San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-07-18

generosity were audbly whispered as
passed along. One old crone, hideOuSly
ugly, but with large, dark, piercing
eyes, the fading lamps Of lost beauty,
chuckled and mumbled as she craned
her skinny throat forward TO
observe me more closely, AYE,
aye! The saints knew he need be rich
and generOus-pOver'u OmO, to fill her
mouth. A little red cruel mouth always
open, that swallows money like maca-
rOni, ana laughs at the suffering poor!
All! that is bad, bad! He need be rich to
satisfy her!"
The Duke di Marina caught these
words aud glanced quickly at me, but
butt affected not to have head. Inside
the chapel there were a great number of
people, but my own invited guest, not
numbering more than twenty or thirty,
were seated in the space appOrtioned &c
them near the altar, which was divided
from the mere Sight-Seers by means of q
silken rope that crossed the aisle. | eX.
changed greetings with most of these
persons, and in return received theiI
congratulations; then | walked with q
firm, deliberate step up the high altar
paintings on the walls round me seemed
endowed with mysterious life,-the
grand heads Of saints and martyrs were
turned upon me as though they de-
manded-"Must thou do this thing?
Has thou no forgiveness"
And ever my stern soul answered,
NAY; if hereafter | am tortured in
eternal fame for all ages, yet now-now
while live, will be avenged
A bleeding Christ suspended on his
cross gazed at me reprOachfRlly with
long enduring eyes of deathfm Srr,uish
eyes that seemed to say, 80 erring
man. that tOrmenteth thyself with pas
sing passions, shall not thine own end
approach speediIy?-and what comfort
wilt thou have in thy last hour?"
And inwardly | answered, None! No
shred of consolation can ever again be
mine-no joy, save fulfilled revenge!
And this / will possess though the
heavens should crack and the earth split
asunder! For once wOman's treachery
shall meet with punishment-for once
such strange, uncommon justice shall be
done!"
And my spirit wrapped itself again in
Sombre, meditatiYe
silence The sunlight fell gloriously
through the stained windows;-the blue.
gold, crimson and violet shafts of daz.
cling radiance glittered in lustrous flick
ering patterns on the snowy whiteness
OF the marble altar. and slowly, softly
majestically, as though an angel stepped
forward, the sound of music stole on the
incense laden air. The unseen organis
played sublime voluntary OF Paes
trino's, and the round harmonious note.
came falling gently on one another lik,
crops from fountain trickling on flow
ers.
thought of last wedding day, when
stood in this very place, full of hope, in
toxicated with love and joy. when Guild
Ferrari had been by side, and had DRUM
in for the poisoned draught and tempta
tion from the loneliness of my wife
face and form; when l, poor fool, woul
as soon have thought that God could Ii
as that either of those whom adore
could play me false, drew the weddin
ring from my pocket and looked at it
it was sparklingly bright and appeare
new. Yet il was old--it was the yer
same ring had drawn off my wife
finger the day before; it had only bee
FURNISHED afresh by a skilled jewelle
and showed no more marks Of wear tina