Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-14
, Romance OF the Tomb.

I, the wear 14O0, Genevra de Amiera,
rlorentine beauty, married, under pa
,.rnnl pressure, a man who had failed
.;n her heart, which she had given
~ Intonio Rondinelli. Soon afterward
,pe nlarue broke ont in Florence; Cen
syra fell i'll, apparently succumbed ito
he maIady, and being pronounced dead,
was the same day consigned to the fam
ily tomb. -. 4.
the matter, for in the middle OF the
NIGHT. the entombed bride woke out OF
her trance, and badly as her living rela-
lives had behaved, found her dead ones
s,;ll less to her liking, and lost no time
in quitting the silent company upon
wb6se ouietude she had unwillingly in
,ruded. Speeding through the sleep
,rrsnnnd streets as fast as her clingipg
caraments allowed, Genevra sought the
home from which she had so lately been
Roused from his slumbers by u knock
mo Mt the door, the disconsoiate widow
er of day cautiously opened an upper
window. and seeing shrouded figure
waiting below, in whose upturned face
he recognized the lineaments of the dear
Jsnarted. he cried, "Go in peace, blessed
snlrit and shut the window precipitate-
ly With sinking heart aud slsckened
step. the repulsed wife made her way to
her fathers door. to receive the like
BENSON from her dismaved parent.
Then she crawled on to an unce's
where the door was indeed opened, but
only to be slammed in her face by the
Iricbtened man, who, in his hurry, for
col even to bless his ghostly caller. The
cool night air penetrating the undress Of
the hapless wanderer, made her tremble
and shiyer, as she thought she had
walked to life only to die in the cruel
streets, "Ah," she sighed, Antonio
would not have proven SO unkind." :"
This thought naturally suggested that it
was her duty to test his love and cour.
age: it would be time enough to die if
he proved like the rest. The way was
long but hope renewed her limbs, and
soon Genevra was knocking timidly ut
Rondineliis door. He opened it him
self, and although startled by the ghast-
Iy vision, calmly inquired what the spirit
wanted with him. ,.---.srn,
Throwing the shroud away from her
lace Genevra exclaimed: "Iam nospirit,
Antonio, l am that Genevra You once
loved. who was buried yesterday--buried
alivel and fell senseless into the welcom'
Ing arms Of her astonished and delighted
lover, whose cries for help soon brought
down his sympathising family to heal
the wondrous story. and to bear its hero
inc to bed, to be tenderly tended unit
she had recovered from the shock, and
was as beautiful as ever again.
Then came the difficulty. Was Gen.
eyra to return to the man who had buried
her, and shut his doors against her, o.
give herself to the man who had saved
her from second death? With such
powerful special pleaders as love ant
gratitude on his side, Of course, Rondi
melli won the day, and private mar
rage made the lovers amends for pre-
yions disappointments.
They, however, had no intention o
Keeping in hiding, but the very first Sun
day after their marriage, appeared il
public together at the Cathedral, to tn
confusion and wonder of Genevra'
friends. An explanation ensued whic
satisfied everybody but the lady's frs
husband, whJ insisted that nothing bu
her dying in genuine earnest could dis
solve the original matrimonial bonds.
The case was referred to the bishop
who having no precedent to curb his de
csion, rose superior to technicalities
and declared that the first husband ha
forfeited all right to Geneva, and mu.
pay over to Rondinelli the dowry he ha
received with her-a decree at whic
all true lovers in Florence heartily II
ioiced.