Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-05-03
The Embrace Of Death.

HAh, my child. SAID ner motner,
who had heard the remark as she en-
tered the room where her daughter
was sitting, absorbed in thought, al
hoped you had succeeded in forgetting
chat unworthy man. 0ut l see you
have moi"
mo. mother, / had not ceased TO
think of Rionda Did you fancy l
could so soon forget one who has
blighted my life by his falsity? L
loved him sincerely, as l thought he
did me; and how has he repaid me?
BY casting my affection from him as
if it were so much dross. But he
would have been true 70 me, il Its
Arrange had not come between us, and
purloined his love. Yes, mother, |
love Rionda, though he has treated
me in such shameful manner" And
over her face there came a sweet ex-
preston, and her voice assumed o
milder tone as she mentioned his name.
aBut, oh! how hate Ital" she added, !,
in deep fierce tone.
"My child, do not envy hel. for he
is despicable knave."
"Fickle he may be, mother; but
he's not villain" she replied.
I will convince you," said Mrs.
Vega, 'that he is a thousand times
worse than you think. have just
heard an eighbor say that Rionda laugh
ingly remarked that he had Tilted you; /;
and that he had but to say the word
and you would fly back into his arms.
And, after that. will you love him
who has acted so basely?'
"No. shall hate him! Curses on
them both!" she said passionately, her
face distorted with rage. ''Did he
dare to make sport of my love? Alb,
he shall rue It'll"
"Carlina, what would you do?"
asked her mother.
"Be revenged!" she replied.
"Carlina, you frighten me! Do
nothing desperate. Let not your pas
sion lead you to do anything wrong.
Cast all thought of him from you for
ever" said her mother, beeseechingly.
"How can l, poor, weak girl, do
anything desperate?" she replied, art
fully.
This answer quieted her mother S
fears. A short time after the above
conversation, Carlina left the house,
telling her mother she was going to
take walk. When out of sight OF
the window, she changed her slow
pace to brisk one. She entered two
shops, one kept by dealer in drugs,
and the other by dealer in weapons
of various kinds. Having purchased
the articles she desired, she returned
home.
The next morning, before leaving
her bed chamber, Carllna secreted in
her black hair bright shining object,
which appeared to be of steel. In her
pocket she placed a poignard. After
breakfast she said she was going to
take walk, but would return home
shortly.
She never entered that home again.
BY noon of that same day twas known
throughout the city of Lisbon that
Carlina Vega had assasslnated. Ber-
narda Rionda. She had gone to his
Office, accusing him of slandering her,
and. without giving him time to reply
plunged the poignard into his heart.
She then delivered herself up to the
authorities.
At her trial, CarIina pleaded guilty
of murder, and was sentenced to death
The day before her execution was to
take place she bade her broken heart
cd mother good by, and said she
would like to see TIA Arrange to ask
her forgiveness for killing Rionda. Ita
acceded to her request, and according.
ly went to the prison that same day
The two were left alone together in
the CELL
Carlina, with protestations of re-
morse, and begging to be forgiven,
drew Ita's head down upon her breast
If 1ta could have seen the demonlac
triumE hant smile that rested on Car.
linas face, she would have shuddered.
The murderess reached her hand to
her head, and withdrew the stiletto
she had placed in her hair the morn
ing she left her mothers house. Clos
or to her breast she pressed the weep
ing Ita, who was telling Carlina in a
fearful voice she was forgiven. Sud
denly TIA uttered shrek of agony,
and tiny stream flowed from her
breast down upon her dress.
The stiletto, small as it was, had
done its work, for it had been i'm
mersed in a deadly poison.
Closer, closer she pressed TIA, till
the blood Of both flowed together, for
Carlina had also pierced herself with
the poisoned weapon. 1t had been
but the work of o moment.
"Now I have my revenge!" whis-
pered Carlina in her rivals ear.
But 1ta made her no reply for her
last moments were approaching. And
so, locked In each others arms, they
sank to the ground. An hour after,
when the jailer entered the cell, he
found them cold in death.
Wide Awake Druggist.
MIR. Saur is always alive to his busi-
ness, and spare no pains to secure the
agency for the celebrated DR.. King g