Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-07-03
ssoUTH CAROLINA 4, THTURsDAY, DULY $, 1873.


that, not satisfied with treating Elvira
With coldness, and afterwards with con-
Rmpt, he kept her shut upiclose in her
apartment. This evil treatment, could
6pt be kept long concealed; it became
Public, and excited an universal indig-
i1psion; there was much loud murmuring;
tE91gt DeLama quite occupied with his
Hssy love, did not trouble himself about
THAT they could say of his criminal inf
ldslity, and of his barbarity.
On his part, Emanuel Deza, could no
longer bear the pain of being separated
rom the one he loved the most in the
IaSorld, determined to start secretly. with
1.-TWO friends, for India.
4 Having arrived at Goa, he heard of
khe barbafots treatment towards Elvira,
!4thow much she was thought of by the
Itfpeople, and of the indignation which the
tae conduct Of DeLama caused ain their
Hearts, and of the conduct of the Princes:
EsThis news, severely wounded his heart;
lania moment of anger, he would have
Unfinished the guilty and avenge the op-
preston of his wife; but he foresaw the
Pperil TO which he exposed her, the suspi-
!! cion that would be framed against her
the shame on her character at Lisbon if
she was suspected of being an accomplice,
$50 he moderated his views and took Others
more effective and less dangerous. He
Bcharged one of his friends to enter the
house of the Vice Roy and to be received
as one Of the servants of Elsira. lie ap-
pointed another, to. insinuatc himself
with the Princess, to find out what the
guilty couple would do with the unfortu-
nate prisoner. 1t was not long, before
he found out the Internal plot, they had
formed, to destroy her. DeLama, blind
ed by a criminal passion, burning with
the desire of seeing himself united with
"a person of the royal blood, being con
tinua!ly solicited by this perfdoius wo-
man, resolvedto execute the abominable
llroject of poisoning Elvira, and of after
| n u hnt
be had conceived the most crinriins,f iaSe
In fact the poison was presented to her;
happily. the unfortunate creature wae
told of it in time
The news of this horrible attempt soon
spread over the whole city and reached
the court. The minds of the people al
ready angcred, could not contain their,
Indignation, shivering of horror showed
itself in every one, none feared 10 expose
his fury, the people rebelled, they laid
seige to the palace and to the apartments
OF the princess whom they murdured.
The Vice Roy, irrtnted, ran to her
defence, but It was too late. He also
would have been the the victim to the
animosity of the people, but for Emanuel
who Gearing the consequences had
fought conrageously, with his stwo friends
to save him. The proud DeLama could
no more deny, that he owed his life to
his rival ; especially when remorsc Of
conscience suggested to him that he was
not worthy of living. The sorrow of
having lost the Princess, whom he loved;
the idea of his having been the puppet of
his own vanity; the shame of having his
villainy discovered; !; besides, being gene
rally hated by every one, the fear that
all would reach Lisbon. and that he
would be vigorously punished, threw him
into an extreme constcrnation He was
very soon attacked by violent fever,
which in very little while brought him
to the verge Of death. Itwas then when
those clouds, that had hidden the truth
from him, passed away, he perceived the
harror Of his end. Touched with the
most truthful repentance, he had Elvira
and Emanuel brought to him, and with
tears in his eyes, said to them
"Elvira whom / dare no more call
my wife know all tho atrocity of the
crime | have committed against YOU
what virtue Alas | have so long
oppressed and in the most cruel man
ner! Heaven at last, has had pity OH
you; it takes from you, man unworthy
OF being thy husband. Ifmy great riches
can make feeble amends for the harm