The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1872-05-02
The 9Th of December last (feast O.

+ the spiritual retreat OF Catarlnl, and
the following morning she babe adieu
to the Carmelite nuns of Frascati, then
returned to the gayety, fashion and mag.
niGcence of her Roman home. She was
welcomed as heartily and by as many
as though she had been absent for a
year. But it was easily perceivable to
many that the pious sisters of the carm-
elite order had in some degree produced
an ominous change in the proclivities
and demeanor of the young Princess.
Only two weeks before Catarini was
fashionable girl of the world, fond OF
amusement even to jollity. Now pc
culiar calmness and serenity had sub
dued her mirthfulness, and maternal
staidness and composure had replaced
her ringing laughter, her songs and
piano. Yet he of the house Of Aldo
brandini loved her with great passion,
for Of all things in the world he was
constantly and fervently devoted to
Catarini di Chigi. The change which
had come over her did not deter him
from his usual visits. They became, in
fact, even more frequent. He could not
doubt that some person had tempered
with her old sentiments of love, and his
heart boiled with Indignation whenever
he yielded to the awful suspicion that
Catarini was false to him, and had been
won by some other man. 1t was not
until he confessed his terrible misgiving
that he learned explicitly the whole
cause Of Catarini's turn of mind-of
that which made her SO solemn, reserved
and difiident Of everything worldly.
The Princess Catarini had made
HOLY VOW
To renounce the pleasures Of the world
and enter the convent Of the Carinelite
nuns-a resolution which she fervently
believed heaven indorsed In this she
was, in some measure, like the once
most beautiful of the Italian nobility
the Countess of Pisa-who, upon the
eve of her promised wedding day enter
ed 4 convent of franciscan nuns, whittier
she brought an immense fortune, and
which she endowed with the largest an
nuity ever possessed by a lady Of rank
in Italy.
Upon hearing this lameutable fact,
the young Prince charged his Alliance
with having periured her sacred prom
Use 10 him never 10 become the bride Of
another, which promise was IQade on
the 18th of August, 1868 Though she
would admit having made the promise.
she peremptorily denied the charge Of
perjury, for she held that il is, or ought
to be, III understood question among
Catholics that he or she vino puysucs IA
divine vocation, whether to the priest
hood or cloister, is not accountable for
any promise Of a matrimonial nature
made previous to the realizing 81 the
sacred impulse. 1t is said that the young
Prince writhed with anger and revenge
when he heard her thus defiantly main
tain her course Of conduct, and so vio-
lent were his rebukcs that Catarini was
compelled to leave the sala wherein the
were made Her youngest
brother, Giacomo, perceiving her ex-
cited and fretiul, demanded the cause of
her trouble. This was Catarini's IA
vorite brother. And with womanly fear
and weakness she confessed the nature
of her interview with Prince Erberto
Giuglio, who had not yet quit the SaIa
as powder explodes, did a
feeling of resentment seize upon young
Giscomo's mind, and he rushed into the
apartment where Prince Erberto was.
why have you insulted my sistcr?'
sternly demanded the youthful Chigi,
confronting him Of the Aldobrandini
house.
Previous to that hour Giacomo's nat
ural attitude toward his prospective
brother-in-law was one of much respect
and affection It's unexpected change
was therefore no palliative to the al
ready injured feelings Of the Tilted
prince, and he quickly required of Gia-
como to explain the cause of his asking
such an untoward question. The Prin-
cess Catarini interfered and quelled the
(it is said by the family of
each); but many suspect that Giacomo
Chigi was the victim Of sound thrash
ing Until the commencement of Feb
ruary last, Prince Erberto Giuglio alb
sented himself from the Chigi palace. in