Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1876-10-13
Abduction Of an Helress.

The correspondent of the London
Daily Neaos at Rome writes: Miss Yer
nieri, still in her teens, has lost her
father, and lives with her mother in
Salermo. She is beautiful, clever, and
accomplished, and inherits 100000
ducats, or about half million lire. Her
mother is completely under the power of
the family physician, DR.. Cosimati, who
poses as protector of the widow, and
orphan. Eligible offers of marriage are
made to Miss Vernieri, but are skillfully
STAYED off by the doctor and his dupe,
the mother, their object being to. enjoy
the administration of the young lady's
means, of which the mother was simply
the depositary, and of which the pros
pective son-in-law would become abso-
lutte. master. AT length Miss Vernieri
attained her majority, and her guardians
anticipated her intentions of matrimony
by proI osing to her as her .fdnce her
first cousin. This young gentleman re-
sided in Naples, and thither the mother,
daughter and doctor repaired to arrange
the nuptials. The youth, however, found
no favor in the eyes of Miss Vernieri,
who, on the contrary, became desperate
ly enamored of a young advocate whom
she met under the roof of an aunt in
Naples Her passion was reciprocated,
and the mothers opposition made the
daughter only more resolute in her de-
termination to marry the young advo-
cate. So doctor and mother together
changed their tactics. One morning
Madame Vernieri said to her daughter:
" Are you really determined to marry
him?" Yes" "Then, as l can't bear
to see you unhappysI give-my consent"
The young lady fell on her mothers neck
and wept for joy, till, gently disengaging
herself, Madame Vernieri said: Now,
as your lover and his family live at
Naples, it is better that we should go
there to fix the day of marriage, and get
your trousseau ready" They started ac-
cordingly, and took apartments at the
Hotel Fiori, near the Fiortini Theater,
intending to take a house in the country
for the ensuing summer, the marriage
having been arranged for the end Of
autumn. They had been only two days
in the hotel when DIR. Cosimati came
in with a Signor Miraglia, whom he rep.
resented as cousin of his, as desirous
of forming Miss Vernieris acquaintance.
The visit seemed one of pure courtesy.
The young lady chatted pleasantly
enough on current topics with the new
conner until he took his leave, and
thought no more about him. Forty eight
hours afterward the doctor proposed a
drive, into the country, at which, the
ladies were delighted, and all three were
del Camp.
Miss Vernieri asked many questions as
to the palazzi and villas they passed till
they approached q grand edifice whose
site awoke her admiration.
Whose was it,, The doctor, as if sud-
denly struck BY an idea, ordered the
driver to stop. Here,p he said, +" is
precisely what you wants. country resi-.
dence till the close of Kovember This
place Is divided intosuits Of apartments
Come in and let us see how you like
them" They alighted and entered, and
the doctor asked for Madame Flourens,
An iron gate WAS then opened, admitting
to acourtyard, from which they mounted
two flights of stairs, and then they were
ushered into a drawingroom where they
were politely received by that lady. DR..
Cosimati then minated that Miss Verni,
eri wished TO take apartments for the
summer in the palazzo, and would like
to be showp, through tho hegyarioHs suits.
Madame Flourens was only too delighted,
and offered her arm to the young lady,
who mechanically took it. Then the
mother said, ,languidly;. "1You can go
alone, my dear, and make your choice,
which is sure to satisfy me. am tired
and will wait here with the doctor till
you come back. y Madame Flourens and
Miss VernieTi then moved off, and the
the door closed behind them the
mother and doctor slipped stealthily
throughia private spassage0 gained tho
and were soon in the COURT
yard. d Meanwhile Miss Yernieri was
making the tour OF the apartments, and
\ was not lcag before she learned
Mat she had been left In an asylum
Afpt her discovery Miss Vetnieri
asked Madame Flourens, the lady Superin-
Lendent, how she could have consented \
TO become an instrument in such a base
The lady smiled sadly.
" Ffgtia mfal were to believe all those
who say they have been brought here as
the victims of conspiracy, l should
have few patients on my hands p "But,
demonstrated Miss Vernieri, "what le-
gal proof have you that am fit subject