all ihe happy b-ide anl bride
groom appear,i a. tae aifsr The bride
yr.on. hai ils, repeated tie vos, ahsr the
oFc.ating priest. anl ihe ady had rsised
her veil in order io pledge herseh IN "ev-
er.astr- iose. hrr.r az Obedience. F" shen
f the gallant arI tmorou. General gave q
I ioud csriama'i.r q a naflrs uofe suited 20
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