Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-12-04

erward. And that she was taken into
the street agaja and left to wander.
Who had done this horrible thing only
the guilty could tell, but the artist Car
reto thought that he knew. Ills heart
was filled with pity for the poor blind
girl. and he took her and her mother
into his own house and cared for them.
He told that wretched mother, who
was bowed in grief, what his suspicious
were. When he spoke them, she cried
out and said: ut is he! 1t is hel lsee
it. Telos is the wretch. know 1t.
know 1t. 1t Is in letters of fire before
my eyes. ! see his name as though
written by the lightning Of heaven on a
blackened sky May the curse OF
heaven. earth and hell fall upon him.
1t will. for he shall marry blind
woman. He will look but once upon her
sightless eyes, and then fall into an
eternity OF torment"
She rushed from tho house into the
crowded streets with the curse upon her
lips, and she cried it aloud. When
taken to her home, she waited for the
first opportunity to escape, and again
rushing upon the streets she screamed
the name of Tclos, and continued to cry
the curse. Carreto, no one, could re-
strain her At every opportunity shc
would go on the streets, or call from her
window, and again and again cry out
the curse against Telos.
Telos, in Florence, heard OF this. One
morning Camilla was found dead in her
bed with dagger through her heart.
The door of the house had been broken
open. Now her voice was quiet forever.
The day Of the grand wedding in Flor
ence arrived, and Telos looked into tho
most beautiful eyes in Italy and was
happy. He had forgotten about Camilla
and Donarel. In those days crimes
were soon forgotten.
Heaven did not forget, for all day
heavy clouds hung over the city, and,
though it was hoped that they would go
with the setting sun, and leave night
fitting the occasion, yet they staid and
mutterings Of deep thunder we're heard
among them as their dense shadow was
now and then relieved by the light
ning's fash.
The grand hall Of the palace was
brilliantly lighted, and Tclos and
Adrene stood beside bronze statue OF
the Holy Mother, while the robed
priest was reading the marriage service.
The voice Of the thunder was mingled
with that of the priest and bright
flashes of lightning paled the brilliant
lamps
AS peal after peal os thunder followed
each other in quick succession, and
shook the building to It's foundations,
fear was seen in many faces, and hands
grasped hands as though reaching for
help in the dread OF peril. A vivid
flash Of lightning, more terrible than
the others, came, and all there closed
their eyes; but the priest continued to
repeat the service without reading the
words. Adrene leaned her hand on the
bronze statue to support herself and
then came another fash, like unto the
last as the priest spoke the words that
made the twain one. The fash ap-
peared to fill tho room with flame, and
the accompanying thunder rocked the
walls. When the scattered senses Of
the people were gathered Adrene was
seen lying on the floor.
The priest raised her; she was alive,
but black line was burned on the hand
that had touched the bronzed statue;
and along her arm, over her fair cheek,
and across her eyes the flesh was
scared. She was blind.
Telos gave his bride one look, and
then fed from the room.
He was found in his chamber dead,
with dagger through his heart; and 1t
was his own dagger, driven to the hilt
by his own hand. He died as she had
died who said "He shall marry a
blind woman. He will look but once
upon her sightless eyes, and then fall
into an eternity Of torment!'-Harry C.
Fulton, in Chicago News.