Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-06-26
Maroolini-A Tale of Venice.

struck, anu was still cchOlng through cy-
cry porch and gallery in the quarter of ST.
Mark, whop a young citizen, wrapped in his
cloak, was fastening home from an interview
with his mistress. His stop was light, for
his heart was SO. Her parents had just con-
scntcd to their marriage, and tho worry day
was named.
Lovely Giulctta p he cried, and shqll
then call thee mino at last? Who was A.
! or so blcst as thy NIarcolini p
But as hc spoke he stopped; for something
was glittcring OIL the pavement before him.
1t was scabbard of rich workmanship; and
tho discovery, what was it but an earnest Of
good fortune?
Rest thou there !" he cried thrusting it
gaiy into his belt; {" if another claims thee
not, thou hast changed masters |"
And on he won't as before, humming the
burthcn Of song which he and his Giulqtta
Asasass,ssssa.ss.singing together. But how little
VIC know whut tho next minute will bnSg
forth lie turned by tho church of ST. Go
I miniano, and in three stcps he met tho watch.
y murder had just been committed. The
Senator Ronaldi had just bcon found dead at
his door, the dagger left in his heart; and
the unfortunate Marcoliui was dragged away
for examination. The place, the time, every
thing served to excite, to justify suspicion;
and no sooner had ho entered the guard house
than an evidence appeared against him. The
bravo in his fight had thrown away his scab-
bard; and smcarod with blood, not yet dry,
it was now in the belt of NIarcoini. It's pra.
trician ornaments struck every eye; and when
the fatal dagger was produced and compared
with it, not doubt of his guilt remained =
Still there is in tho innocent an energy aud
a composurc- IAN energy when they speak, and
a composurc when they are silent-to which
none can be altogether insensblc; and tile
judge delayed for some time to pronounce the
sentence, though he was near relation Of
the dead. At length, however, it came; and
Marcolini lost his life, Giuletta her reason
Not many years afterwards the truth revealed
! itsclf--thc real criminal, in his last moments,
confcssing tho crime; and hcucc tho custom
in Venice, custom that long prevailed, for
csicr to cry out i'll court before sentence
was passed: I" "lsicordatcvi del povcro Mar
colini." Great, indeed, was the lamcntatiou
throughout the city, and the judge, dying,
directed that thcncoforth and forever mass
should be sung cvcry night in the chapel /;
still, cvcry night, when tho great square y
illuminating, and the casinos arc filling fast
with the gay and the disspatcd, a bell is
rung as for service, and ray of light is
seen to issue from small Gothic window that
looks towards the place where OH scaffold
Marcolni brcathcd his last
WHERE'S Your MULE !-Thc following
letter comes to us with every evidence Of &C.
nuincncss The mark" is beyond question
the work OF a bona .f'le ncgro-no white man
could give it the finishing touches it BEARS
We guess it's call right" It's certainly suy-
yestivc:
-Mr. Editor: Sr-my last old grey horse
died yesterday aud | cant make my crop
unless can gita mule. Please for to adaer-
tise to the man what told us if we Voted for
de constitution lie would see that wo had
mule. Please for to advcrtize to the man
what told us if VIC Voted for dc constitution
He would see that wc had mulo and 40
akcrs land-1'm got enough land for this years
but if he is mind to gin me DO akcrs more
at Ecnd of the year Id oblccgcd to him.
llowsumcr dc mule will do now. I voted
like he tole me and now needs dc mule and
must have 35 akcrs half corn and cotton.
Please tell him to send good one and if dar's
any Extra Pick the best one and Give mo
only 30 acres land but must git a mighty
gool mulc though amt kcering a cent for
tho land so gifts the mulo
spcctfully His
Antony Il Brantly.
ssrNss,sss; Mark.
p Sim bad in dc grass. I'm in legrass
and distress and visions is mighty scasc I'm
almost afford to cut my meet its so smull
| hope dc Yankee will send us something to cat
-dey is my only fricns cordin to proms and
if | don't git dc mule I'm bligcd starvc to
death. case cant fine hogs track in dc
hole country.
spcctfully Ills
Antony n Brantly
Mark.
TINES Of general calamity and confusion