Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-06-14


for her lover VAS an artist za1 IS sue
csSS bean - er0wn bis s1ortS. love fer
his ART extinguished whatever tender
feelings he Eight have eatertalned IL
ward the to0-eonsiing girl. and al last
hs sacrificed her 70 his ambition for
wealth and fame. breaking his engage
1sat with her in the nost heartlsSs
manner. Henceforsk, their lives driftei
spars He became both wealthy and IA
nocs. while she. losing 81 faith in the
sex. BY oDe Of whom she had been 80
cruelty deceived. sid herself to nan
nearly fear times her 2ss. who attract
si BY her yOush and beauty. O5ersd her
his E2zs. title and wealth They were
married and although she did not love
him. she tried 70 make hin god wife
and lie died blessing her Lett thus
widow. ys1RS. beautiful and wealthy.
she did d. look for admirers, and had
many a. OEsr q marriage but her life
h2i been blishtei BY the only nan she
had ever loved. fer. although he had
fO-gostsn her. she could nos forget him
She Watched his s1oceSs. purchased All
his pictures through SirOit agents, and
even Stale the three lie h23rsSolved rev
sr 70 sell. and had ron fitted up fer
then in tie cd family gallery II her
chateau All this. however. was but :
preparatory step 70 the working cut q
; p.zn SIC had co7osivei- Art had
robbei her Ct lover. Epo1 AIT would
she wrssk her revsogs
SpiriiiOn. when y0G rszi these lines.
; frs purpoSely arranged and lighted by
the hands az tie DaehsSs De G.. the
wo1an yoa oooe p-Ofessed 70 lore. will
leave Sf al yOur paintings nothing bat
; hszn a asks. and to--orroW the news
papers viii announce that portiOn q
tie celebrated gallery q paintings Be-
lc1sing to tie DDchsss De c. has
been consumed Eith al that It eonsain-
81 fortunately. TIE krs did nos sxteed
but WIS confined 70 : rooa which VS.
filed With the works a ; certain veil
kn9wn z-tiss. which, unfortunately.
have al been Destroyed
Spiridio1. l lo7s you- but l dsteSt the
AT which yoa hare preferred % IL and
thus VII l be avenged upon her. Alden
IRE DCCEESs DE G..
As Spiriiioa rad the letter ke could
hardly belisve klasslf in possession q
his sense< He nus have been dream
ing, bs thozght. and ys; there was the
letter in his hand Ss2etbing must b
dons-
Hastily P1ttins q his h2L he raSh-
81 en- into The stree. ani hailed tbs
T first cab be ea1e seros<
Drive Es . tie eh4tsz4 q the Duh.
/ ess ds c. Bsa- Versailles. ke said
Herr quisk- kers Is 1ousy. tEsnty,
f1y. ys-cae hundred frzoeS only
take Ne there II oaoe
he cabzzn loekei II hin in amaze.
Dsa- bit L ~zs philosopher: tbs
a2a. be iho1gbt- might be crazy. bgt
bis zo1zE Vas god and - pocks.in.
The huB.irsd frzDes ke no1ntei his boz
ard tzr1s3 his k0-ss,s had tczzri;
versailles Altar What ses0ei 70 Spir
ldioa- inpatient zni excited a. L vas
mere than a age, they arrived AZ last
but il Vas 800 late Tkere we're. abozt
tie yaFi. A. he alightei. evidences tia
s,1eshIng unRsoAl had taken Place. 4ol
~ithout Stopping 70 make inquiries. I.
ru>Aei In The DueheSs De c. "a
not visible but her polite steward in
foruei hin ih.; tbsy had had : IN
thas uorning in ) Fars q The pietar
gallery he lad had hsplea<gre q show
ing him the oihs- day. Fortunately
Vas noE sIduguizhei; ECuld Monz;ea
like - Iook >. the 6sbzis?
Spri3ioa ASSERTED and On rss,kini
tie gzlls-y. his vg-ss faz-x we're %.
frZei TIE D1ekess had tad Ii
truth. and q al q sgiri3ioa's Eo-ks
tie eAl3rsa q his g=1ilz. tks-s rsoziu
81 nsthing bzs asks Tie sight -
too 11ch f1r hin; fsr ro1sut I
pressed his haD3s to his eysz - If :
shut o1i tie uaEelao9e Szht theo, vit
fazrfl hs=l L r1sk=a szt. = rzyint
Ez1isc-
/, IL D1ehszz VS. aFsogsi Int .
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