The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1869-12-17

eflahfE aNifHt fuf Hff fiFHf, Nhu
had hitherto fNieda trimr onm0rl
lle Theatre Tho giondhI aud un
mis,akahle superiority of The Young |
81 aniaifcu kiudlcl W her .oul
| spirit ol hatred and vengeance,
which she was rHol,cdto erataly OF |
ans price. Shc was one Ul tho-e |
dangerous -Wen whose careful on
boulcd charms cnshafc young fool |
Of twenty. l'ayia, as all know, is
a university city, and u was not
dillleult Cor determined woman
ike her to tind some young student
mad enough TO risk anything for
her blundishmcnuts aud become her
tool and instrument The youth
whom she pitched upon for this
post was II young student from
i Vomce--that town Of mysterious
plots, assassinotions, and poisonngs.
| lie was of noble birth, of easy for
tune, and was connected not merely
with the lay arristocracy, but num-
bercd among his kinslolk high dig
nitaries of the church. However
M'lle--kncw how to choose her
! man. Once in her net, the young
man lost all conscience and honor
able feeling, and by gradual steps
this shefned brought him to a pitch
= of irenzicd love that for hersako he
would not hesitate at u crime.
5 The scaosn for heryengeance was
well chosen. Atcvcry performance
hersuccessful rival gathered per-
= feet harvest OF flowers, wreaths and
bouquets, flung to her by cnthusias'
. tic admirers, and among those offer.
ings it was noticed that one, com.
posed entirely of moss roses, was
, always repaid with smile and nc
lnowledgement Of extra gratitude
al This particular bouquet was usual,
Z thrownat heriect after a well-knowl
cavatina in the opera then pretorm
ing every night. Usually theyoun!
IT. singer fixed this nosegay in tn
's corsage of her dress, after DRAWN!
a new inspiration from its deliciou
nd perfume and new courage to rcsl'
the petty annoyanecs inflicted upo
her by the faction of her rival.
ore We'll it chancod on one cyonnI
as soon as her enemy had mature
're m her scheme of vengeance, that Il
est accustomed bouquet was Of q larg'
ged size than usual, in the middle was
tuft of green leaves representing Il
V's heart of flower, while the ros
formed the petals. Its unusual sii
and arrangement prevented Il
singer from placing it, as usual,
her dress, SO she held it in her han
90, while she bowed her acknowledg
ngs ments to the public, and, then pas
ing it to one ofthe company, begg'
, her to put it for her in her dressii
room, and the opera proccede
rca- The curtain fell, and the singerha'
encd down to her dressing-rooI
rather surprised not to see her ma
awaiting her, as was her custom,
ight the entrance. She opened the do'
and, startled back, gave a cry
At Of terror, for the girl was lying on t
floor insensible, if not dead. II
cries of alarm soon brought plel
the of company to the spot, and the |
re, fortunate servant, at length beg
ming to show signs OF life, v
e placed on a couch. No one cor
nous tell what had happened to her,
,yous noticed bouquet Of flowers VIII
III. lay tramploa under footin n cor
Of the room. While they were
with deayoring to restore the apparer
ashcu dying girl, agentlcman burst i
the chamber, his features hagg
', with anxiety, and crying out /"
bouquet the bouquet" in a "
ninef almost suifocatcd by emotion.
er ALL made way for him, for he was
II. H.. once recognized as Dir. Nj,
medical attendant Of the pr
= ha' donra. '.It must be Provid,
\; that sends you here, DOCTOR"
s 'e' the latter. "See in what a statc
are"
! went But he, without paying any
N; tention to her words, still repe.
fremu- 'I' aThe bouquet! the bouquet. "
is it!' When he saw, how
ad was that Mile. L--was apparently
hands suffering from alarnrat the sta
,.r.,,, her servant, he turned his after
to the latter, but still asking 70
a0'u"n hnnanet ThIs mysLerious G