Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-10-30

He kissed the little emblem, swore
again and again to be faithful, and pres
sing her hand to his lips bade her adieu.
He was conducted away as mysteri-
ously as he had been brought thither,
nor could he by any possible means dis
cover where he had been, bis companion
rejecting all brides and refusing to an
swer the simplest questions.
Months rolled on, Col. Melville is true
to his vow, and happy in the antic'pa-
tion of love. Suddenly he was ordered
on an embassey to Vienna, the gayest of
all European capitals, about the time
that Napoleon was planning to marry
the Archduchess, Maria Louisa. The
young Colonel is handsome, manly, and
already distinguished in arms, and be-
comes at once great favor1e at court
every effort being made by the women
to~captivate him--but in vain; he is \
constant and true to his vow.
r But his heart is not made of stone;
the very fact that he had entertained
such tender feelings for the white domi-
no had doubtless made him more sus-
ceptible than before.
AT last he met the Baroness Caroline
Van Waldrof, and in spite of his vows
she captivated him, and he secretly
cursed the engagement he mad blindly
made in Paris. She seems to wonder at
what she believes to be his devotion and
the distance he maintains. The truth
was, that his sense af honor was 30 great
that though he felt he loved the young
baroness, and even she returned his af.
fection, still he had given his word and
it was sacred.
The satin domino is no longer the
ideal of his heart, but assumes the most
repulsive form in his imagination, and
becomes in place of his good angel his
| evil genius
/ WE'LL time rolls on it is once more
carnival season; and in Vienna, too,
that gay city. He joins in the festivi-
ties of the masked ball, and wonder fills
his brain when, about the middle of the
evening, the white domino steals before
him in the same white satin dress he had
seen her wear the year before at the
French Opera House in Paris. Was it
not fancyi"
q come, Colonel Eugene Melville, TO
hold you to your promise" she said, lay
ing her hand lightly upon his arm.
Is this reality, or dreamf" asked
the amazed soldier.
Come. follow me, and you shall see
that it is a reality" continued the mask
: pleasantly.
II will"
"Have you been faithful to your
promise ?" asked the domino, as they
t retired into a saloon.
, Most truly in act but alas, I fear
! not'in heart
Indeed"
"It is true, lady, that have seen aud
9 loved another, though my.vow to you
$ has kept me from saying 80 to her.
And who is it that you lover"
) +" / will be frank with you, and you
: will keep my secret !"
! " Most religiousiy."
1T is Baroness Won Waldroff," be
8 said with sigh.
E And you really love herr"
" Alas ! only too dearly" said the SOL
0 tier sadly.
Nevertheless, / must hold you to
8 your promise Here is the other half
of the ring; can you produce its mate 7"
r "Here it is, said Eugene Melville.
Then, too keep my promise " said
the domino, raising her mask, and show
| ing to his astonished view the face of
Baroness Waldrof!
She had seen and loved him for his
manly spirit and character, and having
found by inquiry that he was worthy of
her love, she had managed this delicate
r intrigue and had tested him, and now
J gave him her wealth, title and every
J, thing.
: They were married with great pomp,
] and accompanied the Archduehess to
e Paris. Napoleon, to crown the happi-
ness of his favorite, made him at once
S General of Division.
THE DANGER OF WET CoAL.-The
London Medical Record says people who
prefer wetting the winters store of coal
to lay the dust on putting it into their
cellars, do not generally know that they
are laying up for themselves store of
sore throats and other evils consequent
upon the practice. But so it is said to
be. Even the fre-damp which escapes
from coal mines arises from the slow de-
composition of coal at temperatures but
little above that of the atmosphere, but
under augmented pressure. BY wetling