New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-20

of comfort and hope into HIS weeping s'9'Ci N'''
Ficramosca intended TO wait three days before
paving a fresh visit to the house behind the green
door A. u point of fact he waited Two: theh
called with the excuse that be was writing 10
Eurico. Had the SiCnora any MESSAGE
The Sgnora was much obliged, hut she had no
message. having written recently herself. ana sue
sat bolt upright the edge OF her chalr' am coh-
sstently repealed the various httle ieelefS IN me
wy of friendly co1Ner,e winch the uhior'una'e
warrlor threw out. s,...-. .,,.
we'll he WAS told and IN truth her door WIS IN
II wiil-ah send to inquire for her to-morrvw.
siammerrd Fieramosca. lie was gong to say call
bur the Corgon must have looked habitually more
engaging than did the signora Maria at TINS
momentI ,,-. D.,
morrow replied the lady. Her visitor felt con-
vlnced that tins was an audac'u~ No.. I"ui
ueople with an income which n England would
render starvation mere question OF ttmr, =" re
not likely to make many excursions 10 fhc MAINLAND.
FieramoSca rose to take H. leave 40 dignity
which betrayed his wounded feelings. puEei u
regret passed over the sour c"uhlrhance % ~ ~
rico's mother AZ she responded 10 the farewell. bu
she would NOT unhend. The ollccr ewes mao sdl"
too much on his FIRST visit. and Clciia hnd been 700
rebel ous ever since. actually gong 10 the ieu-th
of hufing SicnOr Blaglo. &c.. 49,
Poor Fieramosca went downstairs feeling very
crestfallen. A. the green door closer hehlnl mn
III looked M 10 the thrd-1oor windows regret
fully. one Of them opened. anu Oi'if : -"i' ]"
head quDedrgd.
woe begOne lover whose attitude Ma diIeduN i't
half the neigh b0rhOOd INTO his secret she calico 10
a flock Of pigeons that were nro0ding away the
sunny hours on the parauet of a nelghbOrng house
They flew greatly one, the taucSt. perchlI1 on
her shoulder She took De-. carrs>ed T. then throw
ing "A handful OF gain that II fell lust at The
young mans feet. let the pigeons Nv I'm search Oh
1t. Tne whole dock followed ana CleHa cio'ed
the window.
But a. the pigeons hustled and fought in front Of
INN Fieramosca noticed a white something pro-
trudpg from beneath the tame one wing 10
catch the little elutton AZ that moment the
easiest OF tasks, and the next instant saw nun 100
eAuitant possession OF the note Which u hdu M
JG,t SO much prudence he still had as TO resolve
10 nait before reading 10 uAtl he was ronid thc
co1uer. Feeling very heroic upon the strength oi
fins d.rermluatlon hp vas presently much ol,con-
certed 10 discover that all IBIS proceedings hdd cen
observed. 4 lady seated upon a halcnnV "V'rio"h-
lug the acacIas was watching BIN with sum ing
eyes She was Young ana rathrr pretty. H4d
Feramosca not been n love he might nave thou.uj
her very pretty. As II VAS. lie mentally con'ltn'd
her TO jericho and marched OF, the color OF Il
poppy. , D..
fouud a hurried blurred. pathetic scrawl. telling
HIM that Celia was now on the hridk If despair.
Her mother watched her more viglimty than ever
and hardly spoke bat To -cDld her. Aunt blu>.lh1
prrac hed u her from morning TO nlaht ami, To
crown all. >ignOr blI-O 0cc area thal ne NOlub
wait no longer lnltss EnrCO lutrricrrd. another
week would see the contract slsued, and sne had
no alternative but suicide.
ton to which this news reduced IlcIamosca. he
telecraphed to Enr.co and wrote; theH all ornaisd
between rage and the blacklist meianchpiy, as
every moment made hun TeaI i@e uIDie ana more
how helpless he myself was TO save the woman De
loved. WITH the cominon sense ciaIacle Ils,Ic o.
his condition he spent ali ms leisure IN NauntlhE
tine hborhoOd OF the house 10 when access was
i,cxorahlv denied him. Bat that brought MN hut
scantv consolation. Tor C.cha spent Aer days IN
weeping upon ucI ucu' anu Ha- Oo''0u ~ ~ /" iOO
her pigeons.
