, 1874-08-01
"A TRAGIC DRAMA.

"A TRAGIC DRAMA.
The Mnrchlouess Do Gnnge and No,
RrOahers-in-l4tlsv.
From she fcso FORK Is'nes.
Whom Louth xiv. whB IN hia tirst youth th'
brightest ornament Of ls already brilliant cour
was fur woman Of II, who wna usually cal|el
''la Dolle rroyoncalo." S,e was Of o1uusitt
beauty, spoLloss In chatautor ~ sl1o waa fair il
poraon, mud rreBumptive heircss Of tho enossnoul
Wonlth or her nlaternul grandfather, Joannis d.
Nooaorcs She had boon murrtcd at lilo arc Of j;
10 the alarquls Do CASTELAR,, a grandson Of the
DUO Dc V1lIara. Hor portrait represents her oil
pcnrl whito complexion, touched with most deli
cote rnse ; dark glossy hair, remarkably long
eses as dark as tho hair, but large and
tooth. In diBpohitlon, awect ind gon.
ia', with, pure mind and eouud
L not brilliant Intelligence. sho seemed dcs.
tlncd to pass tho happest Of livcs-adtnired,
fair dawn heon slladowed by 90 dark noon,
While in tho height of hor popularity, her
husband, who commanded tin Mediterranean
squadron. Wa loat nir Sicily with Ills shlp, uutl
hiu fair young vito rctirol 10 conyont at Ayig-
nun. Tino, however, exercised its soothing it,
11enco, aud nhc agafn returned to tho gay
| world, where from crowd of euisors, sho olioao
tyr scoond husband tho young lud handsome
Alarluth DO Gnngo. Az a mau, ho WAS littlo n-
fer'or itl outward gifts to whnt his botrothod
wero Enthusiastically onposto, for be was proud,
naughty, joalons, sulleu, and ustrustfuI. Tho at-
ncllniont of tho young couple did not long STR
vlyc THO honeymoon. Tho Marquis neglected his
i VITO, though alo, on her purt, exercised grcat
] discretion. Tho slightest nppenrauco Of undue
interest on tho part Ut any OF her humorous al-
mircrs was enough to relegnte him to tha reinot-
ost iank of hor acquaintance. Hor husband still
feel'nKa fratn tho world, aud brooded over them
III secret ll they wora called forth by the alveut
| OF tho OWL genls1s Of tho family.
iow years afscr tho marriage tho two BROTH
cru OF tue Marquis inndo their appearance ut
danSo. They camo to pay visit; they e,,Ied
| by making It their pernaanont rrsitlcnco. lilo
younger OF thcso, tho Choraller Dc Gango, was
poor, weak cfoatnre OF vicious instincts, aud
completely undor tho control Of h!s older brother
Thih niat', who was called tho Abbo, was Of
most fascinating manners, aud Bkiilod in acting
too perfection any oharacter iu which it suited
hts pfcsent purpose to appear. He waB at
the sano time u libortiue mud dobaucleo of
tue yllest stamp, utterly devoid OF lcllgon,
the Caeyalier at Lis pleasure. but exosoHoa also
considerable sway over his brother. the Mnr-
quis wl!tcn he etoadiiy Increased, ti at last ho
obtained almost uudsputcd control Of tue house
hold.
Ho was, OF course, soon Bmi.ton with tho
charms Of luis ssrer-in-1aw, aud began to wenyo
the nnaros by which llo hoped to entfap hor, IIe
laid himself out to ploase. and undertook to Of
1897 ia, reconellfasson beswoen hcrsef md her
tho so,no lima ovno tho nsa1a,5 nusIuouea' ~. "
sapd tint she waa 5ndNtod -, is 's,n W n'er ea
for to improved state Of ffairs r6n tho oeTS verp
ilFst sho Ind conceived strong nntpathy to tho
man, and, though hho thnnled him for his exer-
lions, slo treatel him with a,lch marked cold
ness that ho resolved to hayo III explanation
NleA her at tho iirat opportunity.
Ihl8 BOON occurred, and he avowcd hB naa-
sion and solicited . 5oiurn.. Tho indignant TO-
and md ha ~ a ~ 1,s VI u,scoae hls
bands ioaious tiHposition M In 1aa 70 ,ar ul ,fa
holl, For ahort tima ha ,nniio M c,onao 'o =,
Ills tactics. and tic Marcloaoss beran hs ta 'onn NJ
while tbo Ghayalinr had sncn,nhs1I ~ l1'ha. ~.
hcamtv Isd noIa a,vs',c,a a,,t, heo., ~ uoF
rem,lsel tJia n,ca,, mi rcvon,af,1 ~ 'a,,,na
rlacod lin. now cometolv y. liz i',nt La'nse
in nas Th;s roa,ra so.nn "s '4as tao ~ .ttow on
nron,ent' for tc Nernn;a VIM ,,ot ~ ~ "u 49,, n1u
Io hoojwin,ed iin fha rhovoI;or ,u a.a 'uh tn' "
subm,isnya to tho Ahkos strornar Jill sH n" snousn
md now beran ,uiacral,,e TN" r. 1acceouoa' ta.io'
aullonnosa-oS"n it was r,mn,a1 ~ Joarouss, oreos,
voo"ce IN ,vc, thu %as hhn fnoreu 4 q personal
yonro for tho mortcation ~ ,;s .a,aat atie t9-
though fully awnre Of tho nali@n % ini3nc,co a. a.
attomna 10 expIan In her s,and ln' ~ 1uu a,a no
antl cnrAo hcin~ TN aona;h1n ~, 'ta e. nI;uIo t.
weight any suoh ronrcsentat,on WI. ua IT, io1 ttlo
carry. ~ -'&'~''o'4 wan "A0ls ~
~ +,,;s tim. o,xo,,,n.,..oa . !,
At ttls VI LII tme g. nelr9umatances compelled the
frar, t.ao ~ ~ ~ aago II Leagues
: ain nons!a.aer anu ~ from APignoa. 1t WINS
rnno ~ .ro,.sos;' Ill., ...o lasohonoas expo
1Tor ..1aa,, ~ 70 s'ie VISIT
-. anu ts'eaalless haa peeh aug mentod
W ~ !nctaont VI SUSPICIOUS naenfo which ha1
noms ice.croam abo ho1 hsanS,a oAa.anan au.sa o.
III aavornI n,har. nnu t'au ~" pecono aStronny
liI;o bofur Similarly aroo,aI a o.i'iu ri',,,a,' snn