Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1875-01-25

peared to be in good spirits. Arriving
at the cemetery they drove to the Gibbs
family vault, and reaching the newly
made grave Horace Gibbs alighted, tell
ing his companion, Mr. Hallenback. to
drive the horse around a circle or two,
to keep him warm. then come back and
he would be ready to 20 to the depot.
Mr.. Hallenback drove off but had been
gone only a few moments when he
heard the double report of pistol, and
returning to the cemetery he found Gibbs
lying with his breast across his wife's
grave with a Derringer bullet through
his heart Assistance was at once pro-
cured and the body was placed upon a
stretcher. and covered up to await the
arrival of the coroner.
A singular story of jealousy and re-
venge comes from Sicily. A beautiful
young girl named Florina, VINO was the
belle Of travelling circus in which she
figured as the lion tanner. had been for
some time receiving the attentions of an
athlete belonging to the same troupe.
By some means she ascertained that he
was not faithful to her, but had another
lady love. 30 signs, however, of her
painful discovery were allowed to escape.
She still smiled sweetly upon him. In
her own bosom she planned the terrible
revenge. One evening when the per-
Torrance had been unusually brilliant,
after Florina had whipped the lions
and forced them to to lie at her feet
she called her recreant lover aside and
said to MIN: DO you still love me 20
always, be answered. DO you know
that should die if you should devote
yourself to another woman p What
an idea" responded the young man.
But l should first kin YOU" said Flo
rina. and how would you do that %
Thus y cried the girl, at the same in
slant pushing him violently into the
cage of lions. They attacked the IN
fortunate man at once and tore him to
pieces, while FlOrina urged them on with
blows of her whip.
Mr.. Beecher's singular declaration at
the last prayer meeting in Plymouth
Church that he was the happiest man in
the country is attracting considerable
attention from the press. The New York
Times thinks that if he spoke truly, his
friends will be disposed to congratulate
him on the fact that the source Of his
happiness promises to be inexhaustible,
while the Sam hints that there must nee
essarily be some cant in expressions Of
gratitude for afliction. 1t doubts if il
be possible for any one to feel more
thankful for a bad egg than for good
one, for misery and wretchedness than
for JOY and happiness, and it believes
that a man who avows such a faith ought
to be little distrustful of the genuine
ness of his own belief As for the Ply.
mouth Church people who profess to BE-
jolly and thankful. it fancies that there
Is only one principle on which they may
we'll be jolly, and that is the theory O
the old salt. u am always happiest,
said he, in the height Of storm. Wher
it lightens like blazes. and the thunder
roars like the crack of doom, and rain
hail and snow pour down, and the sea-
run high, and it looks every moment a
if the ship must inevitably go to the bot
tom. then is the time that | always fee
happiest; because l know that there cal
not be any change which will not be 70
the better"