The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-01-28
A Wo,nan,s Revenga

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The most extraordinary sensation has
been produced in the high circles of
Rome. About three years ago, says
the London Court Journal, the old
Prince NJ. was married to the very. .iil-
venile daughter of the noble house of
". The Prince was enormously
wealthy, but old, decrepit, and some
what deformed. The young girl in all
her youth and beauty, was taken from
the convent in which she had been
brought up, and under the guidance of
her needy and ambitious family, and
the oppressive coercion exercised by
her mother, was married to the venera-
BILE Prince with great pomp and cere-
mony, and ''all Rome'' worth mention
ing failed not to congratulate the moth
er and felicitnte the needy brothers on
the good luck which had befallen them
all -.,-,.
No sooner was the marriage conclud-
ed than the aged bridegroom carried
his youthful bride away to his castle in
the country, leaving however his mag
nifcent palazzo at Rome entirely at the
disposal of his mother in law, and the
feasting and reveling going forward
soon rendered the Palazzo M the
most popular rendezvous in the city.
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diamonds left by the young princess for
her use, riding about In the princes
carriage and entertaining all her friends
in his palace, was for three years the
happiest woman in the world. Mean
while the fair young victim, resigned
to her fate and resolved to do her duty
by her husband, remained alone with
him in the old castle attending to his
comfort, and atfording every solaee to
his infirmities.
At length the old man died and his
body was brought in great state to
Rome. The young widow was sum-
moned to the city, and the family con-
voked for the reading of the Will The
astonishment and delight of the am
bilious mother and the needy brothers
may be conceived when it was ANNOUNCE
ed that the whole of the princes for
tune-his money, jewels, and estates
were left Internationally to the widow,
with the touching request "that she
would seek another matrimonial alli-
ance more satisfactory than the one
with him had been, and recommending
her not to wait until she found man
worthy of her love, for such a man she
would never find in the whole world
The scene which followed has never
had a parallel in history. The young
widow rose, and in her mourning robes,
with pale, calm, determined counte-
ance, Cooked says the correspondent,
'sike the avenging ANGEL She
stretched forth her arm with imposing
gesture, and in a stern voice exclaimed
IF all this be really mine, as you de-
clare. then the first use make of my
wealth and freedom viii be to chase for
ever from my presence those who sold
me into the slavery by which these adj
vantages have been procured. Let the
palace he cleared immediately of every
member of my family and all other
strangers. The building will be shut up
at once, as / am about to travel.
With these words she disappeared
through side door, and the sound of
carriage wheels in the court yard an
nouneed to the assembly that she had
left the palace. In vain have friends
and relatives sought to interfere, In vain
the highest authorities endeavored to
soften her decision. The princess re-
mains obdurate and refuses all concilia-
ton. The ambitious mother has retired
to d convent for while to repent of her
sins, and the needy brothers are driven
into exile to escape the ridicule of their
position. .s4 M M