New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-11

IN revenge for CTsar's seduction Of his daugnoer
The whole of this banquet scene Is exceedingly
strong: -,
"Successw exclaimed Corncto emptylng MS
silver cup What pregnant WORD t rs r,sta of
life the brilliant days when All Was NV, LA
the future seemed galaxy oil STARS DuV NV 80
must be the retrospect when the narVess - oui''
and all the things we coveted are garnered; s
as the Chypre cold enough |" inquired the dwarf
the three gObets were set down eh hicS too mnch
"Ay, 1t keeps its subtle naVo'' "nioA wv '''''"
The servants had withdrawn from the room. anu
only Rrsenuenz remained staining III respeciu aI-
taniion aud with his eyes fixed upon the cardinal.
Ii was time he thought for the enc OF tne sMco.e
s"I once iheard you say T'ira'he 70 strike an
enemy through life. health ireedoh' Iopu''''o"
wife, children. property" ,,..,.ir o,s,.orcd tbo
Il but quoted Galcazzo NiScoht' ans" ''O
duke. .,..,. .irca sirfcaIIia
that the greatest of all faults i to surfer ne heS
the dead 10 escaped Think Won the children 81
VuelIo2zo and tho son Oi Pag0i0 pTsl VIII h"t
riso to confront YOU with arms, or TO strike you u
aware hereafter ,-.;, line whom
Rnsp0uenz perceived at length the brit indication
of he comody to ne enacted. ,;. o,1 fvod
their eve. in silence upon the cardinal, whose race
Till now hu>hedtWith the good cheer hld Th'h.oiI
color His jaw dropped. his breah became lDP q ~
the eyes stared NacahtIy' Il shd"U'i '""'
frame. , rooo,.,, 10
himself. 1" he must have seen Il pohOncu iuah ''o
WWbat is il - cried Cesarc Ill VI tendcd ahtHr
" Give him air and water lie "a ii as the lhalVl-
domo sprang to the cardinals assistance Du. tio
latter shook nm on WIN a gas99 W. a. Vail
that TonT down the silent gardens of tho Bclvcdere
, Your promise waS falss--yOn have Killed ne -
RpscGueuz started with sudden thru oil dlSi'A
GVet M I" continued COrnCtO in Il stiticd voice =
81 wrong Won it j. that hateful dwarf
he got the vial from ne. he n ,;,s
poured it III Ghc wine :. Oh! - 10 WV
vino that huTuS like fro
Valsmrino sprany 70 his feet and glanced hastily
about him. hat the Jester had vanished HlS T!LS
fell on fine face of bis fatlcrthere too lie bccih t
ciianrc Of color the vacant stare the head dropped
backward. a foam gathering upon th9 hlS .,.o .or,
Summoned by the ci!cs o! the cafdiha IHe SUI
ants rushed into the room.
"takc me TO the pI:ace 10 ih9 T"o''
His utterance failed. his body became rigd be,
meath the irs, spasn of the fiery poison, he would
have fallen mad not strong arms borne MN 'ro' 'c
Nv Reseonenz'. direction the Ponth and the
cardinal were similarly removed, each TO MS
Ce"are was laid upon his bel ana leech was
sent for On tcaling tii, order, he mnrlnurcd' No
OrmCs.' u
One of the servants fastened away in quest OF the
magician; a second ran 10 md some phlitc VI MS
own the thIrd stood aweStrnck. ! he duke power
of speech had nearly failed. aud ms lace was as
torted with the spaSm of an approaching
but with the aiprcme effort OF one Whose iic 'S
ponds upon utterance. he said in accents barely
audible: ,,i4
"The ivory cabinet in the next room break 1t
in II secret dra wcr is ar antid0te
The servant hurried from the room. and moineht
later was heard the crash OI Inc cdOlHet pc'Hh
wlenched 10 pieces. -
The dukes eyes became fixed upon presence
thct had crept swiftly to his side, II was luiclo;
Ills worn old face suddenly trni0ld wunN'ed. ana
with mouth askow and Quivcring. IL was dll
it," he Missed in Valentines ear; | met O3Ineto
with the blue bottle in lis hand: knew what ~
was bad soen one like it be!orc | SWorC II he ana
NOT give { me would deuounce hun as plotting TO
poison YOU ha! ha" Laughed ia. Narl thc p9"I
fools last Jest And nov my heart IS content Ior
she is avenged"
Tho book 5 not a novel, for the fictitious element
is subordinate throughout to tn" historical, the
authors controlling pnroase being to fix or imari-
nation upon a series 81 real events and procession
of real characters. But it well called romance,
and NJ romance id ed c0ud bc more elective ih"n
the extraordinary cXtr.ct from Italian annals
which il presents il 81, h vivid colors.