Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1888-11-07
a Widowed Dove.

Nine. de Sora's grIeI Tor her husband
mad not yet been forgotten III Paris.
Behind that door hung with embla-
ZOned black was a terrible Spanish des-
pair, with all the demonstTatiye eXag-
gerations of that land which woTships
bleeding SavIors and virgins with a
sword pierced heart The princess cut
her hair closely and saw no one. In her
black garments and with her fresh
young head she looked like novice.
and her palace seemed like a convent.
She spent her days before her husbands
portrait and dined alone in the great
hall, where two covers were set on
the table every evening. The princes
hat and cane hung in the ante-chamber
In their usual place, as If their owner,
gone forever, had Just come home.
And this infatuated memory of him
in outward things kept the poor
woman's despair alive and made the
void of his absence still greater.
Out of all the round of visits, balls,
receptions. and concerts, which had
set their happiness in a frame OF world
ly elegance, she had kept only one
friend, the countess of AncelIn, an
accomplished singer, who owed TO her
zine voice the privilege of having re-
manned intimate with the princess.
Her deep and inconsolable sorrow was
impatient of all conversation, but took
pleasure in singing; 1t helped her to
weep.
Two years passed and yet her widow
hood grew no less sOrTOwful and Sc
we're. Her hair had grown again, how
ever, with little rebelliouS manifesta-
tion of vitality. dainty little curls and
lITened and set of by II, 50 tuat IL ap-
peared a mere charming caprice.
About this time Nine. Aucelin's
nephew. meeting the princess at his
aunt's, fell desperately in love with hsT
and Ionged to make her his wife.
But the widow took fire with indig-
nation at the lirst word on such a sub
Ject. To her the prince still lived, and
the offer was an insult to her, a prop
osition of infi1ellty. She would not see
her friend again for some time. The
young man went away and tried to
forget her, but returned SO full of love
and despair that Nine. Anctlin took
pity on him and resolved to break
down Tue princess scruples. But Dy
what means could one persuade 50
singular a nature, which never rea-
soned at all, and Lived only IN i'm
pulses and enthusiasm
She reflected that a passion so eX-
elusive must of necessity be jealous,
and she set about procuring some of
the princes old letters. TnIs was not
a difficult thing TO Go- NJ. de SOra had
done a great deal of writing before his
marriage, and had disseminated his
| trifies among great number of inlaid
boxes, and secret drawers, and all in
so strictly private a manner that each
recipient could boast of being the sole
possessor Of the great lords perfumed
seal.
To bring before the princess few
leaves of very old and commonplace
romance IN her husbands life, unac'
companled by its actual date, Mime.
| Anceln ventuTed to seek entranct
/ again into that uomb-lIke palace
where a living statue wept all day
and show those letters to the widow
i Ii came to her, not like frest
sorrow. but like total downfall K
destruction. Poor little pTincessl He
years of happiness, her widowhood, al
rolled away together and disappeared
in the abyss of scorn and wrath. Moth
L ing remained to her put a great desire
TO avenge herself.
II The portrait ws5 exiled from he
chamber. The second cover was re-
moved from the table, and hencefortl