Montgomery County sentinel., 1891-03-27

fortunate 10 meet. Inc eyes are more
beautiful than th $50 Of Lady Adrene.
Let me show you" replied Carreto
"No !" said Telos '.Cover it from
my sight. shall never see eyes more
beautiful than those of my love Where
is it? Who is it?'
The artist paused moment in as
tonishment before answering: NAPLES.
Her name is Donurel."
"The plague take all p cried the in-
furiated Telos, as he drew his sword
and tore the canvas into shreds. Are
you all in league against me Away.
before take your life."
Three days after this sorrow came to
the heart of Mother Camilla. at Naples.
Her beautiful daughter, Donarel, was
found wandering in the streets, blind,
and with all color from her eyes. What
did it mean
The girl said that early that morning
two men met her on the street, and,
sitting her with cloak, had carried her
to a room. she knew not where, and
there they had poured something into
her eyes, and that she couldn't see after
ward. And that she was taken into the
street again and left to wander. Who
had done this horrible thing only the
guilty could tell, but the artist Carreto
thought that he knew. His heart was
filed with pity for the poor blind girl,
and he took her and ber 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 he | see
it. Telos is the wretch. I know it.
| know it. II is in letters of FIRE before
my eyes. see his name as though
written by the lightning of Heaven on a
blackenod sky. May the curse Of heaven,
earth and hell fall upon him. II 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 the 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 Telos, and continued to cry the
curse. Carreto, no one, could restrain
her. AT every opportunity she would
60 on the streets, or call from her win
dow, 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 tho house had been
broken open. Now her voice was quiet
forever.
Tho day of the grand wedding in
Florence arrived. and Telos looked into
the most beautiful eyes in Italy and was
happy. He had forgotten about Camilla
and Donarel. In those days crimes we're
soon forgotten.
Heaven did not forget. for all day
heavy clouds hung over the city, and,
though it was hoped that they would 20
with the setting sun, and leave night
fitting the occasion, yet they staid, and
mutterings Of deep thunder were heard
among them as their dense shadow was
now and then relieved by the lightning's
flash.
The grand hall of the palace was bril-
liantly lighted, and Telos and Adrene
stood beside bronze statue of tho Holy
Mother, while the robed priest was read
ing 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 of thunder followed
each other in quick succe ssion, and shook
the building to its foundations, fear was
seen in many faces, and hands grasped
hands as though reaching for help in
the dread of peril A vived fash of
lightning, more terrible than others.
came, and all there closed their eyes
but the priest continued to repeat the Scr
vice without reading the words.
Adrene leaned her hand on the bronze
statue to support herself, and then came
another fash, like unto the last, us the
priest spoke the words that made the
twain one. The hash appeared to fill
the room with fame, and the accom-.
panying thunder rocked the wallis
When the scattered senses of the people
we're gathered Adrene was seen lying
on the floor.
The priest raised her she was alive,
but a black line was burned on the
hand that had touched the bronze statue,
and along her arm, over her fair check,
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
it was his own dagger, driven to the
hilt by his own hand He died as she
bad died, who said
"He shall marry n blind woman. He
will look but once upon her sightless
eyes, and then fall into an eternity Of
torment !"