The lovers cup Of bitterness overlooked hAally
when Euuc0, VINO had written earnestly 10 MS
mother promising 10 come within few DAYS. ana
motoring that no decisive step might Dee taken
wfibout hun. telegrapNed that his regiment nay
received urgent marching orders lot lIe hIl-thu
country. Then, indeed. was poor niue OIcI@ Ia1'
state worse than her first. Tor the NenoIa Mara
declaring that her son would be killed. was not
only dror ned I'D tears herself but emptled the was
of her wrath and desOlauOn upon the heads OF
igtr was ongi is worst for her but she would
not bee baked M everything on that she was re-
solved she said. And rising with the sun 10 nurse
Der OTrow rcsentfulY tllI midnight -ie at'''ur'
ami secured with haste born o. rage. and hurried
on the preparations Tor the Welding appaiIingN.
CON MOI | can do nuthIng TOR you! Nothing
..,'.'-f,. .,Il.I moor Ie-esa whom
FIeramOsca waylaId on her road from carry mass.
NV sister is demeuted think. ana we are al puV
Inc futfcred. lat Old creature evidently terrified
out of her wits lest she should he seen speak ne 10
the unhappy lover. was ~ incapable oil help us oil
counsel II elena would only consent quielY 10
fine uigrriagep she mauuderrd on, ldlotically, at
tie very moment OF lIeramo~cas protest that hc
should never survive that event. 1t was IKE "a
stauc duet in which two people IN the same KEY 81
di-inay sing totally cOujrilclory WoIu'.
At least. tel her | know this l. her birthday,
give her these flowers and say that snail he' ei
forget her until | dIe, cried tleramosca III DIOR
iDgly too miserable 10 be angry.
Yes yes 8" SAID Teresa, clutcbing conVulslNely III
tho Llossous will say anything the world
van ike only do pray let her he married IN peace.
And with tins characteristic speech She escaped
Snch dubious comfort be may have derived
from this interview evaporatng very pu.chly'
Fieramosca found himself on the evcnlhs Oh tn'
very same day more Ia the front OF the li'cs'
green door 1t was bright m0onnEht. ana sue.
mowers as Venice possesses had ldVinhed an lh'l
fragrance on the balmy air. Poor fieram"Sra
stung almost 10 madness by the combined spell ID
his sOuOw and the hour, paced festle'SF up anu
down.
And n shabby Old priest, who had been on BIZ
way from the mel ghhUrius church of Santo >teiai'
to plav an innocent game Of cdrls Win the N!4nOIi
Nara and her sisters. drew back INTO the sha'oN
he espled the Ohcer, ana stealthlIy l0"k Ho'o VI
For a lime watcher and watched were the only
creatures stiITln- IN the onely little space ron
the grand canal, very fult tonight OF Commons
nOated the talut sound OF successive screnilcs'
All at once, like a single message detached from
the volume OF melody. the light tInkle of gultaI
vas heard TO draw nearer aud nearer HE musi-
ciaus-three acknowledgements mounted the
steps OF the CaInpiello, aud planted themsel'e'
under Clclas window. Conceive the jealous rage
OF fIelamUsca Who knew they must have been
sent by SenOr BlaglO, Conceive the excitement 81
the UQul,ItlFe OH priest WHO Thought tncy hau
been hred by Fieramosca.
A hight tenor lifted up his voice and warhlcc
Venetian love dittles-uuque songs, Whcn con-
blne the tenderness of LIndOrO WITH the mallre OF
Harlequin Ii was ike a scene out OF Il comedy by
GOldouI.
But Captain FleramOsca was IN no mood to IN
stitute literary comparisons, and eXrcrateG per
Torrance ana performers with the energy of
! trooper He only recovered portion OF calm on
percelvng that the sole effect Of the asplran
! brinegroom's homage to elicit the ,pectaDlt
| but unlovely head OF the >Icuora Maria
! You have been seat by SlguOr Baylor shi
shrilly and prOsalcally inquired on appearing o.
| the wind w
ON. signora, that is IA secret was the Laughing
answer.