Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-05-01
A yoanr man, eaily dre..ed /, The e.r! e,.,

A young man. gaify dressed 10 the gart
Of the times. with asword at his side. aud
spurs on hi, heels. rose At her approach.
and joyfully welcomed her.
She allowed him to take her hand aud
.n impress kiss thereon. while she gazed
upon him as though los. in amazement, in
finding so gallant . gentleman in the ar.
tist she had known.
Why come you here In this garb =
she faliered. in bewildcrment.
Il win tell you" he answered, as he
geuily drew her TO seat beside him. ..buI
6rst let me hear from Jour lips that you
love NE as well in this gafh as you did
when ! we're THAT OF an artist !"
.'Why need you ask me that r she said
with u iesvcnt smile. ..You know that |
love sou. aud you know also lha. I can
never be yours. Tomorrow ] go to the
Conven, of 81 Martin to become the bride
Of the Holy Church "
Never J" exclaimed the young man.
passionateIy. You shall never be the
bride Of Antonio. nor Of the Church. To-
nigh, you fy with me. to be all my own
This is why have come as | have. My
good s,eed waits outside the wall, and
once upoa his back we can defy pursui.
have friends. strong ones. who will re-
ccive US. and who will he at my back
when ms sword f,cs cut Come. dearest.
let It's go"
Bat she hcsita.cd aud refused. and. n.
last. consented. as ght have been ex
pcctcd. ,shen her heart was gone. and Sc
,hry stole out Of the garden in the gath
cring gloom. and once beyond the wall
they found the Need in readiness, and in
little time they were upon ITS buck aud
away.
Not half league had they grnc before
they came to the cottage OF Dame Piapon.
she who had been the nurse Of the heir oI
Ancona. VIXEN it had been lost. A light
CLEANED brightly out. and there vas the
sound of hasty words and hurried fec;
within Then the door was burst open,
and woman rushed out crying to them
appcaling'v:
Dame Pipa has &, Dame Pipa is
dying with a terrible secret in her soul
II ye be Christians. come in aud hear it,
for size may die before the priest can
come"
IL such haste as the lovers were. they
couli no, resist This, so they dismounied
and entered the cottage.
On a low cot-b"d lay the rigid form OF
the dame, wrestling, Us they could plainly
see. with death.
"lIas he come. has the priest come 2
she cried. as though in great agony.
Not yet; but he will be here direct.
w." answered the woman who had called
them in. and who was caring tendcrly fo'
her charge "But here are two enc gen.
tlefolks who will hear what YOU have &c
say. for fear that it may be too late wbct
he comes"
/, is too late now I feel that am dy,
ing. The icnds have hold Of me. and ar.
| tormen'ing me before my time But heal
me, hear me ~ she shrieke.i in a louder
key '.Thc heir Of Ancona is not dca'.
II was my hands that threw the body o
the child into the fountain. at the com
mard of my lover. wh" was brignnc
chief. That was my child. who had died
and the living one. that of NV lord. CAV,
into his hands. and he carried it away int,
the mountains. He hated my lord for SOM
injury he had done him. and So the chill,
was stolen out Of revenge Tie is aliv
now. and almost every dav he passes IN,
door. His name is Guido. and he is NJ
7 IL A..
down upon me- now y
In their eagcrness to catch every wor'
they heard not the sound Of swift.fyin,
feet outside. nor wc-c they aware that th
stcrds had paused at the door. 4 mo
n,ent later. aud the Lord o: Ancona. An
tnnin. and hslf-.eore Of others burst int
fhe room
There is the villain. Strike him :
The earth" shouted the Lord Of Ancona
"StIike him no, - screamed the dvin
woman. summoning all her rcmainin
strength. He il your son. my lord an
master
Many hand. had been lifted to do thei
masters bidding. but they wen. dow
again.
Woman do you speak the truth Z h
said
II do! They win tell you ALL" sh
casped. then there was gufgle in he
throat. and then all was over
The Lord Of Ancoua doubted not th
words Of the old nurse. and he eauch. hi
son in h,s arms Then he embraced AZ
mes and whispered word in her caI
which made her happy.
Antonio lost his bride. as the reade
can well suppose. Joyfully the Old lor
welcomed his children home. and his In.
days were his happiess. while theirs va
ike river which aOws on peacefully +,
the sea.