Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1871-03-29

not hear from me-, then the contract
shall be null and void. Take this hall
ring she continued, and when l sup
ply the broken portion will be yours
He kissed the little emblem, swore
again and again to be faithful, and
pressing her hand to his lips, bade her
adieu.
He was conducted away a. mysteri-
Ously as he had been brought thitheE
nor could he by any possible means dis
cover where he had been, his cOmpan-
rejecting all bribes, and even refusing TO
answer the simplest questions,
Months roll on. Colonel MeTVilIe Is
true to his vow, and happy in the an
ticipation Of love. Suddenly he was
ordered Oh an embassy 10 Vienna, the
gayest Of all the European capitals,
about the time that Napoleon was plan
ming TO marry the Archduchess Maria
Louisa. The young Colonel is hand
some, manly, and already distinguished
in arms, and becomes at once q great
favOrite at court, every effort being
made by the women to captivate him,
but in vain; lie is constant and true to
his vow.
But his heart was not made of stone;
the very fact that hc had entertained
such tender feelings for the white do
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ceptible than before,
At last he met the young Baroness
Caroline Won WaldrOff, and in spite of
his VOWS she captivates him, and he Sc
Cretly curses the engagement he had SO
5lindly made at Paris. She seems TO
wonder at what she belives TO be his
devotion; and yet tile distance he main
tains! The truth was, that his sense of
honor was so great, that though he felt
he loved the young baroness, and even
that she returned his affection, still he
had given his word, and it was sacred.
The satin domino is no longer the
idea of his heart, but assumes the most
repulsive form i'll his imagination, and
becomes, in place oC his good angel, his
evil genius!
Well time rolls Oh; he is tU return in
o few days, 1t Is once more the carnival
season, and in Vienna, too, that gay
city. He joins in the festivities of the |
masked bail, and wonder fills his brain, |
when about the middle of the evening |
the white domino steals before him, in |
the same white satin dress he had seen |
her wear g year before at the French |
Opera House in Paris. Was it not fam |
cy?
Z come, Colonel Eugene Merville, to |
hold you to your promise, she said, lay
ing her hand lightly upon his arm.
is this reality or dreamN asked !
the amazed soldier,
Come, follow me, and you shall see
that it is reality continued the mask,
pleasantly.
I Will.5
Have you been faithful to your Prom
ise% asked the domino. as they retired
into a saloon.
Most truly i'll act, but, alas, fear not
IN heaTtn Il
Indeed
Tt is too true, lady, that l have seen
lnl loved another, though my VOW to
you has kept me from saying SO to
her. Il
And who is that you thus love?'
/ viii be frank With YOU and you will
Keep my secret?'
Most religiously.
Tt is the Baroness Won Waldrof, he
iaid, with a sigh. /,
And you really love here
Alas! only too dearly said the sol
iier sadly.
Nevertheless, [ must hold you 10
your promise. Here is the other half of
he ring; can you produce its mate?'
aHere il is, said Eugene Meryille.
Then l, too, keep my promised said
he domino, raising her mask, and show.
ng tohis astonished view the face of the 5
Baroness Won Waldroff! Il
She had seen and loved him for his
manly spirit and character, and having !
Ound by inquiry that he was worthy of
Ter love, she had managed this delicate {
intrigue, and had tested him, and now {
ave to him Ler wealth, title and every {
hing. I
They were married with great pomp, {
md accompanied the Archduchess 10 I
Paris. Napoleon, to crown the happi-
less of his favorite, made him at once /
general of a division. Il