The morning call., 1891-02-27
A VENETIAN STORY,

cunt August v0l -..-i..s b was Colonel
Austrian regim aJ, for ono years sta
- cd ia Venice. whs city was under
Austrian rnle. He W. ing and eulI Of
fre and ard9r
He had not long 70 -- regiment when
be beaanle acqusiHteJ with 6uiammetCa. a
beautiful young FeBet.5a lady, belonging to
family of extremely anti-Anstriaa tenden-
cies aud-of the b sheas rank
Their country they believed 20 be most ru-
tally oppressed and lhey mated the Invaders.
oct only as a nation but individuals.
having no willingness to treat with respect
OF 20 endure the acquaintance of any OF those
even most remotely allied 10 them.
how, Then, were they TO receive as r sutton
for the hand OF enc Of the faifest daughters
OF Their broken but most ancient and honor
able race iiIriiittt Vi 5.it ilfg gtment
BOT Only, BAT ar officer " iIiEH Tlaa--a noble
maa Of family ancient IS tleir oHl and one
ptiensIyey Austrian l4 l-9lt ana personal
traits?
when E,e Ceu-l laid his suit before the
father q h!s i1 lis was so carried away by
j.s passion lt liz STATED not to offer
ip 4e9ft Ire service ~ ais own country, 10
abaudeu i B. g haDtatou, and to remain
permanently IN Venice, only an Austrian
ID name
But even this did not satisfy the father
He was angere1 even 10y tie suit, and his
M 7dhere e mly 70 Venice and TO fight
her battles against his Owl naticD, he could
never make himself anything more than an
:-A..5t7ial- II was impossible for him to ac-
eepJ tie suit or TO acknowledge him as n
sou-in-iaw. He rust therefore give him a
hrn', though he WIS willing it should~be a
. c5Yfl. dismissal.
:. 3 lac poor youth was overwhelmed at this
result. though Il really was no worse than
he haG expected. He deemed Eli hope for
.eSer dead, bus he had no conception of the
fiFength and hrmneSs OF WOman's love.
- i.oil-inettas 49, Pc hueDce of educa-
Lion, did not conceive the lover worthy Of
reJecilpn merely because he was an Aus
.tIian. a secret marriage was arranged. 1t
= was sreed that Guiammetta should once
3 mote attend the chapel where she had been
:. wont 10 otter her prayers, Dut this time
WIN q different intent and with purpose
nl0ge important than hearing the mass.
s9 Sic accordingly sailed forth as usual to
prayers, with the aTowed purpose OF hear
.4ng mass. Her lover was 10 meet her, and
Inc marriage service was TO be performed
Hei father, supnosing MS dismissal final,
aud not dreaming that his daughter or her
lQYer, Austrian as lie was, would dare dis
obey, made no objection, and Guiammetta
set out
Her plan. however, met with unexpected
obstacles 70 Its fultiflment. On her way she
:. encountered y party Of friends whom she
laa not met for long Time.
lhey insisted on fer accompanying them,
=. and since she was unable 10 offer any better
excuse than her intention OF going to mass.
she was quite forced to accept their invita-
tioB.
=. And while she was gone with them. bell.
% book and priest waited The lover grew
impatient. He had no idea of the cause OF
her delay, which each moment grew more
:irssupportablp. Fear minated one cause
after another, each Of which was more
'sgonHinS than the last and he grew con-
tnuaify less able to bear the intense ex-
ettement under which he was Iaboring.
Finally lbs anxiety trfumpned over all
bounds. lie wildly rushed away u the
home of ths father, and. demanding to zee
1lm, L Tened hun with the wrath Of the
Austrian Government If ne did not instantly
produe daughter. His impetuosity re-
Ssaiea me dol, or, at least, gave rise to sus-
pici0ns -tAat became certainties. The father
drove In from his door as II he were a
aange Jus mailman, and without Yonchsaf-
log has any information in regard to Gul-
ammo 81.
p, Tho next morning, when the discousolata
lover vas roaming like a real madman
abouL tue city streets, unable to hear any
tDAE ABOUT GuiaHmeta, OF to find her in
any OF tbe places she bad frequented, a gon-
Qola lnciosed her in its funereal form and
conveyed her 70 the main shore, whence q
close carriage receiving her and her attend
ants, soon deposited them at the gates OF
the convent at few miles distance Here
she ~as kept IN profound secrecy until she
GAG passed through her noVitiate and be-
came nun.
Aud then, after this trying ordeal had
Deeh passed aud all seemed lost the Count
ven Blumarck la some way discovered
Mhere sue was, and, aided by servant Of
me napiess Gulsmmetta, lie got speech OF
DeTs auQ claiming heg as his betrotiied wife
gained her consent to fee with him 10
oIeece, whese iney could be married with
out hindrance "i'n-
al tiie necessary arrangements were made
~ the ald Of the servant, aud made with
S 11, secrecy that no suspicion was aroused.
rue bigHt appointed for fight came the sio
VA nhd Deen given, and the lover waited be
De l,t me window. Gaiammetta raised the |
kot upon TIE sill, and prepared 10 dron |
InlJ the arms Of the Count. who stood ~ |
heatn. just then the night watehInan mass
slne Sa" lthat something was wrong. He /
nIea' ana JUST as poor GuiaInmetta drnnned |
from inc window. The shot killed ber in
stantly The last breath Of her sad heart was |
exhaled upon the breast of her lover re
700. was wounded. and-mereifuI resuIt--so |
Oadly tbat ne died before he could lie brought |
70 punishment, which. for his crime, would |
nave -ueen indeed fearful one.
Inc lovers were not divided in death. |
winch was more mercifu TO them than life |
iruiiiOn.
The, window ct which this happened is |
'arred, aud there grows over il q ghastly /
Teen moss, iiideoas to tl1e.sight and an emu
ZEN OF decay. No flowers bloom nor shrubs |
TOW beneath 1t; nothing but weeds aud one
aii, 'penrnful cyDress.-StafsSayings.
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bern Mails Sent 0u.
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