Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-04-18

sailant from his saddle. After that
there was safety for the rash youth
only in immediate flight from the law,
and this the faithful Gail Josephson
aided him to accomplish, even agree
ing to come with him to the United
States. Antonia, being hastily iu-
formed of this necessity and its tragic
cause by letter, as hastily decided to
leave her kind protectors in Taunozen
and accompany the two friends to the
New World.
The three met at a German seaport,
as appointed, and thus started upon a
voyage destined to begin the last act
of the romantic drama of their lives.
With womanly tenderness for domes-
tic ties, the sister had contracted an
ardent affection for the brother whom
she had not seen before since their
childhood, and the brother was as de-
voted to his staunch, young kinsman,
Carl. Soon after The journey by sea
began he encouraged that friend to
pay every attention to his sister, and
did not disguise from the latter his
wish for an ultimate marriage between
them. Antonia did not at first respond
submissive!y to the flaternal desire,
Indeed, her heart was already in
pledge to a son of the good trader of
Taunozen, with whom she had even
exchanged love tokens. But when, in
a storm, Frederick was washed nearly
overheard from the steamer. and Carl
hercically rescued him, at the peril of
his own lie, the simple girls love for
her brother invested the latler's wish
with something of the peremptory
dictate of duty, anu she was hesita.
tinsly persuaded to promise her hand
to her second, cousin.
Arriving IN America, the brother
and sister resided tor a time in New
York, Josephson taking leave of them
to 90 to San Francisco, where he had
emigrant friends likely to assist him
into some means of livelihood. 1t
was understood that the affianced
bride should follow to the Golden
State, and become wife as soou as
summoned thither. The story Of the
sisters life in the metropolis is not
told BY our authorities but when,
about month ago, Carl wrote from
California that he awaited her COM
ing, she delayed not to bid fearful
farewell to brother and start for the
wedding, which he had so earnestly
desired 1t is thought that. before
her departure, she was the recipient of
letter from the lover in Taunozen.
At any rate, she mailed a letter from
herself to him before undertaking the
journey to the Pacific, and seemed
greatly agitated and distraught upon
leaving New York. In San Francis
CO she was received into the home of
friends of the expectant bridegroom,
who shared his wonder at the statue.
like gravity of her demeanor and her
cold taclturnity. 1t is not known
that Josephson was aware Of her Rus.
sian affair of the heart, nor does ii ap-
pear that he had pressed his suit in
any spirit Of authority. Be that as it
may have been, however, the prepar,
ations for the marriage was fastened
forward, and the ceremony was per-
formed in due eeason.
Next and last in this strange TO-
nance of real life comes the denoue.
ment assimi!ating it with Scots novel
of the bride of Lammermoor.
Scarcely had the newly welded pair
been left together in the bridal l-cham-
Der, when sharp report rang through
the house, followed by wild shrieks
and shrill CALCULATIONS. The o,uer
startled occupants Of the building had
scarcely reached the hall leading to
the fatal room, when screaming fig
uro in white array, gesticulatiug unin.
telligibly and with hands dropping
blood, fled through and past them
with the speed of frenzy, and was out
in the midnight street before one of
the afrigh,ed observers could do
aught TO arrest it. The door of the
chamber stood wide open, and within,
prone upon the floor, lay Carl Joseph
son, yet in his wedding garments, shot
through the heart. On the bed ap-
peared small pistol, not yet cold !;
on table were phials Of laudauum,
chloroto.m aud phosphorus and only
these gave clue to the dreadful deed
that had been wrought. These only,
and the dead man, told the Mortified
spectators that the missing bride and
no accident had worked the awful