, 1879-03-07
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
LOVE AND CRIME.

LOVE AND CRIME.
Enns CssFetncndtn.e knndon STANDARD,
About two years uro 1saf!aol1a stoseslt, VII
lage ulrl OF Cosnto, near Trant, rave cur to the
love talIs Of llar cousin Leonardo. lsafracla was
tho prcttfcst GIRL of Tic y1lnEc, u1,,. might
almost tayo Ind her choice OF NIL tl.c marrying
youth Of tho countryside. Ifcr cousin Leon
.nrrlo wns, however, we'll to .la, nnl tho engage.
tncnt between tllo two co,lsins Ind tho fnl! MP
probation Of tho parents on either aide. For
oncc It seemed rs II tho course Of true love
wcrc destined to run 6moothfy. TlluB matters
wont m till October camo roinf1,-l,c tarvcst
month, the special ttn,o for rtstfe holiday -nuNng
MnA festival. 0nu evening" 'Itc w.Uin of situ
Storel'l family were n;ray 1ram their HUNG, on
saye RatInulu, villa Ind retnnflc1 alone In Tho
house. No tloullt she s'tpnosell tllut Ler Iovrr
was, will tic rest OF tlc world, onj0yng hfm-
lug ~ solitude. sl1vposr It tnust hnvo hecn
Tor The rtltGcatton uf her own conscience tllut
sho started so When tho lattll Of tho rottAgo waA
raised with sudden click; fur there mus nubody
Wbotl,cr shn c,,dcurorcd Ia ,natu Lroaart!n h,-
ltcvc that sc was aatorishcd 10 zee lin | c,itl-
mt say: AZ nit events, ss1c nnde Ilo effort to
shut lilo door a:.ainst him. SOL era.auo e
,s:a %s a'e"n @ ,"sr1;1s" ~" like Dn"tss taes q
VAS % .la o." sane. @ xiii Xiii from iat %ay y" t"rsh e' lis
y'urcrs remarked tl.at RlIrnelln MIL Lrunardt,
seemed 10 have elmngcd rhGractcrs, or ut least
ever seeking the 'a rMl Tx, Ind WHO sttowrt,
llttn Or i.o dctlra tor the soc.ctr of lite
Iass Bcforr long nil CUrato know lhlL Lconar-
do xnR tetr0lled so certain Gu ori,la Tarfconu.
tllInes. But suon the t!lleinl announcement ]. II
no possibility Of doubt. lllcn the miserable
NaifuclIa confessed her fault 10 her 1rntty, MIL
the coVtllton IN WHICH shc found herself US ta
did tlMir utmost to nduca Lconpr,'o 10 repair
thu evil hu had dom instead of rtlnsum.nntlng
the ruin Ut the unhappy a!s1 l,y thu heartlcss
conduct lie mcdltatcd. In vain!
session Of l.airaela'E hea7t anl brain. Tie con-
ttnual roproaelrs u her fatnily. disllonorcd by
her eutnlurt for the first time in tic unnnls Of
the Village community, troyc her to despai:.
conduct Of l.connrao. tno, scemcu carefully ca-
culatcd TO cxacerhatc his ylstih,'a wtatlt nd
misery. lie lost Nn opportunity 1f Haunting
MS happiness aslst that III hs l'cw bride In her
is s vi'sro n% IN ss2S sssfS A sf III It'll iii "f aa ::
ella conlnncl herself, bldlng her tilnr,
AT last soh WA born IL LgonartIo'H wtfc-also
ono IL tho disgracel IND betrayed Na(Tac!ln,
burn son to tic church for his baptism, uld
Leonardo had tho horrible cruelty to make
spcrni arrangement that It should puss befurc
tho cottaCc of the Storeilil Tllc miserable ron-
gluht uGL#EEA tiE "a HEE VNIl GlltI Hlnt latG
uf the rival who lad wrongcd her seon!s to hayo
l,ccn tilu Inst straw wnlc, madu lsalfaeiia's
burden lnoru tl,an Kt,u could Eenr. Snatehfng d
knltc frUnl ihv Kitchen tu,c. shu rushed out Of
tho house AMI plunged It to tlle lalt In tho
bosom Of llcr hcirayer rs ho was walking in tho
pride Of nis triumph ulll iappincss at Tic head
VI tic village procession. Leonardo fell dcad.
Rat1nci!a, Ut course, WIS arrested un the apot,
shudow Of doubt a. TO The fact9 OF the easr, Lut
tAc jury, "co'nprcAcnltng,h US the Reporters
snv,. "thc force Of strong nifccttnn rnti tho
fntal TRANSPORTS OF lovc,' declared laailAcilR
Storc'', not czcusablc, or cyen Justified, but
innocent.
Nuw for my second story. This time tho
sceno is laid ut McsRNa. In the "purple land u
par t1ce.ieace, "whcrc law protccls not life."
4 lntud1c-agcd married nlnu, one FiNGgnEo In
fcrrcra, was, ai,d hnd been for some time, talth
lvss to Ills wife, nntt pcrsstuti In maintaining
relations with mistress IN the clty, despite tho
earnest atNt reiterated cntrcntfcs aud rrlnon-
strGtcca OF his wife One evening last tnunth
he md bis mistress and n cotlsn OF hers wcro
drlnkluy together In 4 tnycrn In a1l obscure
corner of the public room Of which Glanced to
DO sitting ihc deserted wife, together With her
ycar. Thus the guilty coup!o wuro unconscious
ly scen, aud the young mail was tho witness OF
the outrage inflicted on his mother, uud tho
fault Of bis gathcr. After time, during which
brain and eyes Of the unhappy wife md lcr
Eou, the other party rose to lcarc tic tavern,
upon wlch tic outraged wife aud hcr sou,
aprtnglng together from il!cir corncr, confront
cd ulcEl. THO husbands mistress, tho first Ia
loso all eomma.lsl of herself, In .ur fury hurled
bottlo ut the llcad OF the Injured wiic. There
upon nil tic tiger raturo Of Inc young nau ssas
rousetl and let loose. sprlnElny With 9 bound,
feet with ono digger blow, mid in two more
Atretc!1ed Ills father md lilo wollali's cousin
boslls her. Whllo the llaptess wife, now widow,
fell falntinE on tic aoor, her ascllGer n,ade
in tho COURSE Ut tho sa,e night, and 1t remains
to be SEEN wlIutl,cr tie Jury will comprehend
tho feeling oi son lor his mothcr's wrong"
sufficiently to oxhonerate hlm alsU. -