The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-21
Z Curious Love tofy Of the FOUR
teenth Century

In III. wear 1890. G,nevraC e AEie-s,
= Floreutine beauty, married. IN iti Pr
,arnal prssure. a man who bad tale | -
win her heart. that she had gwen TO
Antonio Roudinel i. Soon afterwar1
the pla sue broke out in Florence; time
yra ieli Ill. appaleutly -, cumbet 70 the
malady. and. being ~pronouncei dead.
was the same day conveyed TO til family
tomb Some one. however. had bun
dered in the matter, for IN the middle o.
the night the enromttd brIIe woke Out
of her trance. and badly . her YIN.
relaziyes had behaved found her dead
ones still less to her liking. aid lost 10
time in quitting the silent company up
on whose ouietude she had unwillingly
intruded. Speeding through the Sleep
wrapped streets as swiftly a. her CHING
ing cerements allowed, Glnevra sought
the no he from which she had 50 lately
been borne. Reused from his slumbers
BIZ a knocking at the door, the ~dlsconso-
late widower of a day cautiously opened
an upper window, aud seeing a shroud-
ed figure waiting below, in whose up
turned face he recognized the llneaments
Of the dear departed, he cried, Go IN
peace, blessed spirit, and shut the
window pIecipltstely. With SINKING
| heart and slackened step tie %repulsed
wife made her way 10 her fathers door,
10 receive the like benson from her
dismayed parent. Then she crawled on
! to an ~uncle's, where the door was indeed
OPENED, but only TO be slammed IN her
face by the frightened man, who in his
hurry forgot to bless his ghostly caller.
The cool night air penetrated the IN
| dres. Of the hapless wauleIer, made her
tremble and shiver, "a she thought she
had walked to lie only TO die again N
the cruel streets. All" she sighed.
Antonio would not have proved SO un-
kind This thought naturally suggests
ed it was her duty TO test his love ard
courage; it would be time enough TO die
if he proved like the rest. The way Was
long, but hope reueryed her llnbS. and
so0n GInevra was knocking tlnildiy at
Rondinelli S door. He opened 1t him.
self, and although startled the ghost y
VISION, calmly enquired what the spirit
wanted with him Throwing her shroud
away from her face, Gineyra exclaimed,
Il am no spirit, Antonio; | am that
| Ginevra you once loved, who was buried
yesterday-buried %aIiye!' and tell sense
less into the welcoming arms OF her as
toni.hed and dell. hted lover, whose cries
for help soon brought down his sympa
thising family to hear the wondrous
story and bear its heroine to bed, TO be
tenderly nursed until she had recovered
from the shock, and was beautiful as ever
again. Then came the difficulty Was
Glnevra 10 return TO the man who had
buried her, aud shut his door against her,
or give herself to the man who had saw
e. her from a second death With such
powerful special plcaders as love and
gratitude on his side, of course itondi-
nelli won the day, ard a private marriage
made the lovers amends for prevlou,
| disappointment. They, however, had
no intention of keeping IN hiding, but
The very first Sunday after they became
man and wife. appeared in public to
gether at the cathedral, TO the confusion
and wonder OF Glueyras friends. An
explanation ensued. which satisfied ev
erybody except the lady. first husband,
VITO insisted that nothing but Ter dying
in earnest could dissolve the Original
matrimonial bond. The case was reiened
to the bishop, who, having no precedent
10 curb hi. decision, rose SUPERIOR to
techniealliies, and declared that the
first husband had forfeited al tight tc
Glnevra, and must Fay over To Rondl-
nelli the doary be had received with ler
"a decree at which We may be sure al
true lovers In Florence REQ Cd.