The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-09

NuAsHN ~ AAANe ASsA ~
completed, tie pOra1iOus TOLD, more devil
than man, who conducted me hitler one
morning to b. witness, rs he said, OF Ii
perfection, doomed nc to he the inst vic
tin OF my own l.crnlcious skill; lost, ny he
declared, should divuIge the secret or re-
peat the effort OF my ingenuity. Maytiod
pardon him, us ! hopO llo Will INC, that
minIstcrVd 10 his unhallowcd purpose
Miserable wretch, %hoe'er thou art, that
readcst these lines, fall on thy knees, and
invoke as have done, Ills sustaining
merry who alone can nerve thee TO mcCl
the vengeance ofTolll, armed with his tre
mendouS engine which, IN few hours
must crush you, ms II will the needy wretch
who madeiL"
4 deep groan burst from vivcnzio. III
stood, like one transiixed, with dilatCt
eyes, expanded noStrils and quivoring lips
gazing OF this fatal inscription. It was a
II q voice from the sOpulchre had SOUNDED
in his ears, Prepare" Hope forsook him
There was his sentence, recorded In those
dismal words. The future stood unvcilet
before him, gllastly and appalling, Iii,
brain already feels tho descending horror
his bones seem TO CRCk and crumble In
the mighty grasp OF tho iron walls! In
knowing what he docs, he fumhles In hi
garments for some weapon OF seli1leStrtic
ton. lie Clenclles his throat In his con
vulsivc gripc. as though lie would strange
himself at once. lilo starcs upon The
walls, and his warning spirit demands
"Will they not anticipate their office II
dash my head against them?" An hyster
icdl laugh chOkes him as he exClaims
"Why should !? lie was but man who
died Inst In their fierce embrace; and
should be less than. man not to do ~
mucllw ......g -a..--.. -....
Tho evening sun was descending, and
vivcnEtO li0held Its golden BEAM
streaming through ono Of the windows
What a thrill OF Joy shot through his soul
at tho sightl II was q precious link tha
united him, for tho moment, with thu
world beyond. There was ecstasy in tht
thought. N. s,iu., ran !
Ashe gazcd, long and earnestly, tsCem
ed as II tho windows had lowered sufii
GENTLY for him TO reach them. With ont
bound, he was beneath them; with on,
wild spring no chung TO the bars. Whethe
Il was so contrivcd, ,purposely, 70 madden
with delight tho wretch who looked, b.
knew not; but at the extremity Of
long vista cut through the solid rocks, The
ocean, the sky, tho setting sun, oliyl
groves, shady walks, and In the farthes
distance, delicious glimpses Of magni6cen
Sicily, burst upon his sight. How exquis
lie was the cool breelo as It swept acres
his cheek, loaded with irsEranoel. He 10
haled II Is though II were the breath Q
continued lie, and there was a frcshnes
in the Landscape, and In tho ripplIng 0
the calm, green sea, that iall ubon III
whitening kcart like don! upon the parchet
earth. How be ga1ed, and painted, ant
stlll clung TO his holll sometimes hanglnl
By one hand, sometimes by the other, AMI
then graSping tho hans with both, n
ioat,e 10 quit the smiling paradise out
stretched liefore him; till, exhausted AMI
his hands swollen and henumbcd, b
dropped helpless down, and lay, stunne,
Tor 4 considerable time, by the fall. =
When he recovered the glorious yIEio,
had Vanished. He was In darkness. III
doubted whether Il was not dream tina