, 1876-01-22
to the "cEookcd pawnbroksrss nnd snon nr.
pscts 10 hase It iebHt \ dozen uf them &, -
s4rns boit with Andrews, 50 -

HEia Loves nj vcnfce.

From cdtttltrs Sketch Of Br,pn.
A., he friends who vis'scd Lord byron II TIM
si1ne 1, , ald not recosn'zc him: Ills naatod torn
corrse, snitna.ed only BY tha bt,fliancy Of hs
fatally beautiful eyes. Pleasure wAs conAuminl
hls existence. Among his passing nf1ectlon
was a lovely wotnan Of dark complexion, blacl
nyes' ~ s1d s. s.nsntns tomperamen. Tail .n atas
eensua! as lsscehante, but capable OF loye mi
OF seli.sactiAc1. This wan Mariana, the mia
sdsaa sde. Of the house in wh,ch Bsro,
!adgedi = married woman. aud the motba
OF a family. but read7 to Jcaro al
for tho sake Of tho poet, Byron 5000 discoy.
erod that hfnrsana WAS both violent and texoua.
Ono GAY. while 10 was speaking to tbo sisler-In.
iaw Of Mariaaa. the lattor eamo in and gare
Jewel which byron had g'veu her, ana which hd
purchased again, IN order TO present 1t to her
second tl1no. Byron soon loft tho houoe and
the lady, and weat 10 resiuo in tbs Palace Mon.
Venice. ''@A' '' ''A'o1'' "a '''0 'AAn4 eaoa' os
This Mas the eceuo Of tho adventures Of Mar.
Ehef!1h CoTnt. tho weti-kuoWu Venetian baker.
Ihefo sFo somo uho hayo compared har 10 ths
Forna,'Aa, but betwocn thu unly Lore Of 1.aphs u
10Y nt ieaat lho preferred iore) and this fsncy Of
. few daJH-hctWcen TINT fountain at inspiration
and this source Of d,Bgnst-there vna 40 IN.
meuso Difference. 1tarsherita waa wonlan OF
tho poop.e, tn tho bad eauso OF tho word; q
WOMAN who could neither read nor nriko;
woman accustomed 10 t5ranniza over her family
hlnost IN public, who coucea!ed neither fold OF
her Boui nor thtob OF hcr hettt, aud couao-
qucn:ls did nok trouble herself 10 put auy ro-
eiraint upon her acttuna.
Lord bsron bought With mich anxiety
nafial place among tnoAa lo7ey islaads. Eloat-
ine along In tis gondoIs, hs won't among tho
Venetian Archipelago to choose apot whore to
plant willow tee. Of Whicl, the BRANCHES.
over hta tomb, esecto1 under the azuIe airy OF
the south close to the Adristic. But, ~ II wial-
lug to hasten his lepose Ia the dsaaullesa bed.
he gafc iHm6elf up to the ssudy Of different
faces to the plastic art, to the iutozlcat,ous OF
the carnival. to orgies without intermisssou.
Ofteu turning AMY weary from festival. bo
wat'dered nmous tho tomos. and there mot
Matgbotsta, who at this tuno exercised much ln-
Auence Oh hts life.
Tic boiling yene.ian blood flowed in her
rctns and excited ler psRslons. sao was tall,
her shoulders broad. and lor hrIns robust:
hsr face waa handsome and her head rnl-
Ear; her eyes scanned to consuuo like a
flaming Gzc. Sue loved almosl to folly, bur
WAS jealous TO 1nadnoss. bho c.resscd Lord
Byron, and shc u1alsreated him. Hho mo. him
With suo emile OF au angel, aud ehs struck her
naljs INTO him with tls ferocisy of d u3ress.
The golden pin with which she confined her hair
4eryed her for stlletso. Sue vas y wun,sn 70
brsns forth race OF gsdiatoss. She might have
wrasileu With any vigorous En1!ishmau, aud
have "oa tito victory. Her peculiar cloquepco
was 'htotlnroed With shameful expressions, Her
saya%e. Her PASSIONS were ~ ardent ~ giant
volcano III orupt.ol. uer character rns formed
by the wind OF the lhEoons, and her soul was
orencd by tue southern sun; thera waa somo-
mas bru.al grandeur. In tue Palszzo Mon-
centgo Iyfon had collected horses nuuoors Of
cats and doFf. parrots, aud nj! kinda OF birds
and this Womau-like Wild Eve In strange
paradise, angry With Adam, intoxicated with wine
and pleasure.
Bus. Notwithstanding her vosae!ty. Byron de-
celved her. Ono day there nas test.blo up
roar TITO parrots utsored int!eacslbable noises,
tue cats mawed, tia dogs har1ea; the furniture
tfo1 in pieces tho Fauet,au mirrora st1ownd
with ram OF li4tle cryntaIs tue ptremont of tho
pRlaco--eyerythtrg waH III co.umoton, ~ If
struck bv hurricane or shaken by m earth
quake. It was e1usea by itatgherita, who mad
encountered rival, und Lad with her terrlbls
battle. which WAS sustained OH Goth Bides With
vlgor aud hero'hin. Imagine tho fascination ex-
clciHet by tnat powerful natute OIL t!ia wasted
frame Of tito poet. Her glauco put new ,lso ia
the cold blood Of those alnost e1hE'stod veins.
Int Tlolabce and her unexpected tiows pleased
him Ike fupd taA.cd tor the first t,ule. He
laughed ut tho imphs6ionod letters, written By
public scrIseuct for charge Ut II sous apiece,
md dictated By tue hahcr's wife on her return
to the market with her basket OF has head.
Ono night, at a masked ba!!, Lord Byron ghTo
bis arm TO Indy Of responsibility Signora Con-
tariua; ho was coveso1 bJ dou,no aud VAS
quito concealed BY. Lis MAX. MuEhcrta ar
tFeu. iAau!ttu tAc IAufl huu villa loau FGctIofA-
tlona auaschod away his mask. On another oc-
cssion sho quarrolcd With her husband, whose
neah sho to1s with her eharp nas. 1n tho mid
do Of the nigh. i loud knockins was heard .t
tho door OF Dyron's house, when ovory 600 MAS
sleeping; at the aarno time alarghesita's husband
appoAtsd and demanded bis wife. The police
intorfered. aud tho woman aAs brought back by
fosce to Ler fossaaen home. But slls soon lsft
it again, and took rafugu IN tho rataxzo Non-
ccnlGo with hor laye:.
There she assumed command Of tho house,
hold. but she exercised hur poWss IN most
t5rannical manner. Sho tried to copy tho Sit OF
gro2t lady.-woro splendid dteas. PaEis.An
hat coatlg js"olry. Flemish lace, aud tho train
Of : Princess. Aud III this costume, aud MBar-
ing elovea, whicl. greatly incommodad her. shs
would cAtch up h ssout etick, aud, ninginK about
her arms, apply it iii around, from the dogs 70
the servants. Il was .wondorful that shs made
III exception in favor OF tho master, though
nothing prevented her from reylling him.