Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-10-04

vas an oycellent writer, ard conli copy
ont document 70 THAT T. should be as
readable as print. This WIS rare nc
cnmulished in those days, and Bri2ida
was kept hard A. IL, you may be INSURED.
writing from dictaiion, copying piIets Of
which duplicates were wanted, aud so on,
all through the day, and puit Of the night
AZ veil.
But for all she WIS so hard worked, the
ynuhg lady found tine to do % little writ
ing on her own account. The { ct Is,
that the sirnOrina had "a over, on" tilip-
pn. ordinarily called Lippn, Rinaldi.
living at Padua, and with this young
fellow she would correspond whenever
she rot chance cf ndng letter. She
would write to him Of everything that
WIS going on, hOh Oi her brothers
doincs and her OWE and very pretty
lrtters they were. ! q doubt, and snth as
ANY young gentleman. as mnch IN love
ns Lippo was, would be very glad To
get.
This brother and sister lived, as have
heaid the story told, In a lt.ie pinzz 4 a
al the back of the Riya del Schiavoni,
ard not far from the church Of s.. Giur-
| giO de Or ci. Il was an out of-lhe- way
| kind Of rlace. for It was very important
/ for Orioli That he should live AS retired as
! possible. and be MS much rs possible I'M
ob-, rived ny anybody Here, thcu IL was
| that TOR the most part ali thosr plots and
vaccinations In which Oro1 was so
deeply implicated were cuncuctedi and
here. sometimes, one or more Of the cuu-
spirutors would come 10 confahulate with
him, 1T times WHEN there seemed 10 be-
the least chance of discovery.
One tutumu afternoon the brother and
sister were engaged Ia preparing ducu-
mint 10 h seut 10 Verona by special mes
-eugcr that night. As often happened,
luca WAS q Debating, and his sister wa
writing. The light was fast fading. aud
Rrigidl had established herself close tt
the window to take advantage of all that
was to be had. Odoi was a. the window
too, but he was standing, leaning hi'
fore head against one Of the cross mn.liOn'
which inclo-cd the small paues Of glass
aud gazing out into the little liazll be-
hind the house, which had, il may b,
mentioned. two entrances, one giving oi
the piazzctta, and the other ON one of thl
-mal canals which intcrsect the town il
all directions. There was little Fight II
the room except Just clo@eto the window
apd the gathering darkness held undl-
pntod possession Of the other end Of Ga
apartment.
Orioli stood and looked ont on the pla2
srtia, lint his ewes took IN far as he Wa
conscious, nothing of the scene before him
lie was absorbed in the letter which %
was debating TO his sister, aud which re
lated to final meeting OF tine brotherho"
to v hich he belonged, which was to TAI
place in few days, and tho time place
/ and object of which he wHs notifying =
: hi- Verouese friend. Now aud thcu b
9 would pause in the work Of dictatOn, I
E saw "A few words to his sister un sun
subject connected with the matter
hand.
"Brieida." he said, on one of those o'
casions. 81 think / Was followed la'
uilrt when part, ID from TITO Grlmmai
+ and his brother Bdrtulummco, IN TIC i'
closure at the back of the palace. III
vilc spies and secret officers OF the Senal
are everywhere, and surely think that
drtcctcd one of them dOEging nay iootstel
Bd-'d4 looked quic'ly up from h'
writing with anxions iriLlieH.d Eyes.
81 am slwaNs fearing u, sn su
"Dcar l.uca, the thought that iils pl'
3. will one day be discovered, and thrt Ne
will be taken and imprisoned, is ioroV
haunting me. How | wish that the o
ID, days, before you had become hVoiNed
amy of tnese terrible risks, were ba'
e again :"
roam attracted Lutt'~ atteution, o.
A., ,nptin. u.,1 thai dpuUmH.t Nheh w.
|I.ylty.u.. a.fut.tr yauu-cult, ir
8, .hi..,u detect the -LddOHy forms ol tui
Va nun whom he lult AZ once we're srlNHn
90. of the State.
y "Wu come to arrest you as Mead GO
.o spifulor in plot aFaih~t the ltWi
authority Of the Venetian scna.e," So
ID the chIci officer, stupl ing forward ont
the oh-cuutN.
Thc Venetian scuate In those j7
malt short work 0t the tri OF ro' Dc
ioUDua.f.. There were so many ol tul
Ia tinl the government, iu its alarm lnr
oil, owu -.t.tv, dcait out severe iu- tir' 20
Sd" such VINO got Witriu lis r. ueh, Tue q
ln trure asan-' Luca Orioi ras re-i-tli
-trnts.Hid 70 ucing oou,iirstd that
lis opportunity of "mak NJ an eNhuipI
,, Vas aillrI.t hy his detection, VI W.s
trrnlucd thai punishment sn"uli
tc,iri,d tuit his mstWCI which Was ol
he u-et very rarely, aud irnclpa iy 10 e''
winch Wrrr marked los ,ruecai Hlr ci
lp,rricidDs, persons who wtro cuhNl''
he II sac. a -c, monks or nuns VINO htu %
,un the .ws, and lie nke cNeup' 'loh''
ty gross NJ. ders. Tue puui-hmei I'm Pu
o' lion COZ sisted IN being hung out III
r. u rarc Wli % was suspend ] u.i
.uit "a GA. at b, il-tuAcr or Nhlhihl
go ~ Nciu,e, auJ IN w tNc Nlrt'h
-lu red 10 perish miscraWy OF siuN a.
ne and ,Xpus re. 1aia was the horn