The daily gazette., 1876-02-10

allude," continued Mr.. Batls, "must
be the head of that house with which
you seek to connect yourself?" !.'se
The young stranger answered: i''No
sir; am bound by solemn engage
ment to reveal my name only her
who becomes the shsrer of it with
me-"
THAT is to say, that my daughter
Is to wed with one who dare not dis
close his name to the world! Can the
cause Of this be . creditable one. I'm
possibler .l. ..l-t y
Theeelore's heart was too deeply in.
terested in the matter to permit him
to take offense at the words Of Mr.,
Balls, especially ~ his reason told him
they were founded on . natural feel
ing. He, therefore, pressed the father
of Mary to look 1t the letters from
Italy, to which ho had referred. ..t
The other consented, %, much from
curiosity IS any other motive, The
letters were from two italian noble
men, and were written evidently &C
ceIding to form dictated by Thee
dore. The writer's stated tha. they
know the family of Theodore to be Of
high distinction, and his birth to be
honorable, though there were imper-
tant reasons for concealIng his name
and family from the world at largo.
They also referred to his possessio on of
considerable property, and mentioned
other circumstances of favorable ma
ture. .t..
We do not wish to lengthen our
story. Mr.. Balls declared that if the
| register OF baptism of the young
stranger were presented to him along
With these documents, and he were
permitted to show the whole to his
family and friends. he would be salts.
fed. This decision he adhered to, and
neither the entreaties of Theodore nor
the tears of his daughter could move
him to alter it. On the other hand,
Theodore firmly though sadly declared
that such proposal could never be
e acceded to by him.
, The consequence was that the young
t strangers visits to the house of his mis-
= tress were peremptorily forbidden, al
, though Mr.. Petre, whose confidence in
, his guests honor and integrity was un-
shaken, Joined his entreatIes to those of
the lovers s to bring matters 10 q favorable
close. But all was in vain. Can we
I we wonder at the issue? Theodore and
the object of his love met in secret, and
finally they were privately married. The
i direct reason of this rash step was the
t conf dent hope entertained by Mary that,
e ii entrusted with the secret OF Theodore,
J. she might, BY the strength Of her testi-
|. mony, reconcile her father to their union.
q She did learn her husbands secret, and
. such was its nature, in her eyes at least,
:. that it only augmented her love, and in
c creased her pride in him a thousandfold.
:, But this did not save her from the vio-
u lent anger Of her father when her mar
}, riage was disclosed. -
x "Oh, believe me, dear father" she ex-
claimed, with tears, che Is one OF whom
= you ought in every respect to feel proudr'
.t "Proudw cried the irritated father,
. proud of q nameless wanderer !-my
!. family proud Of q union with such as
% hep
"Yes," returned the daughter, "lyou
Z, will one day be proud Of Theodore, and
'e repent Of your unkindness."
d If yousdesire me to do SO, unfold at
g once this vile mystery II not, begone
from these walls, and follow the vagrant
9. you have chosen
IA In the little village Of Landulph, in
i Cornwall, the pair who form the main
personages OF our story lived for many
~ years after their union, beloved by all
70 around them. They were happy in their
r mutual affection, though the continued
to anger of the lady's father threw O. fire.
re quent damp over the enjoyment OF the
le wife, who made many fruitless appeals
" for q reconciliation.
At length Mary wrote that her hus.
90 band was ill, and, to increase the evil
h had been made so chiefly by the cessa
tion of his wonted communications from
le Italy. She and her family were now il
" want. Mr.. Balls turned deaf ear to
this new appeal from his daughter. Toi
q second of the same nature he provee
as equally cold. A third communication
ut after considerable interval OF time, In
lis formed him that his daughter was {
he broken hearted widow, her husband hav
he ing sunk under the pressure of want ant
~ its attendant distresses. portion o.
- ~ the same letter led Mr.. Balls to go tx
Cornwall.
ae The following inscription, engraved OF
le a brass tablet affixed to mural nlonu
l nent in the chancel Of Landulph Church
ee and still to be seen there by visitors, viii
show what Mr.. Balls learned on his arri
to val there:
ed "Here lieth the body o. Theodor Paleo
ed LOCUS of Pesanio, in Italy, descended from
Id the Imperial line of the last Christian
~ Emperor of Greece, being the son O
81 Camille, the son of Prosper, the son The
rs odore, the son of John, the son Of Thorn
all as, the second brother to Constantine
'ir Paleologus, the eighth OF that name ant
to last of the line that reigned in Constan
sir tinople until subdued by the Turks, VIII
= married with Mary, the daughter o
oy William Balls OF HadleiRh, in Suffolk
i, gent; and departed thii
NV life at Clyfton, the 21st Of January
~. 1885,"
~ Prosecuted by Pope Paul Y. and hi
~ successor Gregory XIV, who hated thu
re Greek line, Theodore Paleologus woul'
OF have perished in Italy. had not the IN
lst reference of powerful friend procure.
es- permission for him to retire to England
of upon condition of his taking an oath nev
er to divulge his name, that those attach
as ed to the imperial house might remail
ignorant of the existence Of its represen
- tative.
AZ, FEATHER" said the widow of the las
ou Paleologus, said you would one da.
ga repent.
;e, The English squire, whose anoesto
ed had been at the battle of Hastings, di,
/ indeed think with sorrowful regret o